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Free events in Wilmington in October 2026

15 events from Sunday, October 18 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Busiest venues: The Biggs Museum of American Art, University of Delaware: Gore Recital Hall, Bellefonte Arts.

Sunday, October 18, 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

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

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