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Annual Events
Plan your visit around one of these major events | Please call venue or check Website for dates/details as events may change without notice. |
JANUARY Acres of Spring -Longwood Gardens (through March)
March Bank Blooms - Winterthur Museum and Country Estate (through April)
Hagley's Invention Convention - Hagley Museum & Library |
FEBRUARY Victorine's Valentine Day - Hagley Museum & Library
Presidents Day Open House - American Helicopter Museum |
MARCH Caesar Rodney Half-Marathon & 5K Run/Walk - City of Wilmington
Hearts and Minds Independent Film Festival - City of Wilmington |
APRIL Meals from the Masters Weekend - Meals on Wheels DE, Downtown Wilmington
Wilmington Blue Rocks - minor league baseball season, Frawley Stadium, Riverfront Wilmington (through September)
Thoroughbred Racing - Delaware Park (through November) |
MAY 58th Annual Wilmington Garden Day - Various area locations
27th Winterthur Point-to-Point steeplechase races - Winterthur Museum and Country Estate
Annual Coventry Health Care Delaware Marathon and ING Direct 4-person relay, Marathon Sports Event Management
75th Radnor Hunt Races - Brandywine River Museum
Brandywine River Blues Festival - Chaddsford Winery
Festival of Fountains - Longwood Gardens (through September)
Wilmington Flower Market - Rockford Park, Delaware State Parks
Sheep Shearing Day - Greenbank Mill
81st Annual A Day in Old New Castle - Historic New Castle
Civil War Reenactment - Brandywine Creek State Park
Summer Nights Under the Stars - Friday Night Outdoor Concert Series - Chaddsford Winery (through August)
34th Antiques Show - Brandywine River Museum |
JUNE Greek Festival - Holy Trinity Church
Italian Festival - St. Anthony's Church, Little Italy
Delaware Smash World Team Tennis - AstraZeneca Tennis Facilities
NASCAR Races - Dover Downs
Separation Day - Historic New Castle
17th Annual DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival - Free - Rodney Square, City of Wilmington
A Day in Enchanted Woods - Winterthur Museum and Country Estate
Delaware Blue & Gold All-Star Game - University of Delaware
Civil War Experience - Greenbank Mill
FatherFest - American Helicopter Museum |
JULY Ice Cream Festival - Rockwood Mansion Park - Free
Diamond State Cat Show - Bob Carpenter Center Univ. of DE, Newark
Independence Day Freedom Celebration - Riverfront Wilmington, City of Wilmington
Liberty Day and Fireworks - White Clay Creek State Park
Del-Cap Festival of Thoroughbred Racing - Delaware Park
Summer Concert Series - Riverfront Wilmington (through September)
Best of Delaware Party - Delaware Today Magazine |
AUGUST 192nd August Quarterly - Riverfront Wilmington, The Oldest continually held African-American festival in the U.S.
Riverfront Blues Festival - Riverfront Wilmington, City of Wilmington
Labor Day Weekend Jazz Festival - Chaddsford Winery
11th Annual People's Tribute to Bob Marley Festival - Riverfront Wilmington |
SEPTEMBER Theatre Season Begins - (through May), Various venues
98th Arden Fair - Fine crafts and family fun, Arden
GardenFest - Longwood Gardens (into early October)
Annual Mushroom Festival - Historic Kennett Square, PA
Canal Fest - Delaware City
11th Annual DuPont Riverfest & Delaware Transportation Festival - Riverfront Wilmington
Cannon Fire Weekend - Fort Delaware State Park
Rotorfest - American Helicopter Museum, "The only all helicopter show in America!"
Art on the Green - Historic New Castle
Hispanic Festival - Riverfront Wilmington
Brandywine Arts Festival - Brandywine Park, Wilmington
Chadds Ford Days - Chadds Ford, PA
Hagley Car Show - Hagley Museum
GardenFair! - Winterthur Museum and Country Estate
49th Annual Polish-American Festival - Riverfront Wilmington
Oktoberfest - Delaware Saengerbund, Newark
NASCAR Races - Dover Downs |
OCTOBER Head of the Christina Regatta - Riverfront Wilmington
Autumn's Colors - Longwood Gardens
Antiques Festival - Historic Kennett Square
Annual Hagley Craft Fair - Hagley Museum & Library
Revolutionary Way to Make a Difference - Greenbank Mill
Festival in the Country - Dansko Fair Hill International |
NOVEMBER (Holiday tours marked * continue into/thru December)
Chrysanthemum Festival - Longwood Gardens
Delaware Antiques Show - Bank One Center on the Riverfront, Benefits Winterthur Museum and Country Estate
*Yuletide at Winterthur - Winterthur Museum and Country Estate
*A Longwood Gardens Christmas - Longwood Gardens WinterFest - Newark
*A Brandywine Christmas - Brandywine River Museum
*Herr's Holiday Lights Display - Free - Herr's Snack Factory |
DECEMBER A Brandywine Christmas - Brandywine River Museum
Christmas at Hagley - Hagley Museum & Library
Caroling on the Square - Rodney Square, City of Wilmington
The Nutcracker - Academy of the Dance, at the DuPont Theatre
The Nutcracker - First State Ballet Theatre, at The Grand Opera House
Spirit of Christmas - Historic New Castle
Yuletide at Winterthur - Winterthur Museum
A Longwood Gardens Christmas - Longwood Gardens
Sankta Lucia Celebration - Old Swedes Church
First Night Celebration - City of Wilmington |
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