Come tour Downtown Kearney and taste what participating businesses have to offer! This is a passport event. Patrons must be 21 and show identification along with their ticket at check-in which is at TRU Cafe located at 2100 Central Avenue from 4:30-7:30 PM. Once checked in, patrons will receive a passport to visit participating businesses to sample food, drinks, products and services. How exciting! All patrons are eligible to win drawing prizes which consist of three tiers: 1) visiting all…

Hit the Bricks for Downtown Kearney's first ever Back to School Shop & Save event from Thursday, August 1st through Wednesday, August 14th for a chance to win a $100 Downtown Kearney gift certificate. All you have to do is submit a copy of your receipt here. It can be e-mailed to bricks@downtownkearney.com too. An entry is required for each receipt.The winner will be announced on Thursday, August 15th. Happy shopping!

It's almost time to trick-or-treat on the Bricks! Bring your kids down on Thursday, October 24th from 4-6 PM for some treats. Be sure to watch for Teal Pumpkin participants for allergy friendly ones.

Shop small and local this holiday season! Get into the holiday spirit and join others on the Bricks to get a head start on shopping during Downtown Kearney's annual Holiday Open House. See what's new and take advantage of sales. Grab a coffee and a bite to eat too. It's sure to be a great afternoon on the Bricks!

Downtown Kearney is looking for a couple to star in a promotional video! Enter our Love on the Bricks contest between Monday, February 3rd through Friday, February 14th for a chance to be that couple. There are three ways to enter: 1) Take a picture of a gift you bought from a downtown retailer. 2) Take a picture of you and your date dining at a downtown eatery. 3) BONUS ENTRY - Take a picture of someone opening a gift…

Hit the Bricks to see what's new in retail this spring! Participating merchants include but are not limited to ABC Drug, Bow & Arrow Boutique, The Denim Bar, Dream Fit Boutique, Edith Joi Boutique, Hello Beautiful Bridal & Formal Wear, Home Within, J And B Sales Knive’s & More, Ktown Cakery, Nelsons Furniture & Flooring Kearney, Paint Paradise Paint Your Own Pottery Studio, The Rustic Patch, Self Service Furniture, The Solid Rock, Suite Child and Wee-Cycle Kearney. They'll have their own…

Grab a piece of paper and a pencil and Draw Your Downtown for a chance to win a day downtown and be featured on our page! It could be a storefront, an entire block, an intersection, people shopping or even working, an event or whatever else - even a lamp post. The ideas are limitless! To help with ideas, the perimeters of Downtown Kearney are the south side of 25th Street down to the north side of Railroad Street and…

In response to COVID-19, Downtown Kearney is joining the restaurant coalition for the Great American Takeout on Tuesday, March 24th. Please support our downtown restaurants and bars by ordering takeout or delivery. Participating restaurants include: Chicken Coop, Cunningham's Journal on the Bricks, Daylight Donuts, Fanatics Sports Bar, Eagles Club, Kitt's Kitchen & Coffee, KTown Cakery, McCue's Nebraska Taproom, Platte Valley Taphouse, Thunderhead Brewing and TRU Cafe. Many of these restaurants will bring your order curbside and there are designated parking…

The Great American Takeout continues with Takeout Tuesdays! Please support our downtown restaurants and bars by ordering takeout or delivery on 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21 and 4/28. Participating restaurants and bars include: Chicken Coop Sports Bar and Grill Cunningham's Journal on the Bricks Fanatics Sports Bar Fraternal Order of Eagles Kitt's Kitchen and Coffee Ktown Cakery McCue’s Nebraska Taproom The Other Side Platte Valley Taphouse Public House 22 Thunderhead Brewing TRU Inquire with each place about special hours. Many of…

Come tour Downtown Kearney and taste what participating businesses have to offer! This is a passport event. Patrons must present their ticket and show identification at check-in which is at TRU Cafe located at 2100 Central Avenue from 10:45 - 11:45 AM. Once checked in, patrons will receive a passport, swag bag and wristband if 21 to visit participating businesses to sample food, drinks, products and services for five hours. How exciting! All patrons are eligible to win drawing prizes…

Hit the Bricks for some sweet savings during Downtown Kearney's annual Summer Sidewalk Sales this Thursday through Saturday. Participating stores include but are not limited to ABC Drug & Gift, Bow & Arrow Boutique, Denim Bar Boutique, Divas Floral Shop & Boutique, Dream Fit Boutique, Edit Joi Boutique, Gary Michaels Clothiers, Hello Beautiful Bridal & Formal Wear, Paint Paradise, Rustic Patch, Redman's Shoes, Solid Rock, Suite Child, TFI Family Services, TRU Cafe and Wee Cycle Consignment & Boutique. A few…

Head to the Bricks and let Downtown Kearney's unique shops help you go back to school in style! The 2nd annual Back to School Shop & Save is August 1st - 8th this year. You could get 10% back and the first 75 shoppers will receive a FREE treat - either an ice cream cone from Ktown Cakery, in-house cup of coffee and cupcake from TRU Cafe or a daily brew from Kitt's Kitchen and Coffee. 10% back terms and…

September is Customer Appreciation month in Downtown Kearney! Your downtown merchants are thankful for your support of their small businesses. Watch for giveaways all month long.

Shop small, local, Kearney and on the Bricks this holiday season! Get into the holiday spirit and join others in the historic district to get a head start on shopping. See what's new and take advantage of sales during Downtown Kearney's annual Holiday Open House. Grab a coffee and a bite to eat too. It's sure to be a great afternoon on the Bricks! Participating businesses include but are not limited to: ABC Drug & Gift - 20% off Bow…

Small Business Saturday is a great day to support the small locally owned businesses in Downtown Kearney. Be sure to stop by the welcome station at Ktown Cakes located at 2300 Central Avenue before you #shopsmall. The first 100 shoppers will get a swag bag full of goodies and an entry in a drawing for a day on the Bricks! If you don't feel comfortable shopping in person, follow your favorite stores through their social media platforms as many accept…

Come to Downtown Kearney to look at the beautifully decorated storefront windows for the holidays and vote for your favorite one here: https://go.kearneyhub.com/windowcontest. You can also vote in person at ABC Drug & Gift and the Kaufmann Center during the Christmas Walk on Thursday, December 3rd. Voting starts on the 3rd and ends on Sunday, December 20th. The participating merchants are: Divas Floral Shop & Boutique, 2223 1st Avenue Hello Beautiful Bridal & Formal Wear, 2309 Central Avenue Suite Child,…

Come to Downtown Kearney for their annual old fashioned Christmas Walk where you will see Santa, one of his elves and Mrs. Claus and his reindeer and be able to mail a letter to Santa. There will be caroling, Mom & Pop's Kettle Korn, Candy Clouds' funnel cakes, cookie and ornament kits to go at @Ktown Cakery and @Paint Paradise and, of course, unique shopping and refreshments at your favorite shops. Voting for the Deck the Windows merchant contest begins…

What could be better than a box full of Christmas cookies? Come to Downtown Kearney for their 4th annual Cookie Walk on Saturday, December 12th from 1 - 3 PM! Get your box and map and then walk around to participating businesses to collect assorted cookies – one cookie from each business for each box. There are a few ways to get your box and map this year: 1) Reserve a box and map online in advance starting on December…

Hit the Bricks for end-of-season sales Saturday, December 26th through Thursday, December 31st! Check with individual stores for participation, hours and sales.

Tuesdays are Downtown Discount Day! Discount cards are $5 and available at participating locations. With this card, you can get awesome discounts through the end of September. Participating locations and discounts include: ABC Drug & Gift - $5 off a $25 purchase or more of regularly priced gifts and cards Bow & Arrow Boutique - buy a regular priced graphic tee and get a second one for $15 The Denim Bar - 10% off with student or teacher ID and…

Hit the Bricks Thursday, January 28th through Saturday, January 30th for end-of-season sales during Downtown Kearney's annual Winter Whiteout Sales! Be sure to check with individual stores for participation, hours and sales and don't forget to wear a mask to keep slowing down the spread of COVID-19.

Come to Downtown Kearney for the first ever Chocolate Crawl on the Bricks on Saturday, February 13th where you'll taste your way through the historic district with an array of chocolate treats! Check-in is from 11 AM - noon at Ktown Cakery located at 2300 Central Avenue where you'll receive a box and map and have a chance to win a downtown date night. Tickets are $7 and must be presented at check-in. There are only 50 available, so reserve…

Hit the Bricks to see what's new in retail this spring! Be sure to check with individual stores for participation, hours and sales.

Tuesdays are Downtown Discount Day! Discount cards are $5 and available at participating locations. With this card, you can get awesome discounts through the end of September. Participating locations and discounts include: ABC Drug & Gift – $5 off a $25 purchase or more of regularly priced gifts and cards Bow & Arrow Boutique – buy a regular priced graphic tee and get a second one for $15 The Denim Bar – 10% off with student or teacher ID and…

It's National Small Business Week! The Small Business Administration has been recognizing entrepreneurs and small business owners since 1963 and this year is no different. We want to especially honor them this year as they persevered through the unprecedented challenges brought on by the COVID-19 health crisis. This week is dedicated to recognizing the outstanding service, innovation and development of small businesses and the folks that own them in our communities. They make up half of America’s workforce and provide…

Tuesdays are Downtown Discount Day! Discount cards are $5 and available at participating locations. With this card, you can get awesome discounts through the end of September. Participating locations and discounts include: 24 Hour Tees - 25% off youth - XL soft touch pre-designed tee, limit one per week ABC Drug & Gift – $5 off a $25 purchase or more of regularly priced gifts and cards Bow & Arrow Boutique – buy a regular priced graphic tee and get…

Downtown Kearney invites you to celebrate their 30-year Chamber membership with them on Thursday, June 3rd from 5-7 PM! This free passport event includes 18 stops that showcase some of the businesses that make Kearney's historic district what it is, light refreshments, specials and a chance to win one of 30 prizes. The businesses' partnership with downtown and downtown's partnership with the Chamber have helped them succeed and this is a way for them to say thank you. We hope…

Come experience Downtown Kearney's restaurants and bars! Taste of Downtown Kearney is a passport event on Saturday, June 26th from 10 AM - 10 PM. Patrons must present their ticket and show identification at check-in which is at NEST:Space - Premier CoWorking located at 2224 Central Avenue from 10 AM - 2 PM. Once checked in, patrons will receive a passport, map and swag bag to visit participating restaurants and bars to sample food and drinks. Then you'll have up…

Hit the Bricks for some sweet savings during Downtown Kearney’s annual Summer Sidewalk Sales on Thursday, July 22nd through Saturday, July 24th. Participating businesses include but aren't limited to: ABC Drug & Gift Bow & Arrow Boutique Central Mercantile Denim Bar Boutique Divas Floral Shop & Boutique Edith Joi Boutique Fanci That Hawthorne Jewelry Hello Beautiful Bridal & Formal Wear Holistic Healing Spa & Bohemian Boutique Home Within Olive & Sage Boutique Paint Paradise Rooted Plant Co. Rustic Patch Rustic…

Downtown Kearney's first-ever Boutique Week is Monday, August 2nd through Saturday, August 7th. This week will feature the boutiques in the historic district and what all they have to offer. We invite you to follow along and play Boutique Bingo for a chance to win a $500 shopping spree. Bingo cards can be picked up at any participating location. Completed cards can be left at any participating location as well or e-mailed to bricks@downtownkearney.com by midnight on the 7th. The…

Tuesdays are Downtown Discount Day! Discount cards are $5 and available at participating locations. With this card, you can get awesome discounts through the end of September. Participating locations and discounts include: 24 Hour Tees - 25% off soft touch pre-designed tee, available in sizes youth - XL, limit 1 per week ABC Drug & Gift – $5 off a $25 purchase or more of regularly priced gifts and cards Bow & Arrow Boutique – buy a regular priced graphic…

Come experience restaurants and bars in historic Kearney during the Costume Crawl! The Costume Crawl is an adult passport event on Saturday, October 23rd from 3 - 10 PM. Dressed up patrons must present their ticket and show identification at check-in which is at NEST:Space - Premier CoWorking located at 2224 Central Avenue from 3 - 6 PM. Once checked in, patrons will receive a passport, map and t-shirt to visit participating restaurants and bars to sample food and drinks.…

Bring your kids in their costumes to the Bricks for a treat from participating businesses!

Shop small and local this holiday season! Get into the holiday spirit and join others on the Bricks to get a head start on shopping during Downtown Kearney’s annual Holiday Open House. See what’s new and take advantage of specials. Grab a coffee and a bite to eat too. It’s sure to be a great afternoon on the Bricks! Participating businesses include but are not limited to: ABC Drug & Gift Atelier Hair Co Bow & Arrow Boutique Buffalo Records…

Support small and local businesses in Kearney on the Bricks all year long especially on Small Business Saturday on November 27th to keep dollars circulating in Kearney's historic district! Be one of the first shoppers at participating businesses and get a reusable shopping bag to gather good finds. Participating businesses include but are not limited to: Bow & Arrow Boutique Central Mercantile Denim Bar, Olive & Sage, Post & Nickel and Urban & Suede Divas Floral Shop & Boutique Edith…

Experience Downtown Kearney's annual old fashioned Christmas Walk with live reindeer, Santa, his elves and Mrs. Claus, a live stable, horse-drawn hayrack rides, vintage red pickup truck, human snow globe, holiday performances, caroling, shopping and refreshments. In addition to our shops having specials, refreshments and even some entertainment, here is a list of the attractions: - Performances by Just For Kix students in front of Yandas Music & Pro Audio at 2301 Central Avenue. - Live reindeer at 2223 Central…