Name: 2025 TacoMania - Party With Purpose
Start: 2025-10-09T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-09T20:30:00-04:00
Location: Rusty Rudder

TacoMania 2025
📅 Thursday, October 9, 2025
📍 The Rusty Rudder, Dewey Beach
⏰ VIP Entry: 5:00 PM | General Admission: 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!
Join us 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 30 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 (ON SALE NOW FOR $69 TIL AUG 31) – 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
Early bird pricing is available for a limited time—get your tickets now before they sell out!
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.
NOTE: AVOID TICKET SCAMS! ANY POSTS ABOUT TICKET RESELLING WILL BE DELETED. To buy tickets, please only purchase them from us through our website (Givebutter platform). Please email [email protected] if you need help.