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Category: History & Culture
51 Events
Voices of Wilmington: A Community Reading Series - May Kickoff
- Wilmington Public Library
- Friday, May 22
Building America: Blacksmithing
- Greenbank Mills and Phillips Farm
- Saturday, May 23
Golden Hour
- Mt. Cuba Center
- May 23 – June 20
Garden Share Guest Days
- Mt. Cuba Center
- Sunday, May 24
Lock, Stock, & Barrel: Arms & Ammunition of the American Revolution
- Georgetown Public LIbrary
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Wednesday, June 3
Queering Delaware History
- Woodlawn Library
- Wednesday, June 3
In Conversation: Caribbean Heritage
- Delaware Historical Society
- Saturday, June 6
Not Today, PA
- Delaware Public Archives
- Saturday, June 6
Mid-Atlantic Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival
- Lewes Historical Society
- June 6–7
Steamin' Day
- Marshall Steam Museum at Auburn Heights
- June 7 – November 1
Steamin' Day at Auburn Heights
- Marshall Steam Museum at Auburn Heights
- June 7 – November 1
In Common Cause: Delaware’s Homefront in the Revolutionary War
- Greenwood Public Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Tuesday, June 9
The Delaware Poisoned Candy Murders of 1898
- Delaware City Library
- Wednesday, June 10
Independence or the Bayonet
- Volunteer Brewing Company
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Thursday, June 11
Independence or the Bayonet
- Volunteer Brewing Company
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Thursday, June 11
Black Family History with the Delaware Public Archives
- Appoquinimink Public Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Friday, June 12
2nd Saturday Presents: Poetic Memory: A Gathering of Elders
- The Delaware Contemporary
- Saturday, June 13
Black Family History at the Delaware Public Archives
- Woodlawn Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Monday, June 15
Not Today, PA
- Delaware Historical Society
- Wednesday, June 17
Restore & Remember: Jason Beach
- Trap Pond State Park
- Presented by Delaware Historical Society
- Friday, June 19
Flags of Our Forefathers: Finding Your Roots in the Revolution
- Wilmington Brew Works
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Monday, June 22
From the Vault: Revolutionary Singalong
- Delaware Historical Society
- Tuesday, June 23
Art Crime Uncovered: A Conversation with Laura Evans and Robert Wittman
- Biggs Museum of American Art
- Thursday, June 25
In Common Cause: Delaware’s Homefront in the Revolutionary War
- Kent County Public Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Thursday, June 25
Revolutionary Spirits
- Delaware Historical Society
- Friday, June 26
2026 Positively Dover, African American Festival
- Legislative Mall, Dover
- Saturday, June 27
Independence or the Bayonet
- Bear Public Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Saturday, June 27
Milling in the Revolution: Millstones for Flour
- Greenbank Mills and Phillips Farm
- Saturday, June 27
Provisions at the Ponds
- Mt. Cuba Center
- Saturday, June 27
Board Game Night – Road to Liberty
- Kent County Public Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Monday, June 29
In Common Cause: Delaware’s Homefront in the Revolutionary War
- Claymont Branch Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Wednesday, July 1
Flags of Our Forefathers: Finding Your Roots in the Revolution
- Brandywine Hundred Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Monday, July 13
Independence or the Bayonet
- Delaware Historical Society
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Wednesday, July 15
Independence or the Bayonet
- Delaware Historical Society
- Wednesday, July 15
These Houses Were Homes: 5 Generations of Black Community in Old New Castle
- Read House & Gardens
- Presented by Delaware Historical Society
- July 18 – November 21
In Common Cause: Delaware’s Homefront in the Revolutionary War
- Brandywine Hundred Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Monday, July 20
Lock, Stock, & Barrel: Arms & Ammunition of the American Revolution
- Brandywine Hundred Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Monday, July 27
Black Family History at the Delaware Public Archives
- Route 9 Library & Innovation Center
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Tuesday, July 28
Delaware Community Preservation Lab
- Delaware Historical Society
- Saturday, August 8
Fall Festival at Newlin Grist Mill
- Newlin Grist Mill
- Saturday, September 19
In Conversation: A Community Dialogue on Redistricting
- Delaware Historical Society
- Monday, September 21
Feeding in the Revolution: Baking During the Revolution
- Greenbank Mills and Phillips Farm
- Saturday, September 26
Building America: Sandcasting
- Greenbank Mills and Phillips Farm
- Saturday, October 24
Processing in the Revolution: The Madison Factory and Merino Mania
- Greenbank Mills and Phillips Farm
- Wednesday, November 4
National Theatre Live 2025 - 2026 Series at the Cinema Art Theater
- Cinema Art Theater
- Presented by Rehoboth Beach Film Society
- Through May 23
Reflections: 25 Objects for 250 Years of Delaware History
- Biggs Museum of American Art
- Through January 3, 2027
Allies for Justice: Delaware's Role in Brown v. Board of Education
- Delaware City Library
- Wednesday, March 11
Public Archaeology at Newlin Grist Mill
- Newlin Grist Mill
- Through October 17
Museum Highlights Tour
- Biggs Museum of American Art
- Through December 5
Newlin's America 250 Celebration: Building America Through Trades and Food
- Newlin Grist Mill
- Through June 6
A Dark Spring
- Talleyville Frame Shoppe & Gallery
- Through May 31
22 Organizations
Bellanca Airfield Museum
- New Castle
Belmont Hall
- Smyrna
Claymont Historical Society
- Claymont
DelaQueer
Elevate Vocal Arts
- Wilmington
Fort MIles Museum, Inc
- Lewes
Jane and Littleton Mitchell Center for African American Heritage
- Wilmington
Main Street Delaware City Inc
- Delaware City
Odessa Fieldstone Stable
- Odessa
Old Town Hall
- Wilmington
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute-OLLI
- Wilmington
Port Penn Interpretive Center
- Delaware City
Talbot County Garden Club
- Easton
Talbot Historical Society
- Easton
The Light Entertainment
- Middletown
The Mill
- Wilmington
Willingtown Square
- Wilmington
Wilmington DE Civil War Round Table
- Hockessin
Delaware Shoppes
- Dover
Pennsbury Historic Mill
- Chadds Ford
Stone Stable, Odessa
- Odessa
The Green, Dover
- Dover