New Castle County Festivals

From endless ice cream to living history, celebrate the start of summer with one (or all) of these family-friendly festivals in Wilmington-New Castle, DE! In the case of inclement weather, please check the organizer's website before you head out. 

April 6–11

• 📖 National Library Week – Celebrate your local libraries and all they offer!

April 12

• 🌎🛍️ Earth Day Flea Market – Wilmington, DE (19809)
• 🎨🪶 3rd Annual Powwow of Arts and Culture – Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington

April 25–27

• 🌼 Wildflower Celebration Weekend – Hockessin

April 26

• 🌱 Ag Day: From the Ground Up – University of Delaware, Newark
• 🐏🪴🪻 Annual Shearing Day & Herb Sale – Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm, Wilmington

May 2–3

• 🛍️ Market in Historic New Castle – New Castle
• 🐾 Pets in the Park – Hosted by Concord Pet, Glasgow Park, Newark

May 3

• 🌿 White Clay Creek Fest – Newark
• 💪 Hockessin Health and Wellness Fair – Hockessin

May 4

• 🪺 Open House & Nest Fest – Tri-State Bird Rescue, Newark
• 🛒 The Market at CCArts – Center for Creative Arts, Yorklyn
• 🏇 Winterthur Point-to-Point Steeplechase – Wilmington

May 8–10

• 🌸 Wilmington Flower Market – Rockford Park, Wilmington

May 17–19

• 🚴‍♂️ Wilmington Grand Prix – Wilmington

May 17

• 🎨 Bellefonte Arts Festival – Wilmington
• 🏛️ A Day in Old New Castle – New Castle

May 18

• 🐟 ShadFest 2024 – Wilmington

May 31

• 🎶 Ladybug Music Festival – Wilmington

June 1

• 🎨 The Market at CCArts – Wilmington

June 2–7

• 🏛️ Holy Trinity Greek Festival – Wilmington

June 6–7

• 🎉 Separation Day & Vintage Market – New Castle

June 7

• 🏳️‍🌈 Delaware Pride Festival – Dover

June 8

• 🎨 Odyssey of The Arts Festival – Wilmington

June 8–15

• 🍝 The Italian Festival – Wilmington

June 14

• 🎆 Freedom Parade & Festival – Rodney Square, Wilmington

June 18–21

• 🎷 Clifford Brown Jazz Festival – Wilmington

June 20–22

• 🧧 Delaware Chinese Festival – Hockessin

June 28

• 🍦 Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Festival – Wilmington

July 4

• Hockessin 4th Fireworks 

August 9–10

• 🎬 Jet Phynx Dirty Popcorn Black Film Festival – Wilmington

August 10

• 🌴 Reggae in the Park – Wilmington

August 16

• 🍑 Middletown Old-Tyme Peach Festival – Middletown

August 24–31

• 🙏 The August Quarterly Festival – Wilmington

August 31

• 🎡 The Arden Fair – Wilmington