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What to do in Wilmington in October 2026

135 events from Saturday, October 17 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Free: 15. Busiest venues: Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, Wilmington Brew Works, Delaware Art Museum.

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Visual arts
until Nov 1

Journey Through a Jug: Decoding Design

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library · Winterthur
- Visual arts
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 Nov 29

I Thought I Would ____ By Now (Elizabeth Bergeland)

Delaware Contemporary · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 29

Tree Watching

Delaware Contemporary · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 1

CreatiVeterans

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 Nov 8

Paint Dover - Through the Years

The Biggs Museum of American Art · Dover (Historic Green)
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Nov 28

Autumn @Studio Artist Group Exhibition

Delaware Contemporary · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 28

Beyond the Perspective of What You See (Prescott Lassman)

Delaware Contemporary · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 31

First Friday Group Exhibit: Theatre of the Macabre

Bellefonte Arts · Bellefonte
- Visual arts
Free
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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 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
Other
until Nov 1

Haunted Trails at Rockwood

Rockwood Park & Museum · Brandywine Hundred
Tickets
Visual arts
until Dec 31

Objects, Ideals & Delaware's Unfinished Revolution

Delaware History Museum · Downtown / Market Street
- Visual arts
Theatre
until Oct 18

Into the Woods Jr.

Wilmington Drama League · Wilmington (Brandywine Hills)
- Theatre
Visual arts
until Nov 14

Francis DiFronzo: The Cure

Somerville Manning Gallery · Greenville
- Visual arts
Free
Cinema
until Oct 25

The History of Concrete

The Screening Room at 1313 · Downtown / Market Street
- Cinema
$9–$13 Tickets
Cinema
until Oct 25

The Scout

The Screening Room at 1313 · Downtown / Market Street
- Cinema
$9–$13 Tickets
Cinema
until Oct 25

Winter of the Crow

The Screening Room at 1313 · Downtown / Market Street
- Cinema
$9–$13 Tickets
Visual arts
9:30 AM

Winterthur at 75: A Behind-the-Scenes Celebration

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library · Winterthur
- Visual arts
Visual arts
10 AM

4th Annual Hip Hop Cultural Summit: Art As Activism

Delaware Art Museum · Kentmere / Brandywine
- Visual arts
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Music
10:30 AM

Star Lab programs

Delaware Museum of Nature and Science · Greenville
- Music
Music
11 AM

LIVE! Music Brunch featuring Ladies of Hip Hop, DJ Supreme and Roxy Romeo

Delaware Art Museum · Kentmere / Brandywine
- Music
- Hip-hop
Visual arts
1 PM

These Houses Were Homes: 5 Generations of Black Community in Old New Castle

Delaware History Museum · Downtown / Market Street
- Visual arts
Theatre
2 PM

Finding Nemo

Delaware Children's Theatre · Wilmington
- Theatre
$18–$20 Tickets
Visual arts
2 PM

Historic Perspectives Photo Walk

Delaware History Museum · Downtown / Market Street
- Visual arts
Theatre
6 PM

Fiddler on the Roof

The Candlelight Theatre · Ardentown
- Theatre
$45–$82 Tickets
Music
6:30 PM

Brew Works Live! Local Acts at WBW!

Wilmington Brew Works · Miller Road
- Music
Theatre
Time not announced

Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue

The Playhouse on Rodney Square · Downtown / Rodney Square
- Theatre
Other
until Oct 18

Hagley Craft Fair

Hagley Museum and Library · Brandywine Valley
Music
Time not announced

Maks and James Clark

The Queen · Downtown / Market Street
- Music

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Music
10:30 AM

Star Lab programs

Delaware Museum of Nature and Science · Greenville
- Music
Visual arts
12:30 PM

Guided Tour: Art Collection with the Director

Rockwood Park & Museum · Brandywine Hundred
- Visual arts
$8–$10 Tickets
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Theatre
1 PM

Fiddler on the Roof

The Candlelight Theatre · Ardentown
- Theatre
$45–$82 Tickets
Music
1 PM

Paws, Pints & Pizza

Wilmington Brew Works · Miller Road
- Music
Theatre
2 PM

Finding Nemo

Delaware Children's Theatre · Wilmington
- Theatre
$18–$20 Tickets
Music
2 PM

OperaDelaware: Don Giovanni

The Grand Opera House · Downtown / Market Street
- Music
Music
Time not announced

Delaware Rock and Roll Induction 2026

The Grand Opera House · Downtown / Market Street
- Music
- Rock
Music
Time not announced

School of Rock Get Spooky V Festival 2026

The Queen · Downtown / Market Street
- Music
- Rock

Monday, October 19, 2026

Music
6 PM

Mahjong Mondays

Wilmington Brew Works · Miller Road
- Music
Music
7 PM

Chapel Street Concert Series: Sharon & Shawn

Chapel Street Players · Newark
- Music
Visual arts
7 PM

Mapping the Delaware Diaspora: Life & Legacy of Samuel E. Cornish

Delaware History Museum · Downtown / Market Street
- Visual arts
Music
Time not announced

PUP with Nobro and PONY

The Queen · Downtown / Market Street
- Music
- Pop punk
- Punk

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Music
9 AM

Wellness Yoga

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library · Winterthur
- Music
Nights out
6 PM

Turntable Tuesday

Wilmington Brew Works · Miller Road
- Nights out
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

Visual arts
10:30 AM

Garden & Estate Insider: Conifers of the Pinetum

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library · Winterthur
- Visual arts
Music
5 PM

Dark Star BBQ at Miller Rd

Wilmington Brew Works · Miller Road
- Music
Music
5:30 PM

Garden to Vase: Haunted Halloween Design

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library · Winterthur
- Music
Other
6 PM

Delaware Bird-a-Thon 20th Anniversary Celebration

Delaware Museum of Nature and Science · Greenville
Music
7 PM

Cradle of Filth with Moonspell, Worm, Black Satellite and Blackbraid

The Queen · Downtown / Market Street
- Music
- Hardcore
- Punk
Music
7 PM

Music School of Delaware Performance Collab Series featuring Pyxis Piano Trio

Delaware Art Museum · Kentmere / Brandywine
- Music
Music
7 PM

WBW TRIVIA!

Wilmington Brew Works · Miller Road
- Music
Music
8 PM

Heidi Lucas, Horn, Faculty Recital

University of Delaware: Gore Recital Hall · Newark
- Music
- Recital
Free
Theatre
until Nov 8

Sam Kissajukian: 300 Paintings

Delaware Theatre Company · Riverfront
- Theatre

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