Event Calendar

The Best of Delaware Party is a fun event that celebrates excellence and raises funds for local worthy causes. It continues to be one of the most popular events in the state. The people, places, services and restaurants that have received an esteemed Best of Delaware award use this night to showcase why they are worthy of their title. Guests are excited to get out, see old friends, make new ones, dance, drink, and sample the vast array of delicious food and enjoyable products offered by our… More

Rucker's shows center around the music found on his country albums, occasionally he will embrace his Hootie & The Blowfish heritage by turning "Let Her Cry" into a very sad, slow country tune or rely on the acoustic intro to "Hold My Hand" to really rile up the crowd before the sultry lyrics pour out. The renditions he has created with his country band, The Carolina Grey Boys, create virtually unrecognizable versions of the monster hits. Assigned seating is provided at… More

Voted 'Best Local Band in Nashville' by the Tennessean, the four classically trained musicians of Harpeth Rising bring an exciting and distinctively new sound to the folk genre. With a banjo and a fiddle, you might think they're traditional bluegrass - but think again. Cello and hand drums round out the ensemble, creating a truly unique sound. Their virtuosic instrumentals are coupled with intimate vocals and sincere lyrics. The group met at the Indiana University School of Music and were… More

Grab the girls and come on out to Frawley Stadium for Ladies Night at the Wilmington Blue Rocks! More

You are invited to take a step back in timefor an evening lantern tour of the museum. Led by an interpreter dressed in the uniform of the turn-of-the-century Life Saving Service patrol, the tour will detail the courage and hardship the surfment endured as they patrolled the beaches every night. The program ends with a nighttime trip to the beach for a patrol with lanterns. Participants should dress for the weather. 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

Join us at World Cafe Live at the Queen as we welcome Toy Soldiers, Hezekiah Jones, Jordan Hull, and The Fleeting Ends! 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

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