Every city has a section that the locals refer to as downtown and Lincoln is no exception. When referring to the downtown area of Lincoln, which is home to more than three thousand residents and nine hundred businesses, people are usually talking about the area from K Street to R Street and from 7th Street to 18th Street. This section of the city houses the Nebraska State Capitol Building, the Historic Haymarket Farmer's Market, and hundreds of opportunities for shopping, dining and entertainment. Here is a short guide to what you might find when exploring downtown Lincoln.
If you're looking for a new top to organic baby bath products and don't want to shop in a mall setting, you'll find everything you're looking for downtown. You'll find a variety of new and vintage clothing stores, specialty and gift shops and even grocery stores and home decor businesses. Many of these establishments are unique to the city, meaning you will be feeding more money into the local economy when you're buying that necklace or aquarium decorations than you would if you bought them at a huge national chain.
There are over one hundred restaurants and thirty bars and clubs located in the downtown area. Everyone from someone looking for the perfect date night location to someone who does corporate event planning Toronto to Tampa will find what they need in terms of dining in downtown Lincoln. There are even several food related festivals that take place in this area of the city. The Chocolate Lovers' Festival is in February and the Haymarket Cork and Ale Festival is in April. Then, during the summer months you'll see out on the patio furniture Toronto tourists to Lincoln regulars enjoying the atmosphere of this wonderful neighborhood.
Live entertainment is also a big part of downtown Lincoln's culture. There are bars and bistros that offer live jazz while you eat and over a dozen companies working in the performing arts. The top location for performances is the Lied Center, which brings everything from Tony-winning musicals to comedy troupes to the area. There are also several orchestral groups present in the city, from Dean's Dixie Stompers to Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra. Whether you're in town for a visit or relocated here to open a Lincoln chapter of a Toronto gym chain, there are lots of ways to be entertained for the evening in the downtown core. And, for those that have lived in Lincoln for some time, there is always something new in Downtown Lincoln.
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