07/13/2026
Shopping local and supporting small businesses keeps our community thriving! Walla Walla has so many unique and vibrant places that highlight the incredible people and specialties of Walla Walla. Amazing shops, boutiques, farmers markets, restaurants and wineries. Bring your friends and family to your favorite spots in town and leave positive reviews to help others discover them too! We are grateful for our community and all of your support!
There is a change in the air downtown Walla Walla… most are noticing, some are talking about it… the businesses leaving, spaces emptied and not refilling. Sadly, the most common phrase I hear from people outside of being downtown is “oh, I don’t shop down there”. This is such a sad statement for ANYONE who LIVES in Walla Walla. Compared to so many other small towns and cities, we have something so special - a Main Street with locally owned business ran by not large corporations making millions, but your friends and neighbors. People you know and call friends. They started with a dream and they poured everything into that idea to try to give Walla Walla locals more unique shopping options. But opening a business isn’t easy. As much as you can fill it with great inventory, make the space beautiful, advertise up and down - it doesn’t mean anything if locals aren’t coming to shop. And then everyone wonders “why did they close?” after the fact when the store is gone.
So I’m asking you, if you love Walla Walla as much as I do, please like and share this post with all of your followers to keep it going…tell your friends about ALL the wonderful shops downtown, grab a friend that hasn’t been there in a while and do lunch and then stroll! And you have a dream about opening up a business reach out to Walla Walla Downtown Foundation about opportunities within downtown!
Support LOCAL, shop LOCAL, love Walla Walla. ❤️❤️❤️