Southern Delaware is festive! With nearly 40 festivals (and counting...) taking place between March and December each year, you're sure to find several you won't want to miss. Below is a list of festivals and the months in which they typically occur. For specific dates and more information visit our event calendar. Also, there are plenty of places to stay in the area.
March - April
- Annual Great Delaware Kite Festival, Cape Henlopen State Park
- Chocolate Festival, Rehoboth
- Lewes Tulip Festival
- Camp Rehoboth Women’s Fest, Rehoboth
- Dewey Beach Bacon Fest
- Dewey Beach Pop Fest
- Coastal Delaware Running Festival
- Annual Bug and Bud Festival, Milford
May
- Annual Dewey Beach Arts Fest, Dagsworthy St Juried Art & Craft Show
- Live for Chocolate, Seaford
- Peace, Love, and Horseshoe Crab Festival, Dupont Nature Center
- Annual Milton Horseshoe Crab and Shorebird Festival
- Annual Maritime Festival, Lewes
- Poseidon Festival, Bethany Beach
June
July
- Nanticoke Riverfest, Seaford
- Bocce Fest, 16 Mile Brewery
August
- Eastern Shore AFRAM Festival, Seaford
- Summer Vibes Fest, Dewey Beach
September
- Milford Riverwalk Freedom Festival
- Bethany Beach Boardwalk Arts Festival
- Nanticoke Indian Powwow, Millsboro
- Ladybug Music Festival, Milford
- Festival Hispano, Georgetown
- Rehoboth Beach Garlic Festival
- Lewes Oktoberfest
- Dewey Beach Music Conference and Festival
- Lewes History Book Festival
- Nanticoke Heritage Festival
October
- Wings and Wheels, Georgetown
- Sea Witch Halloween and Fiddlers Festival, Rehoboth
- Boast the Coast Maritime Festival, Zwaanendael Maritime Program, Boat Parade, Lewes
- Apple Scrapple Festival, Bridgeville
- Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival
- Boo-B-Que: Barbeque & Beer Festival at the Delaware Seashore State Park
- The Big Draw DE, Milford
November - December
- Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival
- Return Day, Georgetown
- Winter WonderFEST, Lewes
- Milton Holly Festival