What to do in Wilmington in December 2026

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Dec 31

  Jamey Grimes: Aster

  Delaware Art Museum · Kentmere / Brandywine

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 3

  Reflections: 25 Objects for 250 Years of Delaware History

  The Biggs Museum of American Art · Dover (Historic Green)

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Jan 17

  Lisa Bradley: Beyond Luminosity

  Delaware Art Museum · Kentmere / Brandywine

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until May 2

  Challenging Masterpieces: Art and Identity in American Furniture

  Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library · Winterthur

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Feb 28

  Beyond the Perspective of What You See (Prescott Lassman)

  Delaware Contemporary · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Feb 28

  Waveforms (Kate Stewart)

  Delaware Contemporary · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Apr 25

  Before Words: The Art of Peter Paone

  The Biggs Museum of American Art · Dover (Historic Green)

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Dec 31

  Objects, Ideals & Delaware's Unfinished Revolution

  Delaware History Museum · Downtown / Market Street

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 2

  Newark Arts Alliance Holiday Art Market

  Newark Arts Alliance · Newark (Louviers)

  • Visual arts

• Other

  until Jan 3

  Holidays at Hagley

  Hagley Museum and Library · Brandywine Valley

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

• Theatre

  11 AM

  Scrooge!

  The Candlelight Theatre · Ardentown

  • Theatre

  $45–$83 Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Lunasa: An Irish Solstice Celebration

  The Grand Opera House · Downtown / Market Street

  • Music

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• Theatre

  until Dec 20

  Steel Magnolias

  Delaware Theatre Company · Riverfront

  • Theatre

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Literature

  12 PM

  Gallery Talk: Pyle and the Pre-Raphaelites with Katherine Feldkamp

  Delaware Art Museum · Kentmere / Brandywine

  • Literature

• Literature

  7 PM

  Author Talk: Isabelle Marina Held

  Hagley Museum and Library · Brandywine Valley

  • Literature

Friday, December 4, 2026

• Literature

  1 PM

  Gallery Talk: Transcendent: Landscapes of the Hudson River School with Maggie Dimock of Olana State Historic Site

  Delaware Art Museum · Kentmere / Brandywine

  • Literature

• Theatre

  6 PM

  Scrooge!

  The Candlelight Theatre · Ardentown

  • Theatre

  $45–$83 Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  A Flock of Seagulls with Tim Polecat

  The Queen · Downtown / Market Street

  • Music

Saturday, December 5, 2026

• Other

  11 AM

  Santa at Hagley

  Hagley Museum and Library · Brandywine Valley

• Music

  2 PM

  Chapel Street Concert Series: Just Flutin' for the Holidays

  Chapel Street Players · Newark

  • Music

  Free

• Theatre

  2 PM

  Matilda

  Delaware Children's Theatre · Wilmington

  • Theatre

  $18–$22 Tickets ↗

• Visual arts

  2 PM

  Museum Highlights Tour

  The Biggs Museum of American Art · Dover (Historic Green)

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  6 PM

  Scrooge!

  The Candlelight Theatre · Ardentown

  • Theatre

  $45–$83 Tickets ↗

• Visual arts

  6:30 PM

  Revolutionary Spirits

  Delaware History Museum · Downtown / Market Street

  • Visual arts

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Sunday, December 6, 2026

• Theatre

  1 PM

  Scrooge!

  The Candlelight Theatre · Ardentown

  • Theatre

  $45–$83 Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  2 PM

  Matilda

  Delaware Children's Theatre · Wilmington

  • Theatre

  $18–$22 Tickets ↗

• Music

  3 PM

  Holiday Sing! at the Wilmington Campus

  Music School of Delaware · Wilmington (Washington Street)

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  The Rock and Roll Playhouse

  The Queen · Downtown / Market Street

  • Music
  • Rock

Thursday, December 10, 2026

• Music

  4 PM

  DelArt Night: The Jazz Before Christmas and Artisan Market

  Delaware Art Museum · Kentmere / Brandywine

  • Music
  • Jazz

• Theatre

  6 PM

  Scrooge!

  The Candlelight Theatre · Ardentown

  • Theatre

  $45–$83 Tickets ↗

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Visual arts

  11 AM

  Creative Connections: Scent Tour of Transcendent: Landscapes of the Hudson River School with Laura Plaster

  Delaware Art Museum · Kentmere / Brandywine

  • Visual arts

• Theatre

  6 PM

  Scrooge!

  The Candlelight Theatre · Ardentown

  • Theatre

  $45–$83 Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Remedy

  The Queen · Downtown / Market Street

  • Music
  • Hardcore
  • Punk

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Talib Kweli

  The Queen · Downtown / Market Street

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Ted Vigil's Rocky Mountain Christmas: A Tribute to John Denver

  The Grand Opera House · Downtown / Market Street

  • Music

Saturday, December 12, 2026

• Cinema

  1:30 PM

  DelArt Film Society presents The Holdovers

  Delaware Art Museum · Kentmere / Brandywine

  • Cinema

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• Theatre

  2 PM

  Matilda

  Delaware Children's Theatre · Wilmington

  • Theatre

  $18–$22 Tickets ↗

• Other

  6 PM

  Holiday Nights

  Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library · Winterthur

  Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  6 PM

  Scrooge!

  The Candlelight Theatre · Ardentown

  • Theatre

  $45–$83 Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Zoso: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience

  The Queen · Downtown / Market Street

  • Music

Sunday, December 13, 2026

• Theatre

  1 PM

  Scrooge!

  The Candlelight Theatre · Ardentown

  • Theatre

  $45–$83 Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  2 PM

  Matilda

  Delaware Children's Theatre · Wilmington

  • Theatre

  $18–$22 Tickets ↗

Monday, December 14, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Matisyahu

  The Queen · Downtown / Market Street

  • Music

Tuesday, December 15, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Jim Brickman Presents A Christmas Celebration

  The Playhouse on Rodney Square · Downtown / Rodney Square

  • Music

Wednesday, December 16, 2026

• Theatre

  11 AM

  Scrooge!

  The Candlelight Theatre · Ardentown

  • Theatre

  $45–$83 Tickets ↗

Thursday, December 17, 2026

• Visual arts

  11 AM

  Scottish by Design

  Delaware Art Museum · Kentmere / Brandywine

  • Visual arts

Friday, December 18, 2026

• Visual arts

  11 AM

  Slow Art

  Delaware Art Museum · Kentmere / Brandywine

  • Visual arts

• Other

  4:30 PM

  Holiday at the Mill

  Greenbank Mills and Phillips Farm · Greenbank

  Free

• Other

  6 PM

  Holiday Nights

  Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library · Winterthur

  Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  6 PM

  Scrooge!

  The Candlelight Theatre · Ardentown

  • Theatre

  $45–$83 Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Echoes

  The Queen · Downtown / Market Street

  • Music

Saturday, December 19, 2026

• Theatre

  6 PM

  Scrooge!

  The Candlelight Theatre · Ardentown

  • Theatre

  $45–$83 Tickets ↗

Sunday, December 20, 2026

• Theatre

  1 PM

  Scrooge!

  The Candlelight Theatre · Ardentown

  • Theatre

  $45–$83 Tickets ↗

Monday, December 21, 2026

• Theatre

  6 PM

  Scrooge!

  The Candlelight Theatre · Ardentown

  • Theatre

  $45–$83 Tickets ↗

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