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Art Loop Gallery Hours: It's a Spring Thing

  • Jester Artspace
  • Friday, April 10

Sassafras Brass Quintet, Graduate Ensemble-In-Residence

  • University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
  • Presented by University of Delaware School of Music
  • Friday, April 10

On the Mezzanine: Michael McSorley's Out of the Ordinary

  • Mezzanine Gallery
  • Presented by Delaware Division of the Arts
  • April 10–24

5th Annual Powwow of Arts and Culture

  • Delaware Art Museum
  • Saturday, April 11

DIY "Delft" Tiles

  • Zwaanendael Museum
  • Presented by Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs
  • Saturday, April 11

Free Children's Author Event: Carole Lindstrom's We Are Water Protectors

  • Newark Senior Center
  • Saturday, April 11

Free Creative Art Saturday at The Art Studio - Optical Illusions

  • New Castle County Art Studio
  • Presented by New Castle County
  • Saturday, April 11

Milling in the Revolution: Waterwheels and Water Power

  • Greenbank Mills and Phillips Farm
  • Saturday, April 11

The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial of 1925: Faith, Reason, and Public Education

  • Milford Public Library
  • Saturday, April 11

“A System concise, easy and efficient”: John Dickinson and the Defense of the Delaware State, 1782

  • Delaware Public Archives
  • Saturday, April 11

Leer y Crear en Español

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • April 11 – May 9

Fireside Chat with Rhae Lynn Barnes | Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment

  • Lewes Public Library
  • Sunday, April 12

Student Show

  • Milton Arts Guild
  • Sunday, April 12

Zephyria Wind Quintet, Graduate Ensemble-In-Residence

  • University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
  • Presented by University of Delaware School of Music
  • Tuesday, April 14

UD Horn and Tuba-Euphonium Ensembles

  • University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
  • Presented by University of Delaware School of Music
  • Wednesday, April 15

Biggs Happy Hour - Senior Discount

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • Thursday, April 16

KidLit Writers' Group

  • Lewes Public Library
  • Thursday, April 16

Lt. Governor's Creative Economy Convening

  • Presented by Delaware Arts Alliance
  • Thursday, April 16

Spring Art Exhibition - Opening Reception

  • Center for the Creative Arts
  • Thursday, April 16

Ternion Brass, Faculty Ensemble

  • University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
  • Presented by University of Delaware School of Music
  • Thursday, April 16

Prometheus String Quartet, Graduate Ensemble-In-Residence

  • University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
  • Presented by University of Delaware School of Music
  • Friday, April 17

America's Tapestry Project: Delaware Panel on View

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • Saturday, April 18

Invitational Band Festival: UD Wind Ensemble

  • University of Delaware, Puglisi Orchestra Hall at Roselle Center for the Arts
  • Presented by University of Delaware School of Music
  • Saturday, April 18

Newlin's America 250 Celebration: Building America Through Trades and Food

  • Newlin Grist Mill
  • April 18 – June 6

Art and Wellness at the Biggs: Self-Guided Exploration

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • April 18 – June 20

Banned Together | Film Screening and Q&A

  • Cinema Art Theater
  • Presented by Lewes Public Library
  • Sunday, April 19

The Serafins

  • Old Swedes Historic Site
  • Presented by The Arts at Trinity
  • Sunday, April 19

Beginning Genealogy 101: Little-known Resources at the Delaware Public Archives

  • Appoquinimink Public Library
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Monday, April 20

UD Jazz Combos

  • University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
  • Presented by University of Delaware School of Music
  • Monday, April 20

Shared Spectrum: Maureen Kamerick & Yolanda Chetwynd

  • Newark Arts Alliance
  • April 21 – May 15

Tuesday Night Book Club

  • Kent County Public Library
  • April 21 – December 8

Delaware's Jazz History

  • Woodlawn Library
  • Wednesday, April 22

Flags of Our Forefathers: Finding Your Roots in the Revolution

  • Volunteer Brewing Company
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Thursday, April 23

Jeffrey Myers, Faculty Artist with Tomomi Sato, Piano, Guest Artist

  • University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
  • Presented by University of Delaware School of Music
  • Thursday, April 23

Spring Plant Sale Public Evening at UD Botanic Gardens

  • University of Delaware Botanic Gardens
  • Friday, April 24

Art Fest Art Fair 2026

  • CAMP Rehoboth
  • Presented by New Castle County
  • Saturday, April 25

Art Fest at Whitehall

  • New Castle County Art Studio
  • Saturday, April 25

Earth Day at Newlin Grist Mill

  • Newlin Grist Mill
  • Saturday, April 25

UD Percussion Ensemble

  • University of Delaware, Puglisi Orchestra Hall at Roselle Center for the Arts
  • Presented by University of Delaware School of Music
  • Saturday, April 25

Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect | Film Screening and Q&A

  • Cinema Art Theater
  • Sunday, April 26

FREE Children's Concert

  • The Otello Meucci Performing Arts Center at Newark Charter School
  • Presented by Newark Symphony Orchestra
  • Sunday, April 26

Freewheelin' Exhibit

  • Milton Arts Guild
  • Sunday, April 26

New Music Delaware: Onishi and Messiaen

  • University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
  • Presented by University of Delaware School of Music
  • Sunday, April 26

Spring Plant Sale Ag Day at UD Botanic Gardens

  • University of Delaware Botanic Gardens
  • Sunday, April 26

"From Fear to Flash"

  • Delaware Photographic Society
  • Monday, April 27

Guitar Ensemble

  • University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
  • Presented by University of Delaware School of Music
  • Monday, April 27

UD Graduate Percussion Group - Chapel Street Concert Series

  • Chapel Street Players
  • Presented by Newark Free Library
  • Monday, April 27

Conversation with Nelson Pressley, Author of Fonda on Film

  • Lewes Public Library
  • Tuesday, April 28

UD Chamber Music Collective

  • University of Delaware, Puglisi Orchestra Hall at Roselle Center for the Arts
  • Presented by University of Delaware School of Music
  • Tuesday, April 28

Coastal Camera Club Present Betsy Wilson “How Did You Get That Shot?”

  • Presented by Coastal Camera Club
  • Wednesday, April 29

UD Trombone Choir and Trumpet Ensemble

  • University of Delaware, Puglisi Orchestra Hall at Roselle Center for the Arts
  • Presented by University of Delaware School of Music
  • Wednesday, April 29

Yappy Hour with Grass Roots Rescue

  • Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
  • Thursday, April 30

Artist Reception for Anthomania Reimagined Exhibition

  • Delaware Center for Horticulture
  • Friday, May 1

FREE OUTDOOR FILM: ZOOTOPIA 2

  • Kent County Parks and Recreation
  • Presented by Kent County Public Library
  • Friday, May 1

MAY MARKET in Historic New Castle

  • New Castle Historical Society
  • May 1–2

Art Exhibit Anthomania Reimagined - Painterly Photography By Christina Peters

  • Delaware Center for Horticulture
  • May 1 – June 29

Art & Art Supply Swap

  • Dover Art League
  • Saturday, May 2

Wilmington Handbell Ensemble presents "An American Tapestry"

  • Ebenezer United Methodist Church
  • Presented by Wilmington Handbell Ensemble
  • Saturday, May 2

Biggs Book Club

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • Sunday, May 3

May Market at CCArts

  • Center for the Creative Arts
  • Sunday, May 3

Objects Up Close Virtual Series

  • Presented by Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
  • Tuesday, May 5

In Common Cause: Delaware’s Homefront in the Revolutionary War

  • Georgetown Public LIbrary
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Wednesday, May 6

Spring Concert Series

  • Academy Building Lawn
  • May 7 – June 11

Mapping the Liminality - East and West

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • May 8 – June 7

First State Ringers Modern Rock Concert - Chapel Street Concert Series

  • Chapel Street Players
  • Presented by Newark Free Library
  • Saturday, May 9

Free Creative Art Saturday at The Art Studio - Exploding Flower Cards

  • New Castle County Art Studio
  • Presented by New Castle County
  • Saturday, May 9

Wilmington Handbell Ensemble presents "An American Tapestry"

  • St. Paul's United Methodist Church
  • Presented by Wilmington Handbell Ensemble
  • Sunday, May 10

Wayne Art Center Plein Air Festival Exhibition

  • Wayne Art Center
  • May 10 – June 20

Women's+ FEST Expo

  • Rehoboth Beach Convention Center
  • Presented by CAMP Rehoboth
  • Monday, May 11

Independence or the Bayonet

  • Woodlawn Library
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Tuesday, May 12

Delaware's Signers & Slavery: It's Complicated

  • Delaware City Library
  • Wednesday, May 13

2026 Arts & Culture Caucus

  • Legislative Hall
  • Presented by Delaware Arts Alliance
  • Thursday, May 14

AP Art Exhibition Opening Reception

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • Thursday, May 14

Loksi' Shaali': A Chickasaw Opera (New Chamber Edition) - Delaware Premiere!

  • Episcopal Church of Sts. Andrew and Matthew
  • Presented by Wilmington Concert Opera
  • May 14–16

Emerging Voices: AP Art and Design Student Exhibition

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • May 14 – June 14

Black Family History with the Delaware Public Archives

  • Appoquinimink Public Library
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Friday, May 15

Free Outdoor Movie: The Bad Guys 2

  • Kent County Parks and Recreation
  • Presented by Kent County Public Library
  • Friday, May 15

Veterans Creative Arts

  • New Castle County Art Studio
  • May 15 – July 17

6th Annual Rehoboth Beach Arts Festival

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • Saturday, May 16

Bellefonte Arts Festival

  • Bellefonte Arts
  • Saturday, May 16

14th Annual Wilmington Classical Guitar Society Members Concert

  • Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
  • Presented by Wilmington Classical Guitar
  • Sunday, May 17

Yappy Hour: Rockwood Dog Party

  • Rockwood Park & Museum
  • May 17 – June 14

Biggs Happy Hour

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • Thursday, May 21

Sculpture Garden Happy Hour Kickoff & Member Appreciation Night featuring Best Kept Soul

  • Delaware Art Museum
  • Thursday, May 21

Building America: Blacksmithing

  • Greenbank Mills and Phillips Farm
  • Saturday, May 23

Art and Wellness Day: CrossFit

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • May 23 – June 20

Movie Night at the Biggs: Loving Vincent (2017)

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • Thursday, May 28

Spring Author Fair

  • Rockwood Park & Museum
  • Sunday, May 31

Lock, Stock, & Barrel: Arms & Ammunition of the American Revolution

  • Georgetown Public LIbrary
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Wednesday, June 3

Bon Voyage June Showcase

  • University of Delaware, Mitchell Hall
  • Presented by Delaware Dance Company
  • Sunday, June 7

Mimic the Masters Judged Show

  • Milton Arts Guild
  • Sunday, June 7

The Delaware Poisoned Candy Murders of 1898

  • Delaware City Library
  • Wednesday, June 10

Independence or the Bayonet

  • Volunteer Brewing Company
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Thursday, June 11

53rd Annual Members' Fine Craft Exhibition

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • June 12 – July 12

Black Family History at the Delaware Public Archives

  • Woodlawn Library
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Monday, June 15

In Common Cause: Delaware’s Homefront in the Revolutionary War

  • Kent County Public Library
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Thursday, June 25

Independence or the Bayonet

  • Bear Public Library
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Saturday, June 27

Milling in the Revolution: Millstones for Flour

  • Greenbank Mills and Phillips Farm
  • Saturday, June 27

Board Game Night – Road to Liberty

  • Kent County Public Library
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Monday, June 29

Dover Fourth of July: Celebrating America's 250th Anniversary

  • Legislative Mall, Dover
  • Saturday, July 4

Liberty Day & 4th of July Fireworks

  • University of Delaware, Athletic Complex
  • Saturday, July 4

Flags of Our Forefathers: Finding Your Roots in the Revolution

  • Brandywine Hundred Library
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Monday, July 13

In Common Cause: Delaware’s Homefront in the Revolutionary War

  • Brandywine Hundred Library
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Monday, July 20

Coastal Clues Exhibit

  • Milton Arts Guild
  • Sunday, July 26

Lock, Stock, & Barrel: Arms & Ammunition of the American Revolution

  • Brandywine Hundred Library
  • Presented by Delaware Public Archives
  • Monday, July 27

12th Regional Juried Biennial

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • August 21 – September 20

August Chef's Table at Loblolly

  • Loblolly Acres
  • Sunday, August 30

Monochromatic Exhibit

  • Milton Arts Guild
  • Sunday, September 6

Fall Festival at Newlin Grist Mill

  • Newlin Grist Mill
  • Saturday, September 19

Art of the Flower: Work by Charlene Jobe

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • September 25 – October 28

Of Hares and Hope: An Artist Collaboration

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • September 25 – October 28

The Day We Looked Up: Work by Damon Pla

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • September 25 – October 28

Feeding in the Revolution: Baking During the Revolution

  • Greenbank Mills and Phillips Farm
  • Saturday, September 26

Art and Auction at Newlin Grist Mill

  • Newlin Grist Mill
  • October 4–8

Wild Card Judged Show

  • Milton Arts Guild
  • Sunday, October 18

Building America: Sandcasting

  • Greenbank Mills and Phillips Farm
  • Saturday, October 24

Friday the 13th Book Club: Vampires

  • McGlynn's Pub
  • Presented by Kent County Public Library
  • Friday, November 13

This is Joy Exhibit

  • Milton Arts Guild
  • Sunday, November 29

visions XII, photographic exhibit

  • Gallery 919 Market
  • Through April 28

The Joy of Pastel: Maryland Pastel Society Signature Exhibition

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • Through May 10, 2027

Art Works For All: Celebration of Creativity

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • Through April 11, 2027

Members' Sales Gallery | Rehoboth Art League

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • Through December 31

America's Tapestry Project

  • Woodlawn Library
  • Through April 22

Habitat Stewards at Newlin Grist Mill

  • Newlin Grist Mill
  • Through December 12

Bird Walks at Newlin Grist Mill

  • Newlin Grist Mill
  • Through December 19

Allies for Justice: Delaware's Role in Brown v. Board of Education

  • Delaware City Library
  • Wednesday, March 11

Coastal Camera Club Present Lee Hoy " A System for Capturing Visually Compelling Bird in Flight Images "

  • Presented by Coastal Camera Club
  • Wednesday, March 11

Fresh from the Studio

  • Somerville Manning Gallery
  • Through April 11

Dear Reader Book Club 250th Edition

  • John Bell House
  • Presented by First State Heritage Park
  • Through May 20

Public Archaeology at Newlin Grist Mill

  • Newlin Grist Mill
  • Through October 17

Art Quilt Elements 2026

  • Wayne Art Center
  • Through April 25

NAA Members Exhibit

  • Newark Arts Alliance
  • Through April 17

Biggs Homeschool Day

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • Through November 19

Biggs Senior Day

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • Through December 18

Creative Aging Series: Creative Quilling—A Journey in Paper Artistry

  • Route 9 Library & Innovation Center
  • Through May 23

DuPont Nature Center Environmental Art Showcase

  • DuPont Nature Center
  • Through September 30

"Textures and Layers of Abstraction" Artwork by Todd Breitling

  • Bellefonte Arts
  • Through April 26

Revolutionary: Members' Juried Theme Show

  • Rehoboth Art League
  • Through May 3

"Tending the Biome" solo art exhibition by Karoline Wileczek

  • Grace United Methodist Church
  • Through May 31

Color My World: Art Exhibition

  • Peninsula Gallery
  • Through April 26

Museum Highlights Tour

  • Biggs Museum of American Art
  • Through December 5

Rockwood Book Club

  • Rockwood Park & Museum
  • Through May 13

119 Organizations

Abraxas Studio of Art and Gallery

  • Lewes

AerieArt Gallery

  • Rehoboth Beach

AIDS Delaware

  • Wilmington

Air Mobility Command Museum

  • Dover

Alapocas Run State Park

  • Wilmington

Arden Buzz Ware Village Center

  • Arden

Arden Group Motion

  • Wilmington

Art Loop Wilmington

  • Wilmington

Avon Grove Library

  • West Grove

Bellefonte Arts Festival

  • Bellefonte

Bethany Beach Ocean Suites

  • Bethany Beach

Biggs Museum of American Art

  • Dover

Bowers Beach Maritime Museum

  • Bowers

Bridgeville Public Library

  • Bridgeville

Camden Fireworks

  • Camden

City of Lewes Parks and Marina - Lewes, DE

  • Lewes

Cityfest, Inc.

  • Wilmington

Copeland String Quartet

  • Wilmington

Delaware Center for Horticulture

  • Wilmington

Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs

  • Dover

Delaware Fun A Day

  • Hockessin

Delaware Heritage Commission

  • Dover

Delaware Improvised Theater

Delmar Public Library

  • Delmar

Dover Art League

  • Dover

Dover Motorsports, Inc.

  • Dover

Dover Public Library

  • Dover

DuPont Environmental Education Center

  • Wilmington

Elkton Community Kitchen

  • Elkton

Eyeball It!

First State Heritage Park

  • Dover

First State Heritage Park Welcome Center

  • Dover

Gallery 107

  • Seaford

Gallery 37- A Destination for Artful Living

  • Milford

Gallery One

  • Ocean View

Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens (GACEC)

  • Dover

Greenwood Public Library

  • Greenwood

Hardcastle Gallery

  • Centreville

Holts Landing State Park

  • Millville

House of Coffi

  • Dover

JD Kurtz/ New Moon Rugs

  • Wilmington

John Dickinson Plantation

  • Dover

Johnson Victrola Museum

  • Dover

Joshua M. Freeman Foundation

  • Selbyville

Laurel Historical Society

  • Laurel

Laurel Public Library

  • Laurel

Lewes Public Library

  • Lewes

Little Italy Neighborhood Association

  • Wilmington

Lums Pond State Park

  • Bear

Main Street Delaware City Inc

  • Delaware City

Market Street Music

  • Wilmington

Middletown Main Street Inc

  • Middletown

Milford Community Bands

  • Milford

Milton Historical Society

  • Milton

Mispillion Performance Series

  • Lewes

Museum Square

  • Dover

Newark Community Band

  • Newark

NextFab

  • Wilmington

Pemberton Historical Park

  • Salisbury

Peninsula Gallery

  • Lewes

People to People Delaware

  • Wilmington

Plein Air Painters of the Mid-Atlantic

Rehoboth Beach Bandstand

  • Rehoboth Beach

Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild

  • Rehoboth Beach

Seaford (city of)

  • Seaford

SouthEastern Delaware Artists Studio Tour (SEDAST)

St. David's Episcopal Church

  • Wilmington

Sussex County Stamp Club

  • Milton

TECHSPO Philadelphia

  • Philadelphia

The Arts at Trinity

  • Wilmington

The Greater Millsboro Art League

  • Millsboro

The Labyrinth at First & Central

  • Wilmington

The Mesothelioma Center

  • Orlando

The Old State House

  • Dover

The Station Gallery

  • Greenville

The Written Remains Writers Guild

  • Wilmington

Trinity Episcopal Church

  • Wilmington

United States Army Field Band

  • Washington

University of Delaware, Biden Institute

  • Newark

University of Delaware, Mechanical Hall Gallery

  • Newark

University of Delaware, Mineralogical Museum

  • Newark

University of Delaware, Morris Library

  • Newark

University of Delaware, Old College Gallery

  • Newark

University of Delaware, Special Collections Gallery

  • Newark

Urban Sketchers Delaware

  • Milford

Wilmington Concert Opera

  • Wilmington

Wilmington Public Library

  • Wilmington

Wilmington State Parks

  • Wilmington

Zwaanendael Museum

  • Lewes

Zwaanendael Park

  • Lewes

African-American Heritage Center

  • Wilmington

Afro-American Historical Society of Delaware

  • Wilmington

Arden Craft Shop Museum

  • Arden

B&B Music and Sound

  • Camden

Cornerstone Church - Bear

  • Bear

Delaware Division of Human Relations

  • Wilmington

Delaware Medical Reserve Corps

  • Newark

Delaware Nature Society

  • Hockessin

Delaware Playwrights

  • Wilmington

Duck Creek Historical Society

  • Smyrna

DuPont Nature Center

  • Milford

First Presbyterian Church of Milford

  • Milford

Grace United Methodist Church, Millsboro

  • Millsboro

Greenhill Imaging

  • Wilmington

Haynes Park

  • Wilmington

Herman W. Holloway, Sr. Park

  • Wilmington

Kemblesville United Methodist Church

  • Landenburg

La Esperanza

  • Georgetown

LaFate Gallery

  • Wilmington

Lydia Black Cannon Museum

  • Milton

Mezzanine Auditorium

  • Wilmington

Mezzanine Gallery

  • Wilmington

MoonCat Comedy

  • Milton

New Wilmington Art Association

  • Wilmington

Out & About Magazine

  • Wilmington

St. Stephen's Lutheran Church

  • Wilmington

United Neighbors

  • Wilmington

University of Delaware, History Department

  • Newark

Wilmington, Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs

  • Wilmington, DE

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