Delaware State Fair
Top Festivals and Attractions
Delaware State Fair
WHEN: July 18-27
WHERE: Delaware State Fairgrounds, Harrington
COST: $9, adults; $4, ages 6-12; FREE, ages 5 & younger
WHAT: This good old-fashioned fair features carnival rides, livestock exhibits, concerts, a circus, fireworks, cooking demos and games.
Dover Comic Con
WHEN: Aug. 17
WHERE: Loockerman St., Dover
COST: Free
WHAT: Comic and graphic-novel fans unite to geek out during activities that have previously included artist & author meet-and-greets, cosplay & fan groups, a video-game party, pop-up escape rooms and more than 100 vendors.
Delaware Burger Battle
WHEN: Aug. 24
WHERE: Rockford Tower, Wilmington
COST: $50, adults; $32, teens; $12, kids
WHAT: Bring an appetite! Visitors dig into a variety of burger samples served up by some of the area’s best chefs and vote for their favorite. Proceeds benefit the Food Bank of Delaware and Delaware ProStart.
Rehoboth Beach Sandcastle Contest
WHEN: Sept. 7
WHERE: Between Delaware & Laurel Aves.
COST: Free
WHAT: While you stroll along the beach, keep an eye out for 100-plus sandy creations that’ll make you do a double take. You might spot swamp creatures, crabs, dolphins and sharks or pyramids, mermaids and pop-culture characters.
Apple Scrapple Festival
WHEN: Oct. 11 & 12
WHERE: Main Street, Bridgeville
COST: $1
WHAT: This culinary odd couple is the centerpiece of the autumnal extravaganza. Festivities include the Little Miss Apple Scrapple contest, the 5K Hogg Jogg, kids’ apple toss, ladies’ skillet toss, a carnival and a car show.
Sea Witch Festival
WHEN: Oct. 25-27
WHERE: Rehoboth & Dewey Beaches
COST: Free
WHAT: This silly and spooky celebration scares up a slew of activities, including costume and dog parades, a Sea Witch Hunt, trick-or-treat, hayrides and beach games.
Delaware Museum of Natural History
Free Days at Local Museums
Bank of America Museums on Us
Bank of America and Merrill Lynch cardholders score one free admission to participating museums on the first Saturday and Sunday of every month. Be sure to bring your credit or debit card and photo ID.
Participants include
Delaware Art Museum (Saturdays only), Wilmington
Delaware Museum of Natural History, Wilmington
Maryland Science Center, Baltimore
Reginald F. Lewis Museum, Baltimore
Participants include:
Museum Day Live
Venues across the country grant free access to ticketholders, taking after the free-admission Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C. Held this year on Sept. 21, each ticket — downloadable from Smithsonianmag.com/museumday — admits two people to one museum. Tickets are available starting Aug. 15.
Participants include:
Iron Hill Science Center, Newark
Delaware History Museum, Wilmington
Read House and Gardens, New Castle
Kid-friendly Theatre Performances
Clear Space Theatre, Rehoboth Beach
Hello, Dolly!, through Aug. 29
Mamma Mia!, through Aug.31
The Wedding Singer, July 3- Aug. 17
Rehoboth Summer Children’s Theater, Rehoboth Beach
Alice in Wonderland, July 2,10, 24, 30 & Aug. 8, 14 & 20
Wizard of Oz, July 3, 9, 17, 23 & Aug. 1, 7, 13 & 22
The Jungle Book, July 16, 31 & Aug. 6, 15 & 21
Second Street Players, Milford
Happy Days: A New Musical, July 19-21 & 26-28
The Grand Opera House’s Copeland Hall, Wilmington
The Dinosaur Quest of Dr. T.Rex, July 11
A Year with Frog and Toad, July 18
Robin Hood, Aug. 2
