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Kennett Square Hosts 3rd Annual Roots & Blues Festival

Aug 27, 2026

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Kennett Square Hosts 3rd Annual Roots & Blues Festival

Anson B. Nixon Park hosts Roots & Blues Festival, The Big Quarterly returns with music, food and vendors, $20 ticket wins Wilmington bride-to-be $100,000.

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Drones And Thousands Of Candles Light Up Longwood Concert

Aug 24, 2026

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Drones And Thousands Of Candles Light Up Longwood Concert

Longwood pairs a live concert with drones and candles, Three tornadoes confirmed in Delaware, Chapel Street Players welcomes Tater Patch for free concert.

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La Fête Hosts Community Market For 1st Anniversary

Aug 20, 2026

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La Fête Hosts Community Market For 1st Anniversary

La Fête celebrates one year with vendor market, Newark's mobile speed cameras keep moving, Neighbors fight Bancroft Parkway apartment plan.

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Aug 17, 2026

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Car Crashes Into Two Stones Pub

Two Stones Pub closes after car crash, Delaware adopts national lost pet database, Newark finds nearly 200 potentially unlicensed rentals.

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Peach Festival Returns For Its 33rd Year

Aug 13, 2026

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Peach Festival Returns For Its 33rd Year

Middletown Peach Festival returns Saturday, Concord Mall redevelopment takes shape, No pick-your-own apples at Milburn this fall.

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217 Beatles Songs Over Six Nights In Wilmington

Aug 10, 2026

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217 Beatles Songs Over Six Nights In Wilmington

Rock Orchestra brings a week of Beatles to Wilmington, $20 Perryville scratch-off wins $1 million, $300 million I-95 and Route 896 interchange opens

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Aug 6, 2026

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Wilmington Art Loop Returns Downtown

Wilmington galleries host downtown Art Loop, State Line Liquors sold after 50 years, Newark angler's catch could pay millions.

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Clifford Brown Jazz Festival All Week Long

Aug 3, 2026

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Clifford Brown Jazz Festival All Week Long

Clifford Brown Jazz Festival fills Rodney Square, PrimoHoagies opens in Stanton, National Night Out events across New Castle County.

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Peach Paradise Brings Live Music And Family Fun

Jul 30, 2026

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Peach Paradise Brings Live Music And Family Fun

Milburn Orchards hosts Peach Paradise, Newark speed camera issues 1,500 tickets a day, Glasgow Park opens brand-new playground.

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Jul 27, 2026

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Dick's Buys Former Nordstrom Store

Dick's purchases former Nordstrom building, Delaware passes new alcohol laws, LeBron James joins the Sixers.

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Jul 23, 2026

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Downtown Newark Hosts Food & Brew Fest

Newark restaurants host Food & Brew Fest, local artists fill New Castle Friday night, Blue Rocks sold to private equity firm.

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Jul 20, 2026

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Lefty's now open in Newark

Lefty's brings bowling to Newark, Kid Shelleen's closes for remodeling, Wilmington's NOMA library opens.

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Jul 16, 2026

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150+ Artisans Return to Winterthur

Three days of artisans at Winterthur, Summerfest features rides, games, and music, Trolley Square loses Cafe Verdi.

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Wonderland Owner Plans Downtown Music Venue

Jul 13, 2026

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Wonderland Owner Plans Downtown Music Venue

Downtown Newark music venue moves forward, New restaurant coming to former Famous Dave's, Delaware restaurants recognized for wine lists.

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Delaware Avenue Shuts Down for Outdoor Dining

Jul 9, 2026

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Delaware Avenue Shuts Down for Outdoor Dining

Dining on Delaware Avenue features live music, White Clay Creek adding overnight cottages, Warby Parker opens at Christiana Mall.

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Brandywine Mills Plaza Summer Concerts Begin

Jul 6, 2026

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Brandywine Mills Plaza Summer Concerts Begin

Brandywine Mills Plaza kicks off summer music, boat explosion injures 10 at Schaefer's Canal House, new owners take over White Clay Creek Golf Course.

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Jul 2, 2026

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Fireworks And More All Weekend

Fourth of July events this weekend, ostrich, camel, and zebra races, new Mexican restaurant coming to Concord Pike.

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Jun 29, 2026

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Rhythm & Brews Pours Into New Garden

Rhythm & Brews is your Tuesday night plan, Bardea adds 5th restaurant, late-night trains return to Wilmington

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Ice Cream Festival Returns With Fireworks

Jun 25, 2026

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Ice Cream Festival Returns With Fireworks

Ice Cream Festival returns to Rockwood, Wilmington's Dan Stabb appears on Password, Revolutionary War burial site discovered.

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Where To Catch Free Summer Concerts This Week

Jun 22, 2026

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Where To Catch Free Summer Concerts This Week

Free concerts fill the calendar, Delaware passes a $6.99 billion budget, LGBTQ community center planned for Wilmington.

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Jun 18, 2026

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Kennett Throws America a Birthday Party

Kennett celebrates America's 250th anniversary, speed cameras issue 20,000 violations, Delaware City hosts Juneteenth celebration.

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