Welcome to Elkin, NC

Special thanks to Erik Dahlager, local photographer, who contributed the photo above.

Welcome to Elkin
Elkin was recently honored as the 2013 "Great Place in the Making" for our historical downtown's new designation of Trail Town and its bustling hub of entertainment venues, along with its resurgence of businesses and potential heritage trails center in the Main Street district. Many plans are in the making for the next year...so stay tuned for more updates!

For more information on the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association and their 2013 "Great Places" awards, please click here.

Planning a trip to the Yadkin Valley, an Elkin winery, or looking for something fun in Elkin to explore? Are you an Elkin resident who wants to learn more about events around town? Do you live in Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Asheville, Boone, or Virginia, and want a fun weekend getaway that is nearby but feels like you are a million miles from home? Come to Elkin for your next adventure! This site displays all of the festivals, events, businesses, restaurants, wineries, live entertainment, cultural arts programs & more...check below if:

1. looking for things to do (see Elkin Event Calendar and Special Events and Live Music), or

2. interested in photos of events you missed (Elkin Photo Blog).

Scroll down for photos of Historical Downtown Elkin. To enlarge pictures, click once on the photo.

Elkin is Wine Country with amenities, great food and lodging...

Elkin, North Carolina is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. We are centrally located between Mount Airy and Charlotte, Boone and Winston-Salem, along Interstate-77, only 20 minutes away from the Blue Ridge Parkway and Stone Mountain State Park. Our quaint historical downtown is situated along the Yadkin River with shopping and restaurants.

Nearby, Elkin Municipal Park has a community center with 8 tennis courts and a pool, walking trails, a children's playground, a softball field and basket ball courts. Residents and visitors alike enjoy beautiful Cedarbrook Country Club golf course nearby.

Elkin has 5 wineries within our town along with dozens more surrounding us. Have you heard our saying, "20 tasting rooms within 20 miles"?...well it's true! Elkin has some of the best hotels and cabin rentals in the area, numerous spas, gorgeous locations for weddings, and annual events that bring our downtown alive (Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival in the fall, and Yadkin Valley Wine Festival in the spring). In 2011, we were also the starting point (at Elkin Municipal Park) and host city for Cycle North Carolina "Mountains to the Coast", which brought over 900 cyclists to Elkin for the weekend (search photos under Elkin Photo Blog).

Historical Downtown Elkin photo gallery

For a larger view of the pictures below, click once on the photo...

To learn more about Elkin's Historical Downtown, click here.

What do you want to check first on this site?

Check the "Elkin Event Calendar" to see what is going on this week.

Read the "Elkin Photo Blog/Past Events" to catch up on Elkin highlights. There might be a photo of you in there!

Look under "Businesses you'll love reading about" for businesses listed in green, or click on the underlined businesses below to find them on the website:

1. Big Elkin Creek Farm Cabin Rental

2. Slightly Askew Winery

3. Cloth Napkins Lifestyle Boutique

4. Twenty One & Main Restaurant and Wine Bar

5. Grassy Creek Vineyards

6. Allstar Rentals

7. Circle of Fitness

8. Bliss, your Relaxation Destination

9. Kennedy Land and Home Realty

10. Elkin Castrol Premium Lube Express

11. Covenant Builders of the Carolinas

12. Cottage Waters Nail Spa