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Farmers Markets Now Open

Bringing you fresh local foods and produce, plant starts and flowers, food trucks, and artisans selling handmade goods.


Glasgow Park Farmers Market

Thursdays, 3-7 p.m.

2275 Pulaski Highway, Bear 19702


Carousel Park Farmers Market

Fridays, 2-6 p.m.

3700 Limestone Road, Pike Creek


Bellevue Community Center

Fridays, 4-7 p.m.

510 Duncan Road, North Wilmington

Behind the Bellevue Community Center

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Mother's Day Hike & Brunch:

Foraging for Wild Edibles

Take a 60-90 minute walk/hike through Rockwood and its adjoining parks to dig into a variety of natural topics. The themed brunches are provided by Prime Hospitality and always feature our signature bloody marys! From mushrooms to minerals, this schedule will delight every palette and interest. For May, Debbie Naha-Koretzky, the Wild Edibles Lady and author of Foraging: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, returns to Rockwood for a special Mother's Day hike to show the delicious plants that grow wild in the spring. Seasonal wild-inspired brunch to follow. $40. Adults 21+


Hike & Brunch: Wild Edibles

Sunday, May 14, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Rockwood Park

4651 Washington Street Extension, North Wilmington

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NCC HeARTed Art Contest

Call for Entries. Deadline May 19!

NCC heARTed is our 5th annual community art contest and art show bringing together New Castle County residents and visitors including New Castle County employees, students, teachers, and families to share what we love most about our community through art. The deadline for entries is May 19!

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Make Art with Your Big Kids:

Mason Jar Wildflowers Mixed

Media Canvas Painting

Caregivers and children come to create art and memories together! In this class, we will create fun art featuring seasonal or holiday themes! Additional $10 material fee. The cost of the class and material fee is for the caregiver and child. There must be at least one caregiver per child. Work on your project together (and only register for one person). One 2-hour class. $35, $30 NCC residents. If you each want to create your own piece, please register individually. Ages 6-10 with caregiver


Make Art with Your Big Kids: Mason Jar Wildflowers Mixed

Media Canvas Painting

Thursday, May 11, 6-8 p.m.

The Art Studio

310 Kiamensi Road, Newport

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Explore Rockwood With These

Specialty Tours

Rockwood Historic Structures Walking Tour

Take a rare walk back in time to learn how the existing and lost structures of Rockwood completed a working estate of food production, animal husbandry, household utilities, transportation, and other 19th-century challenges. Your guide will be dressed in vintage clothing and will use vintage photographs to provide you with the history of Rockwood as you walk from structure to structure. The tour is approximately 90 minutes in length and covers approximately 1 mile including surfaces of grass, gravel, and paved areas. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended. $15, $10 NCC residents. Ages 14-adults


Rockwood Historic Structures Walking Tour

Saturday, May 13, 10 a.m.

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Use "Art-Reach2022" and "RPPS2022" coupon codes at checkout to unlock membership discount - must provide proof of membership at beginning of tour.

The Bachelor Collectors: The Arts of Rockwood

Join Rockwood's Director, Ryan Grover, through a highlights tour of the museum's fine and decorative art collections. Each generation that lived at

Rockwood, from the 1850s through the 20th century, added important arts and antiques to the house spanning the 17th-20th centuries and originating from Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Two especially important figures in this collection include Joseph Shipley and his great nephew Edward Bringhurst V - instead of marrying they both committed themselves to their aesthetic and cultural interests becoming early art collectors in the region. The tour will end in the conservatory, the best object in the collection, with complimentary drinks. $20, $15 NCC residents. Adults 21+


The Bachelor Collectors: The Arts of Rockwood

Saturday, May 15, 4:30-6 p.m.

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Growing at Rockwood: The Grand Garden Tour

Join Rockwood staff for a tour of the estate's 170-year-old gardens. Highlights include Rockwood's original 1850s pleasure garden, the modern apothecary garden, one of America's oldest attached conservatories and much more. Rockwood was built as a specimen garden at the same time as the Gothic revival mansion - this tour will also discuss the unique origins of the plants collected there throughout its history and their popularization from global colonization efforts by Western powers. The tour involves some stairs. $20, $15 NCC residents, $2 Art-Reach Member, FREE for RPPS Member. Ages 14-adults


Growing at Rockwood: The Grand Garden Tour

Sunday, May 14, 12-1:30 p.m.

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Use "Art-Reach2022" and "RPPS2022" coupon codes at checkout to unlock membership discount - must provide proof of membership at beginning of tour.

Rockwood Park

4651 Washington Street Extension, North Wilmington

Hand Built Trinket Dish with

Silk Screen Design

First, build a functional pottery piece using introductory hand building techniques like slab rolling and pinching. Then, learn to decorate your piece using glaze, stamps, and other decorative tools. Items will be picked up at a later date due to the firing process. One 2-hour class. $50, $45 NCC residents. Materials are included in the cost of the class. Ages 16 - adults


Hand Built Trinket Dish with Silk Screen Designs

Wednesdays, May 17, 6-8 p.m.

The Art Studio

310 Kiamensi Road, Newport

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Steampunk Resin Jewelry

Design a steampunk-inspired pendant and matching earrings using poured resin and steampunk bits, gears, keys, etc. Includes more advanced resin techniques as well. Beginner to advanced. Materials are included in the cost of the class. One 3-hour class. $65, $60 NCC residents. Ages 16-adults


Steampunk Resin Jewelry

Wednesday, May 17, 6-9 p.m.

The Art Studio

310 Kiamensi Road, Newport

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Don't Toss It, Fix It! With Our Help

at The Fix-It Café

Have something that needs fixing? Don't throw it away. Bring your small appliance and see if we can get it fixed. Please note: we cannot repair electronics, such as video game consoles, at this time. Registration is required and you will be asked to provide some information about what you need fixed so we can be ready for you. FREE


Fix-It Café

Saturday, May 20, 1-3 p.m.

Glasgow Park Frazer House

2275 Pulaski Highway, Bear 19702

FREE Registration

Summer Youth Basketball

in Middletown

New summer youth basketball leagues and clinics in Middletown. The league will draft eight players per team. All kids play. 14-week session. $20. Ages 11-14


Summer Youth Basketball

Tue. and Thu. 4-6 p.m.

June 22-August 10

Appoquinimink High School

1080 Bunker Hill Rd Middletown, DE 19709

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Summer Camps Are Almost Full!

Give your kids a fun and active summer with New Castle County summer camps! Offering both full-day and half-day camps from North Wilmington down to Middletown. With sports, arts, STEAM, drama, and nature camps, there is something for everyone! All camps include nature-based play, new friends, fun weekly themes, and much more! Full-day camps include weekly field trips and swimming.


Two camps are already FULL! Don't wait, enroll today!



Nearly FULL! Call 302-395-5654 to enroll now!




Explore Summer Camps and Enroll Today!

Cooking Camps at The Reader's Café

Kids are in charge of the kitchen in this f-day culinary skills camp, as they become wizards of cooking. Young culinary mages gain knowledge of stovetop and oven-cooking methods, the science of "no baking", classic techniques, and kitchen chemistry, leading to more confidence in the kitchen and a love of cooking. Leave with copies of recipes learned and a Kitchen Wizard Certificate of Completion. Five 2-hour classes. $100 per week. Ages 8-14


Kitchen Wizard Cooking Camps

June 12-16, 9-11 a.m. - FULL

July 17-21, 9-11 a.m. - 4 spots left

August 7-11, 9-11 a.m. - 5 spots left



The Reader's Café 

at the Route 9 Library

3022 New Castle Avenue, New Castle

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Summer Sports Camps at

Delcastle Park

This summer New Castle County is offering seven half-day sports camps at Delcastle Park. Choose from Speed/Agility/Core Strength, Baseball, Basketball, Softball, Football, Soccer, or Lacrosse. Learn a new sport or develop your skills. Half-day sports camps offer a focused curriculum for a specific sport. In questionable weather, activities may be delayed, postponed, or switched to an alternative indoor site. Campers should bring personal sports equipment, drinks, a towel, and rain gear. $60 per week. Ages 7-18


Summer Sports Camps at Delcastle Park



Delcastle Park

2920 Duncan Road, Pike Creek

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S.T.E.A.M. Explorers Camp at

Rockwood Park

Explore the worlds of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) with hands-on activities designed to inspire and appeal to a variety of interests. Discover ecosystems, learn about the historical Rockwood Mansion, and get a chance to visit the gardens! Specialty Recreation Camps allow campers to immerse themselves in exciting, more focused activities. Programs concentrate on a specialty area for the morning only, all led by experienced staff and guest presenters. Campers still enjoy recreational activities, fresh-air time, and a weekly field trip, and a swimming trip. $130 per camper. Extended care is available 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. for an additional $35 per camper. Ages 7-12


S.T.E.A.M Explorers Camp

Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., June 26-30

Rockwood Park & Museum

4651 Washington Street Extension, North Wilmington

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Portfolio Building Camp at the

Art Studio

Develop and prepare your portfolio in drawing and painting. Register for one or all weeks. Open studio time plus one-on-one advice from the instructor. Students will receive more information about materials after registration. Five -hour classes. $105, $100 NCC residents. Ages 10-17


Portfolio Building Camp

Monday-Friday, 1:30-4 p.m., June 26-30 - Drawing

Monday-Friday, 1:30-4 p.m., July 10-14 - Drawing

Monday-Friday, 1:30-4 p.m., July 17-21 - Painting

Monday-Friday, 1:30-4 p.m., July 24-28 - Painting

The Art Studio

310 Kiamensi Road, Newport

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Summer Sports Camps at the Hockessin Rec Center (PAL)

This summer New Castle County is offering three half-day sports camps at the Hockessin Rec Center (PAL). Choose from Volleyball, Basketball, or Field Hockey. Half-day sports camps offer a curriculum focused on a specific sport. In questionable weather, activities may be delayed, postponed, or switched to an alternative indoor site. Campers should bring personal sports equipment, drinks, a towel, and rain gear. $60 per week. Ages 7-18


Summer Sports Camps at the Hockessin Rec Center




Hockessin Rec Center (PAL)

7259 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin

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Fabric Dyeing and Fiber Arts Camp

Have fun exploring the many ways of using fabric to create unique art and functional or wearable pieces. Learn tie-dyeing, weaving, needle felting, sewing, and more. June: nine 1½-hour classes, $117, $108 NCC residents; July: ten 1½-hour classes, $130, $120 NCC residents with an additional $30 materials fee due to the instructor at the first class. Ages 6-17.


Fabric Dyeing and Fiber Arts Camp

Ages 6-9

Monday-Friday, 10:45 am-12:15 pm, June 12-23

Monday-Friday, 10:45 am-12:15 pm, July 10-21

Ages 10-17

Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 am, June 12-23

Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 am, July 10-21

The Art Studio

310 Kiamensi Road, Newport

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Summer Skate Camp at Glasgow Park

This summer New Castle County is offering Skateboard Camp at Glasgow Park. Learn something new or develop your skills. In questionable weather, activities may be delayed, postponed, or switched to an alternative indoor site. Campers should bring personal sports equipment, drinks, a towel, and rain gear. $60 per week. Ages 7-18


Summer Skate Camp at Glasgow Park

July 10-14, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

July 31-August 4, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

2275 Pulaski Highway, Bear 19702

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Outdoor Art Camp at Glasgow Park

June

Explore all the types of art you love in a one-week session outdoors! Experiment with a variety of techniques and media, such as fiber arts, collage, drawing, and painting. $85, $80 NCC residents with an additional $15 materials fee due to instructor. Ages 6-17


Ages 6-9 - FULL

Ages 10-17

Monday-Friday, 10:45 am-12:15 pm, June 26-30

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July

Explore all the types of art you love in a one-week session outdoors! Be inspired by your surroundings and experiment with a variety of techniques and media, such as book-making, collage, drawing, and painting. $85, $80 NCC residents with an additional $15 materials fee due to instructor. Ages 6-17


Ages 6-9

Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m., July 24-28

Ages 10-17

Monday-Friday, 10:45 am-12:15 pm, July 24-28

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Outdoor Art Camp

Glasgow Park

2275 Pulaski Highway, Bear 19702

Littles Stay and Play at the Whitehall Rec Center in Middletown

This program is designed to allow children to play and explore in a relaxed, less structured setting, and to give caregivers an opportunity to connect with each other and their children. The experience will be play-based. Age-appropriate toys will be set up at various play stations in the two rooms at the center. $6 per child. Ages 10 months - 5 years with a caregiver.


Stay and Play

Thursdays, 11 - 11:45 a.m.

Call 302-378-5599 for more information

Whitehall Recreation Center

735 Mapleton Avenue, Suite 300, Middletown

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Littles Learn through Music and Movement at the Whitehall Rec Center

Movers & Shakers is a music and movement class that is fun, lively, and educational, too! It is an opportunity for children and their caregivers to be introduced to songs, lyrics, rhythms, rhymes, and fun games and activities. We will sing, dance, explore colorful, musical instruments of all kinds, reach for bubbles and scarves soaring through the air, and much more! $6 per child. Ages 10 months - 5 years with a caregiver.


Movers & Shakers

Thursdays, 6 p.m.

Call 302-378-5599 for more information

Whitehall Recreation Center

735 Mapleton Avenue, Suite 300, Middletown

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Yoga at the Rec Centers and Beyond

Flow Yoga at Rockwood Park

Come for an hour of fun and relaxation and learn the art of Flow Yoga with instructor Maryann Quinn. Bring a mat, blocks, towel, and water. $10, $6 for NCC residents. Ages 16-Adults



Tuesdays, 9 - 10 a.m.

Rockwood Park

4651 Washington Street Extension, North Wilmington

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PM Yoga and Meditation at Rockwood Park

Rockwood is now offering a weekday evening yoga practice that emphasizes conscious breathing techniques and gentle movement. As the weather warms, Yoga Meditation will move back outdoors into the gardens. Find space in your day for a healthy presence of mind. Please bring a mat, towel, water, and blocks if you use them. $10, $6 for NCC residents. Use the “Art-Reach2022” coupon code at checkout to unlock the membership discount – please provide proof of membership at the beginning of the program. Ages 16 - Adults



Thursdays, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Rockwood Park

4651 Washington Street Extension, North Wilmington

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Yoga at Garfield Park Rec Center

Learn the basics of breathing and pose. Bring your mind and spirit into harmony. Relax your body and ease your tension. Bring a padded mat, empty stomach, towel, and water. $6 per week payable by month. Adults



Beginner/Intermediate Yoga

Tuesdays/Thursdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Drop-in fee $11, $6 NCC Residents, payable by month

Garfield Park Recreation Center

26 Karlyn Drive, New Castle

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Yoga at Garfield Park Rec Center

Learn the basics of breathing and poses. Bring your mind and spirit into harmony, relax your body, and ease your tensions. Bring a padded mat, an empty stomach, a towel, and water. Ages 18+



Yoga Registered Class

Wednesdays, 9-10 a.m.

$29, $24 NCC residents

Garfield Park Recreation Center

26 Karlyn Drive, New Castle

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All-Levels Yoga at Hockessin Rec Center

A class for the newcomer and the seasoned yogi. Poses are adapted to suit individual needs. We will focus on moving the body in various planes of movement to promote healing and restoration. Each class will conclude with a relaxation/meditation which can be done seated or lying down. Wear comfortable clothing and bring your mat and water bottle. $6 drop-in fee. Free for 55+ Lifestyle Members. Adults



Mondays, 6-7 p.m.

Fridays 9 - 10 a.m.

Hockessin Recreation Center

7259 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin

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The Art Studio

There is always a lot to do at The Art Studio!


The Art Studio

310 Kiamensi Road, Newport

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Brandywine Rec Center

  • Judo
  • Ballroom Dancing 


Spring at Brandywine Town Center

4050 Brandywine Parkway, North Wilmington

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Garfield Park Rec Center

Keep active with fitness and more this spring at the Garfield Park Rec Center.



Garfield Park Rec Center

Garfield Park Recreation Center

26 Karlyn Drive, New Castle

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Hockessin Rec Center

Fill your spring calendar with a great selection of fitness classes and social activities at the Hockessin Rec Center. Adults



Hockessin Rec Center

Hockessin Recreation Center

7259 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin

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Whitehall Rec Center

Our brand new Rec Center in Middletown is now OPEN!



Whitehall Rec Center

Call 302-378-5599 for more information

Whitehall Recreation Center

735 Mapleton Avenue, Suite 300, Middletown

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Spring at the Whitehall Rec Center

Save the Date! Ice Cream Festival 2023

The Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Festival is back with all of your favorite things (and some new things that will soon become your favorites too): live music, great food, kids' games, a huge maker market, free museum tours, fireworks at dusk, and all of the best local ice cream and other sweet treats (non-dairy and vegan too!). Tickets are $5, and kids 12 and under are FREE with an adult. All ages


Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Festival

Saturday, June 24, 1-9 p.m.

Fireworks at dusk

Rain date: June 25

Rockwood Park & Museum

Park and ride to the festival from

501 Carr Road, North Wilmington

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