Oktoberfest at Delaware Saengerbund, Sat & Sun

September 19–20, 2026

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Oktoberfest, a parade station, and a train day

Oktoberfest opens at noon both days — go early on Sunday, when it wraps at 6.

6+ & mixed families

Sat, 9/19 ⛅ 74° Partly cloudy·Sun, 9/20 ⛅ 81° Overcast

TonightFolk Art Friday — 5:30 PM · Alapocas Run State Park · Admission required

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Delaware Saengerbund Oktoberfest

Sat 12:00 PM · ages 3+ · $10 · Delaware Saengerbund · outdoor 🚗 23 min from Wilmington

Oktoberfest at Delaware Saengerbund opens at noon both days — Saturday until 11:00 PM, Sunday until 6:00 PM, so go early Sunday. Admission is $10 for ages 3 and up and includes unlimited amusement rides. Parking is remote with a shuttle to the gate — the organizer's page has the lot and the fee.

Why this made the cut

The $10 admission includes the amusement rides, and this age group is old enough to use them — and to enjoy a festival crowd rather than just endure it.

$10 Outdoor No registration

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◆ A quieter pick

Family Game and Puzzle Day

Sat 10:00 AM · All ages · Free · Kirkwood Library · indoor

Walk-in and low-key — an easy back-pocket if the day goes sideways.

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Indoors anyway

Ride In Style: Delaware City Day Parade Decoration Station

Sat 12:00 PM · Free · Delaware City Public Library · indoor 🚗 24 min from Wilmington

Free and walk-in: a decoration station for the Delaware City Day parade at Delaware City Public Library, noon Saturday. It's indoors, and a craft table is easy to leave early if the rest of the day is already spoken for.

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Worth the drive

Pirates on the Delaware: Talk Like A Pirate Day!

Sat 1:00 PM · Free · First State Heritage Park · both 🚗 59 min from Wilmington

Free pirate day at First State Heritage Park, timed to International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which lands on Saturday. It starts at 1:00 PM, runs indoors and out, and no registration is listed — worth the drive if your elementary crowd is into the bit.

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Field Notes — Brandywine Zoo — an hour is exactly enough

Small enough to do the whole loop before anyone melts down, which is the point at this age. The red pandas are the stars — our girls ask for them by name — and the Andean condors are hard to miss. Bonus: the concession stand is actually reasonably priced, which at a zoo is basically a miracle. Also the Brandywine Farmers Market is nearby on Saturdays from 9-12.

— Ben & Shirley

More this weekend

SAT19

✨ North Branch Community Yard Sale

10:00 AM · North Wilmington Branch Library

free

SAT19

🧘 Family Programming - Yoga and Mindfulness

10:00 AM · Hockessin Library

free

SAT19

🐶 PAWS Read to the Dogs

11:00 AM · Brandywine Hundred Library

free

SAT19

🦁 Little Farm Petting Zoo at Riverfront Wilmington

3:00 PM · Riverfront Wilmington

free

SUN20

🥾 Pawpaw Hike

9:30 AM · Alapocas Run State Park

Admission required

SUN20

🎪 Newark Community Day

11:00 AM · University of Delaware - Newark Campus

free

SUN20

🏺 Red Clay Day

12:30 PM · Wilmington & Western Railroad — Greenbank Station

Admission required

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★ This Week

Morning ideas for the at-home crew, after-work ideas for everyone else.

MON21

☀️ Morning

🎶 Silly Joe Sings! Library Card Sign Up Month Concert

10:15 AM · Hockessin Library · free

🌙 After work

📖 Pajama Storytime with Ms. Karen

6:00 PM · Appoquinimink Library · free

TUE22

☀️ Morning

📖 Rhythm, Rhyme, and Story Time - Pre-school Story Time

10:30 AM · Kirkwood Library · free

🌙 After work

📖 5 & 6 Year Olds Book Group

4:45 PM · Hockessin Library · free

WED23

☀️ Morning

🌿 Little Nature Explorers

9:15 AM · Brandywine Zoo · $15 + admission

🌙 After work

👩‍🍳 Kids Cook: Gnocchi in Herb Sauce

4:30 PM · Delaware City Public Library · free

THU24

☀️ Morning

✂️ Crafty Thursdays

All day · North Wilmington Branch Library · free

FRI25

☀️ Morning

📖 Storytime with Ms. Karen

10:15 AM · Appoquinimink Library · free

🌙 After work

🎵 Faculty Recital: Kaitlyn Tierney & Brian Carter - Voice

5:30 PM · University of Delaware - Newark Campus · free

This week's guide

School open houses and tour nights in New Castle County

Open houses, information nights and tours at New Castle County schools — district, charter and private — pulled live from our calendar as fall dates are posted, with the choice-application window in view.

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This Tiny Weekend

Community Day Sunday, crafts and drills Saturday

The bilingual story time needs registration; Sunday's festival is outdoors, so keep a backup in mind.

Under-6 edition

Sat, 9/19 ⛅ 74° Partly cloudy·Sun, 9/20 ⛅ 81° Overcast

TonightFolk Art Friday — 5:30 PM · Alapocas Run State Park · Admission required

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Community Day

Sun 11:00 AM · Free · UD Green · outdoor 🚗 23 min from Wilmington

Free, Sunday 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM at UD Green in Newark. There's a dedicated children's area with scarecrow making, plus local musicians, demonstration groups, craft vendors, and a food court. It's outdoors, so dress for the sky and treat the five-hour window as permission to go for 45 minutes.

Why this made the cut

It earned the slot on shape: an all-ages crowd, a long window instead of a single start time, and enough going on that a toddler and an older sibling both have something to do.

Free Outdoor Stroller-friendly Restrooms No registration

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◆ A quieter pick

Saturday Crafternoon and Story Time

Sat 2:00 PM · ages 4–12 · Free · Elsmere Public Library · indoor

Walk-in and low-key — an easy back-pocket if the day goes sideways.

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Your options

Indoors anyway

Ride In Style: Delaware City Day Parade Decoration Station

Sat 12:00 PM · Free · Delaware City Public Library · indoor 🚗 24 min from Wilmington

Free supplies at Delaware City Public Library — streamers, ribbons, balloons, garlands, and materials for signs — and you bring the bike, wagon, or stroller. Indoors, no registration, drop in between 12:00 and 3:00 PM.

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For the littlest

Bilingual Story Time with local author Adriana Camacho-Church

Sat 11:00 AM · Free · Woodlawn Library · indoor

Free at Woodlawn Library, and registration is required — sign up before Saturday. The local author reads from her own picture books in both English and Spanish, indoors, for an hour that lands squarely in the 2-to-6 range.

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Won't break the bank

Battle at Chadds Ford ~ Historic Chadds Ford Days

Sat 10:00 AM · $10 · Chadds Ford Historical Society, Barn Visitors Center · outdoor 🚗 18 min from Wilmington

$10 adults, $5 youth; members and children under 6 free. Outdoors 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with candle making, practice drills with wooden muskets, and twice-daily skirmishes — go for a slice of it, not the whole day.

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Worth the drive

Beyond the Fence Trail Hike

Sat 10:00 AM · $18 + admission · Tyler Arboretum · outdoor 🚗 25 min from Wilmington

A guided 1 to 2 mile family walk at Tyler Arboretum, Saturday morning. Members free; non-members $18 per adult and $10 per child 3 to 17, which covers admission for the day. Registration required. Strollers don't work on these trails, so bring a carrier.

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Field Notes — Bellevue State Park — the flat loop, then go find the horses

The paved figure-eight is made for scooters and strollers, and the payoff is walking over to the Wellspring Farm stables to see the horses, including the miniatures the kids love. Small per-car fee. More "wander and look" than playground, which some Saturdays is exactly right.

— Ben & Shirley