What’s New in Wilmington, Delaware, This Summer?

This summer, Wilmington, Delaware, and the Brandywine Valley have some exciting additions, from new restaurants to a state-of-the-art golf experience to museum exhibitions.

For the Golfers

This August, The Clubhouse of Delaware debuts in the Riverfront. This 8,000-square-foot venue will boast nine high-tech golf simulators and be the first in the country to include a real putting platform at every simulator. The venue also includes a full-service restaurant and bar.

Ezme © Courtesy of Bardea Restaurant Group

For the Foodies

Wilmington welcomes several new restaurants this summer. Ezme, in downtown Wilmington, serves up modern coastal Mediterranean cuisine from Chef Antimo DiMeo. Also downtown, Moro Bistro opens in a new location, bringing back favorite dishes from Chef Michael DiBianca. And after closing in 2024, Constitution Yards, the riverfront beer garden, reopens. This buzzing spot offers classic American fare, rotating craft beers, seasonal specialty cocktails and wines, live music on Friday and Saturday, and axe throwing.

© Winterthur

For Art and Culture Lovers

At Delaware Art Museum, make for the new Living Indigenous exhibit, showcasing and celebrating the creative contributions of Indigenous artists living in and connected to Delaware. Over at istoric Du Pont estate, in Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, visitors can explore the new At Home at Winterthur exhibition. The exhibit explores Winterthur as a landscape, home, place of work and world-renowned center for decorative arts and conservation. It’s also the 75^th anniversary of the museum this year.

For Families

The new Strike Zone Arena, opening soon, brings immersive battle zones, structured gameplay and Nerf action. Delaware Children’s Museum, the state’s first and only kid-centric museum, opened Net Maze, where kids can climb, problem solve and build confidence through multilevel pathways, climbing chimneys and suspended bridges.

Hotel du Pont © Moonloop Photography

For the Overnight Travelers

The city’s iconic Hotel du Pont just launched the Gatsby Garden Retreat package, giving guests a two-night stay in a signature suite, dinner for two and two private tours of Du Pont legacy estates. Guests of the package also receive in-room amenities like a curated library, branded tote bag and leatherbound journals and pens, and fresh flowers delivered to the room.