Nightclubs

Lewes, Delaware

Delaware's coastal communities present remarkable summer nightlife driven by the extraordinary beach vacation culture of Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, and Bethany Beach. Delaware's coastal towns serve as the beach getaway for the entire Washington DC and Baltimore metro area, and Dogfish Head's remarkable craft beer culture (it is one of the most innovative craft breweries in America) creates a summer entertainment environment of genuine Delaware coastal significance.

Rehoboth Ave, Lewes, DE 19958

Newark, Delaware

Newark's Main Street serves the University of Delaware — one of America's most highly regarded public research universities (it invented fiber optics and pioneered chemical engineering). UD's remarkable academic reputation and Newark's vibrant college town entertainment create a nightclub culture of genuine Delaware educational community significance.

Main St, Newark, DE 19711

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Blue Moon is Rehoboth Beach's most beloved LGBTQ+ nightclub — an institution serving as the social heart of the East Coast's most important gay beach resort for over 40 years. Blue Moon's extraordinary drag shows, its outdoor deck, and its role as the gathering place for the DC-Baltimore-Philadelphia LGBTQ+ community's summer retreat create one of the most joyfully celebratory bar experiences on the East Coast.

35 Baltimore Ave, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Rehoboth Beach is Delaware's most vibrant entertainment destination — a beach town that serves as the summer capital of the Washington DC and Baltimore metro areas, drawing hundreds of thousands of vacationers each year. Rehoboth's remarkable combination of outstanding restaurants, excellent cocktail bars, and the LGBTQ+ community's extraordinary cultural investment in the town create a summer nightlife of genuine Delaware coastal cultural significance.

Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Rehoboth Beach is the most popular LGBTQ+ beach resort on the East Coast — a Delaware shore town known as the "Jewel of the Delaware Shore" where an extraordinary concentration of LGBTQ+-owned bars, restaurants, and entertainment venues create one of the most welcoming and vibrant shore entertainment environments in America. Its proximity to Washington DC (just 2.5 hours), its LGBTQ+ community's decades-long investment in the town's infrastructure, and its beautiful beach create a resort entertainment culture of unusual inclusivity and warmth.

Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington's nightclub district serves Delaware's largest city with a vibrant entertainment scene shaped by its unique position between Philadelphia and Baltimore. Delaware's extraordinary legal and financial services concentration (over half of all Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in Delaware, including almost all major US banks) creates a nightclub market that serves the most powerful corporate legal community in America.

N Market St, Wilmington, DE 19801

Wilmington, Delaware

Mojo13 is Wilmington's most beloved rock music venue — a Trolley Square bar presenting live music and DJ entertainment for Delaware's most creative urban neighborhood. Wilmington's Trolley Square neighborhood, home to Delaware's most concentrated bar and restaurant scene, creates an entertainment district serving the corporate and creative communities of one of the East Coast's smallest (and least celebrated) major financial centers.

Trolley Square, Wilmington, DE 19806

Wilmington, Delaware

The Queen is Wilmington's most important independent music venue — a Market Street institution presenting outstanding rock, indie, and alternative acts for Delaware's most vibrant city. Wilmington's remarkable independent music scene and its extraordinary cultural position as a city genuinely distinct from its giant neighbors (Philadelphia and New York) create a music venue of genuine Delaware independent culture significance.

500 N Market St, Wilmington, DE 19801

Wilmington, Delaware

World Cafe Live at the Queen is Delaware's most important music venue — a beautifully restored Queen Theater in downtown Wilmington presenting national touring acts for Delaware's largest city. The Queen's extraordinary acoustic properties, its beautifully preserved historic theater design, and its consistent programming of quality indie, folk, and alternative acts create one of the finest intimate concert experiences in the mid-Atlantic.

500 N Market St, Wilmington, DE 19801