Wednesday Shortlist

🎶 This is just your local lineup! Full scoop Mondays & Thursdays.

YOU SETTLED IT

🍕 Delaware’s most divisive slice

Turns out Grotto’s isn’t that beloved — at least not off the sand. In our very official poll, the winning vibe was 🤷‍♂️ “I’ll eat it if it’s there, but I’m not going out of my way.” Beach-only fans and “hard pass” folks tied for second, while just four brave souls are 🔥 ride or die for Grotto’s anywhere.

Grotto’s might just be Delaware’s pineapple-on-pizza: divisive, unexpected, and oddly regional.

How do you really feel about Grotto’s?

🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ 🏖️ Love it — but only at the beach (11)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🔥 Ride or die for Grotto’s anywhere (4)
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ 🙅‍♀️ Hard pass, even in Rehoboth (11)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🤷‍♂️ I’ll eat it if it’s there, but I’m not going out of my way (14)
40 Votes

(results as of 9pm Tuesday)

MIDWEEK MUST

🎤 Carnival + Concert = Weeknight Win

The St. John the Beloved Carnival is already rolling, but the music’s just heating up. Love Seed Mama Jump plays Wednesday, DJ Maybach takes Thursday, Helixx hits the stage Friday, and Electric Blue Concept (EBC) closes it down on Saturday.

Tunes start around 7 PM, and entry’s totally free. Food, rides, and cold drinks round out the scene.

It’s the perfect excuse to stay out past dinner and soak up a little summer early.

FORECAST AT A GLANCE

Wednesday

87 🌡️ 63 | ☀️ | 4% | 💨 SSW 10 mph

Thursday

88 🌡️ 66 | ⛅ | 7% | 💨 SW 10 mph

💧🌡️ Water temperature = 61ºF
Temperature readings taken from the Atlantic Ocean in Rehoboth Beach.

WEEKNIGHT SOCIAL

Wednesday

• Bar XIII | Comedy Open Mic Night + Classic Video Games | 8:30 PM

• Bellefonte Brewing Company | General Knowledge Quizzo | 7—9 PM

• Chancery Market | Quizzo with Lew | 6—8 PM

• Christiana Pub | Music Video Bingo | 7—9 PM

• Finnegan’s Pub | Music Bingo with Gina B! | 7—8 PM

• Gallucio’s | Trivia Night | 7—9 PM

• Grain KSQ | Classic Bingo w/ Madison | 7—9 PM

• Homebase | Video Bingo | 8 PM

• Kid Shelleen’s Branmar Plaza | Family Night with Jungle John | 5:30—7:30 PM

• Market at Liberty Place | Trivia Night | 7—9 PM

• Trolley Tap House | Geeks Who Drink Quiz | 8—10 PM

• Twisted Irons Craft Brewing | Music Video Bingo | 7 PM

• Wilmington Brew Works | Small Batch Trivia w/ Geeks Who Drink | 7—9 PM

Thursday

• Autumn Arch Beer Project | Team Trivia | 7 PM

• Chancery Market | Music Bingo with DJ Taven | 6—8 PM

• Grain H2O | Matt’s Classic Bingo | 7—9 PM

• Market at Liberty Place | Music Bingo | 6—8 PM

• Wilmington Brew Works | BoomBox Bingo | 7—9 PM

LIVE MUSIC

Wednesday

• Bellefonte Cafe | Classical Revolution 2.0 | 5—7 PM

• Chesapeake Inn | Y'all or Nothin' | 6—9 PM

• Docklands Riverfront | Acoustic Set w/ High 5 Duo | 5:30—9 PM

• Homebase | Karaoke w/ American Idol Jenni Schick | 8:30—11:30 PM

• Kid Shelleen’s Branmar Plaza | Kevin Burns | 6—8 PM

• Saint Georges Country Store | Alicia Maxwell Project | 6—9 PM

• The Reef Seafood & Steak | 4W5 Blues Jam | 7 PM

• Trolley Square Oyster House | Phatt & Daphne | 9 PM—12 AM

• Wilm. Riverfront | Lunchtime Concert Series— AJ Love Music | 12:15—1:15 PM

Thursday

• Argilla Brewing Co | Open Mic Night | 5—9 PM

• Bar XIII | Asylum 13 with the Rapture | 9 PM

• Bellefonte Brewing Company | Timber Jack | 7—10 PM

• Bellefonte Cafe | The Hipocrats | 5—7 PM

• Bellefonte Cafe | Izzy Burns | 8—10 PM

• Chesapeake Inn | JoyRide Duo | 6—9 PM

• Christiana Pub | Karaoke Night | 9 PM—1 AM

• D&H Jamaican Cuisine | Spokey Speaky | 6:30—9:30 PM

• Delaware Art Museum | Sculpture Garden Happy Hour featuring Neillyn Firpo | 5—7:30 PM

• Docklands Riverfront | Acoustic Set w/ Brandi Sanders | 5—8 PM

• Gallucio’s | Cosmic Debris | 8—11 PM

• Grain Exchange | Anthony Sophy | 5—8 PM

• Hilltop Crab House | John Delarm | 6—9 PM

• Kelly’s Logan House | Ed Dwornik & Friends | 5—8 PM

• Kelly’s Logan House | DJ Kardiair | 10 PM—Closing

• Kennett Flash | Seth Walker with special guest Chris Kasper | 7—9 PM

• Newark Concert Series | DRKVN | 7—8 PM

• Rockford Park Concert Stage | Rockford Rising featuring Spokey Speaky & What the Funk | 5—8:30 PM

• Saint Georges Country Store | Gary Allegretto | 6—9 PM

• Schaefers Canal House | Jayce | 6 PM

• Six Paupers | Jack Mangene | 7—10 PM

• The Nomad | Genesis Z | 9:30 PM—12:30 AM

• Tonic Seafood & Steak | Alfi & Caity | 4—7 PM

• Trolley Square Oyster House | Richie D & Kris V | 9 PM—12 AM

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