Downtown Blue Ridge Shops & Galleries, Street by Street

Shopping in downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia means walking two streets that face each other across the railroad. East Main Street has most of the shops and galleries. West Main has the Art Center in the old courthouse, a bookstore and a fly shop, and a few more sit on Depot and Mountain streets. Nineteen shops and galleries are in this guide, and 13 of them post weekly hours.

Hours are as each business posts them, checked Oct 17, 2026; call ahead. Walking times are measured from the depot along OpenStreetMap streets at about 3 mph and rounded to the minute; hills are not modelled.

What time do the shops open and close?

This is built only from the 13 shops and galleries that post weekly hours.

• Opening: Copper Fox Books opens first, at 8 a.m. daily, and 4 Elements Art at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to Saturday. Most of the rest open at 10 or 10:30 a.m. 34th Degree and The Pasta Market open at 11, and High Country Art at noon Sunday to Thursday.
• Closing: Monday to Wednesday, every shop that posts hours closes between 5 and 6 p.m. Later in the week a few stay open longer: Copper Fox until 7 p.m. Thursday to Sunday, 34th Degree until 7 Thursday to Saturday, The Pasta Market until 7 on Friday and Saturday, and Pezrok until 6:30 Friday to Sunday.
• Monday: the Art Center, 4 Elements Art and 34th Degree Wine Merchant are closed. Ten of the 13 are open.
• Sunday: 4 Elements Art lists no Sunday hours, and Oyster Bamboo Fly Rods is closed. Deaf Man Vinyl says it may close on Wednesdays in the off season and in bad weather.
• No posted weekly hours: Blue Ridge Antique Mall, Blue Ridge Creamery, Huck’s General Store (which says it is open seven days), Multitudes Gallery, Oyster Bamboo Fly Rods (open to the public Thursday to Saturday, times not posted) and Toccoa River Outfitters. Call ahead.

East Main Street

East Main runs along the tracks past the front of the depot. Its shops are listed here in walking order, nearest the depot first, out to the north end of the street.

By the depot (about 1 to 2 minutes)

• High Country Art, 715 East Main: art gallery.
• Multitudes Gallery, 723 East Main: hand-blown glass from more than 75 glass artists, plus regional jewelry, pottery, ironwork, photography, woodwork and painting.
• Blue Ridge Creamery, 678 East Main: 36 flavors of hand-dipped ice cream, per its Chamber listing.
• Deaf Man Vinyl, 777 East Main: a record store.
• Blue Ridge Antique Mall, 793 East Main: vintage, antique, “junktique” and current finds, per its Chamber listing.
• The Spice & Tea Exchange, 594 East Main: spices, hand-mixed seasonings, loose-leaf teas, salts and sugars, with a tea bar.

Mid-street (about 3 to 4 minutes)

• Out of the Blue, 647 East Main: gourmet gifts, fine wines and gourmet foods.
• Pezrok, 524 East Main: gems, minerals, fossils, petrified wood, driftwood carvings and stone sinks. Every piece is one of a kind, so it does not sell online.
• New Blue Home & Gift, 531 East Main: home decor and gifts.
• Tupelo Tea, 531 East Main: loose-leaf tea, open daily.
• Blue Ridge Olive Oil Company, 511 East Main: a tasting room for olive oils and balsamic vinegars.

The north end (about 5 minutes)

• Huck’s General Store, 500 East Main, Suite 201: barrels of old-fashioned candy and Blue Ridge souvenirs.
• Oyster Bamboo Fly Rods, 494 East Main: a workshop where bamboo fly rods are handmade and hand engraved, with week-long rod-making classes.
• 4 Elements Art, 491 East Main: fine art gallery and custom framing.

West Main Street

• Copper Fox Books, 252 West Main, across from the depot: a bookstore with a coffee café, about 2 minutes away.
• Toccoa River Outfitters, 252 West Main: fly shop and guide service for the Toccoa River, with guided trips, classes and fishing reports, about 2 minutes.
• The Art Center (Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association), 420 West Main: home of the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association in the historic Fannin County Courthouse, with rotating exhibits, classes and events, about 7 minutes. Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Mondays. Its Annual Holiday Market runs November 20 to December 20, 2026.

Depot and Mountain streets

• 34th Degree Wine Merchant, 146 Depot Street, at West First and Depot: wine from many countries, plus beer, cider and provisions, about 3 minutes. It says there is free parking outside its doors.
• The Pasta Market, 11 Mountain Street: an Italian market and café selling imported pasta, pestos and its own Ralph’s Sauce, which it says has been its top seller since it opened in 2019, about 8 minutes.

The four galleries in one walk

High Country Art and Multitudes are next door to each other, a minute from the depot. From there, 4 Elements Art at the north end of East Main is about 5 minutes on. The Art Center is at the opposite end of town on West Main, about 11 minutes from 4 Elements, or about 7 minutes straight from High Country Art. If you want all four, go Tuesday to Saturday, when the three that post hours are all open (Multitudes posts none, so call it).

Souvenirs

Huck’s General Store sells Blue Ridge souvenirs alongside its candy barrels. The railway has gift shops in Blue Ridge and McCaysville. For something to eat later, the olive oil, spice, tea and pasta shops above all sell to take home.

Pick your day

Shopping a full day? The three-hour Main Street limit on the City’s parking sheet (captured May 2024, not confirmed for 2026) will not cover it; see parking. Lunch is in downtown restaurants, the history behind the buildings is in the history walk, and the day planner will put shops and meals in order for you.

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