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Kids & Family Friendly
From hands-on art activities to plays for and with children, this category has a variety of arts and cultural events for families throughout Delaware.
Hispanic Heritage Month: Encanto
- Cinema Art Theater
- Through October 4
Free Family Film
- Kent County Parks and Recreation
- Presented by Kent County Public Library
- Through October 30
Victorian Paleontology
- John Bell House
- Saturday, October 3
Connecting Generations: Make Your Own Bowl
- New Castle County Art Studio
- Saturday, October 3
Chapel Street Concert Series: Pegasus Trio
- Chapel Street Players
- Presented by Newark Free Library
- Saturday, October 3
Fun with Clay
- New Castle County Art Studio
- Saturday, October 3
Drawing and Painting: Ages 11-17
- New Castle County Art Studio
- Saturday, October 3
Apple Harvest
- New Castle County Art Studio
- Saturday, October 3
Drawing and Painting: Ages 7-10
- New Castle County Art Studio
- Saturday, October 3
Art for All
- Mispillion Art League
- Saturday, October 3
Clay Works
- New Castle County Art Studio
- Saturday, October 3
Finding Nemo
- Delaware Children's Theatre
- October 3–18
Moonlight Princesses: A Tribute to Demon Hunters
- The Grand Opera House
- Sunday, October 4
October Outdoor Market At CCArts
- Center for the Creative Arts
- Sunday, October 4
Pumpkin Patch Sundays
- Loblolly Acres
- October 4–25
Bedazzled Books
- Kent County Public Library
- Monday, October 5
Homeschooling Art Days
- New Castle County Art Studio
- Wednesday, October 7
Mosaic Jack-O-Lantern Family Art Class
- New Castle County Art Studio
- Thursday, October 8
Superduo Beaded Earrings
- Gilbert W. Perry Center for the Arts (The Gibby)
- Friday, October 9
The Old State House Concert Series – Kate Mills
- The Old State House
- Presented by Delaware Friends of Folk
- Friday, October 9
Apple Scrapple Festival
- Town of Bridgeville
- October 9–10
Apple Scrapple Festival
- Town of Bridgeville
- October 9–10
SSP Presents: Beetlejuice Jr.
- Second Street Players
- October 9–18
Zombify Yourself Canvas Painting
- New Castle County Art Studio
- Saturday, October 10
Punkin Ale Fest 2026
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
- Saturday, October 10
Creative Art Saturday - Oil Pastel Reverse Drawings
- New Castle County Art Studio
- Saturday, October 10
Spooky Spider Handprint Canvas Painting Family Art Class
- New Castle County Art Studio
- Saturday, October 10
4th Annual Boo-Tique & Monster Market
- Bellefonte Arts
- Saturday, October 10
Family 2nd Sunday
- Delaware Art Museum
- Sunday, October 11
Art Battle Wilmington
- The Queen
- Sunday, October 11
The Sensory Studio: Creative Exploration
- New Castle County Art Studio
- Monday, October 12
"Spooky" Craft Night
- Gilbert W. Perry Center for the Arts (The Gibby)
- Friday, October 16
Pumpkin Play
- New Castle County Art Studio
- Saturday, October 17
2nd Annual Nemours Children's Health Run & Walk
- Nemours Mansion and Garden
- Sunday, October 18
CAMP Rehoboth Block Party
- CAMP Rehoboth
- Sunday, October 18
Youth Jewelry Arts Workshop - Sun. (10/18)
- Center for the Creative Arts
- Sunday, October 18
Chapel Street Concert Series: Sharon & Shawn
- Chapel Street Players
- Presented by Newark Free Library
- Monday, October 19
Little Listeners
- Delaware Art Museum
- Wednesday, October 21
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM CONCERT - PYXIS PIANO TRIO
- Delaware Art Museum
- Presented by The Music School of Delaware
- Wednesday, October 21
Positivity Rocks!
- Gilbert W. Perry Center for the Arts (The Gibby)
- Saturday, October 24
SUZUKI ACADEMY AT WILLIAM PENN DAYS
- The Music School of Delaware
- Saturday, October 24
Brass Pipes
- Westminster Presbyterian Church
- Presented by The Delaware Symphony Orchestra
- Sunday, October 25
Teen Pottery - Session 2
- Center for the Creative Arts
- October 26 – November 23
Fine Arts Foundation (Ages 9-12): Session 2
- Center for the Creative Arts
- October 28 – November 25
7th Annual Dia de los Muertos: Walking Among the Ancestors
- Delaware Art Museum
- Thursday, October 29
WILMINGTON COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA "Haunting Melodies"
- The Music School of Delaware
- Friday, October 30
Dance & Dine November 1, 2026
- Belvedere Fire Company Memorial Hall
- Sunday, November 1
Baywood Craft Fair
- Baywood Greens Clubhouse
- Sunday, November 1
ELF THE MUSICAL – MATINEE
- Milton Theatre
- Sunday, November 1
The Sensory Studio: Creative Exploration
- New Castle County Art Studio
- Monday, November 2