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Our mission is to transform downtown High Point into an extraordinary and vibrant destination to live
Forward High Point (FHP) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit and a 501(c)(6) membership organization funded by the City of High Point, grants and donations. Our mission is to transform downtown High Point into an extraordinary and vibrant destination to live, work, study and play. FHP currently has a 20-member Board of Directors and is staffed by Executive Director, Rebekah McGee.
This Social Saturday, High Point is showing off it's artistic talent!
Come out this weekend and stop in at all the amazing participating art locations 🎨
Rushton Abstracts Gallery
TAG
Studio 136
Brewers Kettle
South & English
Cohab.Space
Centennial Station
We'll see you there!
June 6th Social Saturday we are doing a curated Trolley Pub tour to take you to some of the great art stops in Downtown High Point!
The tour starts as 2pm at Studio 136 and goes to Rushton Gallery, TAG (The Art Gallery), and J.H. Adams Inn Gallery
There will be delicious drinks to purchase along the way
👉 To register your slot, email [email protected]
This experience is first-come, first-serve. There are only 10 slots, so be sure to register today!
06/02/2026
Take a look at what's happening all month long!
All this and more happening throughout the month of June!
June 6th Social Saturday we are doing a curated Trolley Pub tour to take you to some of the great art stops in Downtown High Point!
The tour starts as 2pm at Studio 136 and goes to Rushton Gallery, TAG (The Art Gallery), and J.H. Adams Inn Gallery
There will be delicious drinks to purchase along the way
To register your slot, email [email protected]
This experience is first-come, first-serve. There are only 11 slots, so be sure to register today!
05/26/2026
June 6th, Social Saturday!
Art & Ale is the theme and we'll have local artists showing their work around town all day!
Come out next Saturday and discover Downtown High Point's Art Scene 🎨
05/23/2026
Downtown High Point is taking this Memorial Day weekend to remember those who have given everything for our freedoms
A bird's eye view of Downtown High Point!
We love our city at any altitude!
Have you discovered Downtown High Point's art scene?
The theme for June's Social Saturday is Art & Ale 🎨 We're partnering with local artists to show off their work!
We'll be running 2 trolley routes so you don't miss a thing 🚎
We're making it easy to support local this Social Saturday!
05/14/2026
What are you doing this weekend?
There's always something to do in Downtown High Point! Be sure to keep an eye on our socials to stay in the know about all things DHP!
05/14/2026
BIG NEWS for downtown High Point! New housing is coming in December 2027! 🏠✨
Showplace West — the iconic corner building that's been part of our downtown since 1974 — is being transformed into Elwood on Main: 143 brand-new homes right in the heart of the city.
The vision, driven by Downtown High Point, is to bring people home to downtown, offering vibrant livability to our community and, in turn, residential supporters to our small businesses in and around downtown.
"I am a big proponent of housing first," explained Rebekah Cansler, Executive Director of Downtown High Point. She gave us the behind-the-scenes look at what's being preserved and transformed at the historic property, and how Elwood on Main is poised to bring something brand new to our city.
Bank, plaza, restaurant, showroom — and now, finally, home! Showplace West has been a lot of things to High Point over the past 50 years. But its next chapter might just be its best one. Because this is the kind of project that doesn't just fill a building... It fills a gap our community has felt for a long time. ❤️
🔗 Read the full story of how a donated building, a historic designation, and one very committed nonprofit are quietly reshaping our city: https://www.highpointdiscovered.org/stories/from-history-to-housing-showplace-west-becomes-the-newest-place-to-call-home-in-high-point/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=blog_article_2026
From History to Housing: Showplace West Becomes the Newest Place to Call Home in High Point - High Point Discovered For decades, the building at the corner of downtown High Point known as Showplace West has worn many identities. It has housed a bank, welcomed lunch crowds to a sunken plaza, fed generations of diners at the restaurant, Nobel’s, and served the furniture industry as a successful showroom. Now, it....
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