DMM's experience and hands-on management create exceptional experiences for customers, exhibitors and the community.
We're About Diversity
Our public markets feature an exciting array of diverse products, diverse people, delivered by professionals with diverse skills.
Welcome to Diverse Markets Management
Diverse Markets Management (DMM), LLC is a DC-based firm specializing in the development and management of
outdoor public exhibitor markets. Principals in the firm are
experienced leaders in specialty vending and in managing relations with
this unique group of small business entrepreneurs. Members of the DMM
team have an experienced and successful history of working together on
markets, especially at historic Eastern Market. Key attributes of the
team include the manager of The Flea Market at Eastern Market (FMEM),
decades of business activity as exhibitors and managers, as well as
long working relationships with other stakeholders of the Market.
Because our team has actual investments and livelihoods based on
vending and deep roots in the city, we have a particularly personal
commitment to a market's success. We are strongly dedicated to
developing and maintaining a financially sustainable market while
enhancing the ongoing integration of a market into the community.
We are pleased to announce the sixth annual Downtown Holiday Market in 2010. This event, produced in partnership with the Downtown Business Improvement District, boasts one of the most spectacular outdoor shopping environments in the region.
The Downtown Holiday Market will operate for 21 days before Christmas. It will open Friday, December 3rd, and will run continuously through Thursday, December 23rd. Hours will be from 12pm-8pm each day.
Announcing the WellnessWORKS Farmers Market at OPM
Diverse Markets Management (DMM) in partnership with Guest Services Inc./Lancaster Foods and the US Government will launch the WellnessWORKS Farmers Market on the plaza of the OPM building at 1900 E Street in Foggy Bottom. The Market is part of the WellnessWORKS initiative, a program to educate and stimulate federal government employees about health and wellness issues, based on Michelle Obama’s directive. It is being initiated at the DC campus of the OPM, GSA and DOI buildings as a pilot program that will then expand nationwide to all government agencies and buildings. The market is intended to showcase and provide healthy foods and nutritional items for people. Additionally, the intention is to highlight sustainability by featuring only locally grown or produced products.
The market will take place on OPM’s E Street courtyard and will operate every Wednesday from 10am to 2pm and will run until Oct 27 this year. The market is free to participate. Space is extremely limited.
The 2010 Art Market at The Washington Examiner's ARTS ON FOOT
We are pleased to announce the 2010 four-day, Art Market at The Washington Examiner's ARTS ON FOOT festival sponsored by Wines of Argentina. Marking its 18th anniversary, The Washington Examiner's ARTS ON FOOT is Washington, DC’s, premier outdoor arts festival. Spanning four city blocks, the event kicks off the Fall arts season and showcases the best that Downtown DC has to offer. Held in the vibrant Penn Quarter neighborhood and with the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery as its backdrop, the festival features:
·a four-day juried fine arts market
·food sampling courts with 30 high-end restaurants
·a wine area for sampling and seminars
·three entertainment stages
·a cultural corridor with galleries, theaters, museums and arts organizations
In 2009 , more than 30,000 arts patrons attended The Washington Examiner's ARTS ON FOOT. Theaudience is predominantly professional, upscale and well-educated; they lead active lives and seek out the cultural experiences Washington has to offer.
The application period has closed. Announcements for acceptance begins July 26.
