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Popular Delaware Festivals and Events

January

Delmarva Birding Weekends Various coastal locations Find out why Delaware is one of the world’s great birding locations.

February

March

Delaware Music Festival Dewey Beach Two day festival featuring top Delaware bands and artists. At the Rusty Rudder.

April

Delmarva Birding Weekends Various coastal locations Find out why Delaware is one of the world’s great birding locations.

Dewey Beach-Rehoboth Beach Bacon Fest Dewey Beach and Rehoboth Beach Discover the wonders of bacon at area restaurants.

Harvest Ridge Food Truck Competition Marydel Sample tasty fare from top food trucks.

Lewes Tulip Festival Lewes Discover early season pleasures when spring arrives at the seaside.

OperaDelaware Festival Wilmington Enjoy world class opera in the Grand Opera House.

May

Winterthur Point-to-Point Winterthur Steeplechase races.

Historic Lewes Farmers Market Lewes Great tasting locally grown produce. Buy in bulk! Multiple locations and days of the week.

June

Firefly Music Festival Dover One of the top big name music festivals in the country.

Historic Lewes Farmers Market Lewes Great tasting locally grown produce. Buy in bulk! Multiple locations and days of the week.

Mid-Atlantic Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival Lewes Discover the beautiful creations of over 40 sea glass artists at this seaside gathering.

Separation Day Old New Castle Riverside independence celebration in a colonial setting.

July

Historic Lewes Farmers Market Lewes Great tasting locally grown produce. Buy in bulk! Multiple locations and days of the week.

August

Historic Lewes Farmers Market Lewes Great tasting locally grown produce. Buy in bulk! Multiple locations and days of the week.

September

Fort Delaware Ghost Tours Delaware City Experience the paranormal inside this Civil War era fort. Seasonal special program.

Historic Lewes Farmers Market Lewes Great tasting locally grown produce. Buy in bulk! Multiple locations and days of the week.

October

Delaware Wine & Beer Festival Harrington Sample beer, wine and spirits from local producers. At the Delaware State Fairgrounds.

Fort Delaware Ghost Tours Delaware City Experience the paranormal inside this Civil War era fort. Seasonal special program.

Sea Witch Halloween & Fiddlers Festival Rehoboth Beach Celebrate Halloween at the beach! Participate in the broom tossing contest and costumed pet parade.

November

18th Century Market Fair Dover Discover the sights and sounds of the colonial era.

Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival Rehoboth Beach Award winning film festival showing a broad selection of independent feature, short and documentary films.

Yuletide at Winterthur Winterthur Discover holiday magic at Henry Francis du Pont’s former home decorated with sparkling displays, including the famous dried-flower tree.

December

A Dickens Experience Old New Castle Step into the holiday season when A Christmas Carol comes to town! Colonial era streets transform into scenes right out of the Dickens classic Christmas tale.

Yuletide at Winterthur Winterthur Discover holiday magic at Henry Francis du Pont’s former home decorated with sparkling displays, including the famous dried-flower tree.

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