Located in the heart of Georgia, Macon is a city on the rise. From a newly opened amphitheatre and the nation’s largest indoor pickleball facility in West Macon to the redesignation of Ocmulgee Mounds as Georgia’s first and only national park, every corner of Macon is growing and evolving and downtown Macon is leading the way.

Since 1996, NewTown Macon has leveraged over $1 billion of public-private investment into downtown Macon. A downtown that was once vacant and dilapidated is now teeming with life and activity. Storefront occupancy is at a record high thanks to a captive audience of downtown dwellers –over 1000 residents live in 830 lofts that are just steps away from over 400 locally owned and operated businesses. The success of downtown Macon’s renaissance has been recognized by the New York Times, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, culminating in downtown Macon being designated as a Great American Main Street in 2024.

Known as Middle Georgia’s dining and nightlife destination, visitors and locals alike flock to downtown Macon to enjoy 55 locally owned and operated restaurants and breweries and enjoy craft cocktails and live music at 29 venues and bars. Downtown Macon is poised for a unique dining experience that will appeal to the region’s existing audience and an expected 1.3 million additional visitors in the next 3 to 5 years. In short: you’ll be right where the customers are.