A three-day statewide community bike tour celebrating Delaware’s people, towns, landscapes, and shared history as part of the 250th anniversary of the United States. The tour highlights Delaware’s unique role as the First State while bringing communities together through civic pride, wellness, history, and local celebrations. Starting in Lewes and ending at the Wilmington Riverfront…
A free July 4 celebration at Wilmington’s Riverfront with music, family activities, food, local makers, and fireworks over the Christina River.
This statewide convening is designed to facilitate state planning and collaboration for the Semiquincentennial in 2026. Delaware 250 will share programming updates, and there will be opportunities to hear from organizations that are working on plans for the anniversary. Time will be dedicated for networking and idea sharing among participants. Registration is required. Please register…
Two Lights for Tomorrow A Nationwide Call to Action Friday, April 18-Saturday, April 19, 2025 Join us in commemorating Paul Revere’s midnight ride by serving as lights in our own community. Delaware 250 encourages the participation of all Delawareans by committing to place two lights in their windows on Friday, April 18. The following day,…
DOVER, Del. – Delaware 250 will host Revolution at 250, a symposium for staff, volunteers, and board members of Delaware’s museums, historic sites, and cultural organizations planning for the 2026 Semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of America’s independence. The free, day-long convening, to be held on February 3rd at the Delaware Public Archives, will feature scholars…
On February 3rd, Delaware 250 will host a free, day-long symposium for Delaware’s museums, historic sites, and cultural organizations as we plan for the upcoming United States Semiquincentennial.
In June 2025 and June 2026, Delaware students will have the chance to imagine themselves into one of our nation’s most important days.
Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall at Delaware Park Casino
Delaware Park Casino – Wilmington
An American Legacy Self-Paced House Tour
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library – Winterthur
Voices From the Brandywine:
Hagley Museum and Library – Wilmington
Colonial Odessa: Celebrating Delaware 250
Historic Odessa – Odessa
Harvest Fair 1776: The American Crisis
Historic Lewes Shipcarpenter Street Campus
Parktober Fest at Delaware Park Casino
Delaware Park Casino – Wilmington
Halloween Ghost Ship
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation – Wilmington
Independence or the Bayonet
Arden Gild Hall – Arden
Forgotten Family: Pauper Records and Genealogy at the Delaware Public Archives
Kent County Public Library – Dover
Lock, Stock, and Barrel: Arms & Ammunition of the American Revolution
Volunteer Brewing Company – Middletown
Building America:
Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm – Wilmington
William Penn Day
New Castle Court House Museum – New Castle
Lock, Stock, and Barrel: Arms & Ammunition of the American Revolution
Kirkwood Library – Wilmington
Lock, Stock, and Barrel: Arms & Ammunition of the American Revolution
Kent County Public Library – Dover
The Madison Factory and Merino Mania
Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm – Wilmington
Loyalty and Zeal
New Castle Court House Museum – New Castle
Property Research Guide
Delaware Public Archives – Dover
In Common Cause:
Appoquinimink Library – Middletown
Not Today, PA
Volunteer Brewing Company – Middletown
The Delaware Poets Almanac: Celebration & Recital
The Schwartz Center for the Arts – Dover
Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall at Delaware Park Casino
Delaware Park Casino – Wilmington
An American Legacy Self-Paced House Tour
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library – Winterthur
Voices From the Brandywine:
Hagley Museum and Library – Wilmington
Colonial Odessa: Celebrating Delaware 250
Historic Odessa – Odessa
Harvest Fair 1776: The American Crisis
Historic Lewes Shipcarpenter Street Campus
Parktober Fest at Delaware Park Casino
Delaware Park Casino – Wilmington
Halloween Ghost Ship
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation – Wilmington
Independence or the Bayonet
Arden Gild Hall – Arden
Forgotten Family: Pauper Records and Genealogy at the Delaware Public Archives
Kent County Public Library – Dover
Lock, Stock, and Barrel: Arms & Ammunition of the American Revolution
Volunteer Brewing Company – Middletown
Building America:
Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm – Wilmington
William Penn Day
New Castle Court House Museum – New Castle
Lock, Stock, and Barrel: Arms & Ammunition of the American Revolution
Kirkwood Library – Wilmington
Lock, Stock, and Barrel: Arms & Ammunition of the American Revolution
Kent County Public Library – Dover
The Madison Factory and Merino Mania
Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm – Wilmington
Loyalty and Zeal
New Castle Court House Museum – New Castle
Property Research Guide
Delaware Public Archives – Dover
In Common Cause:
Appoquinimink Library – Middletown
Not Today, PA
Volunteer Brewing Company – Middletown
The Delaware Poets Almanac: Celebration & Recital
The Schwartz Center for the Arts – Dover