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Steamin' Day, Sunday at the Auburn Heights museum

September 5–6, 2026

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Plus a $3 Star Lab, two Blue Rocks games, and a tower that opens Sunday.
 
 
This Tiny Weekend
A busy Sunday, a quiet Saturday morning
Three picks collide Sunday afternoon — choose one, and leave Saturday morning for the rest.
6+ & mixed families
Sat, 9/5 ⛅ 78° Overcast·Sun, 9/6 ⛅ 78° Mostly sunny·Mon, 9/7 ⛅ 79° Partly cloudy
TonightLive Music in the Beer Garden — 5 PM · Longwood Gardens
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✦ Our Pick
Steamin' Day at Auburn Heights
Sun 12:30 PM · ages 2+ · $10 · Marshall Steam Museum at Auburn Heights · outdoor 🚗 16 min from Wilmington
Sunday's Steamin' Day at Marshall Steam Museum at Auburn Heights is $15 ages 13+, $10 ages 12 & under. Antique steam technology actually running, from 12:30 to 4:30 — the late start leaves the whole morning open, and no registration is listed.
Why this made the cut
Working steam engines are a once-a-month thing here — go Sunday or wait until October 4.
Ticket + admission Outdoor Stroller-friendly Easy parking Restrooms No registration
◆ A quieter pick
Fishing on the Brandywine
Sat 11:00 AM · Free · Hagley Museum · indoor
Walk-in and low-key — an easy back-pocket if the day goes sideways.
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Your options
Indoors anyway
Star Lab programs
Sat 10:30 AM · $3 · Delaware Museum of Nature & Science · indoor 🚗 10 min from Wilmington
$3, indoors, and 45 minutes long — Star Lab programs run Saturday 10:30 at the Delaware Museum of Nature & Science. The listed range tops out at 8, fitting the younger end; sign up on the listing page.
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Free & outside
Rockford Tower Opening
Sun 1:00 PM · Free · Wilmington State Parks · outdoor 🚗 13 min from Wilmington
Free — Rockford Tower opens Sunday at 1:00 with Wilmington State Parks, a seasonal opening rather than a standing weekend option. It overlaps Steamin' Day, so Sunday afternoon is one or the other.
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Worth the drive
Victorian Garden Party at Woodburn
Sat 10:00 AM · Free · Woodburn, the Governor's House · outdoor 🚗 59 min from Wilmington
The Victorian Garden Party at Woodburn, the Governor's House is free and runs Saturday 10:00 to 3:00 — a long drive, but the five-hour window means you can show up late and still catch it.
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Field Notes — Delaware Art Museum — Thursday garden hours + secret kids playroom
The downstairs kids playroom at DAM works for a wide age range, and we always swing through during the Thursday garden happy hours when general admission is free (4–8pm). Easy way to make a museum visit more toddler-friendly.
— Ben & Shirley
More this weekend
SAT
5
10:00 AM · White Clay Creek State Park
SAT
5
11:00 AM · Coverdale Farm Preserve
 free
SAT
5
3:00 PM · Wilmington & Western Railroad — Greenbank Station
SAT
5
6:05 PM · Judy Johnson Field at Frawley Stadium
SUN
6
10:00 AM · Rockwood Park & Museum
 free
SUN
6
11:00 AM · Lums Pond State Park
MON
7
1:00 PM · Siegel JCC
 $5
MON
7
5:30 PM · Kid Shelleen's Charcoal House & Saloon (Trolley Square)
 free
★ This Week
Morning ideas for the at-home crew, after-work ideas for everyone else.
MON
7
☀️ Morning
9:00 AM · Brandywine Zoo · free
TUE
8
☀️ Morning
10:15 AM · Appoquinimink Library · free
🌙 After work
4:45 PM · Hockessin Library · free
WED
9
☀️ Morning
10:30 AM · Newark Natural Foods Co-Op · free
🌙 After work
6:30 PM · Bear Library · free
THU
10
☀️ Morning
10:30 AM · Claymont Library · free
🌙 After work
5:00 PM · Delaware Art Museum · free
FRI
11
☀️ Morning
10:30 AM · Nemours Estate
🌙 After work
6:00 PM · Fort Delaware State Park
This week's guide
Thanksgiving weekend with kids in New Castle County
What's on for families over Thanksgiving weekend around Wilmington — turkey trots, tree lightings, and the first holiday events — pulled live from our calendar.
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