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

Milton will host the second annual “Fall into Milton” festival downtown from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. It is a fall festival featuring fall produce, mums, pumpkins, crafts, jewelry, antiques, demonstrations, activities and food. There will be fun fall activities for all ages, including a pet costume contest, pumpkin painting, strawman puppetmaking, and more. The event is free and will be rain or shine. Fall into Milton will take place in downtown Milton at the corner of… More

Join us for Free Family Fun at the 5th Annual Blackbird Creek Fall Festival! Delight in the beauty of the Blackbird Creek as you enjoy Hayrides, Hikes, Live Music, Artisans, Demonstrations, Food, Kids Crafts and Games, Exhibitors, and much more! More

Marsh Walk Learn about the “other” side of Route 1 Join us on the first and third Saturday of each month for nature discoveries, history, and art projects! Please dress for the weather. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-register. Walk-ins accepted on a space-available basis. All ages $4 per person More

Make your own rope keychain! Monkey fists had special significance to sailors because it was often the first thing that connected them to land at the end of a long sea voyage. A monkey fist was used to give weight to the small having ropes which were used to pull the larger ropes used to secure the ship to shore. We’ll provide all the materials and instruction for you to make your own! Pre-register. Ages 12 and up Participants must be at least 12 years of age $10 per person More

The SCA will host an Hispanic celebration with key-note speaker, Secretary Vivian Rapposelli, live music, authentic cuisine and the documentary film, "Estamos Aqui" by local director, Sharon Baker. More

Full of astonishing power and beauty, Staff Benda Bilili have become an unstoppable force in global music, dazzling the world over with their mesmerizing rumba-rooted grooves and vibrant vocals. “In world music circles, this eight-piece from the Congo are the most talked about band of the year” -Daily Telegraph More

It’s a musical experience like no other when legends of funk n’ soul, Tower of Power ("So Very Hard To Go,” “What is Hip?”) and Average White Band (“Pick Up the Pieces”) share the stage for one thrilling, funky night. More

Celebrate the 75th anniversary of Delaware's Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge with activities and events throughout the day, presentations and refuge tours.  More

Our woods have become haunted! Come join us for our first annual "Boo! At the Zoo" Halloween event. We are happy to extend our hours Friday & Saturday nights from September 28th through October 27th. We will be open until 9:00 p.m. for a walk through our decked out haunted woods. Blackbird Forest at night is spooky enough, but we have a graveyard, ghosts, scarecrows, pumpkins, spiders, and a few other surprises along the way! Spooky, NOT scary, family friendly, and great for kids.… More

On Saturdays in October, families can take a hayride along the Brandywine to experience the beautiful fall foliage in the Powder Yard. Visitors can see a gunpowder explosion, the roll mill in action, and working nineteenth-century machines. Children can try their hands at seasonal crafts, such as corn-husk dolls and apple wreaths. Get a taste of fall with local apple cider and enjoy live music. Included with admission, free for members. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141. More

6 Acre corn maze (with trivia stations) - Mini corn maze (5 and under) - Free small pumpkin included in admission - Pumpkin painting - Super straw slides - Straw castle - Mini straw maze - Tricycle races - Corn crib - Rubber ducky races - Pumpkin checkers - Free parking Saturdays Only: - Petting zoo - Hay rides - Pony rides - Face painting - Pumpkin train - Live entertainment - Lions Club Grille will be open with food and beverages - Kettle corn, caramel apples, and more *Call for prices and… More

Philadelphia artist Jenny Drumgoole’s work questions our cultural obsession with celebrity. Real Women of Philadelphia is a mockumentary of her own quest to meet Southern culinary star Paula Dean. More

Alison Stigora Natural Forces Constance S. and Robert J. Hennessy Project Space September 7 – December 9, 2012 Stigora creates elaborate gallery installations using burnt wood. Her work explores human activity and the destructive forces of nature. More

Kozma presents colorful, hand-embroidered pencil drawings of organo-geometric forms that generate a dialogue about the natural and built environment. 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

Nicholas Kripal: New Work E. Avery Draper Gallery September 22, 2012 – January 6, 2013 Kripal’s elegant ceramic forms derive their shape from disposable food containers of the past. His work straddles the line between fine art and design. More

Kripal’s elegant ceramic forms derive their shape from disposable food containers of the past. His work straddles the line between fine art and design. 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

Young Country specifically examines how artists living in “fringe” art centers are re-defining ideas of fine art, class, and “country” in America. More

Girandola uses duct tape to render local, national and global cultural icons. From the Taj Mahal to vintage cars and L.A. diners, his large-scale canvasses reflect layered social commentary through a folk vernacular. 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