The Mercury Cafe and Teahouse

06/17/2026

See you Friday or Saturday, but there are two shows! If you know our friend Jim you wouldn't want to miss this.

Join Jim Slagle & Company June 19 & 20 at 7 PM in Old Town Hall. Proceeds will benefit the New Castle Historical Society.

06/12/2026

06/10/2026

If you miss Separation Day this weekend the courthouse will still be offering tours on our official Separation day on Monday June 15th. We will be open from 12-6pm if you need a lil bite and a cocktail to celebrate!

Join us for the 250th anniversary of Separation Day on Monday, June 15, 2026 at the place where it happened!
NOTE: These programs are separate from the Separation Day festival and parade on Saturday, June 13 (though we will also be open that day).

🗣️ GUIDED TOURS - To explore the building, you must join a FREE guided tour at one of the scheduled times: 10 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, and 3 pm. There are NO self-guided tours.

🧜 CIVICS AND CRYPTIDS - Any time between 10 am and 4 pm, visit the east wing welcome area to learn about the civics of creating a state symbol and explore the history of the Zwaanendael Museum's merman as we work to get him promoted from beloved museum artifact to official Delaware state cryptid.

📜 DECLARATION PROGRAM - At 7 pm, one of our interpreters will present Coming of Age: Grievances of the Declaration of Independence, a guided exploration of the Declaration of Independence using more modern language.

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06/10/2026

Now featuring locally handmade tie dye from your guy Robin!!!!

Stop on by the Mercury and check em out. More to come!!!

Email Robin for custom quotes:

[email protected]

06/05/2026

Come catch Leo DiSanto at Old Town Hall Saturday, August 29th .

https://www.themercurynewcastle.com/event-details/leo-disanto-returns-2

06/04/2026

See you next Saturday!

Closing Early at 4:30 Saturday June 13th fyi. See you in the park at the stage for Separation Day .

Separation Day 2026: Delaware’s Other Independence Day What Is Separation Day? Separation Day is unique to Delaware — a celebration held annually on the second Saturday of June in Historic New Castle, which served as…

06/01/2026

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Happy Pride Month!

Kicking it off right with 's awesome handiwork curating our monthly employee drink picks board! Beautiful!

Come celebrate pride with us on Sunday, June 28th at The Mercury from 2pm to 6pm. We will feature pride themed cocktails and mocktails, fun music and hopefully lots of fun and dancing.

Temporary tattoos
Fun times with friends and neighbors
Drink and food specials

Aaaaand, the same day just take a stroll across the street to Old Town Hall for the first of many Last Sunday...Monthly...Punk Rock Flea Markets from 12pm-5pm!

***The first monthly market. This will be every LAST Sunday from 12-5***

See you there!