Community Calendar
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JULY 2024
7/24 - FINN concert in Battery Park, 6:30pm.
Part of the Wednesday Night Summer Concert Series presented by NC Community Partnership and the NC Jaycees. Blankets/lawn chairs recommended!7/27 - Community Day & Family Fun Fair at NC Elementary School, 10am-4pm.
Food, music, games, prizes & more - “fun for the whole family.” Presented by CBK.7/31 - Magical Mystery band concert in Battery Park, 6:30pm.
Part of the Wednesday Night Summer Concert Series presented by NC Community Partnership and the NC Jaycees. Blankets/lawn chairs recommended!
AUGUST 2024
8/6 - National Night Out 2024 at the Wharf & Battery Park, 6-8pm.
Get to know local police and first responders while enjoying free fare from the New Castle Lions Club, a DJ, and the chance to send a local official into the dunk tank.8/6 - History Revival: “Pass the Rum” at NC Court House Museum, 7pm.
Lecture by historian Mike Dixon, part of the 2024 History Revival Lecture Series, Tuesdays & Thursdays throughout August, from NCHS and the DE Div. of Historic & Cultural Affairs. Full program & details here.8/7 - Conley & Watson concert in Battery Park, 6:30pm.
Part of the Wednesday Night Summer Concert Series presented by NC Community Partnership and the NC Jaycees. Blankets/lawn chairs recommended!8/8 - History Revival: “Colonial Brewing” at NC Court House Museum, 7pm.
Lecture by Michael Carver. Full program & details here.8/9 - Back to School Backpack & Supply Drive - Last Day to Donate, by 4pm.
Organized by New Castle Police Dept., where items may be dropped off 8-4 until the 9th - contact Captain Tina Shughart with questions or to arrange large drop-offs.8/13 - History Revival: “Bees and Honey” at NC Court House Museum, 7pm.
Lecture by apiarist Thomas Lunt of New Castle’s Fort Casimir Honey Company. Full program & details here.8/15 - History Revival: “Mercury Tea” at NC Court House Museum, 7pm.
Lecture by Aaron Vederman of New Castle’s Mercury Cafe & Tea House. Full program & details here.8/17 - Library on the Loose in Buttonwood (11am) and Dobbinsville (2pm).
New Castle Public Library will be giving away books, handing out ice cream coupons, giving out other info, and playing outside with music and bubbles. All children will also have the opportunity to meet a police officer and city councilperson. Details here.8/20 - History Revival: “Corn, Beans & Squash” at NC Court House, 7pm.
Lecture by Drew Shuptar Rayvis, part of the 2024 History Revival, with extra sponsorship by NC Community Partnership. Full program & details here.8/22 - History Revival: “The Green Book” at NC Court House Museum, 7pm.
Lecture by Carlton Hall on the famed segregation-era travel guide for African Americans. Full program & details here.8/26 - 9/3 - Kalmar Nyckel in Port at New Castle Wharf.
Day Sails - tickets on the Kalmar website.8/27 - History Revival: “Brewing in Colonial DE” at NC Court House, 7pm.
Lecture by John Medkeff. Full program & details here.8/28 - Give%20 for New Castle Public Library at Iron Hill Brewery, all day.
Present the digital flyer below when you dine at Iron Hill on the Riverfront (in Wilmington) any time on 8/28, and 20% of your party’s total will be donated to the New Castle Library Friends.
8/29 - History Revival: “Taverns, Taprooms & Tippling Houses” at NC Court House, 7pm.
Lecture by Michael Connolly. Full program & details here.
SEPTEMBER 2024
9/7 - MickeyFest in Battery Park, 11am-6pm.
Kids’ rides & games, music, food and fun, in support of those living with Sanfilippo Syndrome and the search for a cure.
9/14 - British Car Club of DE Fall Car Show at Bellanca Airfield. Details TBA.
9/19-22 - Spanish Tall Ship Nao Trinidad in port at The Wharf. (See image.)
9/22 - 2nd Annual New Castle Block Party on the Green, 4-8pm.
Benefitting NC Senior Center. Featuring a cash bar, live music, auctions & more. More info and tickets at the link. (Rain Date September 29, 4-8pm.)9/28 - NC Hundred Lions’ Annual Art on the Green in Battery Park, 10am-4pm.
9/28 - Historic New Castle Belgian Beer Fest at The Barn at Penn Farm, 12pm.
Named by USA Today as one of the country’s best beer festivals, now in only its 3rd year. More info and tickets at the link.9/29 - America the ‘Brewtiful’ Craft Beer Event, VWF Post #3420, 1-4pm.
This event is outside the City of New Castle but benefits the local Battell and Read Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. See the flyer for full details.
OCTOBER 2024
10/6 - The Nation’s Guest: The Lafayette Bicentennial Tour in New Castle
Organized by the Battell & Read Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Registration is required for both events below (see links).Claret, Anyone? - A Welcome Reception at The Amstel House, 4 - 6 pm.
Dinner with Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, at Jessop's, 6 pm.
MONTHLY & ONGOING EVENTS
NEW! New Castle Saturday Market, Saturdays from 9am-2pm on The Green. Produce, craft vendors, baked goods, artisan creations & more.
Outdoor Storytime in Battery Park, Fridays at 10:30am, with New Castle Public Library children’s librarian Ewa. (Weather permitting, otherwise at the library.)
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 Thursday Trivia’ at the Mercury, 6:30pm (on third Thursdays).
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.