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Quayside @ Nite with Lower Case Blues

  • Milton Theatre
  • Thursday, September 18

Rockwood Game Night

  • Rockwood Park & Museum
  • September 18, 2025 – January 22, 2026

Fort Folk Fest

  • Friends of Fort DuPont
  • Presented by Delaware Friends of Folk
  • Friday, September 19

French Movie Club | Je Verrai Toujours Vos Visages (All Your Faces)

  • Lewes Public Library
  • Friday, September 19

Friends of Lewes Library | History & Antiquarian Book Sale

  • Lewes Public Library
  • Friday, September 19

Les Contes d'Hoffmann

  • Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
  • Presented by Wilmington Concert Opera
  • Friday, September 19

Seaside Concert Series - Josh Christina

  • Bethany Beach Bandstand
  • Friday, September 19

Bear Witness Exhibit

  • CAMP Rehoboth
  • September 19 – October 7

Bear Witness Art Reception

  • CAMP Rehoboth
  • Saturday, September 20

Fall Festival at Newlin Grist Mill

  • Newlin Grist Mill
  • Saturday, September 20

Friends of Lewes Library | History & Antiquarian Book Sale

  • Lewes Public Library
  • Saturday, September 20

Lewes Artists Studio Tour

  • Lewes Artists' Studio Tour
  • Saturday, September 20

Seaside Concert Series - Charlie & The Cool Tones

  • Bethany Beach Bandstand
  • Saturday, September 20

Soul of the City Festival

  • Christina Cultural Arts Center, Inc.
  • Saturday, September 20

Community Day

  • University of Delaware, The Green
  • Sunday, September 21

Fairy Fest

  • Rockwood Park & Museum
  • Presented by New Castle County
  • Sunday, September 21

Fireside Chat | The Art of War: Propaganda or Patriotism

  • Lewes Public Library
  • Sunday, September 21

Free Community Event: A Musical Hike!

  • Middletown (town of)
  • Presented by Music Together Presto
  • Sunday, September 21

Ascending Artists: A Focus on New Talent of the Newark Art Scene

  • Newark Arts Alliance
  • September 23 – October 17

An Evening with Chet'la Sebree at Huxley & Hiro

  • Huxley & Hiro Booksellers
  • Wednesday, September 24

Milton Theatre Volunteer Training & Appreciation Night – FREE EVENT

  • Milton Theatre
  • Wednesday, September 24

Creative Aging Series: Introduction to Zentangle®

  • Route 9 Library & Innovation Center
  • September 25 – November 12

Founders Day

  • The Chancery Market Food Hall & Bar
  • Friday, September 26

Seaside Concert Series - The Jimmies

  • Bethany Beach Bandstand
  • Friday, September 26

Beyond the Frame: Animation by Aaron Augenblick

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • September 26 – October 12

By-Chance: Works by Scott Kirschner

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • September 26 – October 12

Floral Interpretations: Flower Arrangements Inspired by Paintings

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • September 26 – October 12

Wine Routes: Work by David Hollander

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • September 26 – October 26

Rockwood Movie Club

  • Rockwood Park & Museum
  • September 26 – November 14

Art on the Green in Battery Park

  • Battery Park, New Castle
  • Saturday, September 27

Seaside Concert Series - Separate Ways

  • Bethany Beach Bandstand
  • Saturday, September 27

Tavern Talk - In Common Cause: Delaware’s Homefront in the Revolutionary War

  • Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Tuesday, September 30

Leslie Lesko Art Exhibit at the Dover Public Library

  • Dover Public Library
  • September 30 – November 29

Coastal Camera Club Present Michael Winsor " Lost In Newfoundland "

  • Presented by Coastal Camera Club
  • Wednesday, October 1

Art Loop at Arden: Omni Ordinary - Lily Spor

  • Arden Buzz Ware Village Center
  • Friday, October 3

Seaside Concert Series - Jimi Smooth

  • Bethany Beach Bandstand
  • Friday, October 3

Theatre of the Macabre Art Loop at Bellefonte Arts

  • Bellefonte Arts
  • October 3 – November 2

Art for All

  • Mispillion Art League
  • Saturday, October 4

Bark at Del’Park

  • Casino at Delaware Park
  • Saturday, October 4

Home Is Where the Archive Is

  • Delaware Public Archives
  • Saturday, October 4

Fireside Chat with Christopher C. Gorham, author of Matisse at War

  • Lewes Public Library
  • Sunday, October 5

Conversation with Deborah N. Archer, author of Dividing Lines

  • Lewes Public Library
  • Tuesday, October 7

Objects Up Close Virtual Lecture: A Kick in the Flask

  • Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
  • Tuesday, October 7

Art in the A.M. | A Performance of Songs, Stories & Visual Art

  • Lewes Public Library
  • Presented by Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild
  • Wednesday, October 8

Old State House concert series

  • The Old State House
  • Presented by Delaware Friends of Folk
  • Friday, October 10

Seaside Concert Series - The Funsters

  • Bethany Beach Bandstand
  • Friday, October 10

33rd Annual Apple Scrapple Festival

  • Town of Bridgeville
  • October 10–11

Boo-Tique & Monster Market

  • Bellefonte Arts
  • Saturday, October 11

Free Creative Art Saturday at The Art Studio

  • New Castle County Art Studio
  • Saturday, October 11

Portfolio Day for High School Artists

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • Saturday, October 11

Seaside Concert Series - Hot Sauce

  • Bethany Beach Bandstand
  • Saturday, October 11

A Plethora of Color Exhibit

  • Milton Arts Guild
  • Sunday, October 12

Library Open House: Hops and Harvest

  • Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
  • Tuesday, October 14

Contre-Jour and the Corinthian Maid

  • Wayne Art Center
  • October 14 – November 15

Queering Delaware History

  • Delaware History Museum
  • Presented by Delaware Historical Society
  • Wednesday, October 15

Seaside Concert Series - Jimmy Charles

  • Bethany Beach Bandstand
  • Friday, October 17

From Muskets to Machine Guns: A Day of Reenactment

  • Friends of Fort DuPont
  • Saturday, October 18

Seaside Concert Series - Oktoberfest - Enzian Musikanten and Dancers

  • Bethany Beach Bandstand
  • Saturday, October 18

Like Thieves in the Night: Crime and Punishment in Jazz-age Wilmington

  • Woodlawn Library
  • Tuesday, October 21

Tales From the Vault

  • Kent County Public Library
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Wednesday, October 22

Young Friends Meet-Up: BYOC Night

  • Delaware Art Museum
  • Thursday, October 23

Seaside Concert Series - Fitzkee Brothers

  • Bethany Beach Bandstand
  • Friday, October 24

Puppy Pals Live! - The Action-Packed Comedic Stunt Dog Show

  • Bethany Beach Bandstand
  • Saturday, October 25

Tales From the Vault

  • Brandywine Hundred Library
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Monday, October 27

Coastal Camera Club Present Gregory Basco " Mastering Light, How to Take Great Nature Photos in Any Type of Light "

  • Presented by Coastal Camera Club
  • Wednesday, October 29

DelArt Night: 6th Annual Día De Los Muertos, Walking Among the Ancestors

  • Delaware Art Museum
  • Thursday, October 30

Delaware Heritage Festival

  • John Bell House
  • Presented by First State Heritage Park
  • Saturday, November 1

Fighting for Fair Housing: A Historical Journey from National Struggles to Delaware's Stand

  • Delaware Public Archives
  • Saturday, November 1

41st Annual Holiday Fair

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • November 1–2

Beginning Genealogy 101: Little-known Resources at the Delaware Public Archives

  • Brandywine Hundred Library
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Monday, November 3

Rehoboth Beach International Film Festival - 27th Anniversary

  • Cinema Art Theater
  • Presented by Rehoboth Beach Film Society
  • November 3–9

Objects Up Close Virtual Lecture: 19th-Century Orreries

  • Wednesday, November 5

Off the Shelf: Women in the Library Collections

  • Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
  • Wednesday, November 5

Award Winners XXV: Delaware Individual Fellowship

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • November 7–30

Landscapes: Real or Imagined: A Members' Juried Showcase

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • November 7–30

Let There Be Light: Works by Robert Hunter

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • November 7–30

Free Creative Art Saturday at The Art Studio

  • New Castle County Art Studio
  • Saturday, November 8

Healing Through Story: An Interactive Experience

  • Saturday, November 8

Curator Presents: Rockwood’s Own in WWI: George Kennedy Smith

  • Rockwood Park & Museum
  • Sunday, November 9

Forgotten Family: Pauper Records and Genealogy at the Delaware Public Archives

  • Brandywine Hundred Library
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Monday, November 10

Coastal Camera Club Present Valerie Jardin " The Creative Vision Behind the Lens "

  • Presented by Coastal Camera Club
  • Wednesday, November 12

Objects Up Close Virtual Lecture: The Needlework of Ann Plato

  • Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
  • Wednesday, November 12

Beginning Genealogy 101: Little-known Resources at the Delaware Public Archives

  • Delaware Public Archives
  • Friday, November 14

Old State House concert series

  • The Old State House
  • Presented by Delaware Friends of Folk
  • Friday, November 14

Community Art Show: Creative Aging

  • Route 9 Library & Innovation Center
  • Saturday, November 15

If Kids Ran the Museum-SEEKING NEW JUNIOR GUIDES!

  • Rockwood Park & Museum
  • November 16–30

Winter’s Welcome Exhibit

  • Milton Arts Guild
  • Sunday, November 23

Winterfest

  • Academy Building Lawn
  • Friday, December 5

William Peery and Boaz Manlove: Revolutionary Politics in Sussex County

  • Delaware Public Archives
  • Saturday, December 6

CraftForms 2025

  • Wayne Art Center
  • December 6, 2025 – January 24, 2026

Flags of Our Forefathers: Finding Your Roots in the Revolution

  • Brandywine Hundred Library
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Monday, December 8

Forgotten Family: Pauper Records and Genealogy at the Delaware Public Archives

  • Delaware Public Archives
  • Friday, December 12

Old State House concert series

  • The Old State House
  • Presented by Delaware Friends of Folk
  • Friday, December 12

Holiday Open House

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • Saturday, December 13

Coastal Camera Club Present Kristi Odom

  • Presented by Coastal Camera Club
  • Wednesday, December 17

Old State House concert series

  • The Old State House
  • Presented by Delaware Friends of Folk
  • Friday, January 9, 2026

Coastal Camera Club Present Alyce Bender " Exploring Nature Through the Lens” A Photographic Journey of Self-Discovery and Connection Through the Lens

  • Presented by Coastal Camera Club
  • Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Coastal Camera Club Present Alyce Bender " Impressionistic Photography” Using Creative In-Camera Techniques to Create Artistic Images

  • Presented by Coastal Camera Club
  • Wednesday, January 14, 2026

St. Stephens celebrates 150 years

  • Greater Harrington Historical Society
  • Friday, January 30, 2026

Coastal Camera Club Present Harold Davis “Creating Compelling Compositions” Working with Photography Using Design Concepts”

  • Presented by Coastal Camera Club
  • Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Old State House concert series

  • The Old State House
  • Presented by Delaware Friends of Folk
  • Friday, February 13, 2026

Coastal Camera Club Present Lee Hoy " A System for Capturing Visually Compelling Bird in Flight Images "

  • Presented by Coastal Camera Club
  • Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Old State House concert series

  • The Old State House
  • Presented by Delaware Friends of Folk
  • Friday, March 13, 2026

Coastal Camera Club Present Karen Waller “Portrait Narratives & Creative Exploration”

  • Presented by Coastal Camera Club
  • Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Coastal Camera Club Present Betsy Wilson “How Did You Get That Shot?”

  • Presented by Coastal Camera Club
  • Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Dover Fourth of July: Celebrating America's 250th Anniversary

  • Legislative Mall, Dover
  • Saturday, July 4, 2026

Loose Threads Fiber Group

  • Newark Arts Alliance
  • Through November 11

4th Friday Drum Circle

  • Newark Arts Alliance
  • Through October 24

Habitat Stewards

  • Newlin Grist Mill
  • Through December 13

Bird Walks at Newlin Grist Mill

  • Newlin Grist Mill
  • Through December 20

Open Mic

  • Newark Arts Alliance
  • Through October 25

Lt. Governor's Creative Economy Convenings

  • Through January 8, 2026

Public Archaeology Days at Newlin Grist Mill

  • Newlin Grist Mill
  • Through October 18

Kitchen Encounters

  • Newlin Grist Mill
  • Through November 15

Doors of Fame

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • Through October 31

Sculpture Garden Happy Hours

  • Delaware Art Museum
  • Through September 18

Kinetic Wonders: Sculptures by Paul Daniel

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • Through November 2

Biggs Homeschool Day

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • Through November 19, 2026

Biggs Senior Day

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • Through December 18, 2026

Museum Highlights Tour

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • Through December 5, 2026

“Coral Gardens” Opening Reception - New Works by Heidi Lowe

  • Heidi Lowe Gallery
  • Through September 30

Historic New Castle Saturday Market

  • New Castle Court House Museum
  • Through October 25

Wesley Glebe Collection Opening Reception

  • Heidi Lowe Gallery
  • Through September 18

2nd Sunday Music Jam

  • Newark Arts Alliance
  • Through November 9

2nd Sunday Music Jam

  • Newark Arts Alliance
  • Through November 9

"By the Book" Art Exhibit

  • Newark Arts Alliance
  • Through September 20

22nd Annual Judged & Juried Exhibit

  • Mispillion Art League
  • Through October 25

Coast to Coast Through All Season: Watercolors by Joan Judge

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • Through September 21

Ghost Forest: Photography by Sherry Insley

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • Through September 21

Nature Portraits: Works by Cathy Leaycraft

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • Through September 21

Constructed, Carved, Casted: Sculpture from Rehoboth Art League Collections

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • Through October 26

Travelers: New Work by Vik.Hart

  • Blue Ball Barn at Alapocas Run State Park
  • Through September 28

Larry Hinson Photography: A Retrospective

  • Bellefonte Arts
  • Through September 28

Keith Duncan: Battle of the Bands: The HBCU Marching Bands Series

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • Through January 25, 2026

2025 Biennial: Art + AI Opening Reception

  • The Delaware Contemporary
  • Through January 4, 2026

"Modern Bouquets": Contemporary Floral Artwork

  • Peninsula Gallery
  • Through September 28

Origin: A DSU Alumni Exhibition

  • The Arts Center/Gallery at Delaware State University
  • Through October 11

Origin: A DSU Alumni Exhibition

  • The Arts Center/Gallery at Delaware State University
  • Through October 11

Rockwood Book Club

  • Rockwood Park & Museum
  • Through November 12

Transcendental : Visions Inspired by David Lynch

  • Talleyville Frame Shoppe & Gallery
  • Through September 30

Ocean Paintings by Theo Platt

  • Somerville Manning Gallery
  • Through October 11

Steven Nederveen: Stillness in Shades of Green

  • Somerville Manning Gallery
  • Through October 11

Collar Culture Opening Reception

  • Heidi Lowe Gallery
  • Through November 24

119 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

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

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

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