Event Calendar

Take a tour and sample some Delaware Craft Beer! The best deal in town, for $5 you get the tour, five samples, and a pint glass to take home. Sample our signature beers, Oak Barrel Stout and Hop Mountain. More

Kick off the festivities at Bethany Beach with a parade starting at noon. The day full of events ends with fireworks at dusk. For more information, Call 302-539-8011 or visit www.townofbethanybeach.com. More

Enjoy historic exhibits and tours throughout the day, the American Legion parade, hours of musical performances on Legislative Mall, free children's activities, and food and craft vendors. It all leads to an exciting fireworks finish! More

Food, music and fireworks are part of the annual Liberty Day celebration that will once again take over the southern part of Newark and the University of Delaware campus from 6-9 p.m. July 4. The fireworks blast off at the University of Delaware's David M. Nelson Athletic Complex on South College Avenue at Del. 896 (near Delaware Stadium), but they can be viewed from various points throughout the area. Call 366-7147 for weather updates.   More

Old-fashioned children's games and activities on Second Street beginning at 9 am. Decorated boat parade on the canal beginning at 2 pm. Afterward, join in (or simply watch) the fun as the Annual Doo-Dah Parade takes to the streets of downtown Lewes. Jump in if you want to....No need to register or even to plan ahead....Just bring your own fun spirit and kazoo or bicycle or wagon or yo-yo or hula-hoop or anything family fun-oriented. Parade route: Manila Avenue, Kings Highway, Savannah Road,… More

July 4th Fireworks in Rehoboth Beach are presented by Main Street & Zambelli Internationale.  Every year on the July 4th weekend, more than 80,000 people gather on the boardwalk and shoreline in Rehoboth Beach for a marvelous fireworks display. Monday, July 4th, 2011 8-9 p.m. A performance by U.S. Navy Country Current at the Bandstand 9:15-ish -  a spectacular Fireworks display visible from the beach and boardwalk in Rehoboth and up and down the coast. After… More

"The Red, White, and Blue July 4th Celebration" takes place July 4 in Tubman-Garrett Park along the Riverwalk. After a day's worth of events, the Delaware Symphony Orchestra will perform a 75-minute finale concert boasting patriotic music that will lead up to fireworks at about 9:45 p.m. In the case of rain, the concert and fireworks will take place on July 5. More

Grab hold of wood and foam blocks, plastic tubes, and other architectural materials to build a city of structures. Use your imagination and other construction tools to make the streets, schools, parks, airports and houses of your ideal urban area. Engineer a massive roller coaster for plastic balls using giant blue building blocks and see how high you can make your structure, how many twists and turns you can design in, and how long it takes the balls to complete their journey. More

The 2012 Georgetown Farmers Market will open on WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 from 3-6 p.m and will be open Wednesday's throughout the season. The market will feature locally produced vegetables, herbs & spices, bakery items, meats & seafood, plans and Arts & Craft Vendors. The market will be located at the corner of North Bedford and Edward Streets again this year in the park. Plenty of parking! Vendors will be added as they join this great venue. More

Live theatre at the beach this summer is as easy as A-B-C! Clear Space’s 2012 Summer Repertory Season features ANNIE, BROADWAY AT THE BEACH, and CABARET. We’re bringing you live, high-quality musical theatre to you six nights a week this summer, all less than a block from the beach! More

Did you know the state of Delaware has played a major role in our exploration of space?  Learn more when you experience our latest traveling exhibit, Earth From Space!  See incredible images of our planet from a new vantage point with satellite photographs displaying major cities, forest fires, hurricanes, and river deltas.  Plus, discover how satellites are being used for more than just space exploration, including tracking massive flocks of birds in their annual… More

The image of the eagle has been an important icon in the history of the du Pont family. The du Pont family came to America on the ship “American Eagle," the DuPont Company's first product was Eagle Gun Powder, and decorative arts collected by Mrs. Louise du Pont Crowninshield were adorned with eagles, a common symbolic element in Federal-style furnishings. This exhibit is on display in the du Pont family ancestral home, Eleutherian Mills. Included in regular admission and tour. Free for members.… More

Commemorating the nation’s most successful university-museum partnership, A Lasting Legacy explores the changing roles of conservation and curatorial scholarship over the past 60 years. More

Winterthur’s major new exhibition, Uncorked! Wine, Objects & Tradition, is a joyous celebration of objects and imagery created in response to society’s love of wine. Featuring more than 300 objects, Uncorked! explores how wine was marketed, consumed, and enjoyed in America and Britain from the 1600s through the 1800s. A wide range of materials are represented, from wine bottles, decanters, and cellarettes to lead figures of Bacchus and “Champagne Charlie” song sheets.… More