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Creative Market celebrates opening of fifth season

Developing Artist Collaboration’s open-air venue is located in West Rehoboth
Entertaining the crowd at the first day of the West Side Creative Market season May 26 is Chris Steele. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Chris Flood
May 29, 2025

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West Side Creative Market
19826 Central Street
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States

The Developing Artist Collaboration’s West Side Creative Market opened for its fifth season May 26.

Located in West Rehoboth near Tomato Sunshine, the market is free to attend. In addition to featuring artist vendors, the market offers live music, food trucks, handmade cocktails, beer and wine, games, DIY art projects, a magician and other activities.

New this year are Soundbite Sundays, which will feature local culinary vendors and be open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The West Side Creative Market, 19826 Central St., continues through to Labor Day Monday, Sept. 1. The hours for the market are 5 to 9 p.m., Monday and Friday.

For more information, go to westsidecreativemarket.com and developingarts.org. Markets are weather-dependent. Cancellations will be announced on Instagram and Facebook.

 

The West Side Creative Market is located off Central Street in West Rehoboth.
DAC founder Leah Beach welcomes all to another season.
Artist Emma Lynn turned some of her old Pokemon cards into a serving tray.
The paint brush mural on the outside wall of the market.
Magician Jack Noel performs for people of all ages.
Artist Randee Exler made these peace cranes.
The bar in the middle of the space was taken out so there’s more room for attendees to sit and enjoy.
Artist George Todd begins his next sketch while customers mill about.
Artist Maggie Heffernan’s take on the Indian River Inlet bridge.
You’ve been warned – don’t park near this fire hydrant on Canal Crossing Road.

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Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.

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