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This quintessential summer festival features lots of ice cream, live local music, kids' activities, family entertainment, a maker market, fantastic food, museum tours, fireworks, and lots more The cherry on top...FIREWORKS sponsored by Always Best Care!
This event is also made possible through the generous support of DART First State, WSFS Bank, Delaware Online, 93.7 WSTW and all New Castle County residents.
Proceeds benefit Rockwood Park & Museum.
The Best Local Ice Cream
Food Trucks
Museum Tours
Carnival Games
Family Train
40+ Marketplace Vendors
Family Entertainment
Kid's DJ
Beer and Wine Garden
TICKETS: $5, Kids 12 and under are FREE with adult admission.
June 28
1 - 9 p.m.
Rockwood Park & Museum
FREE parking and shuttle at
Rockwood Office Park
501 Carr Road, Wilmington, 19809
Rain date June 29, 2025
MUSEUM
1pm-8pm Free Museum Tours
GAZEBO LAWN
1pm-7pm Inflatables
1pm-8pm Marketplace, 40+ Vendors
Face Painting (fee)
Sand Art (fee)
SOUTH LAWN
1pm-7pm The Little Farm
Inflatables
Museum and History Demos and Activities
1pm-9pm Bubbles
Free Play
Live Performances
1-9pm- Super Star DJ
2:30pm- Drama Kids Delaware
3:30pm- Drama Kids Delaware
4:30pm- Ran’D Shine Magic Show
5pm-5:45pm Ran’D Shine Roving Magic
5:30pm- Jungle Johns Reptile Show
6:30pm- Jungle Johns Balloon Show
7pm- Keynote Jazz Singers- Mansion Verandah
7:30-9pm- DJ Dance Party and Games
2pm-8pm Train
MEADOW
1pm-7pm Inflatables
1pm-9pm Ice Cream
Food Trucks
Beer & Wine Garden to benefit Rpps
Mechanical Bull
Carnival Games (fee)
Twilight Escapes (fee)
9pm FIREWORKS! Sponsored by Always Best Care Senior Services
ENTERTAINMENT STAGE
1:30-2:20pm - Jenni Schick
2:40-3:30pm - Gretchen Emery Band
3:50-4:40pm - Nic Snow
5:00-5:50pm - JD Webb
6:10-7:00pm - The Blues Reincarnation Project
7:30-9:00pm - Fuzaholics
NO DOGS OR PETS ALLOWED AT THIS EVENT
This event is not pet-friendly due to crowds, fireworks, and weather. Please leave your dog and all other pets at home. This is for the comfort of fellow festival guests and your pets. No dogs or pets, aside from service animals, will be allowed on shuttle buses or into the festival.
Severe Weather
In the event of high-severity weather conditions, event attendees and participants will be advised by an announcement from the event organizers to “shut down.” If there is no time for an orderly evacuation, event attendees will be advised to shelter in place in buses, automobiles, or park pavilions or structures as may be appropriate for the expected conditions.
Event Policy: Ticket sales are non-refundable. Rain date is Sunday, June 29. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No pets or dogs (other than service dogs). No weapons. No smoking or vaping. You must be 21 to purchase and consume alcohol. Visit newcastlede.gov/ICF for a full list of event policies. - This event has a no refund policy.
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