Your Wilmington, DE Summer Fun Guide

Your answer to "What are we going to do today?"

Fight the summer boredom blues with our family-friendly summer guides around Wilmington, DE.

Below, you'll find summer movie deals, summer reading programs, free concerts, museum happy hours, places to cool off, playgrounds, and more!

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25 FREE, OR LOW-COST ADVENTURES IN DELAWARE

Sign up for a summer reading program
Dance outside during a summer concert
Feed Rocco
Check out the Library of Things
Borrow a museum pass from the library
Take learning outside with a learning trail
Collect all of the Delaware State Park trading cards
Say hi to the animals
Take a stroll at Goodstay Gardens
150+ crafts, recipes, games, and activities for at-home entertainment
Go birding and download eMerlin
Attend an event at a state park
Smell the Roses at Jasper Crane Garden
Do a Storywalk or Learning Trail
Take books to a Little Free Library
Discover a new library
Visit a new park or playground
Support a small business
Post about your favorite local park, business, or service
Visit a splash park or take a dip in the creek
Go to the movies for under $10.
Download our summer playbook.
Attend a festival
Record your adventures thanks to our Summer Passport
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FAMILY-FRIENDLY MOVIE DEALS, CONCERTS, & FREE MUSEUMS AFTER HOURS

MONDAY
🎬 AMC $3 Summer Movie Camp
🎵 Rockford Park Concert • 6:30 - 8 pm

TUESDAY
🎬 $1 Regal Movie Express • 6/10 - 8/6

WEDNESDAY
🎬 AMC $3 Summer Movie Camp
🎬 $1 Regal Movie Express • 6/10 - 8/6
🎬 $1.75 Cinemark Clubhouse • 9:30 am • 6/12 - 8/7
🎵 Riverfront Lunchtime Concert • 12:15 - 1:15 pm
🎵 Battery Park Concerts • 6/18 - 8/6 • 6:30 - 8 pm
🎵 White Clay Creek State Park Concerts • 6/11 - 8/12 • 6:30 - 7:30 pm
🎵 Urban Artist Exchange • Weekly • 6:30 pm
☀️ $5 Summer Nights at Hagley • Weekly • 6/4 - mid-Aug • 5 - 8 pm
🎟️ $2 Nights at Delaware Children’s Museum • 3rd Wednesday • 5 - 8 pm

THURSDAY
⛸️ Kids Skate Free (12 & Under) • Christiana Skating Center • Skate rental: $4
📚 Story Time Under the Big Tree • Hockessin BookShelf @ Woodside Farms • 6/12 - 8/21
🎵 Riverfront Summer: Children's Hour • 2nd Thursday • 11 am - 12 pm
🎵 Glasgow Park Concerts • 6/20 - 8/16 • 6:30 - 8 pm
🎵 Bellevue State Park Concerts • Thurs & Sun • 6/8 - 8/24 • 6:30 pm
🧪 $5 Admission at Delaware Museum of Nature & Science • Thursdays in July & August
🍷 DelArt Sculpture Garden Happy Hours • Free • Weekly • 5 - 8 pm
🍹 Sip & Stroll @ Brandywine Zoo • 6/26, 7/24, 8/28 • 5 - 7:30 pm

FRIDAY
📚 Outdoor Storytime @ Battery Park • Weekly until 8/29 • 10:30 - 11:15 am
🏛️ Delaware History Museum • Free Admission • 1st Friday
🌾 Fridays at Coverdale Farm • 2nd Friday • 5 - 7:30 pm
🎨 Folk Art Friday @ Blue Ball Barn • 2nd Friday • 5 - 8 pm
🌸 Twilight on the Terrace @ Mt. Cuba • 3rd Friday • 5 - 8 pm
💡 Drone Light Show @ Riverwalk Mini Golf • Last Friday • 9:30 pm

SATURDAY
✂️ Free Craft @ Home Depot • 1st Saturday
✂️ Free Craft @ Lowe’s • 3rd Saturday
🎨 $5 Craft Safari @ Michaels • Saturdays in July
🐐 Riverfront Summer Petting Zoo • 3rd Saturday • 3 - 6 pm
⛸️ Kids Skate Free (12 & Under) • Christiana Skating Center • Skate rental: $4
🎬 Sensory Friendly Films @ AMC • 2nd & 4th Saturday

SUNDAY
🐴 $5 Pony Rides @ Carousel Park • 10 am - 12 pm • April - October
🏛️ Rockwood Park & Museum • Free • 1st Sunday
🚂 Steamin’ Days @ Auburn Heights Estate • 1st Sunday • June - Nov • $10 - $15 • 12:30 - 4:30 pm

ANY DAY
🎳 Kids Bowl Free (14 & Under) • 2 FREE games daily • 6/1 - 9/5 • Pleasant Hill Lanes
🏋️ Free YMCA Membership • 7th Grade Students

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