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"Unspoken Unity"
- Smyrna Opera House
- Through November 1
Three
- The Arts Center/Gallery at Delaware State University
- Through November 15
Art for All Festival
- Mispillion Art League
- Saturday, October 5
Colonial Market Fair
- The Green, Dover
- Saturday, October 5
Delaware’s haunted history with local authors Josh Hitchens and Carie Juettner!
- Rockwood Park & Museum
- Saturday, October 5
Fall Artisan Market in Conjunction with Colonial Market Fair
- Biggs Museum of American Art
- Saturday, October 5
Family Creative Studio: Turnip Jack-O-Lanterns
- Biggs Museum of American Art
- Saturday, October 5
Forrest Gump
- The Everett Theatre
- Saturday, October 5
House Warming / Volunteers Exhibition Opening
- Jester Artspace
- Saturday, October 5
NGC Patriotic Standard Flower Show
- The Elks Lodge, Salisbury, MD
- Saturday, October 5
The Winter's Tale - Milford Public Library
- Milford Public Library
- Presented by Delaware Shakespeare
- Saturday, October 5
Artists of Landenberg Studio Tour
- October 5–6
Into the Night: Art Exhibition at Peninsula Gallery
- Peninsula Gallery
- October 5–27
Concert on the Green
- Rehoboth Concert Band
- Sunday, October 6
Lafayette Bicentennial - Delaware
- American Friends of Lafayette
- Sunday, October 6
Le travail du chanteur (Singer's Work)
- University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
- Presented by University of Delaware, Department of Music
- Sunday, October 6
The Farewell Tour of Lafayette: French Hero of American Liberty
- Claymont Historical Society
- Sunday, October 6
The Market at CCArts
- Center for the Creative Arts
- Sunday, October 6
The Gospel Truth
- Elevate Vocal Arts
- Monday, October 7
The Winter's Tale - Lewes Public Library
- Lewes Public Library
- Presented by Delaware Shakespeare
- Tuesday, October 8
Paint Dover!
- Main Street (Dover)
- October 8–13
Free Your Pen!
- Dover Art League
- October 8, 2024 – March 11, 2025
Community Concert: Woods & Waters
- Christina Cultural Arts Center, Inc.
- Presented by The Delaware Symphony Orchestra
- Wednesday, October 9
Open Mic Night with Anthem
- The Grand Opera House
- Wednesday, October 9
Texture Photography By Lori Lankford
- Presented by Coastal Camera Club
- Wednesday, October 9
"Master of Me" Book Talk with Keke Palmer
- Wilmington Public Library
- Thursday, October 10
Author talk with Tom McGrath
- Huxley & Hiro Booksellers
- Thursday, October 10
Fall Fairy Garden
- Gilbert W. Perry Center for the Arts (The Gibby)
- Thursday, October 10
Opening Exhibition of Paint Dover!
- Main Street (Dover)
- Thursday, October 10
Opening Reception & Award Ceremony: Paint Dover!
- Biggs Museum of American Art
- Thursday, October 10
Paint Dover Painting Demo
- Biggs Museum of American Art
- Thursday, October 10
Rockwood's Yappy Hour
- Rockwood Park & Museum
- Thursday, October 10
Timberdale Brass: Good Tunes Never Get Old
- First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
- Presented by Market Street Music
- Thursday, October 10
Old State House Concert Series
- The Old State House
- Presented by Delaware Friends of Folk
- Friday, October 11
The First State Brass
- Kent County Public Library
- Friday, October 11
The Winter's Tale - Jefferson Street Center
- Hanover Presbyterian Church
- Presented by Delaware Shakespeare
- Friday, October 11
Vicki Vinton: Metaphors
- Somerville Manning Gallery
- October 11 – November 2
6th Annual Art Walk
- Milton Arts Guild
- Saturday, October 12
Mariano Mallia live at the Apple Scrapple Festival
- Town of Bridgeville
- Saturday, October 12
Revolutionary War Day
- Belmont Hall
- Saturday, October 12
The 1800 Presidential Election: John Adams v. Thomas Jefferson
- Milford Public Library
- Presented by Milford Museum
- Saturday, October 12
The Winter's Tale - Newark Free Library
- Newark Free Library
- Presented by Delaware Shakespeare
- Saturday, October 12
3rd Annual Grapetoberfest at Salted Vines
- Salted Vines Vineyard & Winery
- October 12–13
Paint Dover weekend exhibit
- Biggs Museum of American Art
- October 12–13
Diamond in the Rough – A Solo Show by Theresa Angela Taylor
- CAMP Rehoboth
- October 12 – November 7
BYOCrafts
- Huxley & Hiro Booksellers
- Sunday, October 13
Creative Enterprise: Celebrating Black Businesses & Art
- Wilmington Public Library
- Sunday, October 13
The Winter's Tale - The Biggs Museum
- Biggs Museum of American Art
- Presented by Delaware Shakespeare
- Sunday, October 13
Indigenous Peoples Day Lecture: Dried Buffalo and Apple Pie
- Biggs Museum of American Art
- Monday, October 14
The Innocents, percussion duo, Guests Artists
- University of Delaware, Loudis Recital Hall
- Presented by University of Delaware, Department of Music
- Monday, October 14
Objects Up Close: Lancets & Smallpox at Winterthur Museum
- Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
- Tuesday, October 15
Peace Week Concert from The Meeta Parker Duo
- Appoquinimink Public Library
- Tuesday, October 15
The Winter's Tale - First State Community Action Agency
- First State Community Action Agency
- Presented by Delaware Shakespeare
- Tuesday, October 15
"Songs Inspired by Books" with Friction Farm
- Newark Free Library
- Wednesday, October 16
Paint Dover art in downtown shops!
- Main Street (Dover)
- October 16 – November 5
Joy of Drawing offered by the Delaware Division of the Arts: Creative Aging
- Appoquinimink Public Library
- Presented by Delaware Division of the Arts
- October 16 – December 11
Sheila Browne, viola & Julie Nishimura, piano
- First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
- Presented by Market Street Music
- Thursday, October 17
Sassafras Brass Quintet, Graduate Ensemble-in-Residence
- University of Delaware, Bayard Sharp Hall
- Presented by University of Delaware, Department of Music
- Friday, October 18
Sleep Under the Stars
- New Castle County
- Saturday, October 19
Guillaume Combet, violin; Lawrence Stomberg, cello, Faculty Artists; Ketty Nez, piano, Guest Artist
- University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
- Presented by University of Delaware, Department of Music
- Sunday, October 20
The Orphan Train Movement - 1854-1929
- Woodlawn Library
- Sunday, October 20
Kenneth Thompkins, trombone, Guest Artist
- University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
- Presented by University of Delaware, Department of Music
- Monday, October 21
Huxley & Hiro Presents: Delaware Author Fair
- The Queen
- Wednesday, October 23
Vietnam Mailbag
- Georgetown Public LIbrary
- Presented by Delaware Humanities
- Wednesday, October 23
DelArt Nights: 5th Annual Dia De los Muertos: Walking Among the Ancestors
- Delaware Art Museum
- Thursday, October 24
Janet Witman, harp: Music for Autumn
- First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
- Presented by Market Street Music
- Thursday, October 24
Author Talk by Renee Bracey Sherman
- Huxley & Hiro Booksellers
- Friday, October 25
City Sounds, October 25th
- The Sold Firm
- Presented by Downtown Visions
- Friday, October 25
Historic New Castle opening Oct. 25 for “In a New Light,” exhibition based on New Castle photography book.
- New Castle Historical Society
- Friday, October 25
2nd Annual Hip Hop Cultural Summit
- Delaware Art Museum
- Saturday, October 26
“Cultural Exchange, Mindfulness, and Percussion for Peace” with Dr. Scotty Horey
- Newark Free Library
- Saturday, October 26
New Music Delaware: Onishi-Beis Duo and Miles Brown
- University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
- Presented by University of Delaware, Department of Music
- Sunday, October 27
From Minor League to the Olympic Games: Ron Wyatt's Journey Through the World of Sports Photography
- Cokesbury Village
- Presented by Delaware Photographic Society
- Monday, October 28
Author talk with Dan Gutstein + Bluegrass/Folk Jams!
- The Queen
- Tuesday, October 29
The Digital Darkroom Mindset. Your Photography Taken to a Whole New Level by Kate Silvia
- Presented by Coastal Camera Club
- Wednesday, October 30
Elias Goldstein, viola, Faculty Artist with Angela Draghicescu, piano, Guest Artist
- University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
- Presented by University of Delaware, Department of Music
- Thursday, October 31
The Alien Kind
- The Everett Theatre
- Thursday, October 31
Lavender Browne
- Kent County Public Library
- Friday, November 1
Lavender Browne
- Kent County Public Library
- Friday, November 1
2024 New Paintings & Sculptures
- David's Studio and Gallery Salon
- November 1–2
2024 New Paintings & Sculptures
- David's Studio and Gallery Salon
- November 1–2
Dancing Heart "From Mozart to Milonga"
- Mispillion Performance Series
- Saturday, November 2
Family Creative Studio: Paint Pour Magnets
- Biggs Museum of American Art
- Saturday, November 2
Young Writers/Illustrators Workshop
- Kent County Public Library
- Saturday, November 2
Beyond the Blue Horizon: Early Air Travel
- Woodlawn Library
- Sunday, November 3
UD Percussion Ensemble
- University of Delaware, Puglisi Orchestra Hall at Roselle Center for the Arts
- Presented by University of Delaware, Department of Music
- Sunday, November 3
Trellis String Quartet, Graduate Ensemble-in-Residence
- University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
- Presented by University of Delaware, Department of Music
- Monday, November 4
Zoom Talk - Poetry Nouveau: Michael Field and the Art of the Book
- Delaware Art Museum
- Tuesday, November 5
Canto and Basso
- Old Town Hall
- Presented by Market Street Music
- Thursday, November 7
Old State House Concert Series
- The Old State House
- Presented by Delaware Friends of Folk
- Friday, November 8
"A Journey in Landscapes" - An Abstract View: Works by Kate Meyer Fitzpatrick
- Rehoboth Art League
- November 8 – December 8
"Coastal Forms and Light": Works by Barry Koplowitz
- Rehoboth Art League
- November 8 – December 8
"Piece by Piece": Collage. A Members' Juried Showcase
- Rehoboth Art League
- November 8 – December 8
Duty, Honor and Country: A Veterans Day Tribute
- Rehoboth Beach Convention Center
- Presented by Rehoboth Concert Band
- Sunday, November 10
Veteran's Day Concert
- Air Mobility Command Museum
- Presented by Milford Community Bands
- Monday, November 11
Veterans Day Concert
- Air Mobility Command Museum
- Presented by Milford Community Bands
- Monday, November 11
Objects Up Close: An Early 19th-Century Fireplace Bellows
- Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
- Tuesday, November 12
Open Mic Night with Anthem
- The Grand Opera House
- November 13, 2024 – May 7, 2025
Philadelphia Viola Quartet
- Old Town Hall
- Presented by Market Street Music
- Thursday, November 14
Wilmington Festival of Trees
- Brantwyn Estate
- November 15–17
Growing Up Urkel
- Wilmington Public Library
- Sunday, November 17
Words of Appreciation
- Kent County Public Library
- Wednesday, November 20
DelArt Nights: Jazz for the Ages
- Delaware Art Museum
- Thursday, November 21
Duo Silvio
- Old Town Hall
- Presented by Market Street Music
- Thursday, November 21
Milford Festival of Trees
- Delaware Hospice Center, Milford
- November 22–24
Christmas Concert
- Milford High School
- Presented by Milford Community Bands
- Sunday, December 1
The Nutcracker
- Kent County Public Library
- Sunday, December 1
Cartoon Christmas Trio
- First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
- Presented by Market Street Music
- Thursday, December 5
Holiday Open House at Rockwood
- New Castle County
- Presented by Rockwood Park & Museum
- December 6–7
Christmas Concert
- First Baptist Church of Dover
- Presented by Milford Community Bands
- Saturday, December 7
Members' Holiday Sales Gallery
- Rehoboth Art League
- December 9–31
Center City Chorale: Candles and Carols
- First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
- Presented by Market Street Music
- Thursday, December 12
Old State House Concert Series
- The Old State House
- Presented by Delaware Friends of Folk
- Friday, December 13
Holiday Celebration and Market at Glasgow Park
- New Castle County
- December 13–14
Holiday Open House
- Rehoboth Art League
- Saturday, December 14
The Quilting Link Presented by The Links, Inc.
- Biggs Museum of American Art
- December 14–21
Holiday Sing-a-Long
- Wilmington Children's Chorus
- Sunday, December 15
Holiday Peace
- Cape Henlopen High School
- Presented by Rehoboth Concert Band
- Sunday, December 22
Kwanzaa Cafe
- Inner City Cultural League
- Friday, December 27
Old State House Concert Series
- The Old State House
- Presented by Delaware Friends of Folk
- Friday, January 10, 2025
Still Life Photography by Mark Battista
- Presented by Coastal Camera Club
- Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Expressing Mood and Capturing the Essence by Franka Gabler
- Presented by Coastal Camera Club
- Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Old State House Concert Series
- The Old State House
- Presented by Delaware Friends of Folk
- Friday, February 14, 2025
Revelries and Revolutionaries
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church
- Sunday, February 16, 2025
Personal Expressive Black and White Landscape Photography by Huibo Hou
- Presented by Coastal Camera Club
- Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Old State House Concert Series
- The Old State House
- Presented by Delaware Friends of Folk
- Friday, March 14, 2025
Creating Colorful, Abstract Works of Art from a Single Photograph by: Phil Atiyeh
- Presented by Coastal Camera Club
- Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Open Mic Night with Anthem
- The Grand Opera House
- Wednesday, June 11, 2025
UAE/Levitt AMP Wilmington Concert Series
- Urban Artist Exchange Amphitheater
- Presented by Cityfest, Inc.
- Through October 9
Paul Daniel Kinetic Sculptures
- City of Lewes Parks and Marina - Lewes, DE
- Through October 31
Downtown Farmer’s Market in Rodney Square
- Rodney Square
- Through October 30
Pints & Pages | A Book Club for Millennials (born 1980 - 1996)
- Lewes Public Library
- Through November 26
Westside Farmers Market at Cool Spring Park
- Cool Spring Park
- Presented by West Side Grows
- Through October 30
Biggs Weekend: Free Admission
- Biggs Museum of American Art
- Through June 8, 2025
The Rail-Splitter Surprise: Abraham Lincoln and the Presidential Election of 1860
- University of Delaware, Morris Library
- Through December 13
What They Saved: Souvenirs and Mementos in Special Collections
- University of Delaware, Special Collections Gallery
- Through May 23, 2025
Free First Sundays - Rockwood Museum
- Rockwood Park & Museum
- Through November 3
MINE: What is Ours in the Wake of Extraction
- University of Delaware, Mechanical Hall Gallery
- Through December 13
Sculptural Copper Saved from the Smelter
- University of Delaware, Mineralogical Museum
- Through December 13
Sight, Sound and Motion: The Dimensions of Sculpture
- University of Delaware, Old College Gallery
- Through December 13
Fall 2024 : Design
- The Delaware Contemporary
- Through December 29
Book Club: First Sunday of the Month
- Biggs Museum of American Art
- Through November 3
Timothy Barr - A Solo Exhibition
- Somerville Manning Gallery
- Through October 5
Creative Art Saturdays
- New Castle County Art Studio
- Through November 9
Awakening Exhibit
- Chris White Gallery (Shipley Lofts Building)
- Through November 1
"Fiber Arts Medley": Hazel Bradshaw Beaumont
- Rehoboth Art League
- Through October 27
"Liminal Space": Oil Paintings by Jinchul Kim
- Rehoboth Art League
- Through October 27
"Soundless Poem": Paintings and Ceramics by Jinsoon Oh
- Rehoboth Art League
- Through October 27
"Wildlife and Nature Art": Works by Steve Oliver
- Rehoboth Art League
- Through October 27
If Kids Ran the Museum - SEEKING NEW JUNIOR GUIDES!
- Rockwood Park & Museum
- Through October 27
Haunted Trails of Rockwood
- Rockwood Park & Museum
- Through October 31
121 Organizations
Abraxas Studio of Art and Gallery
- Lewes
AerieArt Gallery
- Rehoboth Beach
AIDS Delaware
- Wilmington
Air Mobility Command Museum
- Dover
Alapocas Run State Park
- Wilmington
Arden Buzz Ware Village Center
- Arden
Arden Group Motion
- Wilmington
Art Loop Wilmington
- Wilmington
Avon Grove Library
- West Grove
Bellefonte Arts Festival
- Bellefonte
Bethany Beach Ocean Suites
- Bethany Beach
Biggs Museum of American Art
- Dover
Bowers Beach Maritime Museum
- Bowers
Bridgeville Public Library
- Bridgeville
Camden Fireworks
- Camden
City of Lewes Parks and Marina - Lewes, DE
- Lewes
Cityfest, Inc.
- Wilmington
Copeland String Quartet
- Wilmington
Delaware Center for Horticulture
- Wilmington
Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs
- Dover
Delaware Fun A Day
- Hockessin
Delaware Heritage Commission
- Dover
Delaware Improvised Theater
Delaware Public Archives
- Dover
Delmar Public Library
- Delmar
Dover Art League
- Dover
Dover Motorsports, Inc.
- Dover
Dover Public Library
- Dover
DuPont Environmental Education Center
- Wilmington
Elkton Community Kitchen
- Elkton
Eyeball It!
First State Heritage Park
- Dover
First State Heritage Park Welcome Center
- Dover
Gallery 107
- Seaford
Gallery 37- A Destination for Artful Living
- Milford
Gallery One
- Ocean View
Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens (GACEC)
- Dover
Greenwood Public Library
- Greenwood
Hardcastle Gallery
- Centreville
Heidi Lowe Gallery
- Rehoboth Beach
Holts Landing State Park
- Millville
House of Coffi
- Dover
JD Kurtz/ New Moon Rugs
- Wilmington
John Dickinson Plantation
- Dover
Johnson Victrola Museum
- Dover
Joshua M. Freeman Foundation
- Selbyville
Laurel Historical Society
- Laurel
Laurel Public Library
- Laurel
Lewes Public Library
- Lewes
Little Italy Neighborhood Association
- Wilmington
Lums Pond State Park
- Bear
Main Street Delaware City Inc
- Delaware City
Market Street Music
- Wilmington
Middletown Main Street Inc
- Middletown
Milford Community Bands
- Milford
Milton Historical Society
- Milton
Mispillion Performance Series
- Lewes
Museum Square
- Dover
Newark Community Band
- Newark
NextFab
- Wilmington
Pemberton Historical Park
- Salisbury
Peninsula Gallery
- Lewes
People to People Delaware
- Wilmington
Plein Air Painters of the Mid-Atlantic
Rehoboth Beach Bandstand
- Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild
- Rehoboth Beach
Seaford (city of)
- Seaford
SouthEastern Delaware Artists Studio Tour (SEDAST)
St. David's Episcopal Church
- Wilmington
Sussex County Stamp Club
- Milton
TECHSPO Philadelphia
- Philadelphia
The Arts at Trinity
- Wilmington
The Greater Millsboro Art League
- Millsboro
The Labyrinth at First & Central
- Wilmington
The Mesothelioma Center
- Orlando
The Old State House
- Dover
The Station Gallery
- Greenville
The Written Remains Writers Guild
- Wilmington
Trinity Episcopal Church
- Wilmington
United States Army Field Band
- Washington
University of Delaware, Biden Institute
- Newark
University of Delaware, Mechanical Hall Gallery
- Newark
University of Delaware, Mineralogical Museum
- Newark
University of Delaware, Morris Library
- Newark
University of Delaware, Old College Gallery
- Newark
University of Delaware, Special Collections Gallery
- Newark
Urban Sketchers Delaware
- Milford
Wilmington Concert Opera
- Wilmington
Wilmington Public Library
- Wilmington
Wilmington State Parks
- Wilmington
Zwaanendael Museum
- Lewes
Zwaanendael Park
- Lewes
African-American Heritage Center
- Wilmington
Afro-American Historical Society of Delaware
- Wilmington
Arden Craft Shop Museum
- Arden
B&B Music and Sound
- Camden
Cornerstone Church - Bear
- Bear
Delaware Division of Human Relations
- Wilmington
Delaware Medical Reserve Corps
- Newark
Delaware Nature Society
- Hockessin
Delaware Playwrights
- Wilmington
Duck Creek Historical Society
- Smyrna
DuPont Nature Center
- Milford
First Presbyterian Church of Milford
- Milford
Grace United Methodist Church, Millsboro
- Millsboro
Greenhill Imaging
- Wilmington
Haynes Park
- Wilmington
Herman W. Holloway, Sr. Park
- Wilmington
Kemblesville United Methodist Church
- Landenburg
La Esperanza
- Georgetown
LaFate Gallery
- Wilmington
Lydia Black Cannon Museum
- Milton
Mezzanine Auditorium
- Wilmington
Mezzanine Gallery
- Wilmington
MoonCat Comedy
- Milton
New Wilmington Art Association
- Wilmington
Out & About Magazine
- Wilmington
St. Stephen's Lutheran Church
- Wilmington
United Neighbors
- Wilmington
University of Delaware, History Department
- Newark
Wilmington, Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs
- Wilmington, DE