Past newsletters

Every Friday morning we send one short email — the weekend's best family events in New Castle County, with ages, cost and logistics on each pick. Here's what's gone out. Read a couple, then get the next one.

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Halloween at Coverdale Farm Preserve on Saturday

October 24–25, 2026

Plus two trick-or-treats, Creepy Chemistry at Hagley, and a teen ghost hunt.

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• October 17–18, 2026

  Telescope night at Woodside Farm Creamery

  Plus character trains, a marsh netting session, and sax at Riverfront Market.

• October 10–11, 2026

  Seed science, Halloween history, and fall art

  Three free picks; Saturday stays dry, and Sunday has an indoor art pick.

• October 3–4, 2026

  Free art Sunday at Brandywine River Museum of Art

  Plus pumpkin carving, fall wagon rides and a Finding Nemo matinee.

• September 26–27, 2026

  Winterthur Museum is free this Saturday only

  Plus fire pits at Mt. Cuba Center, HERO Day, and Newark's Community Day.

• September 19–20, 2026

  Oktoberfest at Delaware Saengerbund, Sat & Sun

  Plus a parade-decorating station, a railroad day, and pirate talk Saturday.

• September 12–13, 2026

  Sunday: Great Human Race + food festival

  Plus a free block party at the library and a free drop-in LEGO build Saturday.

• September 5–6, 2026

  Steamin' Day, Sunday at the Auburn Heights museum

  Plus a $3 Star Lab, two Blue Rocks games, and a tower that opens Sunday.

• August 29–30, 2026

  Petting zoo at Riverfront Wilmington, Sunday

  Plus a book sale, fish stories, and a summer-reading party.

• August 22–23, 2026

  Below-stairs tour at Rockwood Park & Museum

  Plus free chess with a coach, a mill-history hike, and a new library.

• August 15–16, 2026

  Peach Festival: parade at 8:45, then Main St

  Plus guided painting Saturday night and Newsies indoors Sunday.

• August 8–9, 2026

  Build a tower, crank ice cream: Hagley Saturday

  Plus members-only bugs, indoor sandcastles, and a free library craft.

• August 1–2, 2026

  Wilmington's new NoMa Library opens Saturday

  Plus free jazz at Rodney Square and a Newark sing-along

• July 25–26, 2026

  Theorem painting at Hagley Museum, chess

  Indoor picks for a hot Saturday, plus Sunday's free concert at Bellevue.

• July 18–19, 2026

  Free petting zoo at Riverfront Wilmington

  Plus a library game day and a fairy-house build at Ashland Nature Center.

• July 11–12, 2026

  Rockwood's servant tour + hands-on marsh netting

  Below-stairs history Sunday, plus free nets and robotics Saturday.

• July 4–5, 2026

  July 4 fireworks in Newark + indoor escapes

  UD fireworks Saturday night; a therapy dog and museum tour for the heat

• June 27–28, 2026

  Science Saturday: Turbine Time at Hagley

  Plus a free school's-out party, library stories, and WWII tower tales

• June 20–21, 2026

  Juneteenth + Father's Day family picks

  Free Juneteenth at Riverfront Wilmington Friday, plus Father's Day fun Sunday.

• June 13–14, 2026

  St. Anthony's Festival wraps Saturday

  Plus free library make-and-takes, chess coaching, and a pond dip at Tyler.

• June 6–7, 2026

  Greek Festival's final day in Wilmington

  Plus reading dogs, a Newsies screening, and free first-Sunday Rockwood.

• May 30–31, 2026

  Strawberry Festival at Bellevue Saturday

  Plus a marsh walk, dip-netting at Lums Pond, and the Hockessin book sale.

• May 23–24, 2026

  Memorial Day weekend: rainy Saturday plans

  Three days, a wet Saturday, and a hero that may move indoors.

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