Fun in Downtown

Looking for fun things to do in downtown Winston-Salem?

Here are some suggestions from the NCLA 2019 Local Arrangements Committee. All of these are a short walk from the Benton Convention Center (except for the final group). Hours vary. Of course, there are also plenty of places to eat (http://www.downtownws.com/places/restaurants/) and drink (http://www.downtownws.com/places/clubs-and-bars/).

General Visitor Information:

• Visit Winston-Salem (a service of the Winston-Salem Convention & Visitors Bureau)
• Downtown Winston-Salem (a service of the Downtown W-S Partnership)
• Restaurants and other Maps
• Getting Around & Parking

Play:

• Reboot Arcade Bar: http://rebootarcadebar.com/ (pinball and vintage arcade games) (534 N Liberty)
• Camel City BBQ: https://www.camelcitybbq.com/ (free and coin-op games in the upstairs game room) (701 N Liberty)
• ARTivity on the Green: http://www.theafasgroup.com/photos/ (small art park) (630 N Liberty)
• Crooked Tail Cat Cafe: (https://www.crookedtailcatcafe.com) (229 W. Fifth)
• Axe Throwing Winston-Salem: (https://axeclubofamerica.com/winston-salem) (109 West 9th St.)

Movies:

• A/perture Cinema: http://aperturecinema.com/ (four screens + local snacks & adult beverages + good popcorn) (311 W. 4th).

Trivia:

• Tuesday and Thursday: at Foothills (see below)
• Wednesday: Small Batch with Geeks who Drink (see below)
• Wednesday: NCLA Endowment Book Trivia Night at Footnote Coffee & Cocktails (see Sched)

Music:

• Bull's Tavern: https://bullswsnc.com/eventslist/ (408 West 4th Street)
• Tate's Craft Cocktails: Tuesday night jazz: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Tates-Craft-Cocktails-116097178414728/events/?ref=page_internal (279 W 4th St)
• Foothills: Bluegrass Wednesdays (see below)
• Wiseman: Wednesday night music (see below)

Breweries:

• Broad Branch Distillery: http://www.broadbranchdistillery.com/ (756 N. Trade)
• Incendiary Brewing: (https://incendiarybrewing.com/) (486 N. Patterson)
• Foothills: (http://www.foothillsbrewing.com/) (638 W. 4th)
• Small Batch: (https://www.burgerbatch.com/small-batch) (241 W. 5th)
• Fiddlin' Fish: (http://www.fiddlinfish.com/) (772 Trade Street NW)
• Wise Man: (https://www.wisemanbrewing.com/) (826 Angelo Bros. Ave)

Books & Comics:

• Bookmarks Bookshop: http://www.bookmarksnc.org/ (634 W. 4th)
• Burke Street Comics: https://www.facebook.com/BurkeStreetComics2/ (1037 Burke St.)
• And the nice and shiny downtown public library! http://www.forsyth.cc/library/Central/ (660 W 5th)

Special retail:

• Mast General Store: http://www.mastgeneralstore.com/winston-salem (barrel candy by the ounce, clothes, hiking gear…) (516 N Trade)
• Black Mountain Chocolate: https://www.blackmountainchocolate.com/ (732 N. Trade)
• And many art galleries: http://www.dadaws.org/ (6th, Liberty, and Trade Streets)

Exploring beyond downtown:

• Strollway to Old Salem: https://www.traillink.com/trail/winston-salem-strollway/
• Walk over to West End, the historic neighborhood on the west side of downtown (with its own restaurants and bars on 4th Street and Burke Street as well as old homes on curvy hilly streets) http://historicwestend.org/
• Take an Zagster bike for a spin (available across from the Benton Center, Foothills, and other places downtown): http://bike.zagster.com/winstonsalem/
• Long Branch Trail: walk or bike from the Innovation Quarter to Rams Drive near WSSU: http://myfox8.com/2017/05/08/new-bike-trail-in-downtown-winston-salem/