All your festival listings for Wilmington, Dover, Newark, Lewes, Middletown, Seaford, Rehoboth Beach and all of Delaware.

Welcome to Delaware’s most comprehensive festival guide where you can find all of the music festivals, food festivals, cultural festivals, art festivals, historical festivals, wine and beer festivals and more in such cities as Wilmington, Dover, Newark, Lewes, Middletown, Seaford, Rehoboth Beach and everywhere in-between in Delaware.

This guide does NOT include county/animal fairs, conventions/expos or events lacking the 3 essentials of a festival (food, vendors and entertainment). Feel free to contact me if you have a question about your event.

“My Review” means that it’s a link to my review of that festival.

If there is a festival you do not see but would like listed, please Contact Me and let me know about it, especially smaller festivals that don’t have the advertising.

Before traveling to any festivals, please be sure to double check events via the link provided as events could have been rescheduled or cancelled without my knowledge, especially after damaging weather. If there is an * (asterisk) next to the date, this means that I have not confirmed the date.

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JULY

7/12 – NITROFEST Motorcycle and Car Show – Smyrna

7/25-7/27 – Weekend at Bertha’s Festival – Townsend
7/26 – Downtown Newark Food and Brew Fest – Newark
7/27* – Wilmington Water Lantern Festival – Wilmington

AUGUST

8/2* – Tomato Festival at the Historic Lewes Farmers Market – Lewes
8/2 – Peach Festival – Wyoming
8/2-8/3 – Outdoor Fine Art and Fine Craft Show I – Rehoboth Beach

8/9 – Eastern Shore AFRAM Festival – Seaford
8/9-8/10 – Outdoor Fine Art and Fine Craft Show II – Rehoboth Beach

8/14-8/17* – Mondegreen – Dover
8/16 – Delaware Caribbean Carnival – Dover
8/16 – Broad Creek Bash (formerly Bike and Brew) – Laurel
8/16 – Middletown Olde-Tyme Peach Festival – Middletown
8/16* – Delaware Hammock Festival – Wilmington

8/23 – Baila con Dover Latin Festival – Dover
8/23 – Delaware Burger Battle – Wilmington
8/23-8/24* – Delaware Spice Festival – Felton

8/30 – Ohmfest Yoga, Art and Music Festival – Dover
8/30 – Arden Fair – Wilmington
8/30 – August Quarterly Youth Day (August Quarterly) – Wilmington
8/30* – People’s Festival: Tribute to Bob Marley – Wilmington
8/31 – The “Big Quarterly” (August Quarterly) – Wilmington

SEPTEMBER

9/6 – Bethany Beach Boardwalk Arts Festival – Bethany Beach
9/6 – Impact Festival – Bridgeville
9/6* – MickeyFest – New Castle
9/6* – India Fest – Newark
9/6 – Historic Odessa Brewfest – Odessa
9/6-9/7 – Brandywine Festival of the Arts – Wilmington
9/6-9/7 – Nantichoke Indian Powwow – Milton

9/12-9/14 – Weedstock – Townsend
9/13 – Indian River Marina Autumn Art Festival – Rehoboth Beach
9/13-9/14 – Calle 4 Festival Hispano y Desfile/4th Street Fiesta and Parade – Wilmington
9/14 – Festival Hispano Georgetown – Georgetown
9/14* – Community Day – Newark
9/14* – Newark CommUNITY Day – Newark
9/14* – Fairy Fest at Rockwood Park – Wilmington

9/19* – Milford Wellness Village Fest – Milford
9/19-9/21 – Delaware Saengerbund Oktoberfest – Newark
9/20* – Fall Fest Saturday at Fifer Orchards I – Camden
9/20 – Riverwalk Freedom Festival – Milford
9/20 – Delaware VegFest – Newark
9/20 – Delaware Seafood Festival – Rehoboth Beach
9/21 – Alpaca Festival – Frankford

9/26-9/28 – History Book Festival – Lewes
9/27* – Fall Fest Saturday at Fifer Orchards II – Camden
9/27* – Town of Elsmere Fall Festival – Elsmere
9/27* – Hot Jam Festival – Hockessin
9/27* – Mt. Cuba Center Tree Festival – Hockessin
9/27* – Apple Cider Festival – Lewes
9/27* – Conley’s UM Church Fall Festival – Lewes
9/27 – Vet Fest – Middletown
9/27* – Wags and Whiskers Fall Festival – Milton
9/27 – Historic New Castle Belgian Beer Festival – New Castle
9/27 – 86 Hook and Ladder BrewFest – Rehoboth Beach
9/27* – Oktoberfest at Revelation Craft Brewing Company – Rehoboth Beach
9/27-9/28* – Delaware Taco Festival – Wilmington

OCTOBER

10/3-10/4* – Colonial Market Fair – Dover
10/3-10/4 – Wings and Wheels – Georgetown
10/4* – Fall Fest Saturday at Fifer Orchards III – Camden
10/4 – Delaware City Day – Delaware City
10/4* – Friends of the Library Book Fest – Harrington
10/4 – Boast the Coast Maritime Festival – Lewes
10/4* – Bankstoberfest – Millville
10/4* – Delaware Beer Fest – Wilmington
10/4-10/5* – Lewes Historical Society Crafts and Crafts – Lewes
10/5 – The Market at the Center for the Creative Arts III – Hockessin
10/5 – Coast Day – Lewes

10/10-10/11* – Bridgeville Apple-Scrapple Festival – Bridgeville
10/11* – Fall Fest Saturday at Fifer Orchards IV – Camden
10/11 – River Towns Ride and Festival – Delaware City
10/11 – OktDoverFest – Dover
10/11* – Punkin Ale Fest – Milton
10/11* – Seaford Garden Fall Festival – Seaford
10/11-10/12* – St. Mary Egyptian Festival – Newark
10/11-10/12* – Schellville Fall Harvest Fest I – Rehoboth Beach
10/12* – Bowers Heritage Day – Bowers Beach
10/12 – MOT Fall Fair – Middletown

10/15-10/19* – True Blue Jazz Festival – Rehoboth Beach
10/16-10/19 – Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival – Rehoboth Beach
10/17-10/18 – Delmarva Folk Festival – Houston
10/18* – Fall Fest Saturday at Fifer Orchards V – Camden
10/18* – Blackbird Creek Fall Festival – Townsend
10/18* – Ty Fest – Wilmington
10/19 – Delmarva Pagan Pride Festival – Dover
10/19* – Family Fall Fest at Big Oyster Brewery – Lewes
10/19* – Schellville Fall Harvest Fest II – Rehoboth Beach

10/24-10/26 – Sea Witch Festival – Rehoboth Beach
10/25* – Fall Fest Saturday at Fifer Orchards VI – Camden
10/25* – Trinity Community Church Family Fest – Hockessin
10/25-10/26* – Delaware Renaissance Faire I – Townsend

NOVEMBER

11/1* – Fall Fest Saturday at Fifer Orchards VII – Camden
11/1* – 18th Century Market Fair – Dover
11/1-11/2* – Delaware Renaissance Faire II – Townsend

11/8 – Delaware Beer Wine and Spirits Festival – Dover
11/8-11/9* – Delaware Renaissance Faire III – Townsend

11/14-11/16* – New Castle County Festival of Trees – Wilmington
11/15-11/16* – Schellville I – Rehoboth Beach

11/19-11/23* – Kent and Sussex County Festival of Trees – Milford
11/21-11/23* – Schellville II – Rehoboth Beach
11/23* – Delaware Fall Festival – New Castle

11/27-11/30* – Gift of Lights Dover Motor Speedway I – Dover
11/28-11/29* – Zoo Lights and Christmas Nights I – Townsend
11/29-11/30* – Schellville III – Rehoboth Beach

DECEMBER

12/1-12/7* – Gift of Lights Dover Motor Speedway II – Dover
12/4-12/7* – Schellville IV – Rehoboth Beach
12/5 – Newark Winterfest – Newark
12/5-12/6* – Holiday Open House at Rockwood Park and Museum – New Castle
12/5-12/6* – Zoo Lights and Christmas Nights II – Townsend
12/6* – Milton Holly Festival – Milton
12/6* – Holiday Village at Wyoming Station – Wyoming

12/8-12/14* – Gift of Lights Dover Motor Speedway III – Dover
12/11-12/14* – Schellville V – Rehoboth Beach
12/12-12/13* – Zoo Lights and Christmas Nights III – Townsend
12/13* – Lit for the Holidays – New Castle

12/15-12/21* – Gift of Lights Dover Motor Speedway IV – Dover
12/15-12/21* – Schellville VI – Rehoboth Beach
12/19-12/20* – Zoo Lights and Christmas Nights IV – Townsend

12/22-12/28* – Gift of Lights Dover Motor Speedway V – Dover
12/22-12/28* (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Schellville VII – Rehoboth Beach
12/26-12/27* – Zoo Lights and Christmas Nights V – Townsend

12/29-12/31* – Schellville VIII – Rehoboth Beach
12/29-1/4* – Gift of Lights Dover Motor Speedway VI – Dover

JANUARY (2026)

1/24* – A Delaware Brew Story – Wilmington

1/30-2/1* – Fire and Ice Festival – Bethany Beach

FEBRUARY

MARCH

3/8* – St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festivities at Quayside – Milton

3/14* – St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival – Dover

APRIL

4/17* – Great Delaware Kite Festival – Lewes
4/18-4/19* – Weedstock Spring Fling – Townsend

4/24* – Heacook Fest – Delmar
4/24-4/26* – Wildflower Celebration Weekend – Hockessin
4/25* – Art Fest at Whitehall – Middletown
4/25* – Bug and Bud Festival – Milford
4/25* – Wilmington Earth Day – Wilmington

MAY

5/1-5/2* – Dover Days Festival – Dover
5/2* – Southern Delaware Wine Food and Music Festival – Lewes
5/3* – The Market at the Center for the Creative Arts I – Hockessin

5/7-5/9* – Wilmington Flower Market – Wilmington
5/9* – Dewey Beach Arts Festival – Dewey Beach
5/9* – Run and Fun Fest – Lewes

5/16* – Bellefonte Arts Festival – Bellefonte
5/16* – Shanty Fest – Lewes
5/16* – A Day in Old New Castle – New Castle
5/16* – Wilmington Street Food Festival – Wilmington
5/17* – Brandywine ShadFest – Wilmington

5/22-5/24* – Poseidon Festival – Bethany Beach
5/23* – Henlopen Springfest – Milton
5/23-5/24( – Bowers Beach Buccaneer Bash – Bowers Beach

5/29* – Ladybug Music Festival – Wilmington
5/31* – The Market at the Center for the Creative Arts II – Hockessin

JUNE

6/1-6/6* – Holy Trinity Greek Festival – Wilmington
6/5-6/6* – Separation Day and Vintage Market – New Castle
6/5-6/7* – Party Like It’s 793: Mead, Metal and Viking Festival – Milton
6/6* – Delmarva’s Day in the Park Festival – Delmar
6/6* – Delaware Pride Festival – Dover
6/6-6/7* – Mid-Atlantic Sea Glass and Coastal Arts Festival – Lewes

6/8-6/14* – St. Anthony Italian Festival – Wilmington
6/9-6/13* – St. Joseph Parish Carnival – Middletown
6/13* – Old Timers’ Day – Selbyville
6/13* – Smyrna at Night – Smyrna
6/13* – Delaware Juneteenth Parade and Festival – Wilmington

6/17-6/20* – Clifford Brown Jazz Festival – Wilmington
6/19-6/21* – Delaware Chinese Festival – Hockessin
6/20* – June Jam – Houston
6/20* – Love Where You Live Fest – Rehoboth Beach
6/20* – Juneteenth Freedom Festival – Wilmington
6/21* – Reggae in the Park – Wilmington

6/27* – Running of the Bull – Dewey Beach
6/27* – “Positively Dover” African American Festival – Dover
6/27* – Millsboro Stars and Stripes – Millsboro
6/27* – Ice Cream Festival – Wilmington

JULY

7/4* – Dover Fourth of July Celebration – Dover
7/4* – Hockessin 4th Festival – Hockessin

7/11* – NITROFEST Motorcycle and Car Show – Smyrna

7/24-7/26* – Weekend at Bertha’s Festival – Townsend
7/25* – Downtown Newark Food and Brew Fest – Newark
7/26* – Wilmington Water Lantern Festival – Wilmington