Craft Fairs & Farmers Markets in Nebraska

Multi-day summer county fair at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Hastings, Nebraska. Carnival, livestock shows, rodeo, and concerts, with indoor and outdoor facilities.

The Beatrice Farmers Market features 15+ vendors who carry over 60 different types of produce alongside baked goods, seasonal flowers, local honey, farm-fresh eggs, meat, woodworking, handcrafts, and prepared foods. The market's focus is on Nebraska-grown and Nebraska-made goods.

Homestead Days is a community celebration of homesteading heritage in Beatrice, Nebraska, organized by the Beatrice Area Chamber of Commerce with community partners and volunteers. It began at Homestead National Historical Park as a gathering of craft demonstrators and expanded into the city in 1984. Homestead Days is a family-oriented festival in Beatrice, Nebraska, with food, commercial, art, and craft vendors. Booth spaces are limited and assigned first come, first served, so applying early matters. Organizers work to limit overlap between what vendors sell, which means a distinctive product line strengthens an application. Food vendors must pass inspection by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Dairies and Foods, before operating.

The Buffalo County Fair is a multi-day summer fair at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds in Kearney, Nebraska, with livestock shows, grandstand concerts, motorsports, and a carnival.

The Cheyenne County Fair & Rodeo is an annual event at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds in Sidney, Nebraska, with a PRCA rodeo, WPRA barrel racing, livestock shows, and family activities like mutton bustin'. Grandstand programming includes live concerts, a monster truck bash, and a demolition derby with lawnmower races.

The Crete Farmers Market runs Thursdays from 2:30 to 6:00 PM in the Ace Hardware parking lot at 1025 Main Avenue in Crete, Nebraska. Vendors sell fresh produce, eggs, pork, honey, baked goods, sourdough bread, and handmade crafts. The late-afternoon weekday slot draws after-work shoppers. Note: You must contact this organizer directly to apply via Facebook Messages—no application link or vendor information is available online.

Crete's Great Pumpkin Festival is hosted by the Crete Chamber of Commerce on the first full weekend of October, with the main event Sunday from noon to 5:00 PM. The day features entertainment, food, games, and family activities. A five-hour Sunday window means concentrated traffic rather than a full selling day.

Two-day county fair at the Liberty First Credit Union Arena in Ralston, Nebraska, mid-July. Free admission and parking, with youth livestock shows, exhibits, and local vendors.

Dundee Day is a family-friendly street festival on Underwood Avenue in Omaha's Dundee neighborhood, in its 35th year. Featuring 100 art and craft vendors set up alongside a parade, 5K run, book sale, pancake breakfast, food trucks, live music, live art drawing, and a beer garden. The festival started as a sidewalk sale in the 1950s and became an official event in 1992.

The Fall Festival Craft Show in Kearney, Nebraska has grown over 30-plus years from a handful of vendors to more than 250 booths. Vendors come from across Nebraska plus Colorado, South Dakota, Kansas, and Iowa, selling handcrafted work, upcycled and repurposed goods, art, jams and jellies, baked goods, and other handmade items. The regional draw means competition for booths extends beyond local makers. Note: You must contact this organizer directly to apply—no application link or vendor information is available online.

~35 vendors at historic Winter Quarters Mill; live music, food trucks Sunday market at the historic Florence Mill in Omaha, 10 AM to 3 PM, June through September. Featuring 35 vednors selling local produce and handmade crafts, with indoor and outdoor vendor space, live music, and weekly educational programming. Note: You must contact this organizer via Facebook Messages to apply—no application link or vendor information is available online.

The Fremont Hispanic Festival celebrates the culture and heritage of Spanish-speaking communities, timed to honor the independence days of Latin American countries. The event features a parade, food, & vendors

A neighborhood farmers market in Gifford Park from 5 to 8 PM. The Friday evening slot draws an after-work and weekend-kickoff crowd rather than morning shoppers. Note: You must contact this organizer directly to apply—no application link or vendor information is available online.

The Grand Island Area Farmers Market connects the community with food and products from local family farms and producers, with a stated focus on supporting sustainable farming and expanding access to locally grown food across income levels.

Gretna Days is a community weekend in Gretna, Nebraska, started over 60 years ago as a thank-you to residents for supporting local businesses. Traditions include a Sunday community picnic in the park, Friday fireworks, and a Saturday night dance in Village Square. Note: You must download the application PDF and contact this organizer directly to apply—no application link or vendor information is available online.

County fair; open class & commercial exhibits. Note: You must contact the fair directly to request current vendor packet availability, pricing, and space restrictions for the upcoming fair.

The Harvest Arts & Crafts Boutique is an annual indoor craft fair featuring 50+ vendors; handcrafted & direct-sale, bake sale.

The Haymarket Farmers' Market is Lincoln's largest market, with over 100 vendors. It runs Saturdays from 8:00 AM to noon in the historic Haymarket district around 7th and P Street. Vendors sell farm-fresh produce, baked goods, honey, jams, prepared food, fresh flowers, bedding plants, and handmade crafts, with live music often staged at Iron Horse Park near 7th and Q.

Full-day Pride festival and vendor show in Omaha across the Holland Performing Arts Center and Tenaska Center. Over 100 vendors including artisans, businesses, and community organizations, with live performances and an evening show.

Jazz in June is a free Tuesday evening concert series in Lincoln, Nebraska, drawing thousands of attendees across generations. An outdoor international street market runs alongside the concerts, giving vendors a recurring weekly audience already gathered on site. The evening format means food vendors should plan for booth lighting, and the free admission widens the crowd beyond a ticketed festival audience. Note: You must contact this organizer directly to apply—no application link or vendor information is available online.

John C. Fremont Days is a three-day citywide festival in Fremont, Nebraska, held the second full weekend of July since 1987. The vendor side includes an arts, craft, and vendor fair, an antique show, and food courts, with events staged throughout the city. Named for explorer John Charles Frémont.

Junkstock is a vintage and handmade festival in Omaha, founded by Sara Alexander and running over fourteen years. More than 200 vendors sell vintage, antiques, and handmade goods, alongside food trucks and live music, held on a farm setting in the heart of the city. The mixed vintage-and-handmade format means both resale dealers and makers have a place here, which isn't true of handmade-only shows.

Kool-Aid Days is a three-day August festival in Hastings, Nebraska, celebrating the town as the birthplace of the drink. The weekend includes a parade, cardboard boat races, live music, and family activities, with crowds drinking over 1,500 gallons of Kool-Aid across dozens of flavors in peak years. Only 30 vendor spots are available, so booths are limited and worth applying for early. Note: You must contact this organizer directly to apply—no application link or vendor information is available online.

The Lied Activity Center Craft Fair runs 9 AM to 3 PM in Bellevue, Nebraska, now in its 19th year. With over 230 booths, it's one of the largest fairs in Sarpy County, featuring local shops, food, and artists. Vendor inquiries go to the email listed below—Approval and registration links come only from that address (organizers warn against submitting payment to anyone else). Note: You must contact this organizer directly to apply—no application link or vendor information is available online.

Love, The Locals is a curated maker market running since 2015, now in its 11th year. The December 2026 Holiday Market features 70-80 vendors. The market is curated rather than open-entry, focused on handmade goods from Nebraska makers, so acceptance isn't guaranteed and handmade originality is the bar.