Delaware things to do

Ongoing

Sea Witch Halloween & Fiddlers’ Festival

Rehoboth Beach - Dewey Beach Resort Area

Take a bite out of the Annual Sea Witch Halloween & Fiddlers' Festival with the Sea Witch Sharkentstein in 2016! Full schedule listed here.

Mirufodocon 2016

Mirufodocon 111 Park Ave, Milford

Mirufodocon, presented by Audio Electric Entertainment, is the anime convention you'll be talking about all year. Taking over Milford, Delaware, Mirufodocon (meaning "Milford Convention") is not your average anime con; […]

RENT

The Playhouse on Rodney Square 1007 N Market St, Wilmington

  At the Playhouse. Friday 8pm, Saturday 2 and 8pm, Sunday 2 and 7pm. Tickets start at $40. In 1996, an original rock musical by a little-known composer opened on […]

Fall Treasure Sale

First Unitarian Church of Wilmington 730 Halstead Rd, Wilmington

  Come to the First Unitarian Church of Wilmington and shop to your heart's content! You will find: - Books (lots of books!) - Children's equipment like play toys, strollers, […]

First State Flea at Dravo Plaza On The Riverfront

Wilmington Riverfront – Dravo Plaza 815 Justison St., Wilmington

  First State Flea's final 2016 outdoor flea will be held on the beautiful Riverfront in Wilmington. Our most exciting & energetic flea to date featuring Antique, Vintage, Re-Purposed and […]

Nature’s Tricksters! Free Event

Ashland Nature Center 3511 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin

  When someone says "Trick or Treat?" it traditionally meant to decide for yourself — do you want a trick or a treat?! But all of Nature's tricks ARE treats […]

Halloweekend Spookabration at The Comic Book Shop

The Comic Book Shop 1855 Marsh Rd, Wilmington

It’s here, it’s here, the spookiest time of year! HALLOWEEKEND SPOOKABRATION 2016 **The Last Weekend of October** Saturday, Oct 29th 10am – 8pm Sunday, Oct 30th 12pm – 5pm It’s […]

Make and Take Series: Bird Seed Wreath

Nassau Valley Vineyards 32165 Winery Way, Lewes

  Get crafty and taste wines at Nassau Valley Vineyards in Lewes, Delaware. No experience required; all supplies provided. Fees include wine tasting and a take-home tasting glass. Must be […]

Fox Run Fall Festival

Fox Run shopping center Route 40 and Route 72, Bear

  Car show, face painting, food, fire trucks, and trick or treating for the kids.  

Free

Halloween in Hockessin: Candy Corn Trail

Hockessin Hockessin

  From 11am to 3pm, 44 local businesses will be handing out treats to kids in costume. Hosted by the Hockessin Association, participating merchants can be found here. You're encouraged […]

Free

FurFestival: Pet Clinic + Costume Contest

Shipley Manor 2723 Shipley Rd, Wilmington

  FREE Microchipping for 100 Pets, Pet Contests with Cash Prizes & Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic Join us for the FurFestival at Shipley Manor on Saturday, October 29th at Shipley Manor: […]

Rebel Seed Fall Food Truck Fest Competition

Rebel Seed Cider 447 Westville Rd, Marydel

  Come indulge in new and different food trucks in our Fall Food Truck Competition. If you attended Harvest Ridge Winery's Food Truck Competition in the Spring, you'll love this! […]

$10

Pokemon: The First Movie. Mewtwo Strikes Back

Saturday, October 29th Cinemark Movies 10 12pm Cinemark Christiana 12:30pm Tuesday, November 1st Cinemark Movies 10 7pm Cinemark Christiana 7:15pm Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu face Mewtwo, a bioengineered Pokémon, […]

SugarBee Costume Party & Contest

Sugar Bee 40 N Walnut St, Milford

Bring out your BEST costume to SugarBee on Saturday, October 29 for a chance to WIN free candy and prizes from other local businesses. Kids and adults welcome ! SugarBee […]

Food Truck Faceoff

Delaware Park 777 Delaware Park Blvd, Wilmington

  Vote for your favorite food truck, enjoy live music and meet celebrity judges and attendees: Bernie Parent, Bob Kelly, Dave Schultz, Keith Jones, Ray Didinger (WIP), Joe DeCamara (WIP), […]

Free

Owls: Predators of the Night

Delaware Seashore State Park 39415 Inlet Road, Rehoboth Beach

  Learn to identify common owl species found in our area. A Park Naturalist will explain their adaptations and guide participants through a dissection of an owl pellet to determine […]

$4
Event Series Macbeth Auditions

Macbeth Auditions

Wilmington Drama League 10 W Lea Blvd, Wilmington

Auditions for Macbeth are 2-4 p.m. July 16 and 6-9 p.m. July 19. Director Adam Montgomery is looking for performers of all genders and ethnicities for this nontraditional production. All […]

Free

5th Annual HOWLoween Pawty!

Fur Baby Boutique, Daycare & Spa 204 NE Front St, Milford

You're invited to join us for a spooky good time! It's our 5th annual HOWLoween pawty...featuring a parade, costume contest, and pawty!. We'll have special guest judges, local animal rescues […]

Hike Through History

Delaware Seashore State Park 39415 Inlet Road, Rehoboth Beach

  Stroll the quiet, off-season beach and imagine what life was like here more than 100 years ago. A Park Interpreter will guide the hike, telling local shipwreck tales, ancient […]

$6

Humane Halloween

Newark Natural Foods 230 E Main St, Newark

  Welcoming all families to a night of Vegan Food, Games and Treats with proceeds benefiting Delaware Action for Animals!! Also featuring Kids' Costume Contest Prize Raffles Trick or Treating […]

$10

Blue Earl’s Hoppy Halloween Party

Blue Earl Brewing Company 210 Artisan Dr, Smyrna

  Attention Ghosts and Goblins, Spooks Galore Scary Witches at your door....Jack-O-Lanterns smiling bright wishing you a haunting night! You are all invited to our Spook-Tacular Event! Blue Earl presents […]

Beach Lantern Tour

Delaware Seashore State Park 39415 Inlet Road, Rehoboth Beach

  Explore the daily lives of the surfmen and what they went through to save shipwreck victims off the Delaware Coast. A guided museum tour is followed by local tales […]

$10

Spiders, Bats, And Snakes

Ashland Nature Center 3511 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin

  Meet some spiders, bats, and reptiles and decide how scary they really are. Take a night hike to explore their habitats and discover their wonderful adaptations. Listen to a […]

$14

37th Annual Halloween Loop

Wilmington, DE Wilmington

  Bud Light presents Out & About Magazine's 37th Annual Halloween Loop! The Halloween Loop is a citywide costume party in which club patrons pay a one-time cover charge to […]

$10

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Schwartz Center for the Arts 226 S State St, Dover

  LET"S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN!!! The Rocky Horror Picture Show is back by popular demand, complete with the movie and the shadow cast "Formal Dress Optional", Delaware's longest […]

$16

“Halloween” Playing in Theaters

  Cinemark Movies 10 (10pm) and Christiana (10:30pm). More info + buy tickets here. On Halloween night of 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers stabbed his sister to death. After sitting in […]

 

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