Townie Awards Event


2026 Townie Awards Application Now Open

The 2026 Townie Awards Application is now open! The Townie Awards celebrate both the community and the work done by Main and Elm Street Managers across the Commonwealth. Please refer to the full guidelines to see where your community projects fit within the Main Street approach and the Townie Guidelines. Categories include Organizational Excellence, Physical Improvements & Design, Asset Enhancement, Anchor Building, Safe Clean & Green, Volunteer of the Year and other prestigious awards. Two new categories have been added this year, the For-Profit Partner of the Year and the Community Innovation Award. Deadline to submit applications is March 27, 2026.

Townie Awards will take place on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at the Bayfront Convention Center. Conference registration includes one Townie ticket. Extra tickets will be available for purchase once conference registration opens in April 2026.

For questions contact Conference Coordinator, Virginia Mauk at virginiamauk@padowntown.org.

2025 TOWNIE AWARD WINNERS

WHAT ARE THE TOWNIE AWARDS?

The Townie Awards are a festive and venerable tradition designed to recognize the commonwealth’s core communities and individuals for creation and implementation of projects, programs and events that exemplify the goals of PDC’s community revitalization mission. Eligible communities consist of Pennsylvania Downtown Center’s nearly 200 member organizations, including Main Street and Elm Street programs, making the Townies a competitive award process each year.

BENEFITS OF WINNING A TOWNIE AWARD

  • Builds credibility, community pride, and recognition for volunteers’ time and efforts
  • Statewide press release to media and government agencies
  • Letter of recognition to the Governor
  • Featured on PA Downtown Center’s website throughout the following year
  • Highlighted in PA Downtown Center’s weekly e-update, the Messenger

 

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