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SYLVA
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Video courtesy of Kelly Donaldson

OUR TOWN
Photo courtesy of Nick Breedlove


Nestled between the Great Smoky Mountains and the Blue Ridge Parkway, Sylva, NC is the hub of cultural and recreational resources for our community and the center of independent businesses and services, unique restaurants and quality events for families and visitors.
The Main Street Sylva Association is a non-profit entity formed with the mission to spur economic development in the town of Sylva using the National Main Street Center’s Four Point Approach: Design, Organization, Promotion and Economic Restructuring. The initiatives will not only benefit downtown Sylva, but all of the Sylva Main Street Corridor and arteries from the Dillsboro city limits through the end of the Sylva City limits on Highway 107.
The organization has taken on some of Sylva’s longstanding events such as Greening Up the Mountains, Treat Street and the Christmas Parade. Board members represent key areas of Sylva related to the Main Street program, such as independent businesses, the arts, garden & streetscape, historic preservation, county and town planning and residential.
Mission statement:
The mission of the Main Street Sylva Association is to promote downtown revitalization through community and economic development within the context of historic preservation.
As a Main Street America™ Accredited program, the Main Street Sylva Association is a recognized leading program among the national network of more than 1,200 neighborhoods and communities that share both a commitment to creating high-quality places and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. All Main Street America™ Accredited programs meet a set of National Accreditation Standards of Performance as outlined by Main Street America.

SYLVA MERCHANTS
Lodging/Hotels/Motels/Bed and Breakfasts/Cabins/Campgrounds/RV Parks
There is only one hotel on Main Street in Sylva, but we are surrounded by some of the finest lodging facilities you'll fine anywhere throughout our county and surrounding communities. We have plenty of options for any occasion within just a few miles of Main Street Sylva.

SYLVA EVENTS
Plan for 2023
For the summer, we have Concerts on the Creek on Friday nights, 4th of July Fireworks, The Jackson County Farmer’s Market on Saturdays, and the Jackson Arts Market on Saturdays and Sundays.
MAIN STREET SYLVA ASSOC.
Bernadette Peters
Economic Development Director
Phone: 828-586-2719
Email: MainStreet@TownOfSylva.org
83 Allen Street, Sylva, N.C. 28779
TOWN OF SYLVA
Paige Dowling, Town Manager
Phone: 828-586-2719
Email: townmanager@townofsylva.org
83 Allen Street, Sylva, N.C. 28779
HOURS OF OPERATION
Mon - Fri:
9 am - 5 pm


