Visit Pilot Mountain

08/21/2026

🗺️ Your guide to Downtown Pilot Mountain is here! 📍✨

Our new Downtown Map & Directory makes it easier than ever to explore all that our downtown has to offer!

With 60+ businesses, organizations, and destinations represented throughout the downtown district, there’s a lot packed into our little Main Street.

🛍️ Shop local
🍴 Eat & drink
🎨 Discover art & experiences
💇 Treat yourself
🏨 Stay awhile
📍 Find services, parking & visitor amenities

Whether you’re a local or visiting for the first time, save the map and use it to explore a little farther, try somewhere new, and experience more of Downtown Pilot Mountain.
You can also find the map anytime on the “Discover Downtown” page of our website! 💻

Downtown Pilot Mountain isn’t just somewhere to stop — it’s somewhere to explore.

Walkable. Creative. More Than the Mountain. ❤️⛰️

08/21/2026

🎨 Creativity is coming to Main Street! ✨
Join us for the Downtown Pilot Mountain Art Walk on Saturday, September 12, from 11 AM–4 PM!

More than an art market, this Art Walk is an interactive downtown experience celebrating creativity, community, and the growing arts identity of Downtown Pilot Mountain.

🎨 Meet talented local & regional artists
🖌️ Watch art come to life through live creation & demonstrations
🏬 Explore artists hosted inside downtown businesses
🛍️ Shop, eat & support local along the way
🍴 Work on your Downtown Flavor Trail Passport while you explore
🎶 Enjoy art, music & creativity throughout downtown

Come stroll Main Street, discover new businesses, meet the artists, and experience creativity happening right in front of you!

❤️ Special thank you to Laura Wood of Wildflower Art Studio for creating our refreshed flyer and branding to bring this event to life!

📣 ARTISTS + HOST BUSINESSES: Pairings have been made! Please check your email for important information and next steps.

📅 Saturday, September 12 | 11 AM–4 PM
📍 Downtown Pilot Mountain

Support local. Celebrate art. Experience downtown. 🎨❤️

🎨 Creativity is coming to Main Street! ✨
Join us for the Downtown Pilot Mountain Art Walk on Saturday, September 12, from 11 AM–4 PM!

More than an art market, this Art Walk is an interactive downtown experience celebrating creativity, community, and the growing arts identity of Downtown Pilot Mountain.

🎨 Meet talented local & regional artists
🖌️ Watch art come to life through live creation & demonstrations
🏬 Explore artists hosted inside downtown businesses
🛍️ Shop, eat & support local along the way
🍴 Work on your Downtown Flavor Trail Passport while you explore
🎶 Enjoy art, music & creativity throughout downtown

Come stroll Main Street, discover new businesses, meet the artists, and experience creativity happening right in front of you!

❤️ Special thank you to Laura Wood of Wildflower Art Studio for creating our refreshed flyer and digital branding to bring this event to life!

📣 ARTISTS + HOST BUSINESSES: Pairings have been made! Please check your email for important information and next steps.

📅 Saturday, September 12 | 11 AM–4 PM
📍 Downtown Pilot Mountain

Support local. Celebrate art. Experience downtown. 🎨❤️

08/20/2026

🎉 Help us welcome GR8 Fitness to Pilot Mountain! 💪❤️

Join us this Sunday, August 23 as we celebrate the Grand Opening of GR8 Fitness at 647 S. Key Street!

✂️ Ribbon Cutting at 12:30 PM
🎉 Grand Opening festivities from 12–6 PM

Come out to tour the new facility, meet the GR8 Fitness team, shop and connect with local small business vendors, enjoy giveaways, fitness demonstrations, family-friendly fun, and more!

We’re excited to welcome another new business to our community and love seeing new opportunities for people to connect, get active, and support local right here in Pilot Mountain. ❤️

Come help us give GR8 Fitness a warm Pilot Mountain welcome and celebrate their official opening! 🎉💪

📍 647 S. Key Street, Pilot Mountain

08/18/2026

A little beautification for downtown 🌱

08/13/2026

08/11/2026

🎨 Last chance for any interested artists to get your applications in! ⏰
Deadline EXTENDED until Friday, August 14th!

🗓️ Don't miss your chance to participate in the Downtown Pilot Mountain Art Walk on Saturday, September 12, from 11 AM–4 PM!

This interactive event invites visitors to explore downtown, meet local artists, watch creativity in action, and support local businesses.

We’re looking for artists in a variety of mediums, with preference given to those who will create or demonstrate their craft during the event. Most selected artists will be paired with a downtown host business.

Participation is juried, and accepted artists will submit a fully refundable participation deposit, returned after the event. Please read the application carefully before applying.

If you’d like to showcase your work, connect with the community, and be part of this unique downtown experience, we’d love to see your application!

🎨 Apply today: https://forms.gle/bhPAyvvrksy3V7oi7

(If you already submitted your application, you do not need to re-submit. Thank you!)

08/08/2026

🎃🦈 Summerween has arrived! ☀️💦
Today at 4pm!

FAQ’s answered:

📍Armfield Rec Center’s (Indoor) Pool
🕓 Event is 4-7pm
🎥 JAWS will play around 4:30pm
🆓 Event is free/open to public!
💲Suggested Donation appreciated
🥤Light concessions available for purchase
🏊 Lifeguard on duty
🛟 Personal floats/chairs allowed
👻 Halloween/spooky summer attire encouraged

**BRING TOWELS**

Drop any other questions in the comments!
We can’t wait to see you there 🦈

08/07/2026

🎃☀️ Summerween is almost here! 🦈💦

Join us tomorrow from 4–7 PM at the Armfield Recreation Center Pool for a spooky summer evening!

A huge THANK YOU to our sponsors for helping make this event possible:
🎬 Pilot Mountain Wellness Collective & Pilot Mountain Waste Solutions for sponsoring the movie license
📼 Video Stop Inc. for donating the movie rental
🏊 Armfield Recreation Center for allowing us use of the pool

What to expect:
🦈 Watch Jaws (Rated PG)
🏊 Swim, float, and enjoy the movie
🎃 Halloween-themed fun & spooky vibes
🍧 Concessions available for purchase (drinks, popsicles, & candy)
👻 Halloween/spooky summer attire encouraged!

Grab your friends and family and celebrate the best of summer with a Halloween twist. It's going to be a FIN-tastic evening you won't want to miss!

🎥 Please note: Jaws was rated PG in 1975 but would likely receive a PG-13 rating by today's standards. We encourage parents to use their own judgment when deciding if it's appropriate for their children.

🛟 Lifeguards will be on duty throughout the event.