Tickets may be purchased online or in person. Garden Tour tickets have been delivered and are available for pickup at the Lewes Chamber Visitor Center/Fisher-Martin House, located at 120 Kings Highway. Questions?? Call the Lewes Chamber at 302-645-8073 during business hours of 10 am-4 pm weekdays. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE GARDEN TOUR TICKETS
”Four Legged Friends” “Four Legged Friends” showcases imaginative renditions of our furry companions. On display May 31-June 29, 2025 Who let the dogs out? The Peninsula Gallery did! For its June 2025 exhibition, the Lewes-based gallery will be displaying 35 imaginative renditions of our furry companions. “Four Legged Friends” includes paintings of different breeds and […]
Red Caboose Tour View the interior of the recently restored 1917 Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) “cabin car” which is located at Lewes Junction between the Lewes Public Library and the Lewes History Museum at the Rollins Community Center. Cabin car is the designation PRR assigned to their cabooses which served as a home away from home […]
Join us for live music, children’s activities, food trucks, vendors, a car show, live auction, 50/50 raffle, and more! Attendees will also enjoy displays and demonstrations featuring vehicles, K9 units, aviation, and specialty equipment from fire, rescue, EMS, and police organizations. Celebrate and support our local heroes at this exciting community event! Sunday, June 1, 2025 […]
I DRAW SLOW – ONE NIGHT ONLY (Grammy‑nominated Irish Americana/Roots | Monday, June 2 | ALL AGES) $38 General Admission – back by popular demand! Doors open at 6 PM Show is from 7 – 9 : 30 PM GET YOUR TICKETS HERE Full bar • Lola’s Caribbean Cuisine food truck on‑siteFree parking • Fully accessible GET TICKETS ON EVENTBRITE or call the winery (302‑645‑9463)(Refunds up to 7 days before the event)
Summer Concert Series featuring Roger Girke and the Wandering Souls - Rhythm & Blues The Lewes Summer Concert Series begins on June 3rd at Stango Park, with a rain location at Cape Henlopen High School. The concerts are free to the public and family friendly. We welcome you to bring a chair or blanket, snacks, drinks, and your […]
What's Fresh at the Wednesday Market The HLFM Wednesday Market is now open! The Wednesday Market has doubled since last year, and sixteen farmers/producers will bring the first Bennett blueberries of the season, snap peas, strawberries, spinach, arugula, fresh-cut asparagus, lettuces, kale, turnips, radishes, shucked and unshucked oysters, honey, mushrooms, grass fed beef, pasture raised […]
Overfalls Family Program “Fishing Kids” Lightship Overfalls (LV118) at Lewes Canalfront Park 10:00a – 12:00p. Kids will receive an introduction to fishing. Kids 5yrs-13. FREE. Overfalls.org At this event, kids will receive an introduction to fishing, learn how to fish from the public docks on the Lewes Canal, bait a hook, retrieve a fish gently, […]
Visit the University of Delaware’s Lewes campus this summer to learn about undergraduate and graduate student life, faculty research, and state-of-the-art facilities in your own backyard! Local community members, prospective students, and science lovers are encouraged to register for a free campus visit led by a knowledgeable team of docents and current students. The important […]
Walk to the DeBraak Join this special tour that explores the history, artifacts and surviving hull section of the HMS DeBraak, an 18th century shipwreck! Each tour will last approximately 45 minutes. Individuals ages 10 and up are welcome. Space is limited to 18 participants. Prior registration is encouraged, but walk-ups are welcome if tours have […]
Visit the University of Delaware’s Lewes campus this summer to learn about undergraduate and graduate student life, faculty research, and state-of-the-art facilities in your own backyard! Local community members, prospective students, and science lovers are encouraged to register for a free campus visit led by a knowledgeable team of docents and current students. The important […]
Join Us for First Friday at Historic Lewes!Friday, May 2 • 4–7 PM • Historic Lewes Campus Kick off May with a special edition of First Friday at the Lewes Historical Society! Enjoy an evening of community, conversation, and local flavor. Come sip, socialize, and celebrate the stories that make Lewes unique!
BAD SHABBOS Opens Friday, June 6 at the Cinema Art Theater in Lewes When David and his fiancée Meg gather for his family’s traditional Shabbat dinner on New York’s Upper West Side, things spiral faster than you can say “hamotzi” when an accidental death (or...murder?) derails the evening entirely. With Meg’s devoutly Catholic parents (David […]
Wai-Tung (Winston Chao) and his boyfriend (Mitchell Lichtenstein) live happily as a gay couple in New York City. Wai-Tung has not been open about his sexuality with his Taiwanese parents (Sihung Lung, Ah-Leh Gua), and decides to acquiesce to their wish for a traditional Chinese union by marrying Wei-Wei (May Chin), a struggling artist desperate […]
Historic Lewes Farmers Market George H.P. Smith Park Saturday, June 7, 2025 8 am – 12 pm Bodhi Kitchen Demos at 10am At the Market this Saturday, 36 local farmers and producers will bring sour cherries, summer squash, snow peas, sugar snap peas, carrots, kohlrabi, Bok choy, lettuces, kale, spinach, arugula, Swiss chard, collard greens, asparagus, cauliflower, beets, radishes, […]
Visit DelawareBayLights.org for more information and reservations. Meet at Anglers Fishing Center in Lewes on Anglers Road.
Composer Jonathan W. Whitney works with musicians during a recent residency program at the University of Redlands (CA). Photo by Bruce Herwig.As part of their fifth anniversary celebrations, the Friends of Cooch’s Bridge Historic Site has again worked with The Whitney Project to perform another original piece about the historic site this summer. “Cooch’s Bridge: […]
Summer Concert Series featuring Matthew Street Band -- Music of the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's The Lewes Summer Concert Series are Tuesday evenings at Stango Park, with a rain location at Cape Henlopen High School. The concerts are free to the public and family friendly. We welcome you to bring a chair or blanket, snacks, drinks, […]
What's Fresh at the Wednesday Market Historic Lewes Farmers Market Wednesday Market at Crooked Hammock Brewery June 11, 2025 • 8am - 11:30am Crooked Hammock Brewery Parking Lot (36707 Crooked Hammock Way, Lewes) VISIT OUR WEBSITE Visit the Wednesday Market at Crooked Hammock this week to find blueberries, summer squash and zucchini, carrots, cucumbers, microgreens, mushrooms, lamb, […]
Visit the University of Delaware’s Lewes campus this summer to learn about undergraduate and graduate student life, faculty research, and state-of-the-art facilities in your own backyard! Local community members, prospective students, and science lovers are encouraged to register for a free campus visit led by a knowledgeable team of docents and current students. The important […]
Visit the University of Delaware’s Lewes campus this summer to learn about undergraduate and graduate student life, faculty research, and state-of-the-art facilities in your own backyard! Local community members, prospective students, and science lovers are encouraged to register for a free campus visit led by a knowledgeable team of docents and current students. The important […]
THE NEW BOY Opens Friday, June 13 at the Cinema Art Theater in Lewes From acclaimed filmmaker Warwick Thornton, The New Boy takes place in 1940s Australia at a remote monastery with a mission for Aboriginal children run by a renegade nun, Sister Eileen (Cate Blanchett). A new charge (Aswan Reid) is delivered in the dead of […]
Historic Lewes Farmers Market June 14, 2025 • 8am - 12pm Lewes Elementary School Parking Lot* (820 Savannah Road) Visit our Website Blueberry Season at the Market Blueberry season has arrived! At the Market this Saturday, 35 local farmers and producers will also bring zucchini, summer squash, sugar snap peas, carrots, potatoes, lettuces, kale, spinach, […]
Tour the HMS DeBraak Tours include an opportunity to see the remnants of this unique 18th century shipwreck. Contact the Zwaanendael Museum for more details. Space limited. Zwaanendael Museum 102 Kings Hwy. Call 302-645-1148 or email zmuseum@delaware.gov. www.history.delaware.gov
Red Caboose Tour View the interior of the recently restored 1917 Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) “cabin car” which is located at Lewes Junction between the Lewes Public Library and the Lewes History Museum at the Rollins Community Center. Cabin car is the designation PRR assigned to their cabooses which served as a home away from home […]
REHOBOTH ART LEAGUE’S COTTAGE TOUR RETURNS ON JULY 8 & 9 FOR IT'S 75TH YEAR
Summer Concert Series featuring The Fun Size -- Rock, Soul, and R&B The Lewes Summer Concert Series are Tuesday evenings at Stango Park, with a rain location at Cape Henlopen High School. The concerts are free to the public and family friendly. We welcome you to bring a chair or blanket, snacks, drinks, and your love of […]
Historic Lewes Farmers Market Wednesday Market at Crooked Hammock Brewery June 18, 2025 • 8am - 11:30am Crooked Hammock Brewery Parking Lot (36707 Crooked Hammock Way, Lewes) WWW.HISTORICLEWESFARMERSMARKET.ORG WHAT ARE THE VENDORS BRINGING THIS WEEK? Visit the Wednesday Market at Crooked Hammock this week to find blueberries, cherry tomatoes, summer squash and zucchini, snow peas, garlic, cucumbers, microgreens, […]
Visit the University of Delaware’s Lewes campus this summer to learn about undergraduate and graduate student life, faculty research, and state-of-the-art facilities in your own backyard! Local community members, prospective students, and science lovers are encouraged to register for a free campus visit led by a knowledgeable team of docents and current students. The important […]
Fishin’ Kids June 19 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Free At this event, kids will receive an introduction to fishing, learn how to fish from the public docks on the Lewes Canal, bait a hook, retrieve a fish gently, fishing etiquette, and learn of resources available relative to paddle sports, beach rentals and fishing from CHSP […]
Tour the HMS DeBraak Tours include an opportunity to see the remnants of this unique 18th century shipwreck. Contact the Zwaanendael Museum for more details. Space limited. Zwaanendael Museum 102 Kings Hwy. Call 302-645-1148 or email zmuseum@delaware.gov. www.history.delaware.gov
Canalfront Happy Hour June 19 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Free Join us for our June 19th Happy Hour Featuring Cathy Gorman “Sussex County Sweetheart of Song”
Please join us in welcoming the Matt Lafferty and the Pros from Dover performing from 6:30-8:30 pm FREE Concert - Bring your blanket, low back beach chair and picnic with non-alcoholic beverages. Enjoy this concert on the grass in the Park. Weather cancellations are posted on Facebook or call (302) 645-2795.
Visit the University of Delaware’s Lewes campus this summer to learn about undergraduate and graduate student life, faculty research, and state-of-the-art facilities in your own backyard! Local community members, prospective students, and science lovers are encouraged to register for a free campus visit led by a knowledgeable team of docents and current students. The important […]
International Horseshoe Crab Day The Zwaanendael Museum celebrates the horseshoe crab with a pop-up exhibit, activity and more. Zwaanendael Museum 102 Kings Hwy. Call 302-645-1148 or email zmuseum@delaware.gov www.history.delaware.gov
LOVE AND MERCY Opens Friday, June 20 at the Cinema Art Theater in Lewes Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s Cinema Art Theater presents the biographical drama Love & Mercy, opening on Friday, June 20, In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the […]
MISERICORDIA Opens Friday, June 20 at the Cinema Art Theater in Lewes Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s Cinema Art Theater presents the compelling historical drama Misericordia, opening on Friday, June 20, The teasingly entwined ambiguities of love and death continue to fascinate Director Alain Guiraudie (Stranger by the Lake), who returns with a sharp, sinister, yet slyly funny thriller. Set […]
34th ANNUAL LEWES GARDEN TOUR ON JUNE 21, 2025 The Lewes Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau sponsors its 34 th annual Lewes Garden Tour on Saturday, June 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are eight private gardens and two public gardens on the tour this year. Tickets are on sale now through the […]
Historic Lewes Farmers Market June 21, 2025 • 8am - 12pm George H.P. Smith Park (Johnson & Dupont Aves) Celebrate Pollinators at the Market 35 local farmers and producers will bring blueberries, peaches, beets, Napa cabbage, cucumbers, zucchini, summer squash, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, sugar snap peas, carrots, potatoes, lettuces, kale, spinach, arugula, collard greens, radishes, sour […]
Learn about the changing seasons and historical traditions - a presentation will be followed by the opportunity to make a unique, nature-based craft. Contact the Zwaanendael Museum for more details. 11 am - 3 pm Call 302-645-1148 or email zmuseum@delaware.gov. www.history.delaware.gov
Visit the University of Delaware’s Lewes campus this summer to learn about undergraduate and graduate student life, faculty research, and state-of-the-art facilities in your own backyard! Local community members, prospective students, and science lovers are encouraged to register for a free campus visit led by a knowledgeable team of docents and current students. The important […]
Visit the University of Delaware’s Lewes campus this summer to learn about undergraduate and graduate student life, faculty research, and state-of-the-art facilities in your own backyard! Local community members, prospective students, and science lovers are encouraged to register for a free campus visit led by a knowledgeable team of docents and current students. The important […]
Walk to the DeBraak Join this special tour that explores the history, artifacts and surviving hull section of the HMS DeBraak, an 18th century shipwreck! Each tour will last approximately 45 minutes. Individuals ages 10 and up are welcome. Space is limited to 18 participants. Prior registration is encouraged, but walk-ups are welcome if tours have […]
Lewes Celebrates 4th of July Old-Fashioned Games for Children on Second Street 9 am Followed by the Independence Day Lewes Boat Parade 2 pm Doo-Dah Parade at “approximately” 5 pm FIREWORKS at Dusk The City of Lewes continues its long tradition of hosting old-fashioned games for children on Second Street beginning at 9 am. Following […]
“Constructions” When many pieces come together to create a work of art Showing July 5 - 27 Peninsula Gallery 520 East Savannah Road Lewes, DE 19958 (302) 645-0551 peninsulagallery1@gmail.com
St. Peter's 59th Annual Art Show "Art that Gives" July 5, 2025 9AM-3PM St. Peter’s Lewes 59th annual art show is traditionally held on the first Saturday in July, and is an event which is free and open to the public. Over 100 selected artists will participate, and the event has had a large following […]
Historic House Tours The Col. David Hall Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Guided tours of the 1739 Thomas Maull House Saturdays, 10 am-3pm from July 5 through August 30, 2025 Honoring America's 250th Birthday Celebration Genealogists available; children's activities. The Maull House 536 Pilottown Road Lewes DE 19958
