The Annual Point-to Point
Steeplechase Races at Winterthur Museum, Gardens & Library is a
well-established tradition in Wilmington.
On Sunday, May 3, enjoy horse races, an antique carriage parade, kilted
bagpipers, pony rides, special demonstrations and lavish tailgate picnics, all
in the setting of an American country estate.
www.winterthur.org
The Wilmington Flower Market in
Wilmington's Rockford Park is a perennial spring favorite. This three-day event is scheduled for May 8
through May 10. As always, it will
feature flowers and plants, including some from local gardens, food, rides,
games, crafts, vendors and plenty of live entertainment. www.wilmingtonflowermarket.org
The bikes return to Downtown Wilmington on May 16 through May 18 for the
Annual Wilmington Grand Prix and Gran Fondo.
The U.S. Cycling Association has designated the Wilmington Grand
Prix as one of the country's top 10 criterium races. The action starts on Friday
with the Monkey Hill time trials in Brandywine Park. It continues on Saturday in Downtown
Wilmington with a series of men's and women's criterium races over a one-mile
course with multiple laps. Corporate Challenge
Relay Races, Bike Parade and a Street Festival complete with BMX stunt bikers, live
music, sidewalk sales and food vendors add to the excitement. Both amateurs and professionals participate
in Sunday's Gran Fondo, Medio Fondo or Governor's Ride over spectacular 62-,
30- or 15-mile courses mapped through the beautiful Brandywine Valley and its
chateau country. www.wilmgrandprix.com
A Day in Old New
Castle is the nation's oldest, continuously
running house and garden tour. Located
off Interstate-95 just minutes south of Wilmington, Historic New Castle exceeds
Williamsburg in the number and authenticity of its historic structures, but
unlike Williamsburg, it is a fully occupied, vibrant community. On May 17, residents in this 350-year-old
town open their homes and carefully-tended gardens to the public. It's a unique opportunity to go inside homes
that are more than 200 years old and see how they've been adapted for
21st-century living. There's also a full
complement of historical re-enactments, military maneuvers, craft
demonstrations, period games, storytelling, colonial dancing and music. www.dayinoldnewcastle.org/
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church hosts the Annual Wilmington Greek
Festival on June 3 through June 7 from 11AM-11PM daily and admission is
free. This five-day event features
authentic Greek food with favorites like Pastichio, Moussaka, Dolmades,
Spanakopita, Gyros and Souvlaki followed by mouth watering, homemade desserts. Atlantis, a regionally renowned orchestra,
plays live Greek music nightly and the Terpsechorian Youth Folk dance group,
dressed in ethnic costumes, provides the entertainment. www.greekfestde.com
Experience Italian culture at its best during the St. Anthony's Italian Festival held in Wilmington's Little Italy on
June 8 through June 15. This weeklong,
family-oriented festival is one of the largest events of its kind on the East
Coast. Enjoy classical music and opera,
live Italian and contemporary music, string bands, strolling minstrels and
traditional dance. Artisans from Italy
are on hand to display and sell their handicrafts. Explore your genealogical heritage, take an
Italian language lesson or watch weavers and winemakers in action. There's also a full complement of traditional
midway attractions, carnival rides and games of chance and a selection of homemade
pasta dinners, Italian specialties and delicious desserts that are not to be
missed. www.stanthonysfestival.com
The Annual DuPont Clifford Brown
Jazz Festival returns to Wilmington June 18 through June 21. Sponsored by the DuPont Company and the City
of Wilmington, this free, open air festival is held in Downtown Wilmington's Rodney
Square, rain or shine. The festival
brings some of the most exciting jazz entertainers to the stage for a mix of
traditional jazz performances punctuated by fusion funk, blues and rock. www.CliffordBrownjazzFest.com
The Greater
Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau is a non-profit organization
founded in 1978, chartered by the Governor of Delaware, the New Castle County
Executive and the Mayor of Wilmington. Its mission is to serve as the
community's customer-focused destination marketing organization, generating
economic growth through leisure travel and meetings development by aggressively
marketing attractions, facilities, amenities and services for visitors.
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