From endless ice cream to living history, celebrate the start of summer with one (or all) of these family-friendly festivals in Wilmington-New Castle, DE! In the case of inclement weather, please check the organizer's website before you head out.
APRIL |
April 6–11
- 📖 National Library Week – Celebrate your local libraries and all they offer!
April 12
- 🌎🛍️ Earth Day Flea Market – Wilmington, DE (19809)
- 🎨🪶 3rd Annual Powwow of Arts and Culture – Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington
April 25–27
- 🌼 Wildflower Celebration Weekend – Hockessin
April 26
- 🌱 Ag Day: From the Ground Up – University of Delaware, Newark
- 🐏🪴🪻 Annual Shearing Day & Herb Sale – Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm, Wilmington
MAY |
May 2–3
- 🛍️ Market in Historic New Castle – New Castle
- 🐾 Pets in the Park – Hosted by Concord Pet, Glasgow Park, Newark
May 3
- 🌿 White Clay Creek Fest – Newark
- 💪 Hockessin Health and Wellness Fair – Hockessin
May 4
- 🪺 Open House & Nest Fest – Tri-State Bird Rescue, Newark
- 🛒 The Market at CCArts – Center for Creative Arts, Yorklyn
- 🏇 Winterthur Point-to-Point Steeplechase – Wilmington
May 8–10
- 🌸 Wilmington Flower Market – Rockford Park, Wilmington
May 17–19
- 🚴♂️ Wilmington Grand Prix – Wilmington
May 17
- 🎨 Bellefonte Arts Festival – Wilmington
- 🏛️ A Day in Old New Castle – New Castle
May 18
- 🐟 ShadFest 2024 – Wilmington
May 31
- 🎶 Ladybug Music Festival – Wilmington
JUNE |
June 1
- 🎨 The Market at CCArts – Wilmington
June 2–7
- 🏛️ Holy Trinity Greek Festival – Wilmington
June 6–7
- 🎉 Separation Day & Vintage Market – New Castle
June 7
- 🏳️🌈 Delaware Pride Festival – Dover
June 8
- 🎨 Odyssey of The Arts Festival – Wilmington
June 8–15
- 🍝 The Italian Festival – Wilmington
June 14
- 🎆 Freedom Parade & Festival – Rodney Square, Wilmington
June 18–21
- 🎷 Clifford Brown Jazz Festival – Wilmington
June 20–22
- 🧧 Delaware Chinese Festival – Hockessin
June 28
- 🍦 Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Festival – Wilmington
JULY |
July 4
- Hockessin 4th Fireworks
AUGUST |
August 9–10
- 🎬 Jet Phynx Dirty Popcorn Black Film Festival – Wilmington
August 10
- 🌴 Reggae in the Park – Wilmington
August 16
- 🍑 Middletown Old-Tyme Peach Festival – Middletown
August 24–31
- 🙏 The August Quarterly Festival – Wilmington
August 31
- 🎡 The Arden Fair – Wilmington
