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, Hop Mountain and Fordham Copperhead, as well as the Delaware Beer Bracket winner, Oak Barrel Stout. More

Bring your lawn chair or blanket and watch a match of 1860's base ball between the Diamond State Base Ball Club and Resolute Base Ball Club of Elizabeth (NJ). More

The Queen's Second Annual American Craft Beer Event will give attendees the opportunity to sample the offerings of over a dozen local and regional breweries (and even a few from across the pond or north of the border). Escape the heat for an entire Saturday evening, strolling from table to table, educating your palate to the nuances of the brewers' art, while dining on offerings from our inclusive buffet where we use beers from the event to create paired savory dishes for your enjoyment. Discuss… More

Since 1980 the Delaware City Day Celebration has been a full day of fun family entertainment. The goal is to honor and celebrate our riverfront town’s historic architecture and our “small town America” culture. This will ultimately foster the continued preservation of Delaware City’s place in history, now and in the future. This celebration is organized by the Delaware City Day Committee which is an all volunteer committee appointed by the City of Delaware City. The event… More

By blending their extraordinary vocal and musical talents, Hotel California reproduces the sound of The Eagles while recreating a classic sound which undeniably trancends the boundaries of Rock, R&B, and Country. BYOC--"Bring Your Own Chair"   More

"Zoo in My Room" tells the story of a singing farmer and his family of barnyard animals that is grown through adoption. Lessons are learned, fears are overcome, songs are sung, and a good time is had by all. After the animals take their nap, KidSinger Jim grabs his cowboy guitar and closes out the show with a "hoedown" dance party. BYOC--"Bring Your Own Chair" 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

Thirty years after first frequenting the Back Porch Café as an aspiring artist, Pamella Bounds-Seemans will exhibit new paintings at the Rehoboth Beach restaurant from Friday, July 20 to Aug. 15. Bounds-Seemans, born and raised in Milton, is known for her acrylic paintings surrounded by a collage border and hand-painted frame. Her latest series, ‘Reminiscences of Gaudi,’ will feature local scenes, flowers, and beach images reinterpreted in her one-of-a-kind whimsical style.… 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

Delaware State University is pleased to host the Farmers Market for the third straight year. The market is open every Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. until late September. This year the location has moved to the corner of Rt. 13 and College Road next to the Agriculture Museum. The entrance is off College Road. Because the mission of Delaware State University includes service to the community, there is no fee or registration to the vendor. More

The 2012 Farmers’ Market season started Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 9 a.m. The market will run each Saturday until October 27, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 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

Amazing food, value and fun for the entire family! Over 70 individual owner operated shoping including PA dutch meats, baked good and much more!.  More

Visit Historic Lewes and shop local with over 35 vendors offering fresh produce, eggs, fruits, baked good, meats, fish, cut-flowers and herbs. Plus, learn from local chefs, master gardeners and sustainable agriculture experts. The 2012 season runs every Saturday from May 26 - Sept. 29th 8:00 a.m. - Noon. For more information please visit http://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org/. More