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COOL JAZZ FROM A COOL COUNTRY: OSKAR STENMARK TRIO
- Old Swedes Historic Site
- Presented by The Arts at Trinity
- Sunday, October 4
Women Scorned: Petit Treason and Punishment in 18th Century Delaware
- Appoquinimink Public Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Monday, October 5
Author Talk with Erin Riley, Rock Radio Programmer for WWMR and KROQ
- Huxley & Hiro Booksellers
- Tuesday, October 6
Gene Baur Author Talk "Farm Sanctuary: The Story of a Movement"
- Huxley & Hiro Booksellers
- Wednesday, October 7
Speaker Series at Six Paupers in Hockessin
- Wilmington DE Civil War Round Table
- Wednesday, October 7
Preserving Delaware's Songs: The Derek Piotr Fieldwork Archive
- Delaware Historical Society
- Thursday, October 8
Derek Piotr: Creating a Folk Music Archive
- Kent County Public Library
- Friday, October 9
Goth Ball at Rockwood
- Rockwood Park & Museum
- Friday, October 9
Hispanic Heritage Month: Pan's Labyrinth
- Cinema Art Theater
- October 9–11
Charles Lindbergh: Hero or Villain?
- Milford Public Library
- Saturday, October 10
Flags of Our Forefathers: Finding Your Roots in the Revolution
- Delaware Historical Society
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Saturday, October 10
Haunted Trails at Rockwood
- Rockwood Park & Museum
- October 10 – November 1
Lock, Stock, & Barrel: Arms & Ammunition of the American Revolution
- Bowers Beach Maritime Museum
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Sunday, October 11
Revolutionary Reads – "Treacherous Beauty" (Mark Jacob/Stephen H. Case)
- Kent County Public Library
- Tuesday, October 13
Lock, Stock, & Barrel: Arms & Ammunition of the American Revolution
- Kirkwood Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Wednesday, October 14
Peace Pole Ceremony and Poetry Circle
- Finist and the Owl
- Friday, October 16
Historic Perspectives Photo Walk
- Delaware Historical Society
- October 17 – November 14
A Gathering of Mountain Voices: Poetry on the Front Porch
- Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village
- Presented by Delaware Poets, Inc.
- Sunday, October 18
At the Sign of the Crumhorn
- Christ Church Christiana Hundred
- Presented by Piffaro, The Renaissance Band
- Sunday, October 18
Mapping the Delaware Diaspora: Life & Legacy of Samuel E. Cornish
- Virtual
- Presented by Delaware Historical Society
- Monday, October 19
Independence or the Bayonet
- Arden Gild Hall
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Tuesday, October 20
Forgotten Family: Pauper Records and Genealogy at the Delaware Public Archives
- Kent County Public Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Wednesday, October 21
Tavern Talks: Lock, Stock, & Barrel: Arms & Ammunition of the American Revolution
- Volunteer Brewing Company
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Thursday, October 22
Building America: Sandcasting
- Greenbank Mills and Phillips Farm
- Saturday, October 24
7th Annual Dia de los Muertos: Walking Among the Ancestors
- Delaware Art Museum
- Thursday, October 29
Tarot Card Read and Make Night
- Biggs Museum of American Art
- Thursday, October 29
The Newlin Speaker Series:
- Newlin Grist Mill
- Thursday, October 29
Haunted Delaware
- Delaware Historical Society
- Friday, October 30
Lock, Stock, & Barrel: Arms & Ammunition of the American Revolution
- Kent County Public Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Wednesday, November 4
Processing in the Revolution: The Madison Factory and Merino Mania
- Greenbank Mills and Phillips Farm
- Wednesday, November 4
Speaker Series at Six Paupers in Hockessin
- Wilmington DE Civil War Round Table
- Wednesday, November 4
Delaware Community Preservation Lab
- Delaware History Museum
- Saturday, November 7
Tavern Night 2026
- Newlin Grist Mill
- Saturday, November 7
Women Beyond Measures 2nd Anniversary Celebration: A Night of Film, Purpose & Impact
- Milford Senior Center
- Saturday, November 21
Revolutionary Spirits
- Delaware History Museum
- Saturday, December 5
Toward the Beloved Community: A Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Delaware State University
- Sunday, January 17, 2027
Speaker Series at Six Paupers in Hockessin
- Wilmington DE Civil War Round Table
- Wednesday, February 3, 2027
Speaker Series at Six Paupers in Hockessin
- Wilmington DE Civil War Round Table
- Wednesday, March 3, 2027
Speaker Series at Six Paupers Hockessin
- Wilmington DE Civil War Round Table
- Wednesday, April 7, 2027
Speaker Series at Six Paupers Hockessin
- Wilmington DE Civil War Round Table
- Wednesday, May 5, 2027
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
Steamin' Day
- Marshall Steam Museum at Auburn Heights
- Through November 1
Steamin' Day at Auburn Heights
- Marshall Steam Museum at Auburn Heights
- Through November 1
Objects, Ideals & Delaware's Unfinished Revolution
- Delaware History Museum
- Presented by Delaware Historical Society
- Through December 31
Ancestral Dream, Living Blueprint Exhibition
- Delaware Historical Society
- Through October 17
Outdoor Guided Tour: The Rockwood Experience
- Rockwood Park & Museum
- Through November 29
Rockwood’s Outdoor Self-Guided Tour
- Rockwood Park & Museum
- Through November 29
Yappy Hour: Rockwood Dog Party
- Rockwood Park & Museum
- Through October 18
Guided Tour: Art Collection with the Director
- Rockwood Park & Museum
- Through November 15
These Houses Were Homes: 5 Generations of Black Community in Old New Castle
- Read House & Gardens
- Presented by Delaware Historical Society
- Through November 21
Outdoor Guided Tour: The Servants
- Rockwood Park & Museum
- Through November 22
Hispanic Heritage Month: Encanto
- Cinema Art Theater
- Through October 4
Seasonal Sunset Hikes
- Rockwood Park & Museum
- Through December 3
23 Organizations
Bellanca Airfield Museum
- New Castle
Belmont Hall
- Smyrna
Claymont Historical Society
- Claymont
DelaQueer
Delaware Juneteenth Association
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