Help us explore the potential of a year-round, indoor public market in Omaha!

Heritage Omaha is collaborating with Project for Public Spaces to study the potential of a year-round, indoor, nonprofit public market at The RiverFront in downtown Omaha.

A public market could create vibrant community space, support local small businesses and start-ups, and feature fresh, prepared, and specialty foods as well as arts, crafts, and other local goods.

Your Market. Your Voice.

We are inviting the public to share feedback to understand how a public market could best support the community as we work to design a market concept that feels uniquely ‘Omaha.’ Your participation helps pave the way for the potential future development of a public market.

Community Members

Do you love to eat, shop, and support local?

  • Take the Community Survey by July 9 (English or Español)

  • Register for the the Community Placemaking Workshop

    Wed., June 25, 5:30 - 7:00 pm

    Doors open at 5:00 pm | Workshop starts at 5:30 pm

    The RiverFront Community Room
    900 Farnam Street, Suite 100
    Omaha, NE 68102

    Enter by the Boat Cove at The RiverFront’s Gene Leahy Mall

Vendors

Are you an existing or future food entrepreneur, farmer, or artisan?

  • Take the Vendor Survey by July 9 (English or Español)

  • Register for the Vendor Workshop

    Thu., June 26, 5:30 - 7:00 pm

    Doors open at 5:00 pm | Workshop starts at 5:30 pm

    The RiverFront Community Room
    900 Farnam Street, Suite 100
    Omaha, NE 68102

    Enter by the Boat Cove at The RiverFront’s Gene Leahy Mall

Vendors are also welcome to participate in Community Member opportunities.

Upcoming events will be held at
The RiverFront Community Room at 900 Farnam Street, Suite 100.

Enter by the Boat Cove at The RiverFront’s Gene Leahy Mall on the west side of
The Greenhouse building. Entrance from the south side of the building is not available.

Parking is available throughout
The RiverFront area, including along Farnam Street or in the Mercantile Parking Garage on the south side of Farnam.

 

What is a Public Market?

A public market offers locally owned and operated businesses a central place to sell a variety of goods, including fresh and prepared foods. Public markets are set apart from other types of retail, such as grocery stores, by a few key criteria:

  1. Having public goals, or clear and tangible ways they aim to benefit their local communities;

  2. Operating in a public space, or creating a public space, so they provide inclusive places for the community to gather; and

  3. Serving locally owned and operated businesses, which feeds money back into the local economy while creating low-risk opportunities for entrepreneurs and small businesses. 

To learn more about public markets, please visit Project for Public Spaces’ website.