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Winterthur Museum is free this Saturday only

September 26–27, 2026

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Plus fire pits at Mt. Cuba Center, HERO Day, and Newark's Community Day.
 
 
This Tiny Weekend
Winterthur is free this Saturday
Showers possible both days; Saturday is still the big outing.
Sat, 9/26 🌧️ 63° Moderate rain
Sun, 9/27 🌧️ 61° Moderate rain
TonightSunset River Cruises — 6 PM · Delafort Ferry · $25
✦ Our Pick
Discover Winterthur
Sat 10:00 AM · All ages · Free · Winterthur Museum · Indoor + Outdoor 🚗 10 min from Wilmington
Free admission Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM, with story time with Pete the Cat, bunnies, a firetruck and wool spinning, indoors and out. Parking is limited and mornings will be crowded; Winterthur suggests arriving later in the day.
Why this made the cut
One trip covers every age: babies ride along in strollers, kids from about 2 get Enchanted Woods, the children's garden, and older kids get the craft and partner tables, 3D printing included.
Free Indoor + Outdoor Stroller-friendly Restrooms Registration
Saturday
Good for ages: 0–2 3–5 6–12 13–17
9:00 AM
Brandywine Park Farmers Market
Brandywine Park Farmers Market · Free · All ages
Free to browse from 9 AM to noon beside the Josephine Garden Fountain, with local produce and artisan vendors; the market accepts FMNP benefits.
11:00 AM
Storybook Saturday with Terry Colonna - Magic Stories
Kirkwood Library · Free · Ages 2–10
Free, no registration, 45 minutes: Terry Colonna tells magic stories like King Midas and Popcorn Dragon, then kids make a craft from one of them.
12:00 PM
Mom & Me Workshop: Fairy Wings
The Gibby Center for the Arts · $25 · Ages 4–17 · 🚗 37 min from Wilmington
$25 covers one 'Mom' and one child for 90 minutes decorating wearable fairy wings with gems, ribbon, lace and dried flowers; register ahead.
5:00 PM
Fall Fun by the Fire - Fall Jamboree
Mt. Cuba Center · $10–$25, admission included · All ages
Tickets run $10–$25 for a 5 to 8 PM evening of fire pits, live music, lawn games and haywagon rides, with s'mores kits sold on site.
Sunday
10:00 AM
Mighty Monarch Day
Brandywine Zoo · Admission $9 adult, $7 child, under 3 free · All ages
Monarch activities and a Spanish-language butterfly storytime, included with zoo admission ($9/adult); butterfly costumes welcome, and it all happens outdoors.
11:00 AM
Community Day
UD Green · Free · All ages · 🚗 23 min from Wilmington
Free, 11 AM to 4 PM: two music stages, a food court and a children's area with scarecrow making, all outdoors on UD Green. We listed this for the wrong Sunday last week; the city's date is Sunday, 9/27.
11:30 AM
HERO Day - Honoring Local Kids and Teens Fighting Cancer
Newark Charter High School · Free · All ages · 🚗 26 min from Wilmington
Free, 11:30 AM to 3 PM: meet Captain America and Spider-Man, run the obstacle course, try laser tag, and donate toys for kids fighting cancer.
Place of the week
Linvilla Orchards
Media, PA · 🚗 ~35 min from downtown Wilmington
300 acres of u-pick fruit, Pumpkinland, a stocked fishing lake and a year-round farm market — the Delaware County family classic.
Best for All ages
Plan on 2–4 hours
Cost Free entry; activities extra
In season Pumpkinland runs mid-September through October into early November
Our tip This fall, buy hayride and maze tickets online: walk-up tickets cost $2–3 more.
★ This Week
MON
28
☀️ Morning
10:30 AM · Bear Library · free
🌙 After work
5:30 PM · Delaware City Public Library · free
TUE
29
☀️ Morning
10:30 AM · Claymont Library · free
🌙 After work
4:00 PM · Hockessin Library · free
WED
30
☀️ Morning
11:30 AM · Brandywine Hundred Library · free
🌙 After work
6:30 PM · Brandywine Hundred Library · free
THU
1
🌙 After work
♟️ Chess Club
6:00 PM · Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library · free
FRI
2
🌙 After work
4:45 PM · Siegel JCC · free
This week's guide
Fall festivals & fall fun in New Castle County
Family-friendly fall festivals around New Castle County — harvest days, fall fairs, and seasonal events — pulled live from our event calendar, grouped by area.
See the full guide →
More family guides: rainy-day · free · playgrounds →
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