It’s almost Valentine’s Day, a holiday filled with desserts, flowers, food, and love! Whether you’re spending this Valentine’s Day with your partner, family, best friends, or having some solo time, Downtown Harrisonburg has you covered with all your holiday needs! This roundup is a one stop shop for all the Valentine happenings in Downtown Harrisonburg. Make sure to read carefully because you may need to make reservations for events or preorder these sweet treats! 

Happy new year Downtown Harrisonburg! HDR can’t wait to spend another year supporting the downtown community and continuing to build a vibrant, beautiful future for Downtown Harrisonburg. Every year we work to put on various events that keep people engaged with our work and visiting Downtown Harrisonburg. Before the year gets busy, we wanted to give you the lowdown on the annual events we’ll be hosting this 2025 that you surely won’t want to miss. Find out more about these events down below and click the links attached to go to the event page! 

Thanksgiving Day is a wonderful holiday filled with food and love, but it can also be a stressful time between cooking and cleaning and hosting family and friends. But, downtown is here to make your life a little bit easier this season! Some downtown restaurants will be open for festive dinners on Thanksgiving Day, and some are preparing to take pre-orders for pick-up. With Thanksgiving also comes Black Friday, and there will be some amazing sales going on in the stores downtown that you won’t want to miss! Find out more about the Thanksgiving and Black Friday events/specials below.

Harrisonburg will be bustling on Saturday, September 28, 2024, during JMU Family Weekend, the Harrisonburg Farmers Market, and the Harrisonburg International Festival. You can find local foods and goods, explore boutiques, enjoy the festival or just have a great meal out. Use this guide to help plan your day, visit your favorite downtown spots, and discover new places!

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.

More than 70 student musicians opened the Levitt AMP Harrisonburg Music Series with a high energy performance at Turner Pavilion, playing crowd favorites for over 1,400 attendees. The show offered a first look at future collaborations between Harrisonburg and the soon to open Rocktown High School bands.

Wondering what upcoming downtown events you need a ticket for? Look no further. April in Page Valley is packed with live music, special dinners, performances, and one of a kind experiences that are worth planning ahead for. From intimate shows to community favorites, these ticketed events are filling up fast. Grab your seats, mark your calendar, and make the most of spring in downtown.

Welcome to the Friendly Faces of The Friendly City! In celebration of Architecture Week April 14 - 20, today's interview is with Charles Hendricks, Principal Architect, Sustainability Director, Marketing Director, and Business Manager of The Gaines Group Architects located here in downtown Harrisonburg.

March is bringing the energy downtown in Page Valley, and some of the best events require a ticket to get in the door. From live performances to curated experiences and special evenings out, these are the happenings you will want to plan for now. Seats are limited, calendars fill quickly, and you will not want to miss what is lined up this month.

Looking for the perfect coffee spot to settle in or soak up some fresh air? Here are some cozy indoor cafés for slow mornings and welcoming outdoor patios made for sunny afternoons. Whether you are meeting friends, diving into work, or just craving a quiet cup, these local coffee shops offer the ideal setting inside and out.