Telescope night at Woodside Farm Creamery

This Tiny Weekend

Stargazing Saturday, trains on Sunday

Most picks need a sign-up; telescopes and market music are walk-in.

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TonightFolk Art Friday — 5:30 PM · Alapocas Run State Park · Admission required

Telescope Viewing

Sat 5:30 PM · All ages · Woodside Farm Creamery · Outdoor 🚗 16 min from Wilmington

Telescope viewing at Woodside Farm Creamery runs 5:30 to 8 PM Saturday with no registration needed, so you can stay for one look or the whole evening.

Why this made the cut

It's the weekend's only evening pick, and it fits every age: the youngest can take a quick look and wander back to the ice cream, while older kids stay at the eyepiece as long as they want.

Outdoor Stroller-friendly Easy parking Restrooms No registration

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Saturday

Good for ages: 0–2 3–5 6–12 13–17

10:00 AM

Music with Amari

Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library · Free · Ages 2–6 · 🚗 35 min from Wilmington


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Free 10 AM session of songs, movement, and rhythm games at Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library; registration is required, so call the library ahead.

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11:00 AM

Music at the Market | October 17, 2026

Riverfront Wilmington · Free

All ages

Free saxophone from Vernon James Jr. at Riverfront Wilmington, 11 AM to 1 PM by the Riverfront Market, with complimentary day parking in the Commuter Lot on Beech Street.

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11:00 AM

MakeCode Arcade

Route 9 Library & Innovation Center · Free · Ages 7–12


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Free and capped at 15 seats, so register: kids code a video game in blocks or JavaScript, then test it on a handheld Meowbit.

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12:00 PM

The Great Pumpkin Carve in Chadds Ford

Chadds Ford Historical Society

All ages

Giant pumpkins carved by local artists, lit up Friday 2 to 10 PM and Saturday noon to 10 PM at the Chadds Ford Historical Society, with live music. Tickets are $20 for ages 16 and up, and kids 15 and under get in at no cost with an adult.

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1:00 PM

Netting in the Marsh

DuPont Environmental Education Center · Free · For Scout

All ages

Free 1 PM dip-net session at DuPont Environmental Education Center, where an educator helps identify tadpoles, fish, and snails; registration is requested, so dress for mud.

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Sunday

8:00 AM

Bird Walks at Bucktoe Creek Preserve

Bucktoe Creek Preserve · Free · 🚗 24 min from Wilmington

All ages

Free guided bird walk through the meadows and woods of Bucktoe Creek Preserve, 8 to 10:30 AM; registration is required, and bring binoculars if you have them.

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11:00 AM

Character Trains

Wilmington & Western Railroad — Greenbank Station · Ticketed

All ages

Fares vary by ride, so book ahead for the 11 AM, 1 PM, or 3 PM round trip from Greenbank to Mt. Cuba Picnic Grove, and arrive 15 minutes early to pick up tickets.

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