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

The Brandywine Valley Bike Tour is the first multi-day bike tour in this beautiful region where southeastern PA meets northern DE. Conquer the Hills or Ride the Rollers all morning and then visit the many cultural attractions all afternoon: the DE Art Museum, Winterthur & Nemours Mansions & Gardens, Hagley, Brandywine River Museum & Longwood Gardens. www.BrandywineValleyBikeTour.com. More

A weekend of bike riding through the Brandywine Valley region where Delaware meets Pennsylvania. Ride options range from 25 to 75 miles over rolling hill to hillier terrain and are fully supported with road markings and rest stops. After your ride, visit the region's attractions like Hagley, Winterthur and Nemours Mansion, the DE Art Museum, Longwood Gardens and the Brandywine River Museum. More

The Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation is happy to announce our first Delaware Lighthouse Festival! The festival is free and open to the public. Come enjoy food, music, art & friends! More

Join park naturalists as they enjoy watching ospreys, herons, and egrets, nesting gulls, diamondback terrapins and other marine life. Participants will receive basic instruction on kayaking skills and safety. All boating equipment is provided. Visitors will need to bring a supply of drinking water, wear close-toed shoes, clothes that are able to get wet, sunglasses and sunscreen. You must be 13 years of age or older to participate. More

Delaware's nationally accredited music school will showcase samplings of its finest programs. BYOC--"Bring Your Own Chair" More

Step back into 1864 on this special weekend featuring visiting living history and reenactment groups. Park interpreters and volunteers combine to portray people who lived, worked, or were imprisoned at Fort Delaware. Special programs all day including a firing of the massive 8-inch Columbiad cannon. More

It's not a Friday, but we're bringing you a very special Saturday Night Postgame Fireworks Show! Phineas and Ferb Night - Come on out as the Blue Rocks pay tribute to Phineas, Ferb, Perry and all the other characters from the hit Disney show! Don't worry, Candace wont bust you for coming out to support the Blue Rocks! JDRF Delaware Night - Join the Blue Rocks as they partner with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Delaware to find a cure for diabetes and its complications. Special… More

The John Galla Band is an original musical collective formed in February 2012 based around the extensive songwriting catalog of Philly singer/guitarist John Galla, whose debut album "Sketch" was released on Aural Mosaic Records in March 2011. Framed by lyrical wordplay, dynamic rhythm, poignant expression and the impeccable talents of multifaceted instrumentalists, Mike Chladek (bass/guitar), Dima Rozine (drums/percussion) and Gene Isayev (keys/flute/sax), the sound of the band is an… More

Join WXPN and World Cafe Live at the Queen as we celebrate the CD Release of indie rockers, The Spring Standards! Also performing: The Spinto Band, You Won't More

Enjoy the thrill of watching the Amateur World Championship for Skimboarding. 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

The Little League's Senior Softball World Series features a 6 Day tournament to see which 15-16 year old Girl's Softball Team is the best in the Little League. 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