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Our Mission
Main Street Fort Smith is a nonprofit committed to creating vibrant spaces in downtown Fort Smith through business development, arts and culture, special events, and the promotion of attractive amenities to accelerate development of diverse commerce.
We are the conductor at the intersection where the arts, recreation, entertainment, and lifestyle collide to create a vibrant downtown.
Main Street Fort Smith Commerce Collective
Are you a property owner who has a storefront you're looking to activate? Download our Property Owner info sheet for more information!
The Main Street Fort Smith Commerce Collective is a downtown business incubator designed to help entrepreneurs test, launch, and grow their retail concepts in the heart of Fort Smith.
Through structured, short-term occupancy in a downtown storefront, selected businesses gain real-world experience, visibility, and support while activating underutilized spaces and increasing pedestrian traffic along Garrison Avenue. This program reflects Main Street Fort Smith’s commitment to strengthening small businesses, building an intentional business mix, and creating a vibrant, walkable downtown.
Applications for the 2026 cohort are open from March 4 through April 3, 2026. All materials must be received by 5:00 PM on April 3 to be considered. Applications should be submitted by email to: becka@mainstreetfs.org or via mail to Main Street Fort Smith
411 Garrison Ave., STE 109, Fort Smith, AR 72901.
This opportunity is ideal for entrepreneurs who are ready to:
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Test a new retail concept
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Transition from online to brick-and-mortar
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Launch a first storefront
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Pilot an expansion in a high-visibility downtown location
We asked. You answered. ✔️
Earlier this year, Main Street Fort Smith conducted a community survey to better understand how people use downtown, what they value, and what they want to see in the future.
📊 1,067 responses
📍 87% visit downtown regularly
These results will help guide downtown priorities in the years ahead.
Main Street Fort Smith is an a designated Main Street America and Main Street Arkansas community! Main Street Arkansas works to strengthen and preserve historic downtowns and Main Street districts across the state. As a Main Street America community, Main Street Fort Smith is part of a national network of more than 1,200 neighborhoods and communities who share both a commitment to creating high-quality places and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. To learn more about Main Street America, visit Main Street Arkansas and Main Street America.
Building Stronger Communities Together.
Downtown Fort Smith Entertainment District
The downtown Fort Smith Entertainment District is where you’ll find some of the city’s best bars, restaurants, and entertainment. From 10am to 2am daily, patrons of the district can leave a restaurant or bar with a single, commercially branded cup of beer, wine, or mixed drink to be consumed within the boundaries of the district.
PROJECTS
Levitt Amp Fort Smith
Experience the power of free, live music on the Riverfront! Supported in part by the Mimi and Mortimer Levitt Foundation.
Interested in playing a Levitt Concert? Email us at booking@mainstreetfs.org.
The Unexpected
Bringing urban and contemporary art to Arkansas.
Download and print our map or download our mobile map on Google Play or iTunes @UnexpectedFS
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Invest Fort Smith
An annual, one day conference designed to build awareness of downtown economic development opportunities.
Propelling Downtown Forward Masterplan
An area master plan to coordinate revitalization and development projects in the Downtown Fort Smith area.
Transit Shelter Art
Producing transit shelter art in and around the downtown area with interiors displaying the work of local artists.
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Gateway Park
Replacing a vacant service station on a triangle of land that marked the entrance to downtown with greenspace and historical statues.
Meet the Team
Amanda Hager
A River Valley native with a deep love of downtown Fort Smith, Amanda brings a decade of media expertise and a knack for creative content to Main Street Fort Smith. She is the go-to for building strong relationships and problem solving with flair.
Main Street Fort Smith Board of Directors
Isaac Rogers - Board Chair
Jana Mundy - Vice Chair
Joe Caldarera - Treasurer
Alicia Agent - Secretary
Ashleigh Bachert
Jessica Blanzy
Jessie Burrows
Chasen Garrett
Molly Radhakrishnan
Jason Turner
Get in Touch
411 Garrison Avenue
Fort Smith, AR 72901
info@mainstreetfs.org
By appointment only
