Free events in Wilmington

Saturday, October 17, 2026

• 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 Nov 1

  CreatiVeterans

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

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Nov 8

  Paint Dover - Through the Years

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

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Oct 31

  First Friday Group Exhibit: Theatre of the Macabre

  Bellefonte Arts · Bellefonte

  • Visual arts

  Free

• 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 Nov 20

  Micah Althea Briggs: Vis-à-Vis: The Intersectionality of Spirit, Soil, and Soul

  The Arts Center/Gallery at Delaware State University · Dover

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Nov 14

  Francis DiFronzo: The Cure

  Somerville Manning Gallery · Greenville

  • Visual arts

  Free

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Other

  7:30 PM

  Independence or the Bayonet

  Arden Gild Hall · Arden

  Free

• Music

  8 PM

  Kristen Mather De Andrade, clarinet and voice, Guest Artist

  University of Delaware: Gore Recital Hall · Newark

  • Music

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Nov 19

  Kevin McLaughlin Backroads: Recent & Local

  Newark Arts Alliance · Newark (Louviers)

  • Visual arts

  Free

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  Heidi Lucas, Horn, Faculty Recital

  University of Delaware: Gore Recital Hall · Newark

  • Music
  • Recital

  Free

Sunday, October 25, 2026

• Literature

  2 PM

  Dustin Renwick Author Talk: The True History of S'mores

  Huxley & Hiro Booksellers · Downtown / Market Street

  • Literature

  Free Tickets ↗

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Monday, October 26, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  Amstel Jazz, Faculty Ensemble

  University of Delaware: Gore Recital Hall · Newark

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Free

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  Zephyria Wind Quintet, Graduate Ensemble-in-Residence

  University of Delaware: Gore Recital Hall · Newark

  • Music

  Free

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• Visual arts

  5:30 PM

  Tarot Card Read and Make Night

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

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

Sunday, November 1, 2026

• Music

  3 PM

  Percussion Ensemble

  University of Delaware: Puglisi Orchestra Hall · Newark

  • Music

  Free

Monday, November 2, 2026

• Music

  5 PM

  Prometheus String Quartet, Graduate Ensemble-in-Residence

  University of Delaware: Gore Recital Hall · Newark

  • Music

  Free

• Music

  8 PM

  Horn and Tuba-Euphonium Ensembles

  University of Delaware: Gore Recital Hall · Newark

  • Music

  Free

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  Ternion Brass, Faculty Ensemble

  University of Delaware: Gore Recital Hall · Newark

  • Music

  Free

Friday, November 6, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Nov 27

  Interference

  Mezzanine Gallery · Downtown

  • Visual arts

  Free

Saturday, November 7, 2026

• Visual arts

  2 PM

  Museum Highlights Tour

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

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

• Literature

  2 PM

  Ray Didinger Book Signing

  Huxley & Hiro Booksellers · Downtown / Market Street

  • Literature

  Free Tickets ↗

Sunday, November 8, 2026

• Music

  3 PM

  UD Steelband & World Percussion

  University of Delaware: Puglisi Orchestra Hall · Newark

  • Music

  Free

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  Trumpet Ensemble & Trombone Choir

  University of Delaware: Puglisi Orchestra Hall · Newark

  • Music
  • Choir

  Free

Thursday, November 12, 2026

• Literature

  7 PM

  The Delaware Poets Almanac: Celebration & Recital

  The Schwartz Center for the Arts · Dover

  • Literature

  Free Tickets ↗

Saturday, November 14, 2026

• Music

  2 PM

  Chapel Street Concert Series: Coda Brass

  Chapel Street Players · Newark

  • Music

  Free

• Other

  7 PM

  Processing in the Revolution: The Madison Factory and Merino Mania

  Greenbank Mills and Phillips Farm · Greenbank

  Free

Sunday, November 15, 2026

• Music

  5:30 PM

  Mixed Chamber Ensembles I and II

  University of Delaware: Gore Recital Hall · Newark

  • Music

  Free

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