Community Calendar

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APRIL 2025

  • 4/12 - City Election Day at New Castle Senior Center, 8am-6pm.
    Cast your ballot for the 2025 City Council Election for the City of New Castle.

  • 4/12 - New Castle Sailing Club Beach Clean-Up, Battery Park, 10am-1pm.
    Start from the Sail House at the end of West 3rd Street. Gloves, trash bags and volunteer certificates provided. Sponsored by NCSC and the New Castle Hundred Lions Club.

  • 4/19 - Native Bee Talk at New Castle Court House Museum, 12pm.
    Local Beekeeper Thomas Lunt will talk about the importance of native bees and native plants for those bees.

  • 4/20 - Historic New Castle Easter Parade on the Green, 1pm.
    The New Castle Hundred Lions Club’s annual, family-friendly Easter promenade on The Green, with music and cash prizes for those of all ages whose Sunday best is above the rest.

  • 4/24 - Shaw Alley Expo Vendor Fair at 5 Shaw Alley (behind Zollie’s), 6-9pm.
    “An exclusive expo featuring local and nearby businesses as we unveil a stunning newly renovated event space!” Registration is requested (at the link).

  • 4/24-25 - New Castle Escape Room at NC Court House Museum, on the hour.
    Join staff NCCHM to follow clues and track down an escaped prisoner! Time slots run in one-hour increments. Contact the New Castle Court House Museum to register.

  • 4/25 - April Fourth Friday Art Loop, generally 5-8pm, featuring:

    • Cindee & Jim Performance at the Opera House, 5:30-8pm,

    • Other events to be posted here as announced.

  • 4/26 - New Castle Public Library Garden Gala at NC Public Library, 5:30-8:30pm.
    A cocktail party fundraiser featuring live entertainment, treats from Zollie’s and a library “bar,” special silent auction items and raffle prizes, literary diversions and more. Tickets are $50 each and include one drink ticket and entry for the door prize. Funds raised are intended to complete the Library Friends’ campaign to renovate the garden. Reserve here.

MAY 2025

  • 5/1 - May Market Donation Drop-off Day at The Arsenal, 9am-6pm.
    Community members are encouraged to donate gently-used home and garden treasures, as well as plants and starts, for Arasapha’s annual fundraiser. Further info is here.

  • 5/2-3 - Arasapha’s May Market in Historic New Castle, Market Square.
    Arasapha Garden Club’s beloved annual fundraiser featuring perennial and annual plants, herbs, and donated plants, and gently-used treasures for the home and garden. On Friday from 10am to 5pm, and Saturday from 9am to 3pm. Website | Facebook Event

  • 5/2-3 - May Market Book Sale & Raffle, across Market Street from The Arsenal.
    Operating the same hours as May Market, the Book Sale features gently-used cookbooks and gardening books, plus raffles and and free books for kids. It is run by the New Castle Library Friends to benefit New Castle Public Library.

  • 5/10 - ONCOR Battery Park Playground Fundraiser at the Mercury, details TBA.
    Announced by Suzanne Swift in March, with the possibility of a casino night after party.

  • 5/17 - A Day in Old New Castle - 100th Anniversary, Historic District, 10am-4pm.
    The nation’s oldest private home-and-garden tour celebrates one hundred years since its founding. Organizers are planning to “recreate the first 1925 event as well as A Day in Old New Castle through the decades.” There will also be “demonstrations, activities, cars from a variety of decades, colonial artisans and crafts.” People in Colonial and Victorian dress get $1 off home tours. More information and advance tickets at the link above.

  • 5/17 - DIONC: 1920’s Swinging Soiree, Zollie’s Shaw Alley, 7-10pm.
    Keep the retro vibes going with a speakeasy soiree featuring Jazz music, Zollie’s cuisine, and drinks inspired by the Roaring 20’s. Tickets at historicnewcastle.com.

JUNE 2025

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