"It's been a great endeavor to come this far and see us moving forward," Mayor Mike Rogers told a crowd that filled the hallway of the new Village Point Operations Center on July 13. It rained hard enough that afternoon that the Clemmons Courier opened its story with the weather. In the same remarks he named what comes next: an amphitheater, a farmers market, a covered airnasium, and eventually, "years down the road, when funding is available, a future Town Hall."
Put that list together and Clemmons is building a town center around a fishing lake. This fall is the first season that center has a working building, and the first time the village calendar treats it as the place where things happen.
What a 3,500-Square-Foot Building Changed at the Lake
The Village bought the 12.42-acre tract beside the Village Point Greenway and Fishing Pier from Novant Health for $1.9 million in August 2024. Before that, Village Point was a path and a pier. The greenway is a paved loop of nearly three-quarters of a mile around the lake, tied into the sidewalks on Village Point Drive, and the lake is stocked for year-round fishing from the pier. Bass, bream, catfish and crappie are the common catches.
The Operations Center at 6604 Village Point Lake Drive brought the basics the loop had been missing. It houses the Clemmons Community Policing deputies and village staff. It also has climate-controlled public restrooms and gives walkers, runners, cyclists, anglers and families a safer, more convenient place to park. Out back there is a deck, and at the ribbon cutting the mayor joked that Lt. Jody Chatham would have his rocking chair out there.
The StoryWalk opened the same day. Pages from a children's book are posted at intervals along the greenway, so a family can read a story while walking the loop. The Village says the stories will change and will tie into local art campaigns, and a Shallow Ford Foundation grant paid for it. The Village has not posted a rotation schedule, so the only way to see which book is up now is to walk the loop.
October Runs Through the Greenway
Two of the Village's October events now point to Village Point.
Coffee with a Cop, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. The Village is holding this one inside the Operations Center for National Coffee with a Cop Day. It invites residents to meet their Clemmons deputies and see the inside of the new building. For most residents this is the first easy chance to see the building beyond the restroom hallway.
Monster Dash & Goblin Hop, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2 to 4 p.m. Kids come in costume and "goblin hop" the Village Point Greenway, with local businesses and organizations lining the path. The Village's food truck vendor form books a Village Point slot from 1 to 5 p.m. that day and asks for treat and drink trucks. The event is free. The official listing still sends attendees to Morgan Elementary School for public parking and restrooms, not to the Operations Center lot, so plan to park there.
One fall fixture stays put for now. The Clemmons Farmers Market closes its season with Harvest Fest on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Jerry Long Family YMCA, 1150 S. Peace Haven Road. Expect vendors, food trucks, live music and a petting zoo. The market still runs at the YMCA, and that matters for the next part of the Village Point plan.
What the Council Has Funded at Village Point So Far
The plans the mayor described in July are design work for now, but money is assigned to them. Here is the progression through council records from this spring and summer, several of which are marked draft:
- March 2026. Council unanimously hired MLA Group to design an amphitheater complex and a farmers market and airnasium complex. Proposed fees were $48,500 for the amphitheater complex and $35,000 for the market and airnasium.
- June 8. MLA Design Group presented its master plan designs for the Village Point properties.
- June 22. With the 2027 budget, council voted 3 to 2 to assign $3 million in unassigned fund balance to Village Point Area Development. The concept shown that night included a 16,200-square-foot airnasium plus 2,000 square feet of flex space for offices and a warming kitchen, 69 farmers market stalls measuring 10 by 10 feet, three pickleball courts or other court layouts, 117 parking spaces, and an amphitheater with access graded at 5 percent or less all around. Council told the designer to keep moving toward construction drawings.
- July 13. Draft minutes describe a 630-square-foot amphitheater concept, and council again directed construction drawings.
- Aug. 10. Council approved a $47,500 design and construction administration contract for a restroom building to serve the amphitheater. The consultant estimated 60 to 75 days for drawings.
None of these records sets a construction start date. The June discussion also covered a two-story Village Hall on 2.6 acres. With the Operations Center and the other lots, the full plan would have roughly 270 parking spaces. Town Manager Mike Gunnell suggested council members look at the amphitheater in Elkin to get a sense of the size.
So the October events are an early test of the site. A costume parade on the greenway and coffee with deputies inside the Operations Center are the kinds of gatherings an amphitheater and a covered market are being designed to hold.
November Moves to Tanglewood
Clemmons' biggest seasonal draw is still the county park on the village's west side. Tanglewood Festival of Lights runs from Nov. 13, 2026, through Jan. 1, 2027, nightly from 6 to 11 p.m. The pre-opening events come first, and the daytime park schedule tightens at the same time:
| Date | What | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 3 | Harvest Fest, final farmers market, 8:30–11:30 a.m. | Jerry Long Family YMCA |
| Oct. 7 | Coffee with a Cop, 9:30–10:30 a.m. | Village Point Operations Center |
| Oct. 18 | Monster Dash & Goblin Hop, 2–4 p.m. | Village Point Greenway |
| Nov. 1 | Tanglewood daytime closing moves from 7 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Tanglewood Park |
| Nov. 7 | Miles for Meals 5K | Tanglewood Park |
| Nov. 8 | TOAST | Tanglewood Park |
| Nov. 9 | Daytime closing moves to 5 p.m. | Tanglewood Park |
| Nov. 9–10 | Paws in the Park | Tanglewood Park |
| Nov. 13 | Festival of Lights opens | Tanglewood Park |
| Nov. 22 | Holiday Pop-Up Market, 2–5 p.m. | Jerry Long Family YMCA |
| Nov. 28 | Gift Shop holiday market, 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m. | Tanglewood Park |
Family vehicle admission for the festival is $20 cash or $23 card Monday through Thursday, and $25 cash or $28 card Friday through Sunday. The discount nights are Nov. 16 and 17 and Nov. 23 and 24, all Mondays and Tuesdays. S'moresville returns this year. The 5 p.m. daytime closing starting Nov. 9 means late-afternoon walks at Tanglewood get cut short a few days before the lights open.
The two sites serve different purposes. Tanglewood belongs to Forsyth County and draws visitors from across the region. Village Point is the one place where the Village of Clemmons is putting its own budget, buildings and events.
New Stops Along the Fall Routine
Several new spots have opened in Clemmons this year, and more are coming:
- Qatra Specialty Coffee, 6311-B Stadium Drive, opened in February and serves Yemeni coffee and tea.
- Miam Breakfast House, 3260 South Stratford Road, opened June 22 and serves brunch daily from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Cozumel Seafood & Mexican Kitchen, 6412 Sessions Court, serves Mexican food with a focus on seafood.
- Dutch Bros, 2415 Lewisville-Clemmons Road, is open. Before it opened, the Village routed its drive-thru line onto Market Center Drive and banned waiting on Lewisville-Clemmons Road.
- Seven Brew is under construction at 2600 Lewisville-Clemmons Road, and no opening date has been announced.
- Hummus Republic is a prospective tenant for a planned 9,750-square-foot building at 3487 Gentry Lane, along with Heartland Dental. Its Clemmons location is listed as coming soon.
A Saturday this fall could start with brunch at Miam, continue with a lap past the StoryWalk, and end at Tanglewood once the gates open for the lights.
When the amphitheater drawings go back to council and a construction date is set, homes near Village Point will be closer to what is being designed as the center of Clemmons. If you want to talk through what that could mean for a home you own or are considering in Clemmons, Gray France Realty Group follows these council decisions as they happen. Buy with Confidence. Sell with Strategy. Invest with Insight.
