Name: Music in the Plaza
Start: 2026-10-13T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Brandywine Mills Plaza

Brandywine Mills Plaza

Tony "Big Cat" Smith @ Music in the PlazaPlease join us for our last concert of the season!

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Music in the Plaza

Tony "Big Cat" Smith @ Music in the PlazaPlease join us for our last concert of the season!

Victory Christian Fellowship

🎭Experience an inspiring theatrical production filled with faith, courage, purpose, worship, drama, and divine positioning. Bring your family and friends, but don’t wait! Seats may fill quickly, and you’ll want to be in the room for this unforgettable experience.

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You Know the Story! Now come witness ✨Esther✨

🎭Experience an inspiring theatrical production filled with faith, courage, purpose, worship, drama, and divine positioning....

The Queen

Calling all Musical Theatre nerds, drama geeks, actors, actresses, theatre lovers, and more! Welcome to Broadway Rave, a Broadway dance party celebrating the best in show tunes and musical theatre. Come sing along to all of your favorite broadway hits while dressed up as your favorite character. We’ll have surprise guests from some of your favorite Broadway stars! Live out your Broadway fantasies at Broadway Rave — the most POPULAR Broadway Dance party around.<a href="https://eventvesta.com/events/166275/t/tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">View Tickets &amp; More Info</a>

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Broadway Rave

Calling all Musical Theatre nerds, drama geeks, actors, actresses, theatre lovers, and more! Welcome to Broadway Rave, a...

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Newark

Come join us for our Community Yard Sale!The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Newark is hosting a Community Yard Sale for the local area. We're looking to put on a large event with many items including kitchenware, clothes, vintage, toys, tools, baby items, and more. If there's something you're needing, now's the time to get it!⭐All Newark neighbors are invited to join.⭐

Saturday, October 10, 2026 8:00 am – 1:00 pm.
Got a bunch of stuff you need to get rid of? Interested in selling your used items? Spaces are limited, so <a href="https://forms.gle/2UfWRwMzGYPAEfNG9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sign-up now</a>! More about <a href="https://uufn.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Fall-2026-Yard-Sale-Seller-Information-Expectations.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Seller Information and Expectations here.</a>
We’re also calling for volunteers. <a href="https://forms.gle/oeSvxr4AXxuj8iqh9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Sign up here</a> to help with set-up, running the UUFN table, assisting sellers, and more.*This is a rain or shine event! If there's inclement weather, we'll move the sale indoors.

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Community Yard Sale

Come join us for our Community Yard Sale!The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Newark is hosting a Community Yard Sale for...

Kalmar Nyckel Foundation

Join us for a special Second Saturday family program exploring the spooky, surprising history behind Halloween and some of our favorite traditions—including jack-o’-lanterns, costumes, and trick-or-treating.
After uncovering the stories behind these familiar traditions, visitors can reveal their creativity and make their own festive mask out of supplied felt, feathers, and sequins to wear home!
Included with Museum Admission: $10/Adult, $5/Ages 3-12, and under 3 is free.

Local Event: Second Saturday: Halloween Unmasked!

Second Saturday: Halloween Unmasked!

Join us for a special Second Saturday family program exploring the spooky, surprising history behind Halloween and some of our...

Saturday, October 10, 2026 • 2:30–4:30 pm Copeland Maritime Center FREE
Find your place aboard Delaware’s Tall Ship—or ashore! Join the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation for a free Volunteer Open House to meet our crew, learn about crew training, and explore the many ways to get involved.
Volunteer opportunities include sailing crew, ship maintenance, education, special events, visitor services, gardening, and administrative support. Whether you want to learn to sail, become a tour guide, or lend your talents behind the scenes, all hands are welcome!
The two-hour session includes an information presentation, a guided tour of Kalmar Nyckel and our ship maintenance shops, and a chance to explore the Copeland Maritime Center. Please plan to attend the full session.
Can’t make it? Our next Volunteer Open House is Saturday, November 21, 2026, from 10 am–noon.

Local Event: All Hands Welcome: Volunteer Open House

All Hands Welcome: Volunteer Open House

Saturday, October 10, 2026 • 2:30–4:30 pm Copeland Maritime Center FREE
Find your place aboard Delaware’s Tall Ship—or ashore!...

Delaware parents and students interested in exploring school options for the 2027-2028 school year are invited to attend our virtual School Choice Information Night on Thursday, October 15, at 6:30 PM. The event will kick off with an informative overview session about the school choice process and highlights about our schools and programs. Following the overview session, we will have breakout sessions starting at 7:00 PM, where you can dive deeper into specific schools or programs that interest you.
<ul><li>6:30 PM - School Choice Overview &amp; District Highlights</li><li>7:00-7:45 PM - Meet school principals and staff to learn more about curriculum and programs. Each school will hold two (2) sessions:<ul><li>Session 1: 7:00 PM</li><li>Session 2: 7:20 PM</li></ul></li><li>Speak directly with a District representative to have all your School Choice questions answered.</li></ul>
Sign language and Spanish interpretation are available upon request. Requests must be made in advance by emailing <a href="mailto:info@christina.k12.de.us" target="_blank">info@christina.k12.de.us</a>.JOIN US ON ZOOM: <a href="https://www.christinak12.org/SchoolChoiceInfo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.christinak12.org/SchoolChoiceInfo</a><a href="https://www.christinak12.org/SchoolChoiceInfo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"></a>What is School Choice?School Choice is designed to increase access to educational opportunities for all children in the state, regardless of where they live. A parent/legal guardian residing within Delaware may apply to enroll their child in a public school in any school district, charter school, magnet school, or vocational-technical school, regardless of the student’s area of residence.For more information about School Choice,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.christinak12.org/schoolchoice" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.christinak12.org/schoolchoice</a>.<button></button>.Choose Wisely. Choose Christina!

Local Event: 2026 School Choice Information Night

2026 School Choice Information Night

Delaware parents and students interested in exploring school options for the 2027-2028 school year are invited to attend our...

WILMINGTON, Delaware — What could a plastic bottle, an egg carton, and a few bottle caps become? 
The Kalmar Nyckel Foundation is challenging young artists to find out in Trash to Krakens, a Recycled Sea Monster Art Contest for children ages 5–17.
The contest is part of Halloween Ghost Ship, one of the Foundation’s biggest family events of the year, on Saturday, October 17 from noon to 4 pm. Families can enjoy free tours aboard Kalmar Nyckel, ghost stories, trick-or-treating in the park, pumpkin painting, spooky touch tanks, face painting, food trucks, live music, and trackless train rides. Most activities and admission are free. 
Entrants can dream up a creature of the deep using at least 80 percent recycled materials. Clean household items such as cardboard tubes, milk cartons, corks, old CDs, plastic bottles, and mesh produce bags are all fair game. Each monster should be portable and labeled with its title and the artist’s name and age. The 
contest has four age groups: Child 5–7, Youth 8–10, Preteen 11–13, and Teen 14–17.
Families may drop off entries Monday, October 12 through Friday, October 16 from 2 to 5 pm, or Saturday, October 17 from noon to 2 pm. The monsters will be displayed for visitors at the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation’s Copeland Maritime Center. Judging begins at 2 pm on October 17, with winners announced at 2:30 pm. The first-place artist in each age group will receive a certificate, ribbon, candy, an octopus plushie, and a gift 
certificate to a local craft store.
To enter, families should register online at <a href="https://www.kalmarnyckel.org/halloween" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">kalmarnyckel.org/halloween</a> and complete the entry form. Entries are due at The Copeland Maritime Center ,1124 East 7th Street, Wilmington by 2 pm Saturday, 
October 17. The Center is open from 9 am to 4 pm every day except Sunday.
For more information, visit KalmarNyckel.org or call (302) 429-7447.
About the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation
The Kalmar Nyckel Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and sharing Delaware’s maritime heritage through hands-on educational programs, public sails, and historic interpretation. The Foundation operates the full-scale replica of the 17th-century ship Kalmar Nyckel, Delaware’s official tall ship, and the Copeland Maritime Center in Wilmington, Delaware.

Local Event: Sea Monster Art Contest

Sea Monster Art Contest

WILMINGTON, Delaware — What could a plastic bottle, an egg carton, and a few bottle caps become? 
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