Kids & Family Friendly

From hands-on art activities to plays for and with children, this category has a variety of arts and cultural events for families throughout Delaware.

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Biggs Kids

Biggs Museum of American Art
Through November 5

Steamin' Days

Marshall Steam Museum at Auburn Heights
Through November 6

Celebration of Creativity Exhibition

Art Works for All
Through April 22, 2023

Older Kids Creativity Club (4 weeks)

Mispillion Art League
Through November 29

Younger Kids Creativity Club (4 weeks)

Mispillion Art League
Through November 29

Gen Z Impressions! (4 weeks)

Mispillion Art League
Through December 28

Movers and Shakers

New Castle County Art Studio
Through September 28

Biggs After Dark Flashlight Tour

Biggs Museum of American Art
October 28

The World Famous Popovich Comedy Pet Theater

Smyrna Opera House
October 28

Toddler Creativity Club (4 weeks)

Mispillion Art League
November 1 - November 29

Zentangle® for Kids

Mispillion Art League
November 18

INTRODUCTION TO MOVIEMAKING

New Castle County Art Studio
October 1

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• FUN WITH CLAY
  Saturday, October 1 @ New Castle County Art Studio
• Biggs Weekend: First Saturday - FREE Art Workshop (All Ages)
  Saturday, October 1 @ Biggs Museum of American Art
• CLAY WORKS
  Saturday, October 1 @ New Castle County Art Studio
• Drawing and Painting
  Saturday, October 1 @ New Castle County Art Studio
• Drawing and Painting
  Saturday, October 1 @ New Castle County Art Studio
• Truck and Tractor Day
  Saturday, October 1 @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
• Grand Re-Opening!
  Saturday, October 1 @ Dover Art League
• Movers and Shakers
  Saturday, October 1 through Saturday, October 29 @ New Castle County Art Studio
• Delmarva Folk Festival
  Friday, October 7 through Saturday, October 8 @ G & R Campground
• MasterChef Junior Live! featuring Contestants from Season 8
  Saturday, October 8 @ The Grand Opera House
• The 2022 Big Draw Festival DE
  Saturday, October 8 @ Mispillion Art League
• "In the Hood" Outdoor Concert Series
  Saturday, October 8 through Sunday, October 9 @ Rehoboth Concert Band
• Creative Kids Club
  Saturday, October 8 through Saturday, October 29 @ Dover Art League
• How to Draw Characters
  Saturday, October 8 through Saturday, December 3 @ Dover Art League
• Teen Crafternoon: Zom-beanies
  Sunday, October 9 @ Kent County Public Library
• Old State House Concert Series
  Friday, October 14 @ The Old State House
• Wild and Scenic Film Festival School Program
  Friday, October 14 through Saturday, October 15 @ Delaware Museum of Nature & Science
• Peace Week Performance With Aj Pierce From The Red Blanket Singers
  Saturday, October 15 @ Delaware Art Museum
• Ceramic Halloween Lantern
  Saturday, October 15 @ New Castle County Art Studio
• Drive-in Movie Weekend
  Thursday, October 20 through Saturday, October 22 @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
• The Grand's Stages of Discovery: It's Okay to Be Different - Stories by Todd Parr
  Friday, October 21 @ The Playhouse on Rodney Square
• Puffs
  Friday, October 21 through Sunday, October 30 @ The Everett Theatre
• Family Matinee: Jungle John's Jurassic Journey
  Sunday, October 23 @ Kent County Public Library
• HOMESCHOOLING ART DAYS - Ages 6-10
  Tuesday, October 25 @ New Castle County Art Studio
• HOMESCHOOLING ART DAYS - Ages 11-15
  Thursday, October 27 @ New Castle County Art Studio
• STOMP
  Friday, October 28 through Saturday, October 29 @ The Playhouse on Rodney Square
• INTRODUCTION TO MOVIEMAKING
  Saturday, October 29 @ New Castle County Art Studio
• Tram & Treat
  Saturday, October 29 @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
• Día de los Muertos
  Saturday, October 29 @ Delaware Art Museum
• The Grand's Stages of Discovery: The Wright Stuff - First in Flight
  Tuesday, November 1 @ The Grand Opera House
• Dino-Draw
  Tuesday, November 1 through Tuesday, November 22 @ Kent County Public Library
• Movers and Shakers
  Wednesday, November 2 through Wednesday, November 30 @ New Castle County Art Studio
• All Ages Clay Hand Building
  Thursday, November 3 @ New Castle County Art Studio
• COLORING OUTSIDE THE LINES: ART WITH YOUR LITTLE
  Saturday, November 5 @ New Castle County Art Studio
• CONNECTING GENERATIONS: MAKE YOUR OWN BOWL
  Saturday, November 5 @ New Castle County Art Studio
• Delaware By Hand Fine Art & Craft Fall Market
  Saturday, November 5 @ Biggs Museum of American Art
• Hand Building for Kids
  Saturday, November 5 through Saturday, December 10 @ Dover Art League
• Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) Film Screening
  Sunday, November 6 @ Milton Theatre
• Wild and Scenic Film Festival School Program
  Friday, November 11 through Saturday, November 12 @ Delaware Museum of Nature & Science
• Peter and the Wolf
  Sunday, November 13 @ Delaware Art Museum
• MAKE ART WITH YOUR BIG KIDS - Autumn Pumpkin Decoupage
  Thursday, November 17 @ New Castle County Art Studio
• KCPL Young Writers Conference
  Saturday, November 19 @ Kent County Public Library
• KCPL Young Writers Conference
  Saturday, November 19 @ Kent County Public Library
• Ceramic Christmas Tree Lantern
  Saturday, November 19 @ New Castle County Art Studio
• Mary Poppins, JR
  Saturday, November 19 through Sunday, December 18 @ Delaware Children's Theatre
• Family Matinee: The Ballet Theatre of Dover
  Sunday, November 27 @ Kent County Public Library
• Hairspray
  Thursday, December 1 through Sunday, December 4 @ The Playhouse on Rodney Square
• City of Newark Winterfest
  Friday, December 2 @ Academy Building Lawn
• Wilmington Children's Chorus Annual Holiday Concerts
  Friday, December 2 through Saturday, December 3 @ Episcopal Church of Sts. Andrew and Matthew
• Biggs Weekend: First Saturday - FREE Art Workshop (All Ages)
  Saturday, December 3 @ Biggs Museum of American Art
• Woodburn Illuminated
  Friday, December 9 @ Biggs Museum of American Art
• Irish Christmas in America
  Saturday, December 10 @ The Grand Opera House
• Holiday Dreams Cirque
  Saturday, December 10 through Sunday, December 11 @ The Playhouse on Rodney Square
• The Nutcracker
  Friday, December 16 through Sunday, December 18 @ The Grand Opera House
• Holiday Peace
  Sunday, December 18 @ Epworth United Methodist Church, Rehoboth
• Biggs Weekend: First Saturday - FREE Art Workshop (All Ages)
  Saturday, January 7, 2023 @ Biggs Museum of American Art
• CLASSICS III—CLASSIC ROMANCE
  Friday, January 20, 2023 @ The Grand Opera House
• Dan + Claudia Zanes (Sensory Friendly Show)
  Sunday, January 22, 2023 @ the baby grand
• The Grand's Stages of Discovery: Jabari Dreams of Freedom
  Tuesday, January 24, 2023 @ The Playhouse on Rodney Square
• The Grand's Stages of Discovery: Acoustic Rooster's Barnyard Boogie
  Wednesday, February 8, 2023 @ The Grand Opera House
• Anastasia
  Thursday, February 9, 2023 through Sunday, February 12, 2023 @ The Playhouse on Rodney Square
• The Grand's Stages of Discovery: Warriors Don't Cry
  Tuesday, February 21, 2023 @ The Grand Opera House
• The Grand's Stages of Discovery: Pete the Cat's Big Hollywood Adventure
  Friday, March 3, 2023 @ The Playhouse on Rodney Square
• Magic of Kevin Spencer (Sensory Friendly Show)
  Saturday, March 18, 2023 @ the baby grand
• The Grand's Stages of Discovery: The Pout-Pout Fish
  Monday, March 20, 2023 @ The Playhouse on Rodney Square
• The Grand's Stages of Discovery: Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide To School
  Wednesday, March 22, 2023 @ The Playhouse on Rodney Square
• YAMATO: Drummers of Japan
  Friday, April 7, 2023 @ The Grand Opera House
• RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles
  Thursday, April 13, 2023 @ The Playhouse on Rodney Square
• Don Quixote
  Saturday, April 22, 2023 through Sunday, April 23, 2023 @ The Grand Opera House
• Fred Garbo Inflatable Theatre (Sensory Friendly Show)
  Sunday, April 30, 2023 @ the baby grand
• The Grand's Stages of Discovery: The Magic School Bus - Lost in the Solar System
  Wednesday, May 10, 2023 @ The Grand Opera House
• Illustration, drawing, and coloring classes for both kids and adults presented by de Paz Arts and Newark Parks and Rec Dept.
  Through Friday, January 6, 2023 @ George Wilson Center
• Pizza & Paint
  Through Friday, December 9 @ Dover Art League

Organizations

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• Academy of International Ballet
• Accent Music, Inc · Northern Delaware
• Act Players
• African-American Heritage Center · Northern Delaware
• Afro-American Historical Society of Delaware · Northern Delaware
• AIDS Delaware · Northern Delaware
• Air Mobility Command Museum · Central Delaware
• Alapocas Run State Park · Northern Delaware
• American Dance Academy · Northern Delaware
• Appoquinimink Community Recreation Center · Northern Delaware
• Appoquinimink Public Library · Northern Delaware
• Arden Buzz Ware Village Center · Northern Delaware
• Arden Group Motion · Northern Delaware
• Ardensingers · Northern Delaware
• Avon Grove Library
• Barry's Events · Northern Delaware
• Bear Man Comics · Central Delaware
• Bear Public Library · Northern Delaware
• Beat Addikts United, Incorporated · Northern Delaware
• Bellevue Community Center · Northern Delaware
• Bellevue State Park · Northern Delaware
• Bethany Beach Books · Southern Delaware
• Bethany Beach Ocean Suites · Southern Delaware
• Biggs Museum of American Art · Central Delaware
• Blackbird Creek Reserve · Central Delaware
• Blue Ball Barn at Alapocas Run State Park · Northern Delaware
• Bowers Beach Maritime Museum · Central Delaware
• Brandywine Baroque · Northern Delaware
• Brandywine Creek State Park · Northern Delaware
• Brandywine Family Film Festival · Northern Delaware
• Brandywine Festival of the Arts · Northern Delaware
• Brandywine River Museum of Art
• Brandywine Zoo · Northern Delaware
• Bridgeville Public Library · Southern Delaware
• Cape Henlopen State Park · Southern Delaware
• Cecil Con
• Chambers House Nature Center at White Clay Creek State Park · Northern Delaware
• Children & Families First · Northern Delaware
• Children & Families First · Northern Delaware
• Children's Dental Health · Northern Delaware
• Chinese American Community Center · Northern Delaware
• Chinese School of Delaware · Northern Delaware
• Choir School of Delaware · Northern Delaware
• Cirque Italia
• City of Lewes Parks and Marina - Lewes, DE · Northern Delaware
• Claymont Branch Library · Northern Delaware
• Clear Space Theatre Company · Southern Delaware
• Community Music School · Northern Delaware
• Cookie's Paper Petals · Southern Delaware
• Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library · Northern Delaware
• Dance Moves and Manners · Southern Delaware
• DANCE4LIFE School of the Arts and Training Institute · Northern Delaware
• Delaware Agriculture Museum · Central Delaware
• Delaware Art Museum · Northern Delaware
• Delaware Ballet · Central Delaware
• Delaware Children's Museum · Northern Delaware
• Delaware Children's Theatre · Northern Delaware
• Delaware ChoralArts · Northern Delaware
• Delaware City Library · Northern Delaware
• Delaware Comedy Theatre Foundation · Southern Delaware
• Delaware County Symphony
• Delaware Dance Alliance, LLC · Central Delaware
• Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs · Central Delaware
• Delaware Friends of Folk · Central Delaware
• Delaware Heritage Commission · Central Delaware
• Delaware Medical Reserve Corps · Northern Delaware
• Delaware Museum of Nature & Science · Northern Delaware
• Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve · Central Delaware
• Delaware Nature Society · Northern Delaware
• Delaware Seashore State Park · Southern Delaware
• Delaware State Fairgrounds · Central Delaware
• Delaware State Parks · Central Delaware
• Delaware Theatre Company · Northern Delaware
• Delmar Public Library · Southern Delaware
• Delmarva Photo Safaris · Southern Delaware
• Diamond Dance Company · Central Delaware
• Dickens Parlour Theatre · Southern Delaware
• Dover Art League · Central Delaware
• Dover Public Library · Central Delaware
• Dover Symphony Orchestra · Central Delaware
• Downtown Milford, Inc. · Central Delaware
• Duck Creek Historical Society · Central Delaware
• DuPont Environmental Education Center · Northern Delaware
• DuPont Nature Center · Central Delaware
• El Centro Cultural · Southern Delaware
• Elsmere Library · Northern Delaware
• Eyeball It! · Northern Delaware
• First Presbyterian Church of Milford · Southern Delaware
• First State Ballet Theatre · Northern Delaware
• First State Harmonizers · Central Delaware
• First State Heritage Park · Central Delaware
• First State Heritage Park Welcome Center · Central Delaware
• Fort Delaware State Park · Northern Delaware
• Frankford Public Library · Southern Delaware
• Frawley Stadium · Northern Delaware
• Freeman Arts Pavilion · Southern Delaware
• Friends of Belmont Hall · Central Delaware
• Friends of Wilmington Parks · Northern Delaware
• Gable Music Ventures · Northern Delaware
• Gallery 107 · Southern Delaware
• Garfield Park Community Recreation Center · Northern Delaware
• Gateway Garden Center · Northern Delaware
• Georgetown Public LIbrary · Southern Delaware
• Good Earth Market · Southern Delaware
• Grace United Methodist Church, Millsboro · Southern Delaware
• Greenhill Imaging · Northern Delaware
• Greenwood Public Library · Southern Delaware
• Gymboree Play & Music · Northern Delaware
• Hagley Museum and Library · Northern Delaware
• Happy Feet Soul Line Dance Network LLC · Northern Delaware
• Harrington Public Library · Central Delaware
• Haynes Park · Northern Delaware
• Herman W. Holloway, Sr. Park · Northern Delaware
• Historic Belmont Hall · Central Delaware
• Historic Houses of Odessa · Northern Delaware
• Hockessin Athletic Club · Northern Delaware
• Hockessin Public Library · Northern Delaware
• Holts Landing State Park · Southern Delaware
• Horizon Services Riverfront Rink · Northern Delaware
• Hudson Fields · Southern Delaware
• Indian River Life-Saving Station Museum and Gift Shop · Southern Delaware
• Indonesian Cultural Club (ICC) of Delaware · Northern Delaware
• International Ballet Classique
• J. Alexander Productions LLC · Northern Delaware
• John Dickinson Plantation · Central Delaware
• Johnson Victrola Museum · Central Delaware
• Joshua M. Freeman Foundation · Southern Delaware
• Judge Morris Estate · Northern Delaware
• Kalmar Nyckel Foundation · Northern Delaware
• Kelley McCann Band · Northern Delaware
• Kent County Public Library · Central Delaware
• Kevin Fleming Photography · Southern Delaware
• Kidzworx Multicultural Arts and Entrepreneurial Program · Northern Delaware
• Killens Pond State Park · Central Delaware
• Kingswood Community Center · Northern Delaware
• Kirkwood Library · Northern Delaware
• Kruse Park and Playground · Northern Delaware
• Kuumba Academy Charter School · Northern Delaware
• La Esperanza · Southern Delaware
• Laurel Public Library · Southern Delaware
• Lead Graffiti · Northern Delaware
• Lewes Public Library · Southern Delaware
• Lighthouse Dance & Yoga · Southern Delaware
• Lums Pond State Park · Northern Delaware
• Market Street Music · Northern Delaware
• MDC Investment Group, Inc. · Northern Delaware
• MeJah Books · Northern Delaware
• Middletown Main Street Inc · Northern Delaware
• Milford Public Library · Central Delaware
• Millsboro Public Library · Southern Delaware
• Milton Farmers' Market · Southern Delaware
• Milton Historical Society · Southern Delaware
• Milton Public Library · Southern Delaware
• Mispillion Art League Education Annex · Southern Delaware
• Museum Square · Central Delaware
• Music Together Presto · Northern Delaware
• Nanticoke River Arts Council · Southern Delaware
• NCM Fathom
• New Castle County Art Studio · Northern Delaware
• New Castle Court House Museum · Northern Delaware
• New Castle Public Library · Northern Delaware
• Newark Community Band · Northern Delaware
• Newark Department of Parks and Recreation · Northern Delaware
• Newark Free Library · Northern Delaware
• Newark Symphony Orchestra · Northern Delaware
• North Wilmington Branch Library · Northern Delaware
• Nuestras Raices Inc · Northern Delaware
• Ovation Dinner Theatre
• Paint Plant Create · Central Delaware
• Painting with a Twist, Lewes · Southern Delaware
• Painting with a Twist, Wilmington · Northern Delaware
• Pegasus ArtWorks Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware · Northern Delaware
• Piffaro, The Renaissance Band
• Plastic Free Delaware · Northern Delaware
• Possum Point Players, Inc. · Southern Delaware
• Quaker Hill Historic Preservation Foundation · Northern Delaware
• Reach Academy for Girls · Northern Delaware
• Read Aloud Delaware · Central Delaware
• Rehoboth Art League · Southern Delaware
• Rehoboth Beach Bandstand · Southern Delaware
• Rehoboth Beach Public Library · Southern Delaware
• Rehoboth Summer Children's Theatre · Southern Delaware
• Resident Ensemble Players · Northern Delaware
• revival
• Route 9 Library & Innovation Center · Northern Delaware
• Saint Thomas More Academy · Central Delaware
• Salted Vines Vineyard & Winery · Southern Delaware
• Salute to Cecil County Veterans
• Sankofa Cultural Arts Center · Central Delaware
• School Day Theater · Northern Delaware
• Schwartz Center for the Arts · Central Delaware
• Seaford (city of) · Southern Delaware
• Seaford Historical Society · Southern Delaware
• Seaford Library and Cultural Center · Southern Delaware
• Selbyville Public Library · Southern Delaware
• Shoestring Productions of Brandywine Valley · Northern Delaware
• Smyrna Public Library · Central Delaware
• South Coastal Library · Southern Delaware
• St. David's Episcopal Church · Northern Delaware
• STVC,Inc./The Academy for Peace · Northern Delaware
• Sussex Dance Academy · Southern Delaware
• Sylvan Learning Center - Middletown
• Take Two Drama Club, Sussex Central High School · Southern Delaware
• The Art & Book Fair Planning Committee · Northern Delaware
• The Arts at Trinity · Northern Delaware
• The Candlelight Theatre · Northern Delaware
• The Children's Theatre, Inc. · Central Delaware
• The Delaware Contemporary · Northern Delaware
• The Delaware Symphony Orchestra · Northern Delaware
• The Everett Theatre · Northern Delaware
• The Grand Opera House · Northern Delaware
• The Kenny Family Foundation · Northern Delaware
• The Ministry of Caring · Northern Delaware
• The Music School of Delaware · Northern Delaware
• The Old State House · Central Delaware
• The Playhouse on Rodney Square · Northern Delaware
• The Rockshop Performing Arts Center · Central Delaware
• The Savoy Company
• the [blank] canvas · Northern Delaware
• There 2 Care · Northern Delaware
• Thousand Acre Farm · Northern Delaware
• Trap Pond State Park · Southern Delaware
• Trinity Episcopal Church · Northern Delaware
• TS Smith & Sons · Southern Delaware
• Tyler Arboretum
• Udaan · Northern Delaware
• Unbranded Dance · Central Delaware
• United Cerebal Palsy of Delaware, Inc. · Northern Delaware
• UUSD · Southern Delaware
• Walnut Street YMCA · Northern Delaware
• West End Neighborhood House, Inc. · Northern Delaware
• White Clay Creek State Park · Northern Delaware
• Wilmington & Western Railroad · Northern Delaware
• Wilmington Blue Rocks · Northern Delaware
• Wilmington Children's Chorus · Northern Delaware
• Wilmington Drama League · Northern Delaware
• Wilmington Public Library · Northern Delaware
• Wilmington State Parks · Northern Delaware
• Wilmington Wintergrass · Northern Delaware
• Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library · Northern Delaware
• Woodlawn Library · Northern Delaware
• Yorklyn Storytelling Festival Inc. · Northern Delaware
• Your Creation Station · Northern Delaware
• Zwaanendael Museum · Southern Delaware

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