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Window Wonderland

Window Wonderland Window Decorating Contest! Click All Info for details!

Eat. Shop, Be Merry

Enjoy the Holidays in the Heart of the City! Eat, Drink, Shop & Play through Downtown this Holiday season! Click “Holiday Activities” for a list!

Holiday Activities

Tuba Christmas

Tuba Christmas is set for Dec. 5th! Click All Info for details.

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Proposed Downtown Winston-Salem Amphitheater

Click all info on the proposed Downtown Winston-Salem Amphitheater

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Downtown Dining

Eat delicious meals and desserts at your choice of more than 70 restaurants and cafes. Whether you like Southern, Asian, Mediterranean or something different, downtown has it all in a mouth-watering buffet of choices and much more!

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Winston-Salem Dash

Catch a Winston-Salem Dash game, a proud Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, at the beautiful BB&T Ballpark.

Partner With DWSP

The Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership is active member organizations with businesses and organizations who want to support and participate in initiatives, projects, and advocacy to improve Downtown Winston-Salem in many different ways. Business members are welcome to participate in on-going committee work, access the DWSP mailing list of members, utilize staff to conduct downtown related research, and participate in several member related functions.

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Clean Team

The Clean Team Ambassadors are the downtown cleanliness, safety, and hospitality team and are easily identified in their bright orange polo shirts. We encourage you to ask our Clean Team for assistance during your time in downtown Winston-Salem.

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Downtown Plan

We have a comprehensive, ambitious, and innovative plan for downtown Winston-Salem. It’s a plan that expands on the recommendations of Legacy, the New Century Plan by considering all the adjacent areas that complement the downtown core and by defining a realistic process for implementation.

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News and Resources

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Request for Proposals (RFP) for Clean Team Ambassadors for the Downtown Winston-Salem Business Improvement District

Download the RFP by clicking the link below. https://www.downtownws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/RFP-Clean-Team-Winston-Salem-BID.pdf

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Proposed Downtown Winston-Salem Amphitheater

Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership ask for your Support The Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership asks for your support of this important project for Downtown Winston-Salem. We are asking the Mayor and City Council of the The City of Winston-Salem to approve a lease for a parcel of unused city land for a portion of this project. The vote […]

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2026 Downtown Winston-Salem Sponsorship Guide

2026 Sponsorship Guide

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What is the position of the DWSP On-Street Parking Increases and Modernization Program.

Downtown Stakeholders have concerns about the parking increases that were approved by the City of Winston-Salem in December 2024. They ask us what the position of the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership is? The Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership is opposed to the rapid increase in on-street parking rates. The DWSP believes that modernization is necessary, but parking rates should […]

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Public Safety Network

The purpose of the Public Safety Network is to discuss and address downtown public safety concerns with downtown stakeholders, business owners, property owners, and residents. Staff from the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership and the Winston-Salem Police Department will be in attendance. The agenda of each meeting includes a review of the monthly crime report and discussion […]

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DWSP 2024-2025 Annual Report

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Downtown Planning Committee

The purpose of the Planning Committee is to work on Implementation of the Downtown Plan.Planning Committee Chair, Stewart Holmes Click here or on the image above to view the 2023 Downtown Plan. December 8, 2025 @ 3:30pm January 12, 2026 @ 3:30pm February 9, 2026 at 3:30 pm March 9, 2026 @ 3:30pm April 13 ,2026 […]

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Tuba Christmas

Enjoy a FREE concert of Christmas carols performed by dozens of tuba and euphonium players on Friday, December 5th at 6:30 PM at First Presbyterian Contemporary Worship Center. 2025 marks the 52nd anniversary of Tuba Christmas concerts which are held in over 300 cities throughout the United States to celebrate those who enjoy, play, teach, […]

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Downtown Winston-Salem Blog

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Passageway Park

The Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at the newly renovated Passageway Park on May 8, 2019. This public, city-owned walkway was originally constructed in the early 1970s and connected the Strollway to the south and the Trade Street Mall to the north. In the time since, the area had become outdated, in […]

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Downtown Winston-Salem Podcast

Podcast #44 – March 26, 2025 – Crystal Stowe, Owner, Washington Perk & Provisions On this episode of the Downtown Winston-Salem Podcast, Jason Thiel visits with Crystal Stowe, the owner of Washington Perk and Provisions on the corner of 4th and Cherry. Listen in for her story as well as the recent history of the […]

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Parking Map

PARKING MAPS Interactive Map Use our interactive parking map to see a picture of each facility’s entrance, get directions, or get contact information. Click on any Blue P on the map to see detailed information about each parking location. Downloadable Parking Map Download the Download Winston-Salem Parking Guide if you want a printed map. […]