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Petting zoo at Riverfront Wilmington, Sunday

August 29–30, 2026

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Plus a book sale, fish stories, and a summer-reading party.
 
 
This Tiny Weekend
Petting zoo Sunday, libraries Saturday
Outdoors Sunday on the warmer day; Saturday's three are indoors and free, one ticket-only.
6+ & mixed families
Sat, August 29 ⛅ 73° Partly cloudy·Sun, August 30 ⛅ 87° Mostly sunny
TonightLive Music in the Beer Garden — 5 PM · Longwood Gardens · Free
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✦ Our Pick
Back to School Fun with Little Farm Petting Zoo
Sun 3:00 PM · Free · Riverfront Wilmington · outdoor 🚗 5 min from Wilmington
Free, with free face painting — Little Farm Petting Zoo sets up on Riverfront Wilmington Sunday from 3 to 6 PM, next to Riverwalk Mini Golf. Riverfront parking is limited, so arrive early or take transit.
Why this made the cut
Everything else on the list this weekend is indoors, and the other three are all libraries. This is the only pick where a kid gets hands on an animal.
Free Outdoor Stroller-friendly Restrooms No registration
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Indoors anyway
Summer With the Library Celebration
Sat 12:00 PM · Free · Claymont Library · indoor 🚗 14 min from Wilmington
Free, but ticketed: this end-of-summer party at Claymont Library is for kids who finished the Summer With the Library reading challenge and got a ticket for it. Pizza and music, Saturday at noon.
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Free & outside
Storybook Saturday with Terry Colonna - Fish Tales
Sat 11:00 AM · ages 2–10 · Free · Kirkwood Library · indoor 🚗 16 min from Wilmington
Free storytelling in the Children's Room at Kirkwood Library, Saturday at 11 — Terry Colonna works through five fish stories, from Rainbow Fish to A Fish out of Water. A make-and-take craft follows, so nobody leaves empty-handed.
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Worth the drive
Family Nature Strolls
Sat 10:30 AM · ages 3–12 · Longwood Gardens · outdoor 🚗 20 min from Wilmington
Free with Gardens admission, and timed admission tickets are required for entry to Longwood Gardens. A 30-minute family nature walk that meets at the Topiary Garden entrance Saturday at 10:30 — space is limited, so get there early.
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More this weekend
FRI
28
10:00 AM · Hockessin Library
 free
SAT
29
9:30 AM · Lums Pond State Park
SAT
29
11:00 AM · Coverdale Farm Preserve
 free
SAT
29
12:00 PM · Twisted Irons Craft Brewing
SAT
29
1:00 PM · DuPont Environmental Education Center
 free
SAT
29
7:00 PM · Wilmington & Western Railroad — Greenbank Station
SUN
30
12:00 PM · Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park
★ This Week
Morning ideas for the at-home crew, after-work ideas for everyone else.
MON
31
☀️ Morning
11:00 AM · Woodlawn Library · free
🌙 After work
6:30 PM · Elsmere Public Library · free
TUE
1
☀️ Morning
10:00 AM · Delaware City Public Library · free
WED
2
☀️ Morning
10:30 AM · Winterthur Museum
🌙 After work
4:30 PM · Hockessin Library · free
THU
3
☀️ Morning
10:30 AM · Claymont Library · free
FRI
4
🌙 After work
6:30 PM · Lums Pond State Park
This week's guide
Free & discount museum days in New Castle County
The cheap-admission playbook for New Castle County families: CAPs Night at the Children's Museum, free Thursdays at the Delaware Art Museum, free winter zoo days, and the library museum pass.
See the full list →
More family guides: rainy-day · free · playgrounds →
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