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📸Use Downtown Macon offers an authentic city experience unparalleled in the South.

With a music rich history, and drive to thrive, Macon is the place to be! Downtown Macon is everyone’s neighborhood. It’s the place where the community gathers for 1200+ signature events and annual festivals. We serve as the region’s dynamic entertainment district and cultural hub, offering craft cocktails and beer and a diverse calendar of performances at our historic venues. Downtown Macon is ho

me to Macon’s independent radio station and 7 quirky art galleries. Downtown Macon is unlike any other place –it’s vibrant and distinctly local, driven by the community that curates their own authentic city experience for all to enjoy.

01/08/2026

Looking for something fun to do in January? ❄️🏒

The Macon Mayhem brings nonstop action to the Macon Coliseum with fast-paced hockey games and seriously entertaining theme nights. Grab dinner at one of our amazing restaurants, do some shopping, catch the game, then head back downtown for live music!

Check our comments for upcoming games and the link to learn more!

01/06/2026

Your Thursday night plans just got sorted for the entire month thanks to Bragg Jam! Head downtown to JBA starting THIS THURSDAY for Bragg Jamuary!🔥

How it works: Three bands go head-to-head each Thursday at JBA. You declare your favorite from each brawl with online voting(1$ = 1 vote) and by voting at the show (1$ = 5 votes). The top band from each night heads to the finals. Finalists will go into a final round of online voting. The winner of $1,500 and an opening night spot at the 2026 Bragg Jam Concert Crawl will be announced on February 14!

FREE shows | Doors at 8 PM | Shows at 9 PM | Every Thursday in January

Follow Bragg Jam and head to the link in our comments to see the full lineup!

01/02/2026

Grab your people. It's First Friday and we've got live music, holiday lights (last weekend!), and shops staying open late.

Check this month's lineup by going to the link in our comments!

Who are you bringing to tonight? Tag them 👇

12/29/2025

🍾 Ready for 2026? Celebrate Wednesday night downtown with any of these:

🪩 New Year's Eve Disco Crawl
Grab a punch card at Rose Room, Reboot, or Longleaf. Get it stamped at all three locations, then turn it in at your last stop to be entered for the chance to win gift cards from each bar. Catch DJ Willie D at Reboot for a disco party!

🎉 Grown Folks Party at Late Nite & Tic Toc (21+) starting at 8 pm
Two rooms, two vibes, one cover. Retro dance party with Wes at Late Nite, 2025 finale at Tic Toc's 2nd Floor

🥂 Switch Macon's All-Inclusive Soiree (7 pm)
Open bar, champagne toast, heavy hors d’oeuvres catered by Brasserie Circa. Tickets available on their website!

🎈 Balloon Drop at Just Tap'd (8 pm)
600+ balloons and featuring $4 champagne

🍽️ Prix Fixe Dinner at Loom (Hotel Forty Five, 5-10 pm)
Seasonal flavors, chef-driven dishes. Reservations recommended.

🎶 DJ STEEL at Hummingbird (9:30 pm)
Complimentary champagne at midnight!

🎸 Grant's Lounge Super Jam (7 pm)
Live music, then Tier Blue at 11 pm

🥂 Gatsby NYE at JBA (8 pm)
DJ Carlos Flores, balloon drop, $1 wells

🍸 Quill at The Woodward (7 pm-1 am) - Open late for NYE

How are you celebrating in ?

12/22/2025

Here are some places open tomorrow for your last-minute shopping ideas! 🎁

🌿 For your eco-conscious friend → Mossy Creek Natural (Special hours: Open 11 AM-5 PM on Tuesday and 11 AM-3 PM on Wednesday) - sustainable bath products, refillable shampoo bars, beautiful clothing & unique artisan goods

🎶 For your music lover → Fresh Produce Records - vinyls from Sabrina Carpenter to Hank Williams, any genre you can think of, or grab a gift card!

🕯️ For the friend who loves handmade everything → Petals Flowers and Market (9am-5pm) - house-made candles, Christmas decor for the host in your life, and they even have some gifts already packaged

☕ For someone who needs to relax (or caffeinate!) → Sweet Eleanor's - hot chocolate sticks, peppermint bark, prepackaged holiday cookies, teas with mugs, made-in-store sweet treats you can bring to your holiday dinner

🍽️ For your foodie friend → Grab to-go brews from Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen, Fall Line Brewing, or a bottle from Longleaf Distillery. Or if they have a favorite downtown restaurant, you can purchase gift cards (Moonhanger gift cards work at Dovetail, The Rookery & H&H Soul Food!)

Make it a downtown shopping day tomorrow! ✨

12/16/2025

Looking for the perfect spot to take your crew while you're downtown seeing the holiday lights? 🎄

The Christmas Bar at Rookery is OPEN with plenty of table seating for large groups! Try their four signature holiday cocktails, and you absolutely cannot leave without trying the Christmas Tree Cheesecake! As you can see, the treat is inspired by those Little Debbie cakes you reach for at 2 AM and we're not judging. 👀

The drinks: Merry Mimosa, North Pole's White Russian, The Grinch, and Christmas Kentucky Buck.

Perfect for before or after the Macon Christmas Light Extravaganza ! No reservations required, just show up ready to get festive.

📍 The Christmas Bar at Rookery | 543 Cherry Street
🕐 Fridays & Saturdays: 4:30-10:30 PM | Sundays: 11 AM-3 PM
Open through January 4th ✨

12/15/2025

Your heart will grow three sizes after this bar crawl!💚

Here's a taste of the festive drinks waiting for you at the Grinch Bar Crawl hosted by Fall Line Brewing Co. on December 18 (listed in the order they appear):
🍸 Late Night's Mean One Margarita
🍸 Just Tap'd's Grinchmas Cocktail
🍸 Piedmont Brewery and Kitchen’s Seasick Crocodile
🍸 JBA's Grinch-skey sour
🍸 Longleaf's The Evergreen Grinch
🍸 Switch Macon's Martha May Whovier
🍸 Ocmulgee Brewpub's Mount Crumpit Fizz
🍸 Cashman's The Grinch

Visit every stop to be entered to win a 19-foot-tall Grinch! This bar crawl starts at Fall Line Brewing at 6 pm, and you must get tickets to join. Find the link in our comments! 🎄✨

12/12/2025

Santa's bringing his reindeer back to downtown on Saturday, December 20! 🎅🦌

Stop by Poplar Street (between First & Second) from 6-10 pm to visit with Santa and meet the reindeer while you're exploring all the lights and holiday magic happening downtown.

Tag who you're bringing to the Macon Christmas Light Extravaganza! 👇🎄✨

12/08/2025

Have you experienced the Macon Christmas Market yet? 🎄 😮

The Marché de Noël: Macon Christmas Market is open through December 14 at Cherry Street Plaza, featuring live music every night, authentic raclette, crepes, and all the cozy holiday vibes. Swipe through these photos and get yourself downtown!

What's on your must-try list?

📸 Jessica Whitley Photography

12/05/2025

Holiday vibes are in full swing for First Friday! 🎉

Happening tonight:
✨ Free s'mores at Poplar Street Park from 6-8 PM (bring canned foods to donate)
🎄A new European-style Christmas Market opens tonight in Cherry Street Plaza (Glühwein, anyone?)
🏗️ Neel's Lofts Hard Hat Happy Hour from 5:30-7 PM with free drinks and tours of the furnished model unit!
🎁 New art gallery exhibits, live music courtesy of Soul Spots, and shops full of holiday gifts and seasonal treats!

Click the link in our comments to learn more about!

12/02/2025

Raise your hand if you've fallen down the European Christmas market rabbit hole on social media! 🙋‍♀️

Glühwein steaming in decorative mugs. Raclette cheese melting onto warm bread. Twinkling lights strung between wooden chalets. Well, stop scrolling and start planning because now you can experience it all at the Marché de Noël: Macon Christmas Market.

The market opens Friday, December 5, in Cherry Street Plaza and runs daily through December 14. Plus, live music starts at 6 pm every night!

Follow Marché de Noël: Macon Christmas Market and Visit Macon for more information! ✨🎄

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving, Macon! Weekend plans at the table? You've got the answer: Macon Pops Christmas Spectacular on Friday and Shop Small Saturday deals all day. 🧡

🎄 The Macon Pops Christmas Spectacular kicks off the Macon Christmas Light Extravaganza on Friday, Nov 28 at 6 PM. Over 1 million lights synced to live holiday music on First & Poplar. It's free and it's magical.

🎁 Then Saturday, Nov 29, brings Shop Small Saturday Power Hours from 9 am to 6 pm! Each business has a designated one-hour window where they drop exclusive discounts. You can find the full list of deals in the link in our comments!

We'll see you downtown this weekend! ✨

Address

555 Poplar Street
Macon, GA
31201

Telephone

+14787229909

Website

https://newtownmacon.com/visit-downtown/

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