Free things to do with kids in New Castle County

Sidewalk Chalk Walks and Summer Storytime

Tue, Jul 7, 9:30 AM

Jenkins Arboretum, Devon

Free storytime

Summer Movie - Hamilton

Wed, Jul 22, 2:00 PM

Kirkwood Library, Wilmington

Free Ages 0+ other

Kids Cook: California Roll Cucumber Salad

Wed, Jul 22, 4:30 PM

Delaware City Public Library, Delaware City

Free Ages 7–12 arts

Youth Dungeons and Dragons

Wed, Jul 22, 5:30 PM · Wed, Jul 29, 5:30 PM · Wed, Aug 5, 5:30 PM

Bear Library, Bear

Free games

PAWS for People: READ to a Dog

Wed, Jul 22, 5:30 PM · Wed, Aug 12, 5:30 PM

Appoquinimink Library, Middletown

Free All ages storytime

Hip-Hop Dance Show

Wed, Jul 22, 6:00 PM

Route 9 Library & Innovation Center, New Castle

Free All ages arts

PAWS Read to the Dogs

Wed, Jul 22, 6:30 PM · Wed, Jul 29, 6:30 PM · Wed, Aug 5, 6:30 PM · +2 more dates

Brandywine Hundred Library, Wilmington

Free All ages storytime

Science Heroes "Diggin' It"

Wed, Jul 22, 11:00 PM

Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa

Free All ages science

Crafty Thursdays

Thu, Jul 23, 12:00 AM · Thu, Jul 30, 12:00 AM · Thu, Aug 6, 12:00 AM · +2 more dates

North Wilmington Branch Library, Wilmington

Free Children Families arts

Playdate with a Dinosaur

Thu, Jul 23, 10:00 AM · Thu, Aug 6, 10:00 AM · Thu, Aug 20, 10:00 AM

Wilmington Public Library, Wilmington

Free Ages 5–12 arts

Makerspace Open Studio

Thu, Jul 23, 10:00 AM · Fri, Jul 24, 10:00 AM

Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia

Free science

DASEF Make a Date with a Dinosaur

Thu, Jul 23, 10:30 AM

Claymont Library, Claymont

Free Children science

Unearth a story

Thu, Jul 23, 11:00 AM · Thu, Jul 30, 11:00 AM · Thu, Aug 6, 11:00 AM

Kirkwood Library, Wilmington

Free arts

Stay & Play!

Thu, Jul 23, 11:00 AM · Mon, Jul 27, 11:00 AM · Tue, Jul 28, 11:00 AM · +16 more dates

Bear Library, Bear

Free Babies & Toddlers Children other

Silly Joe Sings

Thu, Jul 23, 1:00 PM

Elsmere Public Library, Elsmere

Free All ages music

What the Vikings Left Behind

Thu, Jul 23, 2:00 PM

Woodlawn Library, Wilmington

Free Ages 6–12 science

Bullet Journaling Event Series

Thu, Jul 23, 3:00 PM

Claymont Library, Claymont

Free arts

PAWS for People: READ to a dog!

Thu, Jul 23, 4:00 PM · Thu, Aug 6, 4:00 PM · Thu, Aug 20, 4:00 PM

Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa

Free All ages

Toddler Wiggles & Giggles - Social Movement Play for ages 2-5

Thu, Jul 23, 4:30 PM · Thu, Aug 13, 4:30 PM

Delaware City Public Library, Delaware City

Free Ages 2–5 other

Sculpture Garden Happy Hours: The Culture Edit hosted by Amira Estell, featuring Mac Wondo & Harvey Road

Thu, Jul 23, 5:00 PM

Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington

Free arts

Music at the Market: The Blues Reincarnation Project

Thu, Jul 23, 5:30 PM

Glasgow Park, Glasgow

Free All ages music

Movement with Lilly

Thu, Jul 23, 6:30 PM

Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa

Free Ages 0+ other

PAWS for People: READ

Thu, Jul 23, 6:30 PM · Sat, Aug 8, 10:30 AM

Claymont Library, Claymont

Free All ages storytime

Discovering Magic with Ran'D Shine

Thu, Jul 23, 6:30 PM

Delaware City Public Library, Delaware City

Free All ages arts

Bellevue Summer Concert: Bang Bang Blues Gang

Thu, Jul 23, 6:30 PM

Bellevue State Park, Wilmington

Free music

Dinosaur Games

Fri, Jul 24, 10:00 AM · Fri, Jul 31, 10:00 AM · Fri, Aug 7, 10:00 AM · +2 more dates

Hockessin Library, Hockessin

Free Children other

Music Learning Lab with Wilmington Friends

Fri, Jul 24, 10:15 AM

Brandywine Hundred Library, Wilmington

Free Ages 2+ music

Storytime with Ms. Karen

Fri, Jul 24, 10:15 AM · Fri, Jul 24, 11:00 AM · Tue, Jul 28, 10:15 AM · +14 more dates

Appoquinimink Library, Middletown

Free All ages storytime

Shake, Rattle and Read!

Fri, Jul 24, 10:30 AM · Fri, Jul 31, 10:30 AM · Fri, Aug 7, 10:30 AM · +1 more date

Hockessin Library, Hockessin

Free Children storytime

Rhythm, Rhyme and Story Time with Ms Debbie

Fri, Jul 24, 10:30 AM · Fri, Jul 31, 10:30 AM · Fri, Aug 7, 10:30 AM · +2 more dates

Elsmere Public Library, Elsmere

Free Ages 2–4 storytime

Free Lunch & a Movie

Fri, Jul 24, 1:00 PM · Tue, Jul 28, 1:00 PM · Fri, Jul 31, 1:00 PM · +2 more dates

New Castle Public Library, New Castle

Free Babies & Toddlers Children Families Teens Tweens other

Bellevue Farmers Market

Fri, Jul 24, 3:00 PM · Fri, Jul 31, 3:00 PM · Fri, Aug 7, 3:00 PM · +2 more dates

Bellevue State Park, Wilmington

Free Ages 0+ market

Sensory-Friendly Saturday: Animal Friends

Sat, Jul 25, 9:00 AM

Brandywine River Museum of Art, Chadds Ford

Free museum

Nature Walk

Sat, Jul 25, 9:00 AM · Sat, Aug 8, 9:00 AM · Sat, Aug 22, 9:00 AM

DuPont Environmental Education Center, Wilmington

Free All ages nature

Kindergarten Readiness Health Fair

Sat, Jul 25, 10:00 AM

Appoquinimink Library, Middletown

Free All ages festival

Library on the Loose!

Sat, Jul 25, 10:00 AM · Sat, Aug 15, 10:00 AM

New Castle Public Library, New Castle

Free other

Family Programming - Design a Dinosaur

Sat, Jul 25, 10:00 AM

Hockessin Library, Hockessin

Free arts

W.E.L.L.S. Little Amigos Storytime with LanguageU

Sat, Jul 25, 10:15 AM · Sat, Aug 1, 10:15 AM

Brandywine Hundred Library, Wilmington

Free Ages 2–5 storytime

Chess Masters Club

Sat, Jul 25, 10:30 AM · Sat, Aug 15, 10:30 AM · Sat, Aug 22, 10:30 AM

Claymont Library, Claymont

Free Ages 4+ games

Storybook Saturday with Terry Colonna - Fish Tales

Sat, Jul 25, 11:00 AM

Kirkwood Library, Wilmington

Free Ages 2–10 storytime

Farm Stroll

Sat, Jul 25, 11:00 AM · Sat, Aug 1, 11:00 AM · Sat, Aug 8, 11:00 AM · +2 more dates

Coverdale Farm Preserve, Greenville

Free All ages farm

Hypatian Heroes Science Fair from July 11-Aug 15

Sat, Jul 25, 11:30 AM · Sat, Aug 1, 11:30 AM · Sat, Aug 8, 11:30 AM · +1 more date

Route 9 Library & Innovation Center, New Castle

Free arts

Hagley Summer Saturdays: Theorem Painting

Sat, Jul 25, 12:00 PM

Hagley Museum, Wilmington

Free arts

Netting in the Marsh

Sat, Jul 25, 1:00 PM · Sat, Aug 1, 1:00 PM · Sat, Aug 8, 1:00 PM · +2 more dates

DuPont Environmental Education Center, Wilmington

Free All ages nature

Meet Marsh Animals

Sat, Jul 25, 1:45 PM · Sat, Aug 1, 1:45 PM · Sat, Aug 8, 1:45 PM · +2 more dates

DuPont Environmental Education Center, Wilmington

Free nature

SWITCH GAMES

Sat, Jul 25, 2:00 PM · Sat, Aug 1, 2:00 PM · Sat, Aug 8, 2:00 PM · +1 more date

Bear Library, Bear

Free Ages 12+ games

Learning Lab with Wilmington Friends School

Sat, Jul 25, 2:00 PM

Woodlawn Library, Wilmington

Free Ages 1–3 storytime

Teen Night

Sat, Jul 25, 6:00 PM

YMCA of Delaware - Brandywine, Wilmington

Free Teen other

Bellevue Summer Concert: The~Core

Sun, Jul 26, 6:30 PM

Bellevue State Park, Wilmington

Free music

KinderSkills Story Time

Mon, Jul 27, 10:15 AM · Mon, Aug 10, 10:15 AM · Mon, Aug 17, 10:15 AM

Brandywine Hundred Library, Wilmington

Free Ages 3–5 storytime

Jitterbugs at Claymont Library

Mon, Jul 27, 10:30 AM · Mon, Jul 27, 11:15 AM · Mon, Aug 3, 10:30 AM · +7 more dates

Claymont Library, Claymont

Free Babies & Toddlers storytime

Book Babies

Mon, Jul 27, 10:30 AM · Mon, Aug 3, 10:30 AM · Mon, Aug 10, 10:30 AM · +2 more dates

Bear Library, Bear

Free Babies & Toddlers storytime

Choose Health: Choosing Foods for Me

Mon, Jul 27, 10:30 AM

Hockessin Library, Hockessin

Free Ages 8–12 other

Stars, Stripes and Stories! - The Lincoln Memorial

Mon, Jul 27, 10:30 AM

Kirkwood Library, Wilmington

Free Children Families museum

DelMNS Mobile Museum: Motions of the Ocean

Mon, Jul 27, 11:00 AM · Mon, Aug 3, 11:00 AM · Mon, Aug 10, 11:00 AM · +2 more dates

Woodlawn Library, Wilmington

Free Ages 4+ museum

DelMNS Mobile Museum: Amazing Animal Adaptations

Mon, Jul 27, 11:00 AM

Woodlawn Library, Wilmington

Free Ages 4+ science

DelMNS Mobile Museum: Looking Out My Backdoor

Mon, Jul 27, 11:00 AM · Mon, Aug 3, 11:00 AM · Mon, Aug 10, 11:00 AM · +2 more dates

Woodlawn Library, Wilmington

Free Ages 4+ museum

DelMNS Mobile Museum: Earth's Place in Space

Mon, Jul 27, 11:00 AM · Mon, Aug 3, 11:00 AM · Mon, Aug 10, 11:00 AM · +2 more dates

Woodlawn Library, Wilmington

Free Ages 4+ museum

Mobile Museum program with Delaware Museum of Nature & Science

Mon, Jul 27, 11:00 AM · Mon, Aug 3, 11:00 AM · Mon, Aug 10, 11:00 AM · +2 more dates

Woodlawn Library, Wilmington

Free Ages 4+ nature

DelMNS Mobile Museum: Forces in Motion

Mon, Jul 27, 11:00 AM · Mon, Aug 3, 11:00 AM · Mon, Aug 10, 11:00 AM · +2 more dates

Woodlawn Library, Wilmington

Free Ages 4+ museum