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Below-stairs tour at Rockwood Park & Museum

August 22–23, 2026

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Plus free chess with a coach, a mill-history hike, and a new library.
 
 
This Tiny Weekend
The servants' side of Rockwood Park & Museum
Both Sunday picks need booking ahead — one by phone. Saturday's two are free and walk-in.
6+ & mixed families
Sat, August 22 🌧️ 70° Moderate rain·Sun, August 23 ⛅ 82° Partly cloudy
TonightLive Music in the Beer Garden — 6 PM · Longwood Gardens · Free
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✦ Our Pick
Guided House Tour: The Servants
Sun 1:00 PM · $10.00 · Rockwood Park & Museum · indoor 🚗 8 min from Wilmington
Admission is $10; $8 New Castle County residents. Ninety minutes on foot with a guide — a real ask for a wiggly kid — through the below-stairs work rooms at Rockwood Park & Museum, the ones the standard tour route skips. Registration required; bring proof of any membership at check-in.
Why this made the cut
The rest of the weekend is drop-in and repeatable. This one runs once, opens rooms that are closed on an ordinary visit, and puts a person in front of your kid to answer the questions.
Ticket + admission Indoor Stroller-friendly Easy parking Restrooms Registration
Age fit
Needs sign-up — register first
☔ A quieter pick
Telescope Viewing
Sat 7:00 PM · Free · Woodside Farm Creamery · outdoor
Walk-in and low-key — an easy back-pocket if the day goes sideways.
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Your options
Free & outside
NoMa Library Soft Opening Saturday
Sat 10:00 AM · ages 13+ · Free · NoMa (North Market) Library · both 🚗 5 min from Wilmington
Free and walk-in, 10 to 5 — the last soft-opening Saturday before the August 29 grand opening. Which spaces are open changes week to week and the library hasn't published this Saturday's list, so treat it as a second look at the building rather than a scheduled program; youth storytimes stay at the North Wilmington branch.
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The rain plan
Chess Masters Club
Sat 10:30 AM · ages 4+ · Free · Claymont Library · indoor 🚗 14 min from Wilmington
Free, no registration, 10:30 to 11:30 with Coach Greg Rogers — Pre-K through high school at the same tables, all levels welcome. Get there a few minutes early if it's your kid's first time.
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More this weekend
SAT
22
10:15 AM · Brandywine Hundred Library
SAT
22
11:00 AM · Coverdale Farm Preserve
 free
SAT
22
1:00 PM · DuPont Environmental Education Center
 free
SAT
22
1:30 PM · Lums Pond State Park
 free
SAT
22
2:00 PM · Bear Library
 free
SUN
23
9:30 AM · Newark Natural Foods Co-Op
 free
SUN
23
1:00 PM · White Clay Creek State Park
SUN
23
6:00 PM · Bellevue State Park
 free
★ This Week
Morning ideas for the at-home crew, after-work ideas for everyone else.
MON
24
☀️ Morning
11:30 AM · Brandywine Zoo
🌙 After work
4:30 PM · Appoquinimink Library · free
TUE
25
☀️ Morning
10:30 AM · Claymont Library · free
🌙 After work
5:30 PM · Route 9 Library & Innovation Center
WED
26
☀️ Morning
12:00 PM · Bellevue State Park · free
🌙 After work
4:30 PM · Delaware City Public Library · free
THU
27
☀️ Morning
10:30 AM · Bear Library · free
🌙 After work
7:00 PM · First State Ballet Theatre · free
FRI
28
☀️ Morning
10:00 AM · Hockessin Library · free
🌙 After work
6:00 PM · Lums Pond State Park · free
This week's guide
Rainy-day spots for kids in New Castle County
Where to take the kids when it's pouring in New Castle County — indoor museums, hands-on exhibits, and an ice rink, with ages and admission for each.
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More family guides: rainy-day · free · playgrounds →
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