Regional Events

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

JANUARY

• Acres of Spring (through March)
  Where: Longwood Gardens
  
• March Bank Blooms (through April)
  Where: Winterthur Museum and Country Estate
• Hagley's Invention Convention
  Where: Hagley Museum & Library
  
  

FEBRUARY

• Victorine's Valentine Day
  Where: Hagley Museum & Library
  
• Presidents Day Open House
  Where: American Helicopter Museum and Education Center
  

MARCH

• Caesar Rodney Half-Marathon & 5K Run/Walk benefiting the American Lung Association of Delaware
  Where: City of Wilmington

APRIL

• Meals from the Masters Weekend - Meals on Wheels DE
  Where: Downtown Wilmington
  
• Wilmington Blue Rocks Baseball - Minor League Baseball Season (through September)
  Where: Frawley Stadium, Riverfront Wilmington
  
• Thoroughbred Racing (through November)
  Where: Delaware Park Racing-Slots-Golf
  

MAY

• Wilmington Garden Day
  Where: Various area locations
  Annual self-guided tour of distinctive homes and gardens
  
• Winterthur Point-to-Point Steeplechase Races
  Where:  Winterthur Museum and Country Estate - Enjoy antique carriages and historic autos, family fun and tailgate picnicking.
  
• Christiana Care Health System Delware Marathon Running Festival - Marathon, Half Marathon, 4 Person Team Relay
  Where: Tubman Garrett Riverfront Park
  
• Radnor Hunt Races
  Where: Brandywine River Museum
  
• Brandywine River Blues Festival
  Where: Chaddsford Winery
  
• Festival of Fountains (through September)
  Where: Longwood Gardens
• Wilmington Flower Market
  Where: Rockford Park, Delaware State Parks
• Sheep Shearing Day
  Where: Greenbank Mills & Phillips Farm
• A Day in Old New Castle
  Where: Historic New Castle
• Civil War Reenactment
  Where: Brandywine Creek State Park
• Summer Nights Under the Stars - Friday Night Outdoor Concert Series (through August)
  Where: Chaddsford Winery 
• Antiques Show
  Where: Brandywine River Museum
• NASCAR Races
  Where: Dover Downs Hotel & Casino
  
  

JUNE

• Greek Festival
  Where: Holy Trinity Church
• St. Anthony's Italian Festival
  Where: St. Anthony's Church, Little Italy
• Separation Day
  Where: Historic New Castle
• DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival - Free
  Where: Rodney Square, City of Wilmington
• A Day in Enchanted Woods
  Where: Winterthur Museum and Country Estate
• Delaware Blue & Gold All-Star Game
  Where: University of Delaware
• Civil War Experience
  Where: Greenbank Mills & Phillips Farm
• FatherFest
  Where: American Helicopter Museum

JULY

• Diamond State Cat Show - Bob Carpenter Center
  Where:  Univ. of Delaware, Newark
• Independence Day Freedom Celebration
  Where: Riverfront Wilmington, City of Wilmington
• Liberty Day and Fireworks
  Where: White Clay Creek State Park
• Del-Cap Festival of Thoroughbred Racing
  Where: Delaware Park
• Summer Concert Series (through September)
  Where: Riverfront Wilmington
• Best of Delaware Party - Delaware Today Magazine
  
  

AUGUST

• August Quarterly - The Oldest continually held African-American festival in the U.S.
  Where: Riverfront Wilmington
• Riverfront Blues Festival
  Where: Riverfront Wilmington
• People's Tribute to Bob Marley Festival
  Where: Riverfront Wilmington
  
  

SEPTEMBER

• Labor Day Weekend Jazz Festival
  Where: Chaddsford Winery
• Theatre Season Begins - (through May)
  Where: Various venues
• Arden Fair - Fine crafts and family fun
  Where: Arden
• GardenFest (through early October)
  Where: Longwood Gardens
• Mushroom Festival
  Where: Historic Kennett Square, PA
• Canal Fest
  Where: Delaware City
• DuPont Riverfest & Delaware Transportation Festival
  Where: Riverfront Wilmington
• Cannon Fire Weekend - Fort Delaware State Park
  Rotorfest
  Where: American Helicopter Museum
• Art on the Green
  Where: Historic New Castle
• Hispanic Festival
  Where: Riverfront Wilmington
• Brandywine Arts Festival
  Where: Brandywine Park, Wilmington
• Chadds Ford Days
  Where: Chadds Ford, PA
• Hagley Car Show
  Where: Hagley Museum
• GardenFair!
  Where: Winterthur Museum and Country Estate
• Polish-American Festival
  Where: Riverfront Wilmington
• Oktoberfest
  Where: Delaware Saengerbund, Newark
• NASCAR Races
  Where: Dover Downs
  
  

OCTOBER

• Head of the Christina Regatta
  Where: Riverfront Wilmington
• Autumn's Colors
  Where: Longwood Gardens
• Antiques Festival
  Where: Historic Kennett Square
• Hagley Craft Fair
  Where: Hagley Museum & Library
• Revolutionary Way to Make a Difference
  Where: Greenbank Mills
• Festival in the Country
  Where: Dansko Fair Hill International

NOVEMBER

• Chrysanthemum Festival
  Where: Longwood Gardens
• Delaware Antiques Show - Benefiting Winterthur Museum and Country Estate
  Where: Chase Center on the Riverfront
• *Yuletide at Winterthur
  Where: Winterthur Museum and Country Estate
• *A Longwood Gardens Christmas
  Longwood Gardens WinterFest
• *A Brandywine Christmas
  Where:  Brandywine River Museum
• *Herr's Holiday Lights Display - Free
  Where: Herr's Snack Factory
• Holiday Tours
  Where: Nemours Mansion & Gardens
  
  

DECEMBER

• A Brandywine Christmas
  Where: Brandywine River Museum
• Christmas at Hagley
  Where: Hagley Museum & Library
• Caroling on the Square
  Where: Rodney Square, City of Wilmington
• The Nutcracker - Academy of the Dance
  Where: DuPont Theatre
• The Nutcracker - First State Ballet Theatre
  Where: The Grand Opera House
• Spirit of Christmas
  Where: Historic New Castle
• Yuletide at Winterthur
  Where: Winterthur Museum
• A Longwood Gardens Christmas
  Where: Longwood Gardens
• Sankta Lucia Celebration
  Where: Old Swedes Church
• First Night Celebration
  Where: City of Wilmington
• Christmas In Odessa