Music is Back on Market Street

The Crown Room at The Queen

Live music has returned to Downtown Wilmington! Check out the upcoming shows at your favorite venues!

• Theater N | 1007 N Orange Street | (302) 571 4075

  • Delaware's award-winning premier classic rock band, Club Phred, is coming to Theatre N on Saturday, April 3rd, at 7 pm.

  • Click here to purchase tickets!

• The Queen | 500 N Market Street | 302-400-7020

  • The Knight's Bar has reopened with FREE live shows Wednesday to Saturday from 5-11pm. They will also be introducing ticketed performances in The Crown Room beginning April 3rd.

  • Click here to purchase Crown tickets!

• Tonic Seafood & Steak | 111 W 11th Street | (302) 777-2040

  • Tonic is offering FREE live music every Friday & Saturday night from 8:00-11:00pm and special ticketed performances at Juniper, their private event space.

  • Click here to view upcoming events!

• Stitch House Brewery | 829 N Market Street | (302) 250-4280

  • Stitch House is hosting more local music in April! All shows begin at 7:00pm.

    • April 9 - Skinner & Spadola

    • April 10 - Lower Case Blues

    • April 30 - Richie D. & Kris V

• The Grand Opera House | 818 N Market Street | 302.652.5577

  • The venue is currently closed, but they are still hosting virtual performances!

  • Click here to view the schedule!

Listen to Free Live Music Any Night of the Week in Wilmington

Did you know you can enjoy free live music throughout Wilmington any night of the week? From rhythmic drumming to contemporary covers and everything in between, find out where you can listen to live performers in the City through our day by day itinerary below!

Kick off your week with Sunday morning brunch at the Starbucks on Market St with wonderful acoustic acts.

Check out Live! in the Parks for a relaxing evening of music on Mondays and Wednesdays in Rockford Park & Brandywine Park respectively!

If you’re more interested in making the music than listening to it, then the Rock Lot’s Drumming Circle is for you! Check it out every Tuesday evening.

Enjoy delicious food, creative cocktails and a side of live music during Wilmo Wednesdays at DECO.

Take your lunch outside on Thursday afternoons at Nemours Plaza and break up your day with live music.

Be serenaded by the sweet sounds of street performers on Thursday evenings at various locations along Market Street as part of the Music on Market series.

You can also catch live entertainment on Thursdays evenings down on the Riverfront in Dravo Plaza as part of the Shipyard Summer Concert series.

Start your weekend early and stop by I.M. Coffee during lunch on Fridays for craft coffee and good music.

To round off your week, head to Wilmington’s best kept secret, Nomad Bar, for live jazz music on Saturday nights!

Join Us for KEEP IT COOL Music, Art & Comedy Series at Humble Park!

Food trucks, local art, live music and comedians...all free and open to the public. What more could you ask for? Downtown Visions is proud to partner with Spaceboy Clothing to continue The KEEP IT COOL Music, Art & Comedy Series at Humble Park located at 4th & Shipley Streets throughout the summer.

The first event will take place on July 13th at 7 PM and Feature Live Music by: The Collingwood, The Psychedelic Puppets & Gamma Wolf.

Additional events will take place the entire summer, click here to learn more. 

Thank you to the generous sponsors:
Downtown Visions
IN Wilmington
Bruce Productions
Poppycock Tattoo
Jerry's Artarama
The Buccini Pollin Group
Tri-State Underground
Southbound Comedy
The City of Wilmington

*If you're an artist interested in showing, e-mail spaceboyshows@gmail.com

Celebrating 30 Years of Unifying Musical Magic... The DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival

Declared the largest free music festival on the East Coast, The DuPont Clifford Brown Festival turns 30 this year and will be taking place in Rodney Square June 17th through 24th. 

Fun for the entire family, grab your favorite lawn chairs and enjoy the sweet tunes from some of the nations greatest jazz performers. This cultural experience was once called Jazzin' on the Square, but was renamed to honor the jazz trumpeter and Wilmingtonian Clifford Brown, who passed away in 1956 at the young age of 25.

The festival is another example of Wilmington's devotion to celebrating the arts and making it accessible to everyone. The concert has always been complimentary to the public. 

For those attending from out of town, a parking map is available here. 

The 2018 line up is extra spectacular in celebration of the event's big birthday with the legendary Brian McKnight performing. The schedule will be as follows below. 

WEDNESDAY
6 PM
Laila Biali
Matthew Whitaker
The Clifford Brown Tribute Big Band with Gerald Chavis featuring
Ernie Watts

THURSDAY
6 PM
Miguel Zenon Quartet
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque
Arturo Sandoval

FRIDAY
6 PM
The Lao Tizer Band featuring Chieli Minucci, Eric Marienthal & Karen Briggs
Deva Mahal

SPECIAL GUEST
BRIAN MCKNIGHT

SATURDAY
12 PM
Sammy Miller and The Congregation
Sara Lazarus
Sidewalk Chalk
 

Laila Biali

FREE Live Music at Starbucks on Market through December

Get your caffeine buzz and enjoy some festive holiday drinks as well as FREE live music at Starbucks on Market at 629 N Market Street Wilmington, DE. The full schedule is below. Don't forget, Starbucks on Market also has incredible food offerings! Be sure to stop by following the annual Christmas Parade to warm up and listen to Kira!

Friday, November 10, 2017    A Note Two Self    5-7pm
Sunday, November 12, 2017    Jenn Minor     11am-1pm
Friday, November 17, 2017    Bill Currier    5-7pm
Sunday, November 19, 2017    Jessica Graae     11am-1pm
Friday, November 24th 2017    NO MUSIC    
Saturday, November 25, 2017    Kira Alejandro    12:30-2:30 PM
Sunday, November 26, 2017    Elizabeth Furman     11am-1pm
Friday, December 1, 2017    Mike McDevitt    5-7pm
Sunday, December 3, 2017    Rick Sabatini      11am-1pm
Friday, December 8, 2017    Chloe Rae    5-7pm
Sunday, December 10, 2017    Jenn Minor     11am-1pm
Friday, December 15, 2017    Skip Barthold    5-7pm
Sunday, December 17, 2017    Alex Allegra     11am-1pm
Friday, December 22nd 2017    NO MUSIC    
Sunday, December 24, 2017    Chuck Knott    11 am- 1 PM
Sunday, December 24, 2017    Lee Zimmerman      11am-1pm
 

Post by Julia Mason of Enthusiasm Lab