Downtown Businesses

Downtown Newark is home to more than 80 boutiques featuring everything from handmade to fair trade, metaphysical to medieval, and fashion to funky styles.

We also have 70 award-winning restaurants offering cuisines suited for any palate and price range.

Our enchanting one-mile Main Street, provides direct access to the picturesque University of Delaware main campus.

Whether you’re looking for a family field trip, a place to meet old friends, or a romantic spot with that special someone, Downtown Newark is the Delaware destination of choice!

















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Parking Available— 543 spaces. Metered, center-city, on-street parking: 385 spaces

Upcoming Events

Winterfest
Winterfest will be held from 6-8 p.m., Friday, December 6, on the Academy Building Lawn with caroling, roasted chestnuts, hot chocolate and cider, tree lighting, ice carvings, and a visit from Sant
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Main Street Mile
October 5, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. Here's your chance to join friends and neighbors in a fun event that benefits Newark's finest. The Main Street Mile was inaugurated in 2007 to support the Newark Police Department, specifically their K9 unit and the Downtown Newark Partnership.
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Halloween Parade and Trick-or-Treat Main Street
Newark’s 66th  annual Halloween Parade followed by Trick-or-Treat Main Street is drawing near.  Plan now to be a part of this special Halloween event, complete with marching bands, floats, antique automobiles, costumed characters and much more.  The parade begins at Tyre Avenue and Main Street and marches west on Main Street, to College Avenue. See Traffic Detours
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Annual Turkey Trot (10K Run and 5K Run)
ANNUAL TURKEY TROT Saturday, November 23 8am Registration Check-In Handloff Park
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Memorial Parade
Newark's Memorial Day is Sunday, May 19 beginning at 1 p.m. Newark's celebration generally takes place the weekend before Memorial Day weekend in order to ensure all the great military units in the area are able to join the parade since these same groups march in other parades and join in other celebrations around the region the following weekend.
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Newark Day
    The annual community event, formerly known as “Newark Nite,” that hosts 30,000 people becomes a daytime celebration this year on Saturday, June 1 from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  The rain date is Sunday, June 2 from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Fourth of July Fireworks
Wednesday, July 4 (rain date July 5 at Dusk, fireworks only) 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
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Community Day
September 15, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Rain date September 22
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Spring Concert Series
Enjoy the fabulous music of local musicians as the City of Newark Parks and Recreation Department, once again hosts, the Spring Concert Series.  Concerts will be held Thursday nights 7pm to 8pm during the months of May and June (beginning on May 2 and running through June 20).
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Galleries

  • Susan Roser shopping at Grass Roots' Hops and Shops Sidewalk sale!
    2011 Food and Brew Fest

    Beating the heat on July 23rd with some frosty brews and great food at the 8th annual Food & Brew Festival!

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