Hyannis News

Thank you to everyone who attended our Retail Attraction Forum with Michael Berne. The Cape Cod Times wrote a great piece about the forum and our new brochure. If you weren’t able to attend, please see below for a video of the forum, as well as the link to the brochure.  

Michael Berne is the Founder and President of MJB Consulting (MJB), a 22-year-old New York City and San Francisco Bay Area-based retail planning and real estate consultancy with clients across the U.S., Canada and the U.K.  One of the nation’s foremost experts on Downtown and “Main Street” districts, he has developed strategies locally for the Downtowns of Plymouth and … Read more

2024 Façade Grant Program Announced for Downtown Hyannis Businesses The Town of Barnstable Planning & Development Department, in partnership with the Hyannis Main Street Business Improvement District (BID), is excited to announce the availability of $115,000 in funding for a 2024 Small Business Façade Improvement Grant Program. This grant program is available to all properties in the … Read more

We publish a monthly newsletter, keeping everyone in the know on all things Main Street. If you are not signed up already,  click HERE. January Newsletter

What a weekend! We can’t thank you all enough for attending First Fridays: Holiday Kickoff and the Main Street Stroll this past weekend, it was our biggest Stroll to date! It was a festive and heartwarming scene at the 1st Annual Boat Lighting on Friday night, and the crowds that joined for the Sip & … Read more

First Fridays kicks off June 2nd on Hyannis Main Street HYANNIS, MA- First Fridays is coming to Hyannis Main Street! This new, monthly event kicks off on Friday, June 2nd, from 5-8 pm with historic Main Street celebrating all things that make downtowns so special. Get to know your merchants as you Sip & Shop, … Read more

New Downtown Hyannis Façade Program Announces Awards, Sparks New Improvements April 3, 2023                                        Contact: Elizabeth Wurfbain For Immediate Release                      508-775-7982 Hyannis, MA- The Hyannis Main Street Business … Read more

The BID publishes a monthly newsletter, with news and updates related to Hyannis Main Street. To read the February newsletter, click HERE. To sign up to receive future newsletters, click HERE.

The BID publishes a monthly newsletter, with news and updates related to Hyannis Main Street. To read the February newsletter, click HERE. To sign up to receive future newsletters, click HERE.

The BID publishes a monthly newsletter, with news and updates related to Hyannis Main Street. To read the January newsletter, click HERE. To sign up to receive future newsletters, click HERE.

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The Hyannis Main Street BID is proud to continue our partnership with Love Live Local in 2023, which will award additional technical assistance grants to local businesses in 2023. Love Live Local wrote a great summary of the program, below, and case studies of 4 of the grant recipients are available on their website HERE. … Read more

The BID publishes a monthly newsletter, with news and updates related to Hyannis Main Street. To read the December newsletter, click HERE. To sign up to receive future newsletters, click HERE.

Announcing the winners of the 2022 Cookie Stroll Contest and Window Display Contest! We had a record number of voters for the Cookie Stroll Contest, and a couple of fabulous (and thorough) judges for the Window Display Contest. Congratulations to Country Soul, on their First Place win in the Cookie Stroll Contest, and Boarding House, for … Read more

Contact: Elizabeth Wurfbain, 508-775-7982, [email protected] – Hyannis Main Street Melissa Chartrand, 508-862-4767, [email protected] – ArtsBarnstable Amanda Converse, 508-415-2788, [email protected]  – Love Live Local FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ANNUAL HYANNIS VILLAGE MAIN STREET HOLIDAY STROLL * LOVE LOCAL FEST HOLIDAY EDITION * GINGERBREAD LANE AT HARBOR OVERLOOK * HYARTS CAMPUS * HYANNIS BOAT PARADE! Saturday, December 3, 2022 … Read more

The Hyannis Main Street Business Improvement District, in collaboration with Love Live Local, was recently awarded $50,000 from the State through the Community One Stop for Growth Awards, which will allow for the continuation of our successful Local Business Boost Program. Thank you to State Senator Julian Cyr and State Representative Kip Diggs, for their … Read more

The 23rd Annual Meeting Breakfast for the Hyannis Main Street BID was held this past Wednesday, in person for the first time in 3 years, at Embargo. After opening remarks from Board President Dave Colombo, the election of officers was presided over by Board Clerk Mark Sexton. Thank you those who have stepped down: Sam Mazzeo and … Read more

The Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for the Outdoor Play Oasis is Saturday, October 15th at 2 pm! An outreach initiative of Cape Cod Toy Library in collaboration with Hyannis Public Library. This Oasis, located in the center of Main Street Hyannis, is EASY TO ACCESS by foot, bike, car, bus, boat or train and … Read more

The Cape Cod Times featured a preview of this weekend’s Movies on Main event, hosted by the Hyannis Film Festival. This is going to be a great event, bringing culture to our downtown, and showcasing movies that may not have been on everyone’s radar. Movies on Main kicks off Friday night, October 14th, and continues … Read more

The Hyannis Film Festival recently hosted the world premiere of Unplayed Lullaby, at 529 Main. Steven J. Martin, a former teacher at Cape Cod Academy and Sturgis Charter Public School in Hyannis, wrote and directed Unplayed Lullaby, and attended the premiere with the film’s stars, Tokyo stage and film actors Nana Akuzawa and Kozue Ito. Thank you to the Hyannis … Read more

We are excited to announce our new installation of a Pollinator Pathway along the one mile long Main Street in Hyannis. Consisting of 140 planters with over 10 varieties of native American pollinator plants, the reasoning of the effort is to enhance the natural beauty of Main Street, Hyannis- the capital of Cape Cod, and become an … Read more

The Town of Barnstable and the Hyannis Main Street Business Improvement District (HMSBID) has established the COVID-19 Emergency Small Business Grant to assist inthe stabilization of existing small businesses within the Barnstable that have had significant business disruption due to the impact of COVID-19. These grant funds will assist small and microenterprise businesses in the Town of Barnstable … Read more

Shop Local Day is this Saturday, May 7th, on Hyannis Main Street! This year we are focusing on “getting vocal about shopping local”, and we love that our state is doing the same this month! Governor Baker has issued a proclamation designating May 2022 as Small Business Month in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This proclamation was made … Read more

Established by the Massachusetts Development and Finance Agency, the TDI program is designed to promote economic growth and sustainability in walkable commercial districts in Massachusetts’ Gateway Cities. Barnstable’s TDI District is located in Downtown Hyannis along Main Street, extending from Yarmouth Road in the East End to High School Road Extension. Beginning in 2018, town … Read more

TWO NEW COVID-19 GRANTS AVAILABLE Up to $75,000 FOR SMALL BUSINESSES On February 23, 2022, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts made $75,000,000 available to support small businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. These funds will be available through two different grant programs, the New Applicant Grant Program and the Inclusive Grant Program, administered by the Massachusetts Growth … Read more

Thank you to all of the Main Street Merchants who took part in our Cookie Stroll Contest and Window Display Contest! It was a tough competition, as always, but here are this year’s winners! Window Display Contest Winners 1st Place- Country Soul 2nd Place – Studio by the Sea 3rd Place- Boarding House   Cookie … Read more

Contact:  Amanda Converse, LoveLiveLocal [email protected] Local Groups Team Up To Launch Local Business Boost Grant Program For Small Businesses In Hyannis Local businesses located in the downtown invited to apply for funds for technical assistance FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Hyannis, MA – November 4, 2021)  In a continued effort to provide local businesses with resources they … Read more

We hope everyone is safe after the Nor’easter this week. Hyannis Main Street is slowly getting power restored and damaged cleaned up, thanks to the hard work of the crews working tirelessly to make it happen! Halloween Safe Trick or Treat is TBD, we will try to announce on Saturday if it will happen or … Read more

Contact: Jane Walsh [email protected] HYANNIS – It’s time once again for a day of fun on Main Street, Hyannis. On Sunday, Sept. 19, from noon to 4 p.m., the village’s central strand will be vehicle-free so all ages can stroll, cycle, or otherwise move through a multi-block outdoor festival. Hyannis Open Streets is back! The free event offers … Read more

The Hyannis Main Street Business Improvement District has been the grateful recipient of several grants this year, totaling $75,000, for events, marketing, and capital improvements to Main Street. The ongoing health crisis has required hard work and innovation from the business owners of Hyannis Main Street, and the BID has been grateful to receive funds … Read more

  We are so thrilled by the news of the grant received by the Town of Barnstable in partnership with the BID! This grant will allow us to beautify and enhance our streetscape this summer. We are listening to the community, and look forward to adding to our plantings, decorating the barriers and building on … Read more

While we wish our annual Safe Trick or Treat could go on as scheduled, in the interest of public health, the town is discouraging any formal trick or treating this year. We are still looking forward to a fun Halloween weekend on Main Street this year, and are excited to host a Virtual Pumpkin Carving … Read more

Visit Main Street, Better Than Ever! We are working hard to make sure Hyannis Main Street is a safe and fun environment for the whole family, and you can be a part of that effort!  Dress Up Downtown Part 2 will fund streetscape improvements and create programming for outdoor events along Hyannis Main Street. These … Read more