Freddie’s Beach Bar, the gay bar that has been operating in the Crystal City section of Arlington, Va., since 2001, is planning to open a new version of itself in Rehoboth Beach in time for Memorial Day weekend, according to owner Freddie Lutz.
Lutz said that similar to the Freddie’s in Arlington, the Rehoboth version will operate as a restaurant and bar with entertainment that is expected to include karaoke, drag bingo, and possibly drag shows.
The Rehoboth location will be in the downtown building where the Frog Pond bar and restaurant has operated since 1982 at 3S 1st Street.
Lutz says the Freddie’s Rehoboth space is one block from the boardwalk and a half block from Rehoboth Avenue, the main commercial street in the small, LGBTQ