UPCOMING EVENTS
An Evening in Stars Hollow
✨ A Night in Stars Hollow in Downtown Mebane ✨
Grab your coffee and channel your inner Gilmore Girl — Downtown Mebane is transforming into our very own little Stars Hollow for one special night!
Stroll through downtown and visit participating shops, restaurants, and businesses as each one brings a little piece of Stars Hollow to life with their own Gilmore-inspired fun.
Stop by The Front Porch Collective while you’re making your way through town! Shop local vendors, browse antiques and boutique finds, grab a Gilmore-inspired drink from Front Porch Sips, and enjoy a cozy night filled with all the small-town charm we love.
☕ Gilmore-inspired drinks
🛍️ Local shopping & one-of-a-kind finds
✨ Special surprises throughout the store
🍂 All the cozy Stars Hollow vibes
Whether you're a Lorelai, a Rory, or just here for the coffee, come spend the evening with us!
Sip. Shop. Stay Awhile. — Stars Hollow style.
Downtown Mebane Christmas Open House
Downtown Mebane Christmas Open House 🎄✨
Kick off the Christmas season in Downtown Mebane with one of our favorite holiday traditions—the Annual Christmas Open House!
Spend the evening strolling through downtown, visiting your favorite local shops, soaking in the festive atmosphere, and checking a few names off your Christmas shopping list.
Be sure to stop by The Front Porch Collective while you're downtown! Browse our boutique and antique vendors, discover unique gifts from local small businesses, and grab a festive drink from Front Porch Sips while you shop.
🎄 Christmas Shopping in Downtown Mebane
🥤 Festive Drinks at Front Porch Sips
🎁 Unique Gifts & Local Vendors
Come shop, sip, and celebrate the season with us for a magical Christmas evening in Downtown Mebane!
AutumnFest 2026
AutumnFest 2026 🍂
Saturday, October 3 | 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Rain Date: Sunday, October 4
Downtown Mebane, NC
Celebrate fall in Downtown Mebane at the 17th Annual AutumnFest! Spend the day strolling downtown, shopping from talented local and regional makers, enjoying delicious food, live entertainment, family-friendly activities, and all the charm of Mebane in the fall.
AutumnFest features a juried marketplace filled with handmade goods, along with food trucks, a beer garden, Kid Zone, music, entertainment, and more throughout the day.
🍂 And while you're downtown, be sure to stop by The Front Porch Collective!
Come inside to shop our collection of local vendors, boutique finds, antiques, gifts, and more—and grab a seasonal drink from Front Porch Sips while you explore.
Make a day of it: sip, shop, stroll, and celebrate fall in Downtown Mebane!
The Front Porch Collective Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting
🎀 GRAND OPENING & RIBBON CUTTING 🎀
Join us on Thursday, September 24 at 1:15 PM as we celebrate the Grand Opening of The Front Porch Collective!
We’re excited to officially open this new chapter in Downtown Mebane and would love to celebrate with our community. Mayor Ed Hooks will be joining us for our official ribbon cutting, and afterward, we invite you to come inside, explore the store, meet some of our amazing local vendors, and enjoy light refreshments and drinks from Front Porch Sips, our dirty soda bar!
The Front Porch Collective is home to a unique mix of boutique finds, antiques, handmade goods, gifts, local vendors, and more — all under one roof. Our hope is to create a place where you can shop local, support small businesses, and feel right at home.
📅 Thursday, September 24
⏰ 1:15 PM
📍 The Front Porch Collective | Downtown Mebane
Come celebrate with us, grab a drink, look around, and help us kick off this exciting new chapter.
Sip. Shop. Stay Awhile. 💕
Books & Bliss Pop Up Book Fair
Calling all book lovers! Grab your favorite tote bag and your best book buddies and join us at The Front Porch Collective for The Front Porch Collective for the Books & Bliss Pop-Up Book Fair, hosted by The Corner Shop!
Spend the day browsing books from local authors, shopping with bookish vendors, sipping on literary-themed drinks from Front Porch Sips, and enjoying a little small-town shopping in Downtown Mebane!
Come discover your next favorite read, meet local authors, and treat yourself to a day made for book lovers!
Flavors of Fall - Downtown Mebane Event
Flavors of Fall
Come taste the flavors of the season at Downtown Mebane’s Flavors of Fall! Stroll through downtown, visit participating businesses, and discover all the delicious tastes of autumn along the way.
Here at The Front Porch Collective, our flavor is MAPLE!
We’ll be celebrating with a special lineup of maple-inspired favorites:
• Maple-Themed Dirty Soda from Front Porch Sips
• Maple Bacon Cakesicles by Mil’s Pop Shop
• Maple Cotton Candy by Taste & See Cotton Candy
Grab a map from any participating business, bring your friends, and make an afternoon of sipping, shopping, and experiencing the flavors of fall throughout Downtown Mebane.
Sip. Shop. Stay Awhile.
Downtown at Dusk: Back to School Bash
Celebrate the end of summer at the final Downtown at Dusk event of the season! Hosted by the Downtown Mebane Development Corporation (DMDC), the Back to School Bash is an evening of family-friendly fun as the community prepares for a new school year.
Enjoy shopping, dining, activities for all ages, and plenty of back-to-school excitement throughout downtown Mebane. Gather your family and friends for one last summer celebration before the school bells ring.
We look forward to seeing you in downtown Mebane! 📚✏️🎒