Cheers to 30 Years!
It’s time to pull out the streamers and hang the balloons – the Omaha Farmers Market is celebrating 30 years of farm fresh, locally-grown goods in 2023!
The opening of the 30th anniversary season of the Omaha Farmers Market is Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7. The Saturday Market will take place from 8am-12:30pm in the streets of the Old Market. The Sunday Market will take place from 9am-1pm in Aksarben Village at 67th and Mercy Road.
“The impact of the Omaha Farmers Market has grown so much over the past 30 years, thanks to the support of our wonderful vendors and the Omaha community,” said Vic Gutman, Founder and Executive Director of the Omaha Farmers Market. “We look forward to continuing our commitment to bring fresh, local produce and goods to the people of the Omaha area for years to come!”
Promoting local food is an Omaha tradition, and the Omaha Farmers Market can trace its roots back nearly 100 years. Beginning at the turn of the last century, Omaha’s “City Market” took place on the corner of 11th and Jackson Street in the Old Market, primarily serving as a wholesale market for grocery stores. The City Market stopped operating in 1964, leading to a 30-year hiatus where produce wasn’t readily available in the Old Market. In 1994, the Omaha Farmers Market opened where the City Market once stood, becoming the first, direct to consumer, farmers market in Omaha’s modern history. The market has expanded over the years to include a second weekly market on Sundays in Aksarben Village and an annual Holiday Market that takes place the first weekend in December.