About Us

The Cool Spring Downtown District Inc. is a charitable, nonprofit corporation formed in 2017 to create and sustain an arts and entertainment district located in downtown Fayetteville, North Carolina, as a vibrant center of artistic, cultural, civic, and commercial activity. The Cool Spring Downtown District itself—Fayetteville’s growing destination for art and entertainment—is a 0.55 square mile district in the central core of the city. The District hosts over 100 businesses and award-winning restaurants, nationally renowned museums, a growing residential population, over $150 million in public/private investment in two years, and is being considered for the region’s newest performing arts center, a likely investment of over $40 million. The District is also home to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers, a Class A Advanced minor league affiliate of the Houston Astros, who play in their $38 million ballpark opening April 18, 2019.

VISION – We envision the district as
• a vibrant center of artistic, cultural, civic and commercial
activity;
• a place where people live, work, frequently visit and loyally
patronize;
• a robust generator of economic prosperity for all residents
of Fayetteville and Cumberland County.

MISSION – To create and sustain an arts and entertainment
district emanating from the central core of the city.

The Cool Spring Downtown District is supported through generous funding provided by the City of Fayetteville and the Arts Council of Fayetteville/ Cumberland County.

About Fayetteville, NC:

Fayetteville, the sixth largest city in North Carolina.