Join us at the Turner Pavilion Lawn for the Levitt AMP Harrisonburg Music Series, Wednesdays from 6 - 8 PM through September 11.
Enjoy music from nationally touring artists in a variety of genres, beer garden, food trucks, and more!
Pack your lawn chairs and picnic blankets for an evening of free family-friendly fun! Learn more about the series at AMPHburg.com
Downtown Commercial Composting Grant
Is your business interested in becoming more sustainable and exploring composting?
In an effort to incentivize organic waste diversion, HDR has funding available for new commercial composting subscribers for 12 months of composting service with Black Bear Composting. Learn more about this program and why composting is important at the link below.
2024 Event Sponsorships Available
The new sponsorship packet is available now. Contact us about available opportunities and sponsor benefits.
Be a part of some of the most anticipated events in Harrisonburg including Skeleton Fest, Veterans Day Parade, Winter Wonderfest, and Cookie Tour. View our sponsorship packet and contact us to learn more.
Downtown Harrisonburg Dining Guide
Get a Taste of What Downtown Harrisonburg Has to Offer!
Harrisonburg Downtown Art Walk
Explore Public Art in Downtown Harrisonburg
Use this mobile-friendly interactive map to discover nearly 30 murals, sculptures, mosaics, and more that make up downtown's thriving public art scene.
Downtown Harrisonburg Online Shopping Directory
Support small businesses when shopping online!
Shopping online doesn't have to mean logging onto Amazon! Plenty of downtown Harrisonburg merchants are ready to take your online orders with just a click. Check out our directory of downtown online shopping, shipping, and curbside pickup options:
Black and Brown-Owned Businesses in Downtown Harrisonburg
Support Local Black and Brown Entrepreneurs!
We’ve compiled this directory with the help of Black and Brown Owned Businesses – Shenandoah Valley on Facebook and the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce to make it easier for you to find and support businesses owned by Black and Brown entrepreneurs in Downtown Harrisonburg! To add your business to this directory, please email hdr@harrisonburgva.gov.
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The newsletter goes out every other week, and we may also send you an occasional email between newsletters if there's something really cool or important happening downtown. You can see an example of a recent newsletter here!
Explore Downtown
Voted "Best Thing About Harrisonburg" by Daily News-Record Readers
Explore nearly 40 restaurants, one-of-a-kind shops and fun attractions for everyone!
JMU’s Lifelong Learning Institute: Combatting the Loneliness in Downtown Harrisonburg & Beyond
August 8, 2024 by
With loneliness and isolation reaching levels of epidemic proportions across the United States, many organizations have taken notice. From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to Main Streets across the globe, people are working to band together to help members of their communities forge new and meaningful relationships. One such organization combatting loneliness in downtown Harrisonburg and beyond is James Madison University’s Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) - an organization that encourages people around retirement age to become more engaged in their community through a variety of events and programs.
