Live Entertainment in Wilmington

Chase Center on the Riverfront is Delaware's most important concert and event venue — a 2,500-capacity Wilmington waterfront facility presenting major concerts, touring theater, and corporate events. Chase Center's extraordinary Riverfront location and its remarkable programming make it the most consistently active entertainment venue in the state.

Delaware Art Museum presents performing arts events alongside one of the most remarkable art collections in the Mid-Atlantic — an institution housing the finest collection of Pre-Raphaelite art outside the UK (donated by Samuel Bancroft Jr., a Wilmington textile manufacturer) and the most important collection of works by Howard Pyle (father of American illustration). DAM's extraordinary art collection and its cultural programming create a performing arts venue of genuine American visual and performing arts heritage significance.

Delaware Park presents live entertainment alongside Delaware's premiere horse racing facility — a Stanton casino venue combining horse racing heritage with contemporary entertainment programming. Delaware's remarkable history in horse racing (Delaware Park opened in 1937 and was one of the most prestigious thoroughbred racing venues in the East) creates a concert and entertainment venue of genuine Delaware equestrian cultural significance.

Delaware Symphony Orchestra is the state's most important classical music institution — presenting outstanding orchestral concerts at the Grand Opera House. The DSO's remarkable DuPont family funding legacy and its consistent presentation of world-class orchestral programming create a symphony of genuine Delaware cultural and philanthropic heritage significance.

Delaware Theatre Company is the state's premier professional theater — a Wilmington institution consistently producing outstanding theatrical work that has established Delaware as a state with a theater culture far beyond its small size. DTC's extraordinary commitment to presenting professional theatrical excellence and its remarkable community engagement create a theater company of genuine Delaware performing arts significance.

Grand Opera House is Delaware's most important performing arts venue — a beautifully restored 1871 Masonic Hall where the Delaware Symphony Orchestra and major touring artists perform in one of the finest small concert halls on the East Coast. The Grand's extraordinary 19th-century Victorian architecture and its 1,200-seat intimate scale create a concert experience of genuine Delaware cultural heritage significance.

Opera Delaware is the state's most important opera company — presenting outstanding operatic performances that reflect the remarkable DuPont cultural philanthropy that has made Delaware one of the most arts-rich small states in America. Opera Delaware's consistent presentation of world-class vocal performances and its extraordinary community engagement create an opera company of genuine Delaware cultural significance.

The Grand Opera House is Delaware's most prestigious performance venue — an 1,196-seat Victorian-era hall from 1871 on Market Street that presents the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, ballet, Broadway touring shows, and major concert acts. As the oldest grand theater in continuous operation in the United States, The Grand brings a level of cultural prestige to Wilmington that far exceeds expectations for a city of its size.

The Grand Opera House presents touring concerts and the Delaware Symphony Orchestra in a restored 1871 Second Empire cast-iron facade theater.

The Playhouse on Rodney Square presents touring Broadway productions in downtown Wilmington's historic 1913 theater.

The Queen is a 500-capacity live music venue in downtown Wilmington, Delaware — the First State's premier independent music hall serving the greater Philadelphia-Wilmington gaming corridor. Regular bookings of indie rock, folk, jazz, and R&B acts serve Wilmington's small but passionate music community and gaming visitors transiting the I-95 corridor between Atlantic City and the Maryland gaming markets.

The Queen in downtown Wilmington is a restored 1916 theater presenting touring concerts and comedy in Delaware's largest city.

Wilmington's performing arts scene presents Delaware Theatre Company and multiple outstanding performing arts organizations in a city that punches far above its weight culturally. Wilmington's extraordinary DuPont corporate heritage (the family funded the Delaware Symphony, Delaware Theatre Company, and the Delaware Art Museum) and its remarkable investment in cultural institutions create a performing arts landscape of genuine Delaware philanthropic significance.

World Café Live at the Queen is Wilmington's premier live music venue — a 700-capacity performance space inside the beautifully restored historic Queen Theatre in downtown, affiliated with Philadelphia's legendary World Café Live brand. The venue books national touring indie, folk, rock, and jazz artists for the Delaware capital's entertainment market and serves as the cultural anchor of Wilmington's revitalized Market Street corridor.