Annual Events

January

Live Table Games Plus 2,500 Slot Machines and Simulcasting - Delaware Park Casino, Racetrack & Golf

Invention Convention - Hagley Museum & Library

Restaurant Week - Downtown Newark
 
Orchid Extravaganza - Longwood Gardens  

February

Art on the Town - Downtown Wilmington

Wine & Chocolate Month - Brandywine Valley Wine Trail

Victorine's Valentine's Day - Hagley Museum & Library
 
Chocolate Festival - Wilmington

Mid-Atlantic Food + Wine Feast - Wilmington

Hockessin Arts Festival - Hockessin Memorial Hall  

March

Winterthur Reopens for Guided Tours

The Sewell C. Biggs Furniture Forum -
Winterthur, Museum, Garden & Library
 
March Bank Blooms - Winterthur

Delaware Home Show - Chase Center on the Riverfront
 
Barrels on the Brandywine - Brandywine Valley Wine Trail

St. Patrick's Day Parade - Downtown Wilmington

Shrimp Feast - Middletown
 
Wilmington Winter Bluegrass Festival -
Crowne Plaza Wilmington North
 
International Orchid Show & Sale - Longwood Gardens

Caesar Rodney Half-Marathon & 5K Run/Walk - Wilmington
 
Annual Wine & Dine Downtown - Newark

Spring Blooms - Longwood Gardens  

April

Auburn Heights Easter Egg Hunt - Marshall Steam Museum at Auburn Heights


Kuerner Farm Tours- Chadds Ford, PA -
Brandywine River Museum
 
N.C. Wyeth Home & Studio Tours - Chadds Ford, PA - Brandywine River Museum

Wilmington Blue Rocks Baseball Season Opening Night - Frawley Stadium
 
Colonists' Day - Fort Christina Park

Meals from the Masters Weekend - Wilmington

Earth Day Festival - DuPont Environmental Education Center
 
City Restaurant Week - Downtown Wilmington

Annual Herb Festival & Sheep Shearing Day - Greenbank Mills
 
Nature Fest - Hagley Museum & Library

Annual Wildflower Celebration - Mt. Cuba Center  

May

Nemours Mansion & Gardens Reopens for Tours

May Day Nature Walk - Hagley Museum & Library

Arasapha Garden Club May Market: Spring Plant, Herb & Flower Sale - Historic New Castle

Kalmar Nyckel Sailing Season
 
Wilmington Garden Day
 
Fort Delaware Reopens

Historic Autos - Winterthur

Point-to-Point Steeplechase Races - Winterthur
 
Wilmington Flower Market-Rockford Park - Wilmington

Family Fun Kids Fest & Helicopter Rides - American Helicopter Museum & Education Center
 
Annual Wildflower, Native Plant & Seed Sale -
Brandywine River Museum

Live Thoroughbred & Arabian Horse Racing -
Delaware Park Casino, Racetrack & Golf

Mother's Day Express - Wilmington & Western Railroad
 
Christiana Care Health System Delaware Marathon Running Festival Marathon, Half Marathon, 4 Person Relay Team

Wilmington Grand Prix & Gran Fondo
 
A Day in Old New Castle

Radnor Hunt Races - Radnor Hunt Club

Annual Memorial Day Parade - Downtown Newark

Escape from Fort Delaware Triathlon - Delaware City
 
Festival of Fountains - Longwood Gardens

Fireworks & Fountains Shows - Longwood Gardens

Antiques Show - Brandywine River Museum 

June

NASCAR Races - Dover International Speedway

Friday Nights Under the Stars - Polo Field in Toughkenamon, PA-Brandywine Valley Wine Trail
 
Wine & Jazz Festival - Longwood Gardens

Newark Day - Downtown Newark
 
Steamin' Sunday - Marshall Steam Museum at Auburn Heights

Greek Festival - Trinity Church in Wilmington
 
Brandywine Food & Wine Festival - Myrick Conservation Center/Brandywine Valley Wine Trail

Separation Day - Historic New Castle
 
Light: Installations by Bruce Munro - Longwood Gardens

Prisoner of War Weekend - Fort Delaware

St. Anthony's Italian Festival

Delaware Chamber Music Festival

Enchanted Summer Day - Winterthur

FatherFest - American Helicopter Museum and Education Center

DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival - Downtown Wilmington

Canal Fest - Chesapeake City

Big Bang Barbecue Weekend - Brandywine Wine Trail

July

Fourth of July Fireworks - University of Delaware Athletic Complex in Newark

Old Fashion Ice Cream Festival at Rockwood Park

Delaware Shakespeare Festival - Rockwood Mansion Park

Wilmington Beer Week

 Delaware City Day & Fireworks Display - Delaware City

Delaware Handicap Race -
Delaware Park Casino, Racetrack & Golf

Best of Delaware Party - Dover Downs Hotel

Peoples' Festival, Annual Tribute to Bob Marley in Tubman - Garrett Riverfront Park

Annual Food & Brew Fest - Downtown Newark

August

Riverfront Blues Festival-Tubman - Garrett Riverfront Park in Wilmington

Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsman Fine Craft Fair -
Chase Center on the Riverfront

Osun Festival - Brandywine Park

Garden Festivus - Read House in Historic New Castle

Brandywine Bike Tour

Peach Festival - Middletown

August Quarterly - Various Locations in Wilmington

New Castle Antiques Show - Historic New Castle

September

Arden Fair

Hispanic Festival - Wilmington Riverfront

Brandywine Festival of the Arts-Josephine Park in Wilmington

Autumn's Colors - Longwood Gardens

Mushroom Festival in Kennett Square

Chadds Ford Days in Chadds Ford

OktoberFest - Delaware Saengerbund in Newark

Canal Fest - Delaware City

Revolutionary War Reenactment - Brandywine Creek State Park

Hagley Car Show - Hagley Museum & Library

Newark Film Festival in Newark Cinema Center 3

Polish Festival - Wilmington Riverfront

WilmFilm Festival - Delaware Art Museum

Delaware Dines Out

Fringe Festival - Downtown Wilmington

NASCAR Race Weekend - Dover Downs International Speedway

Harvest Festival - Brandywine Valley Wine Trail

Taste of Newark - Old College Lawn on U of D Campus

Art on the Green - Historic New Castle

October

Rocktoberfest - Middletown

Delaware Auto Show - Chase Center on the Riverfront

Annual Kitchen to Garden Tour - Historic New Castle

Harvest Moon Festival - Ashland Nature Center

Vendemmia da Vinci Wine Festival - Tubman Garrett Park in Wilmington Riverfront

Rotor Fest - American Helicopter Museum & Education Center

Festival in the Country - Dansko Fair Hill International

Hagley Craft Fair

Hauntings in History Walking Tours - Historic New Castle

Trick or Treat on Main Street - Downtown Newark

Chrysanthemum Festival - Longwood Gardens

November

Delaware Antiques Show - Winterthur at Chase Center on the Riverfront

WRC Fall Fest - Market Street

Holiday Tours at Nemours

Historic Odessa's Holiday Celebration

Main Street Christmas & Parade - Middletown

Yuletide - Winterthur

Herr's Light Display

A Longwood Christmas

Christmas at Hagley

A Brandywine Christmas - Brandywine River Museum

December

Christmas in Odessa

Holiday Open House - Brandywine Valley Wine Trail

Winterfest - Downtown Newark

Spirit of Christmas - Historic New Castle

New Castle by Candlelight Tours- Historic New Castle

Festive Foods - Historic Houses of Odessa

Sankta Lucia Celebration - Old Swedes Church

Candlelight Tours - Historic Houses of Odessa


Plan your visit around one of these major events.  Please contact the venue for dates/details as events may change without notice.