Community Calendar

Feb 8, 2023

Last update 9/25/23... If you see something out of date, please just let us know! To add an event to the calendar, please email New Castle Topics.
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9/29 - Movies by Moonlight: The Blair Witch Project, in the Library Garden, 8pm.
Bring lawn chairs/blankets (& BYOB) for this 21+ screening of the 1999 horror classic.
9/29 - Movies in the Park: Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World, 7:30pm.
Free in Battery Park, presented by the New Castle Historical Society Arts Committee.
9/30 - Art on the Green in Battery Park, hosted by the Lions Club, 10am-4pm.
Hundreds of arts, craft and collectibles vendors, plus food trucks, Artists’ Row, a Library Friends’ Book Sale & more. (Rescheduled from 9/23 due to rain.)

10/1 - New Castle Block Party on the Green, 3-8pm. (Resched. from 9/24.)
Fundraising event for NC Senior Center, ft. live music, art auctions, 50/50’s and more.

10/7 - William Penn High School Homecoming Parade & Fall Festival, 9am.
10/7 - St. Peter the Apostle Alumni Homecoming at the School (lot), 4-8pm.
Food Trucks, Spirit Wear, Classroom Tours, Raffles & a 50/50. Reserve a space here.
10/14 - River Towns Ride & Fall Festival, hosted by the City, beginning 9am.
11th annual event invites riders to visit the historic riverfronts of New Castle, Delaware City, Wilmington and Chesapeake City, Md. (new in 2023) while earning medals based on distance completed. Post-ride Party in in Historic New Castle’s Battery Park.
10/14 - Trustees’ Fall Open House at Penn Farm House, 1-3pm.
Meet the Trustees and learn about New Castle Common, with a DJ and refreshments.
10/21 - Harvest Bazaar at the New Castle Senior Center, 9am-2pm.
Featuring homemade baked goods, handmade crafts, sewing/craft supplies, new & gently used items, breakfast & lunch foods (to-go), mums, raffles and more! Free admission.
10/22 - Fall Native Plant Exchange at the Hermitage Natural Area, 10am.
Swap native plants with fellow greenthumbs from throughout DE - participants do not need to bring plants to leave with plants, and the event is free.
10/28 - Good Will Fire Co. Open House, at the Fire House, 12-3pm.
10/28 - William Penn Day at NC Court House Museum.
10/30 - New Castle Halloween Parade, organized by the NC Lions Club.

11/10 - Designer Bag Bingo, Good Will Fire Hall, 7pm.
Hosted by the Ladies’ Auxiliary, play for chances to win designer handbags and purses, with proceeds benefitting GWFC.

12/5 - Trustees of the New Castle Common Meeting, Penn Farm, 7pm (Public).
12/10 - Holiday Hoopla 5K, starting from St. Peter’s School at 10am (tentative).
The annual 5K walk/run by the Community Collaboration of Delaware, supporting that organization’s drug abuse prevention programming for youth and adult recovery housing.
12/9 - The Spirit of Christmas and the NC Library Winter Festival & Market

*New* - Evening Walking Tours of the Historic District by NCHS. Last Wednesdays, June through September, starting from the Arsenal at 7pm.
Third Thursday Food Truck Fundraisers at Good Will Fire Company.
Bellanca Air Museum Open House, Second & Fourth Saturdays from 11-3.
Second Saturday Bird Walks at the Hermitage with Delaware Birders, 8am.
Fourth Friday Art Loop at participating shops and galleries around downtown, including the Opera House, Mo’zArt Gallery, The Window on Delaware Street, the Mercury Cafe’s in-house gallery, and more!
Regular Historic Tours at:
- New Castle Historical Society at the Arsenal (Fri-Sunday)
- New Castle Court House Museum (Weds-Sunday)
- Read House & Gardens (Thurs-Sunday)
Second Tuesdays: City Council Meetings at the NC Senior Center, 7pm.
Click here for the many events happening each week at New Castle Public Library.
And click here for the Historical Society’s full event calendar.

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