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Fairy Fest at Rockwood Museum and Park

Calling all fairies, pirates, gnomes, superheroes and regular kids: experience a magical day celebrating childhood imagination. Kids and adults enjoy live performances by local premier dance and theatre companies, outdoor games and activities, Tinker Town, a variety of make-and-take crafts, enchanted story times, costume parades, free Rockwood Museum family tours, craft vendors, food vendors, the opportunity to take photos with Unicorn Ponies and visiting the Little Farm Petting Zoo. New this year: the Children’s Entrepreneur Market featuring 30 youth entrepreneurs. Free remote parking and shuttle from Rockwood Office Park. Free. All ages.

Sunday, September 21, 12-4 p.m.

Rockwood Park and Museum, 4651 Washington St. Ext., Wilmington

Learn the concepts of glass fusion such as different types of glass and melt them together to create a night light. Projects will be taken back to the studio to be fused, ready for pickup the following week. $25; $15 materials fee. Adults.

Saturday, September 20, 10 a.m.-12 p.m

Whitehall Recreation Center, 735 Mapleton Ave., Middletown

Stained Glass Animal

Using the Tiffany style of stained glass, foil and solder a suncatcher. Choose an an oriole, cardinal, bluebird or horse. $35; $30 materials fee. Adults.

Email missy@mkglassdesigns.com with your choice of animal when you register.

Friday, September 26, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Whitehall Recreation Center, 735 Mapleton Ave., Middletown

Tickets on Sale for 2025 Goth Ball

The Goth Ball is back to celebrate Rockwood's ghostly popularity! This special fundraiser will kick-off Rockwood's famous paranormal season featuring the 80s alternative cover band Melt With You and DJ Raven de la Noir! The evening will start out with craft cocktails, Abandoned Mansion museum tours, Haunted Trails and sneak peeks of this season's Revisionists: A Haunted Victorian Walk at Rockwood. This fundraiser dance includes open bar (beer, wine, cocktails), snacks, vendors, silent auction and photo shoots to capture your goth outfits. All profits support the preservation of Rockwood's mansion, art collection and garden landscape. The event is sponsored by Prime Hospitality at the Carriage House and the museum's membership, the Rockwood Park Preservation Society. $95. Ages 21 and older.

Friday, October 3, 7-11 p.m.

Tickets Now on Sale for Sleep Under the Stars -- Limited Promo Codes Still Available

At New Castle County’s premier fall family event at Carousel Park, families can camp overnight or simply enjoy the day filled with seasonal fun, including bonfires, a movie under the stars, DJ and Monster Mash dance party, spooky tent decorating, trick-or-treating, fall crafts, food trucks and more. Don't forget your s'mores fix'ns. Camping is not required—enjoy the activities all day and head home after the movie. Tents only; no pets (service dogs permitted). Visit the Sleep Under the Stars website for complete details and rules. $25 per car. All ages (children must be accompanied by an adult).

Saturday, October 18, activities begin at 2 p.m.; 12 p.m. load in, Sunday, 10 a.m. load-out

Carousel Park, 3700 Limestone Rd., Pike Creek/Wilmington

Farmers Markets

Our Farmers Markets offer fresh, local produce, artisan foods, entertainment, information and fresh air. We accept multiple forms of payment including cash, credit/debit cards, SNAP, EBT, Senior/WIC vouchers and the Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program's fresh produce gift cards. Most markets also include food trucks. Rain or shine.

Glasgow: Thursdays, 3-7 p.m.

Carousel Park: Fridays, 2-6 p.m.

Bellevue: Fridays, 3-7 p.m.

Middletown: Saturdays, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Bear/Glasgow, Pike Creek, North Wilmington, Middletown

Final Glasgow Summer Concert

Grab your shades and a lawn chair for some toe-tapping tunes at Glasgow Park, throughout the season, enjoy top-notch entertainment. Free. All ages.

September 4: JD Webb

Before the show begins, pick up dinner at the Glasgow Park Farmers Market featuring fresh, local produce and enticing selections from a food truck and additional vendors.

Thursday, September 4, 6:30-8 p.m.

Glasgow Regional Park, 2199 Pulaski Hwy., Bear/Glasgow

Get Your Art On

September programs for The Art Studio have been announced. Highlights:

ADULTS

• Acrylic Painting Studio for Beginners - Tuesdays, September 9-30, 4-5:30 p.m. $71, $66 NCC residents; $20 materials fee. Adults.

• Acrylic Painting - Landscape and Still Life - Tuesdays, September 9-October 14, 6-8 p.m. $114, $108 NCC residents; $30 materials fee. Adults.

• Stained Glass Oriole - Tuesday, September 9, 6-9 p.m. $40, $35 NCC residents; $40 material fee. Adults.

• Drawing Accuracy and Expression - Wednesdays, September 10-October 29, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $133, $126 NCC residents;  $20 materials fee. Adults.

• Open Studio: Drawing and Painting - Wednesdays, September 10-October 22, 1:30-3:30 p.m. $147, $140 NCC residents. Adults.

• Intermediate Watercolor - Wednesdays, September 10-October 1, 6-8 p.m. $93, $88 NCC residents.  Adults.

• Sunflower and Hummingbird Resin Mirror - Wednesday, September 10, 6-8 p.m. $35, $30 NCC residents; $20 materials fee. Adults.

• Two Day Dyeing - Tuesdays, September 16-23, 1-3 p.m. or 6-8 p.m. $49, $44 NCC residents; $40 materials fee. Adults.

• Improv Level 1 – Intro to Longform - Tuesdays, September 16-October 7, 6-8 p.m. $45, $40 NCC residents. Adults.

YOUTH/FAMILIES

• Autumn Leaf ‘Mosaic’ Family Art Class - Saturday, September 13, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. $30, $25 NCC residents; $10 materialS fee. Ages 12 months-5 with caregiver. 

• Youth Creeper Canvas Painting - Saturday, September 13, 12:30-2:30 p.m. $35, $30 NCC residents; $10 materials fee. Ages 6-12.

• Drawing and Painting - Saturdays, October 4-November 22. Ages 11-17: 9-10:30 a.m. Ages 7-10: 10:40 a.m.-12:10 p.m. $116, $108 NCC residents; $30 materials fee. Ages 7-17.

Enjoy these programs and more at The Art Studio, 310 Kiamensi Rd., Wilmington

The Reader’s Café at the Route 9 Library

Stop by The Reader’s Café for a Greek salad, topped with Greek-marinated chicken for just $12.75. Visit newcastlede.gov/readerscafe for our full menu.

Mondays-Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

The Reader's Café at the Route 9 Library, 3022 New Castle Ave., New Castle

Dine in or take out: Call ahead, 302-395-8407, to pick up your order. DoorDash is also available. Last order taken 30 minutes before closing.

Be sure to pop by the Fresh Farm Stand at the Reader’s Café for Farmers Market classics, such as vegetables from our own garden, local raw honeys, jams, jellies, spices and more.

Change of Seasons at Rockwood

Fall programs for Rockwood Park and Museum are under way.

• For From Candlelight to Electrical Current: A Century of Lighting at Rockwood features candelabras, lamps, other lighting fixtures and accessories from our permanent collection on display. $10, $8 NCC, $2 Art-Reach members; free for RPPS members. All ages.

• Abandoned Mansion, an immersive exhibition, opens Thursday, September 4, 10 a.m. $10, $8 NCC residents, $2 Art-Reach members; free for RPPS Members. All ages.

• Rockwood Book Club selections have been set for the fall. Stephen N. Cobham and Rupert Grey's Tale of Black and White is next up for Wednesday, September 10, 6-8 p.m. Free. Ages 14-adults.

• Choose from one of four dates for Mayhem & Murder - The Case of the Guilty Ghost, starting Friday, September 12, 7 p.m.--now offering late night sessions. $25. Ages 14-adults.

• Rockwood Game Night is back every other month, starting Thursday, September 18, 5-9 p.m. By donation; reservation required. All ages.

• Create beautiful Dutch Tiles on Saturday, September 20. Two sessions: ages 14-adults, 10-11:30 a.m.; ages 6-12, 12-1 p.m. $10; $8 NCC residents.

• Rockwood Movie Club selections have been confirmed, with the next screening, Last Voyage of the Demeter, taking place on Friday, September 26, 6-8 p.m. Free. Ages 14-adults.

• Fall Poetry in the Mansion programs start with Music and Poetry on Saturday, September 27, 1-3 p.m. $12, $10 NCC residents. Ages 14-adults.

Rockwood Park and Museum, 4651 Washington St. Ext., Wilmington

WELLNESS PICK OF THE MONTH

Ease-In Workouts

A good wellness routine doesn’t have to go from zero to 60 in a day. You can ease into a workout—go slow, use a chair or participate virtually. New Castle County offers a broad range of wellness programs, which means you don't need a gym membership or a commitment to work out: many activities are drop-in / pay-as-you-go.

Try a Virtual Senior Program (for all ages, really!) such as Tai Chi, dance or yoga and get fit right in your own home.

Garfield Park Rec Center offers Yes, U Can, a staff-assisted, drop-in exercise program for adults with limited mobility or a physical disability (wheelchair friendly). Hockessin Rec Center offers ABC – Agility, Balance and Coordination, to adults for whom seated exercises work best, and Strike a Balance, a group fitness class combining strength training with core and balance exercises and some cardiovascular work.

Try a monthly combination Yin Yoga and Meditation class at Brandywine Rec Center. You can also experience a Guided Meditation amongst beautiful surroundings at Rockwood Park and Museum. (See below for all the monthly and weekly yoga classes New Castle County offers.)

Glasgow Park is home to a University of Delaware Walk+Roll program run by CPR-certified leaders, consisting of a warm-up, light stretching, a walking/rolling session and a cool down.

New Castle County recreation centers offer access to exercise equipment such as treadmills and indoor walking tracks.

Get moving...at your own pace.

MONTHLY

Yin Yoga and Meditation, Tuesdays, September 2, October 7, November 4, 7:45-8:45 p.m. $6. Adults. Brandywine Recreation Center, 4050 Brandywine Pkwy., North Wilmington

Full Moon Flow Yoga, Fridays, September 5, October 10, November 7, 5:30-6:30 p.m.: $15; $10 NCC residents. Ages 16-adults. Rockwood Park and Museum, 4651 Washington St. Ext., Wilmington

Kids & Family Yoga, Saturdays, September 6, October 11, November 8, 12-1 p.m.: $10, $6 NCC residents, $2 Art-Reach members*. Ages 3-adults. Rockwood Park and Museum, 4651 Washington St. Ext., Wilmington

Guided Meditation, Sundays, September 7, October 12, November 9, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.: $10; $6 NCC residents; $2 Art-Reach members. Ages 14-adults. Rockwood Park and Museum, 4651 Washington St. Ext., Wilmington

WEEKLY

Flow Yoga, Tuesdays, 9-10 a.m.: $10, $6 NCC residents, $2 Art-Reach members. Ages 16-adults. Rockwood Park and Museum, 4651 Washington St. Ext., Wilmington

Vinyasa Yoga, Tuesdays, 5:45-6:45 p.m.: Free; must register. Adults. Hockessin Recreation Center, 7259 Lancaster Pk., Hockessin

Beginner / Intermediate Yoga, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m.: Drop in. $6 per class for under 55; free to seniors 55 and older. Adults. Garfield Park Recreation Center, 26 Karlyn Dr., New Castle

Flow Yoga, Wednesdays, 9:15-10:15 a.m.: Free; must register. Adults. Hockessin Recreation Center, 7259 Lancaster Pk., Hockessin

Chair Yoga, Thursdays, 9-10 a.m.: $10, $6 NCC residents, $2 Art-Reach members. Ages 16-adults. Rockwood Park and Museum, 4651 Washington St. Ext., Wilmington

Vinyasa Yoga, Saturdays, 9-10 a.m.: $10, $6 NCC residents, $2 Art-Reach members. Ages 16-adults. Rockwood Park and Museum, 4651 Washington St. Ext., Wilmington

More Yoga: New Castle County offers even more yoga at numerous rec centers and sites, such as Whitehall Recreation Center. Click the Learn More button to see more offerings.

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