Halloween at Coverdale Farm Preserve on Saturday

This Tiny Weekend

Halloween comes a week early

Sign up for the farm before Saturday; William Penn Day is a walk-in rain plan.

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TonightBrandywine YMCA Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat — 6 PM · YMCA of Delaware - Brandywine · Free

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Halloween at the Farm

Sat 10:00 AM · All ages · Free · Coverdale Farm Preserve · Outdoor 🚗 14 min from Wilmington

Free, but you have to register ahead: Coverdale Farm Preserve, 10 AM to 3 PM Saturday, with a costume parade at 11 or 2, a hayride, animal demos, fall games, and crafts. A few activities cost a little extra.

Why this made the cut

Every age gets something at one stop 14 minutes away: animal demos and a hayride for the youngest, crafts and fall games for older kids, and two parade times so you can pick the one that fits.

Free Outdoor Stroller-friendly Easy parking Restrooms Registration

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Saturday

Good for ages: 0–2 3–5 6–12 13–17

9:00 AM

New Garden Growers Market

New Garden Growers Market · Free · 🚗 22 min from Wilmington

All ages

Free to browse, purchases extra: Saturday 9 to noon, with farms and makers from the New Garden and southern Chester County area.

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10:00 AM

William Penn Day

New Castle Court House Museum · Free

All ages

Free and drop-in all day at the New Castle Court House Museum, with an Iron Hill Science Center talk at 10 AM and Suzuki Academy Baroque music at 2 PM.

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11:00 AM

Creature Features

Brandywine Zoo · Admission $9 adult, $7 child, under 3 free

All ages

Included with Brandywine Zoo admission (check site for the price): a half hour at 11 AM both days meeting a scaled, furry, or prickly animal ambassador, questions welcome.

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11:00 AM

Bear-Glasgow Family YMCA: Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat

YMCA of Delaware - Bear-Glasgow · Free · 🚗 24 min from Wilmington

All ages

Free, but register ahead: the festival runs 11 AM to 3 PM with trunk-or-treating from 11 to 1, carnival games, inflatables, crafts, a costume contest, and food trucks.

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11:00 AM

Science Saturday - Creepy Chemistry

Hagley Museum · Admission $22 adult, $12 child, under 6 free

All ages

Included with Hagley admission: drop in any time from 11 AM to 3 PM to mix spooky potions and watch chemical reactions, for visitors of all ages.

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6:30 PM

Paranormal Adventure Tours

Fort Delaware State Park · $60 ticket · Ages 13–17 · 🚗 23 min from Wilmington


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$60/person, ages 13 and up: a three-hour ghost investigation with Diamond State Ghost Investigators and park staff, using EMF detectors and data recorders; tickets required.

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This week's guide

Fall foliage near Wilmington

Where to see fall color near Wilmington with young kids: short woodland loops, paved stroller paths, a garden tram, and a leaf-season train ride, plus when the color usually peaks.

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More family guides: Rainy-day ideas · Free this week · Playgrounds →

Sunday

9:30 AM

Co-op Farmers Market — Newark Natural Foods

Newark Natural Foods Co-Op · Free · 🚗 22 min from Wilmington

All ages

Free to browse, purchases extra: an outdoor Sunday market at Newark Natural Foods Co-op, 9:30 AM to 2 PM, with local produce, prepared food, and artisan vendors.

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2:00 PM

Bollywood Dance for All

Brandywine Hundred Library · Free

All ages

Free, all ages, no registration: the Community Bollywood Dance Project leads an interactive dance session ahead of Diwali, 2 to 2:45 PM Sunday.

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4:30 PM

Trick or Treat on Main (Middletown)

Downtown Middletown — Main Street · Free · 🚗 37 min from Wilmington

All ages

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Place of the week

Mt. Cuba Center

Hockessin, DE

A native-plant garden made for wandering — open lawns, ponds, woods, and miles of trail, not a playground.

Best for

All ages

Plan on

About 2 hours

Cost

Adults $20 · kids $10 (ages 6–17)

In season

July–October is Wednesday–Sunday 10 AM–6 PM

Our tip

Mt. Cuba's astronomical observatory is on the same property and runs public night-sky viewings seasonally — a great older-kid follow-up on a separate ticket and schedule.

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