TacoMania 2025
📅 Thursday, October 9, 2025
📍 The Rusty Rudder, Dewey Beach
⏰ VIP Entry: 5:00 PM | GA Tix: 6:00 PM
NEW THIS YEAR: TACOMANIA IS A 21+ EVENT
🌮 The tacos are wild. The margaritas are wilder.
Get ready for Dewey Beach’s most anticipated night of the year—TacoMania 2025 is back and bigger than ever!
Brûlé Bakery & The Dewey Post are joining forces to make a dessert taco accompanied by the BEST margarita!! (Shameless plug, vote for us!)
🔥The best competitors. One epic showdown. Who will take home the crowns this year?
Join The Developing Artists Collaboration for an all-out celebration of food, flavor, and creative community as 25+ local restaurants, chefs, and mixologists compete for the title of best taco and margarita in the 302. You taste. You vote. You decide who takes the crown.
But it’s not just about the food.
🎵 Hot Sauce Band and DJ JY bringing the great tunes and vibes. Explore the Skull Gallery, a stunning silent auction of 20 hand-crafted ceramic skulls created by DAC Artists—raising critical funds to support artist development, youth programs, and free community art experiences across Sussex County.
Tickets:
🎟️ General Admission: $75 (Entry at 6 PM, unlimited tastings)
🎟️ VIP Access: $100 – Early entry at 5 PM (beat the crowd!), tequila tasting, special TacoMania gift, first look at the Skull Gallery, unlimited tastings all night
Why It Matters:
TacoMania is the Developing Artist Collaboration’s only annual fundraiser. Every ticket helps power DAC’s mission to elevate artists and build a thriving, creative economy.