We Are Downtown Foley

Where the Gulf Coast Begins

Downtown Foley Third Thursday!  Every MONTH!

 Join us in Downtown Foley every Third Thursday - 

The Foley Art Center has a featured artist reception every Third Thursday , some restaurants have specials and stores have give aways and surprises. Click here for a list of the participating businesses:

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SEVEN DOWNTOWN FOLEY BUSINESS OWNERS AWARDED MAIN STREET MARKETING GRANTS

Feast & Company is a 2025 Winner of a $1,000 marketing grant through ALSPARK. Owner Mary Garcia and her crew accepted the check. Foley Main Street board members Deborah Mixon and Sabrina May presented the check.

Foley, Ala. (February 6, 2025) - Foley Main Street is thrilled to introduce its implementation of AL Spark, an exciting initiative of Main Street Alabama, supported by the Small Business Administration. AL Spark is designed to energize emerging and growing businesses in designated Main Street Alabama communities across the state. By empowering locally directed business development, this new marketing grant program is dedicated to igniting the potential of small businesses and entrepreneurs in our state, ensuring our communities thrive while maintaining their unique character.

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Portabella’s Wins Foley Main Street Bright Ideas Pitch Contest, Advances to Main Street Alabama Regional Competition

Foley, AL – [February 6, 2025] – Foley Main Street is proud to announce that Portabella’s has been named the winner of the Foley Main Street Pitch Contest and will advance to the Main Street Alabama regional competition. This achievement marks a significant step in the Bright Ideas grant program, which is injecting nearly $400,000 into emerging and growing businesses located in Designated Main Street Alabama Districts. BRIGHT IDEAS is powered by ALSPARK, a new Main Street Alabama initiative to energize emerging and growing businesses in Designated Main Street Alabama Districts across the state. Bright Ideas is supported by funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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Yes, We ARE an Historic District - Learn more about what it takes to be part of it! 

Historic District Guidelines, Facade Grants, Historic Tax Credits. There are a lot of moving pieces. Foley Main Street has you covered

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WE ARE DOWNTOWN FOLEY

We are a place of beginnings. In 1905 John B. Foley envisioned a community where farmers could bring their crops to the people. The rail spur that began here shipped fresh food from South Baldwin County throughout the region. In 1915, the community incorporated and downtown thrived as a place where farmers came to market.  

It was here that Navy Pilots embarked on their journey to fight in World War Two. Local legend John Snook transformed his telephone operators into the Nylon Army – women ready to stand and defend the region from German invaders. Those that fought in the war found a welcoming place to set down roots during peacetime. 

In the decades after the war, the region began to transform. Visitors eager to enjoy the white sand beaches and clear ocean waters of the Gulf of Mexico flocked to the area. Downtown Foley thrived as the primary shopping and dining destination for the growing coastal resorts of Pleasure Island.  

As the region continues to grow at a pace that changes the landscape each year, Downtown Foley is embracing its role as an authentic place with the warm family welcome of a true community that believes in its future.  Downtown is the place where the history and memories of coastal Alabama comfortably meet the spirit and energy of a forward city.    

We invite you to explore our downtown, venture into our independent shops and boutiques, taste the flavors of unique cafes and bistros, soak in the sounds of music at our events, relax under the shade of trees in our parks, and become a part of a place that embodies the pace of the region.  

We are Downtown Foley  -  Where the Gulf Coast Begins

Welcome to

 Downtown Foley

    Downtown is the place where the history and memories of coastal Alabama comfortably meet the spirit and energy of a forward city.  Foley Main Street is committed to preserving the district’s rich past while promoting its future growth through a sound economic development strategy. We invite you to explore our downtown, venture into our independent shops and boutiques, taste the flavors of unique cafes and bistros, soak in the sounds of music at our events, relax under the shade of trees in our parks, and become a part of a place that embodies the pace of the region.    As the region continues to grow at a pace that changes the landscape each year, Downtown Foley is embracing its role as an authentic place with the warm family welcome of a true community that believes in its future.