Event Calendar

Join World Cafe Live at the Queen and Abita Brewing Company celebrating great craft beer during Wilmington Beer Week with great tunes, great beers, and CRAWFISH! May be some gator on the menu too… Abita Brewing Company is bringing 7 great beers all the way from Louisiana! TurboDog, Jacomo IPA, Abita Amber, Purple Haze, will be poured as well as rarities in the Delaware market including Andy Gator, the high gravity Helles Dopplebock straight from the swamp, Double Dog, the 25th anniversary… More

These woven rope bracelets have been worn by mariners for ages, including the surfmen of the U.S. Life-Saving Service. Staff from the Delaware Seashore Park will provide ropse and instructions for you to make your own! Pre-registration is required. More

Opera Delaware, will perform eveyone's favorite selections by Mozart, Puccini, and Verdi as well as many delightful songs from traditional Viennese operetta and the American musical theater. Featured will be four soloists who have recently appeared in major roles with the company. BYOC-"Bring Your Own Chair" More

Join us at World Cafe Live at the Queen as we present Rebirth Brass Band! 2012 Grammy Award winners the Rebirth Brass Band are a New Orleans institution. Formed in 1983 by the now infamous Frazier brothers, the band has evolved from playing the streets of the French Quarter, to playing festivals and stages all over the world. Rebirth is committed to upholding the tradition of brass bands while at the same time incorporating modern music into their show. Their signature brand of heavy funk has… More

Gates open at 6:15pm and you are encouraged to bring picnic baskets, blankets and low-backed chairs for general admission lawn seating. There will be pre-show music and two actors from the production will offer insight to the play. The main event "A Midsummer Night's Dream" will begin at 7:30pm. More

Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, Delaware Shakespeare Festival presents Shakespeare’s most magical comedy. During one enchanting forest night, a fairy king and queen duel for supremacy, young lovers fall wildly out of and into love, and the world’s worst acting troupe puts on a remarkable show. With music and dance, comedy and romance, this is the perfect play for an outdoor summer night. Gates open early for picnics and pre-show entertainment. Wed - Sat gates will open at 6:15pm. … More

Experience dynamic entertainers, thrilling carnival rides, and great exhibits on agriculture in Delaware. Every year, the fair continues its tradition of being "Bigger and Better Than Ever." 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

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