Community Calendar
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DECEMBER 2024
Saturdays through 12/21: Shaw Alley Holiday Food Market, 9am-1pm.
Last Month of Tours at the Dutch & Amstel Houses until Spring 2025 (Thursday through Sunday beginning from NCHS at the Arsenal.
Weekends, Noon to 4pm: Final Month of the ‘Fort Casimir & the Struggle for the Delaware Valley’ Exhibit at The Old Library Museum.
12/12 - Santa Visits New Castle Neighborhoods with GWFC, starting 6pm.
Castle Hills, Rodgers Manor, Buttonwood, Boothhurst, Penn Valley, William Penn Square, Jaquette Square.12/14 - Breakfast with Santa Toy Drive at Cabernet Candles, 9-11:30am.
A single toy per person is the price of admission for this meet-and-greet with Santa featuring photos, crafts and a breakfast buffet. Registration required.12/14 - The Spirit of Christmas Celebration in the Historic District, 10am-5pm.
Featuring historic home tours, four Santas drawn from New Castle’s past roaming about town, an assortment of fun activities for kids and families, a diverse and festive vendor market, musical performances, and the City Tree Lighting Cermony (at 4:30pm).
* See the Full List of Activities on the Official SoC Schedule.
12/14 - Winter Festival & Market at New Castle Public Library, 10am-4pm.
A holiday event featuring special activities and story times, games for kids and a number of great vendors, incl. Arasapha’s Wreath & Poinsettia Sale, the Library Friends’ annual Winter Book Sale, Anne’s Attic ornaments and collectibles, a Bake Sale and much more.
12/14 - City of New Castle Tree Lighting Ceremony, behind Town Hall, 4:30pm.
12/14 - LIT for the Holidays at the Read House & Gardens, 6-8:30pm.
Read House’s annual holiday cocktail party, featuring live music, art installations and more against the backdrop of the beautifully decorated mansion. (Tickets $35)12/17 - Santa Visits New Castle Neighborhoods with GWFC, starting 6pm.
Pennwood, Penn Acres South, Wilmington Manor Gardens, Stockton, Schoolside, William Penn Village.12/19 - Santa Visits New Castle Neighborhoods with GWFC, starting 6pm.
Pines of Bayview, Bayview Manor, LLangollen Estates, Llangollen Green, Beaverbrook Crest, Wynthorpe, Riveredge Estates, Village of Llangollen.12/21 - Final Shaw Alley Holiday Food Market, 9am-1pm.
12/21 - Santa Visits New Castle Neighborhoods with GWFC, starting 12 Noon.
City of New Castle, Shawtown, Washington Park, Dobbinsville.12/21 - Ugly Sweater Tea Party Fundraiser at Cabernet Candles, 1-3pm.
Grab your ugly sweater & join in a tea party benefiting Children and Families First of Delaware with Candle Making, Tea & Holiday Treats. $45 per person, register here.12/27 - Fourth Friday Art Loop (participating locations TBD/TBA)
JANUARY 2025
FEBRUARY 2025
MARCH 2025
MONTHLY & ONGOING EVENTS
‘Hauntings in History’ New Castle Ghost Tours start from NCHS.
Fridays & Saturdays from 10/11-11/2 at 7pm, 7:30pm and 8:30pm. Tickets required.Prime Time Family Reading returns to New Castle Public Library, 6-9pm.
This weekly program is open to families of children eligible for free or reduced lunch at school, including homeschoolers. The free, six-week series includes dinner for all participants (parents and children)! Promoting love of learning, literacy, and leadership.Fort Casimir & the Struggle for the Delaware Valley history exhibition at the Old Library Museum on 4th Street, open weekends from Noon to 4, through December.
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!
Bellanca Airfield Museum Open Houses are 2nd & 4th Saturdays through October, from 11am-3pm. Regular admission is $5.
Third Sundays: ‘Second Street Coffeehouse’ Open Mic nights at NC Presbyterian Church’s fellowship hall on 2nd Street.
Regular Historic Tours at:
New Castle Historical Society (Thursday-Sunday)
Walking tours and tours of the historic house museums start from the Arsenal.New Castle Court House Museum (Monday and Wednesday-Sunday)
Read House & Garden (Wednesday-Saturday)
City Board and Commission Meetings are posted on the City Website, here.
Click here for the many events happening each week at New Castle Public Library.
And click here for New Castle Historical Society’s full event calendar.