Holiday Happenings
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Special Exhibition Tours
Delaware Art MuseumThrough February 18, 2023
Fearless Improv Monthly Shows!
The Delaware ContemporaryThrough April 29, 2023
Luminaries for Home
Mispillion Art LeagueThrough November 30
Mary Poppins, JR
Delaware Children's TheatreThrough December 18
Holiday Art Market
Newark Arts AllianceThrough December 31
SSP Presents: The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge
Riverfront TheaterThrough December 4
Winter Watercolor & Wine: Card Making
Biggs Museum of American ArtThrough December 1
PLAID TIDINGS: A SPECIAL HOLIDAY EDITION OF FOREVER PLAID
Delaware Theatre CompanyNovember 30 - December 18
Thursday Noontime Concert: Cartoon Christmas Trio
First & Central Presbyterian Church of WilmingtonDecember 1
The Wizard of Oz Mainstage Production!
Milton TheatreDecember 1
Hairspray
The Playhouse on Rodney SquareDecember 1 - December 4
Arden Artisans Holiday Market
Arden Buzz Ware Village CenterDecember 2
City of Newark Winterfest
Academy Building LawnDecember 2
First State Symphonic Band Christmas Concert
Smyrna Opera HouseDecember 2
Hotel Neon with Pre-Show Wellness Session
The QueenDecember 2
Mixed Chamber Recital
University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the ArtsDecember 2
Wilmington Holiday Gift & Art Market
NextFabDecember 2
The Wizard of Oz Mainstage Production!
Milton TheatreDecember 2
Holiday Open House at Rockwood
Rockwood Mansion ParkDecember 2 - December 3
Wilmington Children's Chorus Annual Holiday Concerts
Episcopal Church of Sts. Andrew and MatthewDecember 2 - December 3
Winter Wonderland Weekend at The Delaware Center for Horticulture
Delaware Center for HorticultureDecember 2 - December 3
Wilmington Children's Chorus Annual Holiday Concerts
Episcopal Church of Sts. Andrew and MatthewDecember 2 - December 3
Irving Berlin's - White Christmas The Musical
Possum Point Players TheatreDecember 2 - December 11
Art Works for the Holidays!
The Station GalleryDecember 2 - December 24
The 46th Annual Grand Gala starring Broadway's Renée Elise Goldsberry
The Grand Opera HouseDecember 3
Biggs Weekend: First Saturday - FREE Art Workshop (All Ages)
Biggs Museum of American ArtDecember 3
Capital Ringers presents "Christmas Reflections"
Community Church at Ocean PinesDecember 3
Curiosity Carnival
Winterthur Museum, Garden & LibraryDecember 3
First Saturday in Downtown Dover
Main Street (Dover)December 3
Fused Glass Winter Ornament with Cynthia Schmidt
Milton Arts GuildDecember 3
Gingerbread Bash
Newark Arts AllianceDecember 3
Holiday Stroll
The Music School of Delaware, Milford BranchDecember 3
Messiah by G. F. Handel
Dover High School, TheatreDecember 3
Shop & Savor: Double Spiral Chocolate
Winterthur Museum, Garden & LibraryDecember 3
Capital Ringers presents "Christmas Reflections"
Community Church at Ocean PinesDecember 3
Carols by Candlelight
First Presbyterian Church of NewarkDecember 3
Duke Ellington's The Nutcracker Suite
Milton TheatreDecember 3
A Jazz Christmas
Laird Performing Arts Center at Tatnall SchoolDecember 4
Capital Ringers presents "Christmas Reflections"
Conley's United Methodist ChurchDecember 4
Early Childhood: Holiday Sing
The Music School of DelawareDecember 4
Wilmington Handbell Ensemble presents "A Child's Christmas"
Ebenezer United Methodist ChurchDecember 4
Wilmington Handbell Ensemble presents "A Child's Christmas"
Ebenezer United Methodist ChurchDecember 4
Capital Ringers presents "Christmas Reflections"
Conley's United Methodist ChurchDecember 4
The Wizard of Oz Mainstage Production!
Milton TheatreDecember 4
Wilmington Handbell Ensemble presents "A Child's Christmas"
Ebenezer United Methodist ChurchDecember 4
Choral Celebration
University of Delaware, Mitchell HallDecember 4
Pottery Sale
New Castle County Art StudioDecember 5 - December 7
Handsewn Felt Ornaments
New Castle County Art StudioDecember 6
Handmade Embroidered Ornaments at Whitehall Rec Center
New Castle CountyDecember 7
Victorian Christmas Traditions
Kent County Public LibraryDecember 7
Why Black and White by Cole Thompson
Coastal Camera ClubDecember 7
“Hollywood History at the Court House: ‘Knickerbocker Holiday’ ”
New Castle Court House MuseumDecember 7
A Christmas Carol, Live!
Winterthur Museum, Garden & LibraryDecember 7 - December 8
Wilmington Handbell Ensemble presents "A Child's Christmas"
First & Central Presbyterian Church of WilmingtonDecember 8
The Wizard of Oz Mainstage Production!
Milton TheatreDecember 8
Wilmington Handbell Ensemble presents "A Child's Christmas"
First & Central Presbyterian Church of WilmingtonDecember 8
Homeschooling Art Days Holiday Special - Ages 11-15
New Castle County Art StudioDecember 8 - December 15
Old State House concert
The Old State HouseDecember 9
Woodburn Illuminated
Biggs Museum of American ArtDecember 9
Annual Tree Lighting at Brewings & Eats
Dogfish Head Brewings & EatsDecember 9
A Ceremony of Carols
Presbyterian Church of DoverDecember 9
Songs, Stories, and Sleighbells- A Holiday Celebration!
Smyrna Opera HouseDecember 9
Holiday Cabaret
The Everett TheatreDecember 9 - December 10
Holiday Celebration at Glasgow Park
Glasgow ParkDecember 9 - December 10
Delaware Dance Company's "The Nutcracker"
University of Delaware, Mitchell HallDecember 9 - December 11
Holiday Market
Milton Arts GuildDecember 9 - December 11
Art
The Delaware ContemporaryDecember 9 - December 17
The Wizard of Oz
Wilmington Drama LeagueDecember 9 - December 28
Lights Out presents "It's a Valli Christmas"
Smyrna Opera HouseDecember 10
The Swingles: Together for the Holidays
University of Delaware, Thompson Theatre at Roselle Center for the ArtsDecember 10
Wilmington Handbell Ensemble presents "A Child's Christmas"
Wilmington Handbell EnsembleDecember 10
Holiday Open House
Rehoboth Art LeagueDecember 10
Holiday Poetry
Mad Poets SocietyDecember 10
Irish Christmas in America
The Grand Opera HouseDecember 10
Southern Delaware Orchestra (SODELO) Holiday Concert
Camp ArrowheadDecember 10
First State Symphonic Band Annual Christmas Concert
St. David's Episcopal ChurchDecember 10
Cork Reindeer
Gilbert W. Perry Center for the Arts (The Gibby)December 10
Candlelight Concert
Winterthur Museum, Garden & LibraryDecember 10
Capital Ringers presents "Christmas Reflections"
Lutheran Church of Our SaviorDecember 10
Wilmington Handbell Ensemble presents "A Child's Christmas"
Wilmington Handbell EnsembleDecember 10
Snow Queen 2022
Laird Performing Arts Center at Tatnall SchoolDecember 10 - December 11
Holiday Dreams Cirque
The Playhouse on Rodney SquareDecember 10 - December 11
10th Anniversary Celebration at Gallery 37
Gallery 37- A Destination for Artful LivingDecember 10 - January 30, 2023
Creative Art Saturdays
New Castle County Art StudioDecember 10 - February 11, 2023
Capital Ringers presents "Christmas Reflections"
Seaford Historical SocietyDecember 11
Carols in Color
The Grand Opera HouseDecember 11
Symphony Concert
The Independence School - AuditoriumDecember 11
Sounds of the Season
Grace United Methodist ChurchDecember 11
Christmas Concert
Milford High SchoolDecember 11 - December 17
CHAMBER II—HOLIDAYS AT THE HOTEL
Hotel duPont Gold BallroomDecember 13
Encore Chorale of Wilmington for Older Adults - Debut Holiday Concert
Trinity Episcopal ChurchDecember 15
Duke Ellington's The Nutcracker Suite by Delmarva Big Band
Milton TheatreDecember 15
Thursday Noontime Concert: Center City Chorale: Christmastime
First & Central Presbyterian Church of WilmingtonDecember 15
The Runnin' Late Holiday Show
The QueenDecember 16
Mixers & Elixirs: Cheers to the Holidays
Winterthur Museum, Garden & LibraryDecember 16
Mixers and Elixirs
Winterthur Museum, Garden & LibraryDecember 16
The Nutcracker
The Grand Opera HouseDecember 16 - December 18
The Wilmington Ballet presents The Nutcracker
The Playhouse on Rodney SquareDecember 16 - December 18
Wilmington Handbell Ensemble presents "A Child's Christmas"
Westminster Presbyterian ChurchDecember 17
Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory"
Lewes Public LibraryDecember 17
Stanton's 4th Wall presents A Holiday Variety Show
Smyrna Opera HouseDecember 17
Wilmington Handbell Ensemble presents "A Child's Christmas"
Westminster Presbyterian ChurchDecember 17
Pam Tillis: "Belles & Bows" Country Hits & Christmas Favorites
The QueenDecember 18
Holiday Peace
Epworth United Methodist Church, RehobothDecember 18
I'm Dreaming of a Christ Christmas
Delaware State University, Education & Humanities TheaterDecember 18
Nefesh Mountain
the baby grandDecember 20
ICCL Presents: Kwanzaa with Sankofa
Sankofa Cultural Arts CenterDecember 28
