About

Main Street’s mission is to maintain, enhance, and promote the downtown as the heart of our community.  Downtown is the heart of the community and the center for government, arts, churches, and financial institutions.  Downtown is an important community space where members of all segments of the community can meet equally for parades, speeches, and other community events.  Downtown can be a tourist attraction and is the location of a community’s unique businesses and buildings.  Main Street Murfreesboro epitomizes the “Richness of Rutherford” and is a key stakeholder in creating Murfreesboro’s unique sense of place. 

For the past thirty-five years Main Street has been instrumental in decisions that affect the downtown district.  From spear heading burying utilities, repairing sidewalks, creating cross-walks, landscaping, beautification, and street lighting to organizing free events such as JazzFest, Friday Night Live concerts, Saturday Market, and the Christmas tree lighting Main Street has been a leader in the revitalization of our historic downtown. 

In fact, much about downtown would be different, less charming, less picturesque and less vibrant without the efforts by Main Street Murfreesboro.

What many don’t realize is that Main Street Murfreesboro is a nonprofit organization, relying on public and private donations for operations and projects. Main Street receives no funding from state or federal programs. Without the generosity of our community and the zeal of our volunteers, Main Street would disappear.