New Castle County, Delaware
Tiny Weekends — a Delaware family guide
What to do this weekend.
A short, honest shortlist for New Castle County families — picked by local parents and checked every week. Here's this weekend:
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All guides →The big moments worth planning around — book the sitter, grab the tickets, pack the wagon.
Delaware State Fair
The state's big summer fair — rides, barns, and fair food. A full-day, plan-the-parking kind of outing.
Delaware State Fairgrounds
Plan ahead →Clifford Brown Jazz Festival
A week of free jazz on Rodney Square — picnic blankets welcome.
Rodney Square
Plan ahead →More from Tiny Weekends
The same honest, parent-tested approach, for the rest of family life in Delaware.
Summer Camps
Decision-first camp guide — filter by age, week, town, day length, and care.
Explore →Childcare Guide
Every licensed child care center in New Castle County — ages, hours, capacity, and subsidy.
Explore →School Choice Guide
Delaware school choice, explained — deadlines, charter lotteries, kindergarten, and the gotchas.
Explore →Places We Love
Honest first-timer guides to family spots — parking, strollers, bathrooms, food, and what kids actually love.
Explore →Family Guides
Situational picks — rainy days, free outings, the spots worth the drive — pulled from our place guides.
Explore →This Tiny Weekend
One email a week — the weekend's best picks, plus a heads-up on camps, school choice, and more as they come.
Checked every week and re-verified through the weekend — we drop what's sold out or cancelled, so you don't show up to a locked door.
Filtered for your family
Set your kids' ages and ZIP. We'll show what actually works for you.
Parking & logistics included
Stroller access, parking tips, and local-parent guides for top NCC venues.