Wilmington, DE Discount Hotels

Annual Events

Mid May

Wilmington Flower Market

Rockford Park

Tower Road and West 19th Street

Wilmington, DE  19806

(302) 995-5699

Free

10 am - 7 pm

Since 1920, come and join 150+ exhibitors in raising money for children's benefits through the sale of plants, flowers, food, games, rides.

Mid June

St. Anthony's Italian Festival

St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church

901 North DuPont Street

Wilmington, DE  19805

(302) 421-3790

Mon - Fri 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm, Sat and Sun 2 pm - 10:30 pm

Free Admission

Since 1972, features food vendors, live entertainment, children's entertainment, midway, 6 outdoor cafes and over 30 vendors.

Early July

Old Fashioned Ice Cream Festival

Rockwood Museum

610 Shipley Road

Wilmington, DE  19809

(302) 761-4340

Since 1982, homemade ice cream, hot air balloons, craft show and antique show.

Early September

Brandywine Arts Festival

Brandywine State Park

18th and Market Streets

Wilmington, DE  19899

(302) 577-7020

Sat 10-5pm, Sun 10-4pm

Free

Arts and Crafts festival held on the banks of the Brandywine River.

Early October

Italian American Celebration

Three Little Bakers Dinner Theatre

3540 Three Little Bakers Blvd.

Wilmington, DE 19808

(800) 368-3303

The Italian American Celebration features world renowned performers who have established themselves as pioneers in the entertainment business.

Mid November

Delaware Antiques Show

First USA Riverfront Arts center

800 South Madison Street

Wilmington, DE  19801

(800) 448-3883

Fri and Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 11 am - 5 pm

Admission charged.  Over 50 exhibitors of early American furniture, decorative accessories, textiles, jewelry and more. 

Arts and Entertainment

Academy Of The Dance
209 W. 14th Street,
Wilmington DE 19801
302/656-8969
A professional training school of classical ballet presents a
mid-year performance and also "The Nutcracker" at the
DuPont Theatre (302/656-4401) featuring international
professional dancers. Live orchestra.

Grand Opera House

818 N Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19801-3011

(302) 658-7897

Home of the Delaware Symphony Orchestra and Opera Delaware, the Opera House  presents touring performers from around the world.

Delaware Symphony Association

Box Office

Wilmington, DE 19801

(302) 652-5577

The Baby Grand Theater at the Grand Opera House

818 N. Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19802

Tickets: 800-37-GRAND

The Baby Grand recently opened next door to the Grand Opera House. It is bringing modern rock bands, contemporary theater companies and others to Wilmington amid an enthusiastic reception.

The DuPont Theater

Tenth and Market, Located in the DuPont Building

Wilmington, DE 19801

The DuPont brings to Wilmington national touring productions of Broadway shows.

The Delaware Theater Company

200 Water Street

Wilmington, DE 19801

(302) 594-1100

The Theater Company offers top rated theatrical productions with casts including professional Broadway actors.

Sports

Wilmington Blue Rocks Baseball

Professional Baseball

801 S Madison St

Wilmington, DE 19801

(302) 888-2015

The Blue Rocks are the minor league affiliate of the World Champion Boston Red Sox.

Their home games are played at Frawley Stadium.

The Delaware Smash

1007 Market Street

DuPont Building

Wilmington, DE 19898

(302) 774-4238

Women’s World Team Tennis League.  The Smash were led in 2005 by Wimbledon Champion  Venus Williams. 

University of Delaware Sports

The athletic teams at the University of Delaware are known as the Fightin' Blue Hens with a blue hen mascot named YoUDee. UD offers 23 varsity sports, which compete in the NCAA Division-I (Division-IAA for football).

Delaware is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in all sports except football, which is a member of the Atlantic-10 conference. Football is the biggest sport at Delaware, as the Fightin' Blue Hen football teams have won six national titles

Former head football coaches Bill Murray, Dave Nelson and Harold "Tubby" Raymond are College Football Hall of Fame inductees. Delaware also won the NCAA Division I National Championship  in 1983 for Women's Lacrosse.