Join us on Saturday, June 26th from 4:00pm – 11:30pm

Main Street Beatrice & Stone Hollow Brewing Company have teamed up to offer you Ribfest in 2021!

*NEW Location* 301 Court Street at Stone Hollow Brewing Company. You’ll squeal for more at the annual Main Street Beatrice Ribfest event, featuring succulent award-winning BBQ from four bbq vendors plus funnel cakes! Enjoy it all under the big tent with live music, a beer garden, and more! It’s fun for everyone! $5.00 event cover.

Leading Sponsors: Security First Bank, Lammel Plumbing & Hydo Properties, the Nebraska Pork Producers, and Farmers’ Cooperative.

Live music will be performed by the Amarugia Ridge Runners of Kansas City and Skylar Meints of Beatrice and Michael Rye of Lincoln!

Please help us thank our event sponsors:

Ribfest is part of the annual Beatrice Homestead Days events to learn more about other events taking place during Homestead Days please visit: https://www.beatricechamber.com/homestead-days

The 2021 Season started on May 20th and will run through October 14th. Find us at our new location, 318 North 6th Street, the corner of 6th and High Street, Centenary United Methodist Church.

Open Thursday’s 4:00-6:30pm we are your home for all sorts of produce, lots of baked goods from breads to sweets and kolaches, jams, jellies, eggs, crafts, and art.

Follow the Beatrice farmers markets for regular updates at https://www.facebook.com/BeatriceFarmersMarket

Pre-Season Meeting – All vendors or those interested in becoming a vendor are welcome.Thursday, April 29th, 6:00 pm

The meeting will be held in person at the Gage County Extention Building1115 West Scott St. Beatrice NE 68310If you would like to join us digitally please let us know in advance.

Meeting Agenda:
1. Welcome & quick pre-view of the 2021 season

2. Nebraska Department of Ag Weights and Measures presentation & scale certification (remember to bring your scale if you use one).

3. General overview of farmers’ market rules as it relates to food safety & newer Cottage Food Law.

4. An update on the Southeast Nebraska Digital Farmers Market by: Tara Dunker & Katie Jantzen

5. Round table discussion/open Q & A on 2021 season changes.

Questions please message us or call 402-223-3244 and ask for Michael. More market details and news at this link: https://conta.cc/3vqlN7h

Find the event on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1211896395936874/

Main Street Beatrice understands the economic burdens COVID-19 has placed on small businesses in our community and the barriers to breaking free from its disruptions.

As a result, we are again offering a flexible mini-grant of up to $500 per award to help small businesses with marketing and digital development expenses incurred between April – June 2021. The mini-grant is able to be offered thanks to the community support Main Street Beatrice has received. Grants will be between $200-$500 each.

Main Street Beatrice will provide the grant only to small businesses within the designated Main Street district (see map attached) with priority given to our Contributing Partners and/or our downtown Dining and Entertainment sector (example: theaters, restaurants, bars, event venues). Funds are limited and we understand that we may not be able to meet all requests.  Those who received a grant in 2020 and have submitted their final report are eligible to apply however priority consideration will be given to new applicants.

The purpose of the grants are to:

1) Help provide for marketing that reaches customers and communicates to them that your business is open for business. This can be digital, radio, paper, direct mailing, etc. For general marketing grants a focus will be on businesses that show a significant negative impact(s) from the pandemic.

2) We want to focus on applications that help a business develop or further develop their online presence (website, social media, online shopping/order, Google optimization, etc.) and/or new forms of service delivery. If you have already invested in a website, online sales platform, delivery, etc. since March 16, 2020, those expenses can be considered as part of the grant.

Main Street Beatrice staff are always available to help you discuss business topics such as marketing and digital improvements. Call us we would be happy to assist you, 402-223-3244.

 Businesses should submit their completed application forms to Main Street Beatrice by Wednesday, April 14^th.

First-round grant applications were awarded in December to Bagby Travel Agency, Inc, The Black Crow Restaurant & Bar, Blue Bulldog, Colleen’s Catering, Community Players Inc., Fletchers Decorating, Inc, Kabo Bar, The Mechanical Room, Nick’s Shell, Production Creek, R & D Barber, The Resolution Center, Smith, Schafer, Davis, and Gaertig LLC, Southeast Nebraska CASA, Stone Hollow Brewing Company, Tall Tree Tasting, and Valentino’s.

More details on the grant are in the application document below. If you have any questions please call us we would be happy to help.

Printable or Digitally Fillable Application Form Can Be Found Here

Are you an artist or know of an artist who could design and implement Beatrice’s next mural? Help us spread the word and find the right match

Project Intent:
The Downtown Beatrice Art Project is a collaboration between local artists, downtown business/property owners, and Main Street Beatrice. In 2020, our first large-scale mural was created, what we hope is the start of a larger project.
This first project has spurred excitement for a wide range of public art. Main Street Beatrice after consultation with community members hopes to continue mural projects and develop alley art in the coming years
Our goal is to work with local artists to expand the Downtown Beatrice Art Project. The intent of these art projects is to increase the vibrancy of Beatrice, complement our business community, and give power to our downtown as a place to visit and enjoy. In creating art projects for our community, we are seeking art that engages and inspires the community.

We are seeking applications from qualified artists, this is a search for the right artists, a request for design work will come later in the selection process after qualified artists are identified and selected.

Learn more about our 2021 effort and read the Request for Qualifications Flyer here:

(click on the image below for the full document)

If you have questions about our search for artists please contact Michael with Main Street Beatrice at 402-223-3244.