Nestled in the heart of the Mid-Atlantic, along the I-95 corridor, Delaware’s Greater Wilmington and Brandywine Valley area offers event planners (and their attendees) unparalleled variety to experience—tax-free!

In an economically challenging time, this historically diverse area offers an ideal location midway between New York and Washington, D.C., and 30 minutes from Philadelphia’s Center City district, and strategic access to one-third of the U.S. population within a 350-mile radius. In addition, planners experience immediate ROI before their event  because no sales tax is added to meeting room rental, food or beverage. Attendees experience a similar benefit since this lack of sales tax also applies to shopping, dining and entertainment.

Easily accessible from I-95, the New Jersey Turnpike, Amtrak (80 trains daily) and the Philadelphia International Airport (20 minutes), Greater Wilmington boasts more than 6,000 guest rooms and the ability to accommodate up to 1,600 attendees. In addition to world-famous museums and attractions, theatres, four-star restaurants and tax-free shopping, attendees can stroll along the picturesque Riverwalk or ride a water taxi to nightclubs and restaurants. Wilmington offers the convenience of big city amenities delivered with hometown charm.

Welcoming its first visitors in 1638, William Penn in 1682 and the du Pont family of industrialists in the early 1800s, the Greater Wilmington area today is defined by the historic figures, families and battles of yesteryear. From Colonial times through World War II, our area has played a key part in creating chapters in our nation’s history. Home to Brandywine Battlefield (Revolutionary War), Fort Delaware (Civil War), Kalmar Nyckel (Delaware’s 17th Century Tall Ship), Riverfront Wilmington (Former home of World War II Dravo Wilmington Shipyard), Air Mobility Command Museum, American Helicopter Museum and Dover AFB, our area is also known as “The Last Stop to Freedom” along the Underground Railroad. Fighting for freedom and justice has shaped thearea’s development for centuries.

Celebrating 82 annual events and festivals—including the August Quarterly, the nation’s oldest African-American festival circa 1814; A Day in Old New Castle, the nation’s oldest Home and Garden tour circa 1910; Greek, Italian, Polish and Jazz Festivals, just to name a few—expresses and embraces the diversity that defines the area.

To unlock all this tax-free destination has to offer, the Greater Wilmington CVB holds the key. Visit www.VisitWilmingtonDE.com or call (800) 489-6664 for more details.