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HOP ON FOR FOOD, FUN, AND ACTIVITIES
Discover Pine Bluff’s Downtown: Savor Flavor, Groove to Music, and Experience Unforgettable
Trolley Adventures!
Join us for an exciting community event every Thursday from 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. in downtown Pine Bluff! Sponsored by the City of Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff Downtown Development, and Explore Pine Bluff, Trolley Hop Thursdays is dedicated to revitalizing our vibrant downtown area.
Experience the transformation firsthand as we highlight recent additions, including the DRB Blues & Wellness Plaza and Simmons Bank Park featuring The Magnolia Food Market and Bar and The Bank Mercantile Space. All this alongside stunning new murals and the nearly finished streetscape.
This trolley experience honors Wiley Jones, the pioneering African American entrepreneur who established one of the first Black-owned streetcar systems in America - right here in Pine Bluff in 1886! We will provide FREE trolley rides (sponsored by Pine Bluff Downtown Development) creating a convenient transportation loop connecting downtown businesses, cultural institutions, and public spaces, making it easier for you to explore multiple locations in a single evening.
Together, we can showcase the best of downtown Pine Bluff and create a vibrant Thursday evening excursion and benefit the entire community, because "There's something going on downtown!"
Wiley Jones operates the first streetcar system in Pine Bluff, Arkansas - October 23, 1886.
Participating Businesses
Explore the journey.
Embrace the adventure.
Hop on and let the ride begin!
Catch the Trolley at any of the locations listed below - just look for the Trolley Hop banner indicating a Trolley Hop Stop. The Trolley is on a continuous loop every Thursday from 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
2nd Avenue & Pine Street
Visit the PB Art League’s Gallery at the Reynold Center
Take a selfie at the marquee at the Community Theater
Learn the history behind the Saenger Theater
Look for Geraldine Chaplin’s handprints in the sidewalk in front of the Saenger Theater
of the Saenger Theater
Visit the UAPB Mural
Visit the Saracen Mural
Visit the Delta Heritage Mural
Visit the Medical Mural
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6th Avenue Between Pine & Main Streets
View the Art Moderne architecture of the Old ArkLa Gas Company
Visit the Pine Bluff Main Library (Closes at 6PM)
View the downtown area from the top floor of the Library
Visit the game room at the Library
Learn about the legacy of Bill Carr at the Library
Visit the Explore Pine Bluff Visitors Center – Get your PB merch here!
Visit the Freedom and Blues Exhibit – 1st Thursdays
Visit the ARTSpace on Main
Meet your friends at Simmons Bank Park
Take a Selfie in the Art Alley
Sit on the Love Bench
8th Avenue & Main Street
Satisfy your hunger at Underground BBQ
Main Street Between 13th & 14th Avenues
Enjoy delicious Mexican food at Casa Samantha
Harding & Main Street
Grab a bite to eat at Underwater Seafood – Closes at 6:00 p.m.
Man Cave Bar & Cigar Lounge – A social lounge for adults
Satisfy your sweet tooth at Country Chic Chocolate
Grab a bite from Subway – Closes at 9:00 p.m.
State Street Between 15th & 16th Avenues
Find something treasured at the Purple Purse Thrift Store
Learn the rich history of St. Peter Catholic Church
State Street Between 10th & 11th Avenues
Relax in the hot tub at the Aquatics Center
Take a stroll through Memorial Gardens
View the Bust of Martha Mitchell
Read the Sawdust Bridge Historical Marker
Visit the Statue of Liberty
6th Avenue & State Street
Grab a bite to eat at The Magnolia
Enjoy a refreshing drink at Distil
Visit the Simmons Plaza Water Fountain
State Street Between 4th & 5th Avenues
Learn the history behind the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge
Visit the Timber Mural
Learn the Civil Rights story behind the old Woolworth’s building
Pick up an order at Wangz and Thangz
State Street Between 2nd & 3rd Avenues
Visit the Veterans Center & Museum
Visit the DRB Blues & Wellness Plaza
Visit the Movie Mural
Visit the Tuskegee Airmen Mural
Visit the Main Street Mural
Visit the Movie Mural
Barraque & Pine Street
Read a book at Barraque Garden
Visit the Lake Saracen Splash Pad
Learn about the history of the Jefferson County Courthouse
Learn about the Battle of Pine Bluff
Learn about the Trail of Tears and Indian Removal