About downtown Dover
Dover is home to a Main Street America program: a nationally Accredited downtown working to keep Dover's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
Main Street DoverAccredited
- Designation
- Nationally Accredited Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- Delaware On Main Streets
What's coming to this page
When the Main Street Dover team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Dover worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Dover.
Inns, B&Bs and hotels within walking distance.
Festivals, galleries, markets and events downtown.
Restaurants, cafés and taprooms on the square.
Nearby Main Street towns
- Smyrna, DE11 mi
- Clayton, DE11 mi
- Harrington, DE16 mi
- Milford, DE18 mi
- Middletown, DE23 mi
- Bridgeton, NJ24 mi
- Salem, NJ29 mi
- Milton, DE29 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Dover. See all 15 other Delaware downtowns on the state page.
Program details from the Main Street America network directory. Something out of date? Let us know through the form on this page.
For downtowns & shop owners
Run downtown Dover? Get featured.
If you lead Main Street Dover or own a shop here, tell us about your events, shops and holiday hours. Our editors feature downtowns and merchants in the Daily Downtown Digest.
Owners and downtown teams get the Digest every morning. Featured placement for shops is a simple monthly plan.