Shanty Night at the Sussex Tavern is a monthly event full of time travelling adventure! Join us every third Friday evening to experience epic singing, cheering, ranting and raving like true British sailors would. This event is FREE. Drinks not included.
On Friday, November 14th, 2025, join us at the Historic Lewes Town Campus on Shipcarpenter Street from 5:00-8:00 for the return of a popular nighttime special event: Fires of the Revolution Bonfire Night! Our world looks very different after dark than it did in 18th-century America, especially as their nights were lit with the fires
Experience a taste of what Historic Lewes has to offer our community on First Fridays! Each month from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., visit the Sussex Tavern for a colonial-inspired beverage, stop into the Lewistown Coffee-house for a taste of the Revolution, browse the Historic Lewes Antique Shop, listen to live music, take a tour,
Experience Lewes legends and lore, meet creatures and characters of both the bygone times and other worlds, and have a terrifyingly good time indulging in great food, potent potions (adult beverages), a costume contest, and live music played Electric Velvet on our historical and many say haunted campus!
Harvest Fair 1775: Revolution Rising October 18-19, 2025 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Saturday), 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. (Sunday) | Historic Lewes Town Campus, 110 Shipcarpenter Street Admission: $10.00 Join Historic Lewes in commemorating the American Revolution in our community 250 years later, stepping back into the autumn of 1775. The everyday people
Join Historic Lewes in commemorating the American Revolution in our community 250 years later, stepping back into the autumn of 1775.
Join the Seashore Striders in Lewes for the 21st annual Cannonball 5k Run & Walk. The Cannonball 5k is a flat & fast course through the Town of Lewes. The race will start and finish at the Lewes Historical Society with a beautiful course through historic Lewes taking in a course often called "the most
A wonderful way to start your day practicing yoga outside on the beautiful and Historic Lewes Town Campus surrounded by historic properties from the bygone times, flowers in bloom planted by and maintained by volunteers of the Lewes Historical Society, and a delightful little garden. After class, enjoy a cup of coffee, iced tea, or
Step back into 1813 as Lewes defies the might of Great Britain's Royal Navy. Commodore John P. Beresford and his squadron of warships fly the colors of the British Empire just offshore, and the town is threatened by enemy guns. This one-day event commemorates old Lewestown's spirited resistance at the mouth of Delaware Bay during
