Celebrating Blues & African American Heritage in Lewes, DE

Get ready for a soulful celebration like no other.

Once in a Blue Moon brings the rhythm, history, and spirit of Blues music to the heart of Lewes for an unforgettable night of culture and connection. Inspired by the legacy of the Happy Day Club, this event honors the deep roots of Blues and African American heritage that have shaped music, community, and storytelling for generations.

The Experience

Step into an immersive evening filled with:
- Live music from the electrifying Christy Taylor Band
- Blues, Motown, and timeless classics that move the soul
- Curated food stations to keep the night flowing
- A fully immersive “Everything Blue” experience
- A vibrant, community-driven atmosphere under one unforgettable theme

This isn’t just a concert.
It’s a celebration of history, heritage, and the lasting influence of Blues music through the years.

What to Wear

We invite you to wear your favorite shade of blue and fully step into the spirit of the evening.

Some celebrations only happen once in a blue moon…
and this is one you won’t want to miss.

Wednesday Market

Join us for the Wendesday Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Crooked Hammock Parking Lot

Historian Christopher Pearl examines the lesser-told stories of America’s founding — where Indigenous nations, European empires, and colonial revolutionaries all fought for sovereignty. This insightful talk explores how Indigenous resilience shaped the era and how the quest for independence carried complex consequences that still echo today.

This event is free and open to the public.

Location: Lewes Public Library

Opening Reception & Summer Exhibition

Heidi Lowe Gallery presents The CoinSmith, a solo exhibition by contemporary artist Stacey Lee Webber. Known for her historically inspired work, Webber transforms currency into thought-provoking pieces that explore culture, identity, and place. Her diverse practice includes coin cutting, embroidery, metal fabrication, weaving, and resin pouring.

For this exhibition, Webber will showcase a collection of wall pieces and wearable jewelry art that highlights and comments on the rich historical significance of Lewes. Visitors are invited to experience this unique body of work and explore how material, history, and craftsmanship intersect in her contemporary artistic voice.

Join the community for the opening reception or stop by throughout the summer to view the exhibition.

Event Details

• Solo exhibition by Stacey Lee Webber
• Wall pieces and wearable jewelry art
• Historical themes connected to Lewes
• Opening reception with artist
• Indoor gallery exhibition

Admission: Free Event

Experience a taste of what Historic Lewes has to offer our community on First Fridays! Each month visit the Sussex Tavern for a colonial-inspired beverage, stop into the Lewistown Coffee-house for a taste of the Revolution, browse the Historic Lewes Antique Shop, listen to live music, take a tour, and enjoy stories from bygone times…all in the beautiful setting of our Historic Lewes Town Campus. Our community nights are FREE to attend!

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Shipcarpenter Street

Summer farmers Market

Join us for the Summer Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your season gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: George H. P. Smith Memorial Park

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Visit the encampment of an American Loyalist on the lawn of the Zwaanendael Museum. Visitors will meet our costumed historian portraying an officer of the Loyal American Regiment, and learn about the uniforms, equipment and life of a Loyalist from Lewes during the Revolutionary War.

Guest of all ages can also enjoy a free activity or craft, and visit the museum at no cost.

Details coming soon

Location: Stango Park, 101 Adams Ave, Lewes, DE

Rain Location: Cape Henlopen High School

Admission: Free | Family-Friendly | Bring a Chair or Blanket

Wednesday Market

Join us for the Wendesday Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Crooked Hammock Parking Lot

Stay tuned for details!

Summer farmers Market

Join us for the Summer Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your season gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: George H. P. Smith Memorial Park

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

DE250 Concert: The Jazz Age in Lewes

Step back in time and experience the rhythm, style, and spirit of the Big Band era at this special DE250-sponsored community concert. Coastal Concerts, in partnership with the City of Lewes, presents a free evening at Stango Park celebrating life in Lewes from the 1920s through the 1950s.

Enjoy live music by the Delmarva Jazz Band, narration by City Council Person Trina Brown Hicks, and an atmosphere filled with dancing, vintage charm, and community connection. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs and settle in for a nostalgic summer evening honoring the music and culture of the Jazz Age.

This event is perfect for music lovers, history enthusiasts, families, and anyone looking to enjoy a lively night under the stars. Come celebrate Lewes’ heritage through sound, storytelling, and community spirit.This concert is funded, in part, by a grant from DE250.

Learn More

Website: www.coastalconcerts.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coastalconcerts
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coastalconcertslewes/

Location: Stango Park, 101 Adams Ave, Lewes, DE

Rain Location: Cape Henlopen High School

Admission: Free | Family-Friendly | Bring a Chair or Blanket

Hosted By: Coastal Concerts in partnership with the City of Lewes

Wednesday Market

Join us for the Wendesday Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Crooked Hammock Parking Lot

Each month the crew of the Lightship Overfalls hosts a Canal Side Happy Hour. These events allow us to shine a light on the ship and educate the community by opening the Overfalls to visitors at no cost. 

Bring a chair and join us for our May Canal Side Happy Hour. Relax, listen to the tunes of a local artist, enjoy a libation of your choice, and get to know your neighbors and visitors to our lovely town of Lewes.

Take a free tour and learn the important role that lightships and their sailors played in keeping our waterways safe for commercial shipping and private boaters. Our tour guides not only show visitors around the ship, but they describe what life was like working and living on a Lightship.

Visitors are also invited to view our Monomoy surf boat and tour our American Lightship

Shanty Night at the Sussex Tavern is a monthly event full of time travelling adventure! Join us every third Friday evening to experience epic singing, cheering, ranting and raving like true British sailors would.

The third Friday of every month.

Admission: Free, drinks not included.

Summer farmers Market

Join us for the Summer Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your season gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: George H. P. Smith Memorial Park

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

“Unique Hidden Gardens of Lewes”

The 35th Annual Lewes Garden Tour, presented by the Lewes Chamber of Commerce, takes place on June 20th, 2026 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Eight private gardens are featured on the tour that includes artists painting in some of the gardens by the members of the Cape Artists. In addition to touring the gardens, a Garden Market in Zwaanendael Park has vendors selling garden-related items during the hours of the tour.

Also taking place in the park are Garden Lectures from Lewes in Bloom members offering presentations and displays.

To celebrate America’s 250 th , there will be American flags in blue pots with red and white flowers in front of each of the tour gardens.

Tickets to tour the private gardens are sold in advance for $30 that includes a map and descriptions of each of the gardens. On the day of the tour the price is $35.

The Garden Market and the Garden Lectures do not have a fee to attend.

Public parking in the vicinity of Zwaanendael Park is metered. The tour primarily attracts adults but children under 12 can tour for free, accompanied by adults. A food truck will be parked next to Zwaanendael Park and there are many restaurants within walking distance of the park.

Visit the encampment of an American Loyalist on the lawn of the Zwaanendael Museum. Visitors will meet our costumed historian portraying an officer of the Loyal American Regiment, and learn about the uniforms, equipment and life of a Loyalist from Lewes during the Revolutionary War.

Guest of all ages can also enjoy a free activity or craft, and visit the museum at no cost.

Details coming soon

Location: Stango Park, 101 Adams Ave, Lewes, DE

Rain Location: Cape Henlopen High School

Admission: Free | Family-Friendly | Bring a Chair or Blanket

Wednesday Market

Join us for the Wendesday Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Crooked Hammock Parking Lot

The Overfalls Fishin’ Kids youth program provides an introduction to fishing for children between the ages of 5 and 13. Attendees will be taught how to bait a hook, retrieve a fish gently, and the etiquette of fishing while they cast their lines into the Lewes Canal from the docks near the Lightship. In addition, they will learn the historic significance fishing has played in the history of Lewes. While a limited number of fishing poles will be available for lending, attendees are encouraged to bring their own.

Summer farmers Market

Join us for the Summer Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your season gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: George H. P. Smith Memorial Park

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Details coming soon

Location: Stango Park, 101 Adams Ave, Lewes, DE

Rain Location: Cape Henlopen High School

Admission: Free | Family-Friendly | Bring a Chair or Blanket

Wednesday Market

Join us for the Wendesday Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Crooked Hammock Parking Lot

Visit the encampment of an American Loyalist on the lawn of the Zwaanendael Museum. Visitors will meet our costumed historian portraying an officer of the Loyal American Regiment, and learn about the uniforms, equipment and life of a Loyalist from Lewes during the Revolutionary War.

Guest of all ages can also enjoy a free activity or craft, and visit the museum at no cost.

The time for this event is being finalized, stay tuned!

Join historian Ron Collins for an in-depth lecture exploring the origins, meaning, and enduring influence of the Declaration of Independence. On the eve of America’s birthday, Collins reflects on the revolutionary ideas that shaped the nation and the ongoing pursuit of freedom and equality that continues to define our democracy.

This event is free and open to the public.

Location: Lewes Public Library

Experience a taste of what Historic Lewes has to offer our community on First Fridays! Each month visit the Sussex Tavern for a colonial-inspired beverage, stop into the Lewistown Coffee-house for a taste of the Revolution, browse the Historic Lewes Antique Shop, listen to live music, take a tour, and enjoy stories from bygone times…all in the beautiful setting of our Historic Lewes Town Campus. Our community nights are FREE to attend!

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Shipcarpenter Street

Summer farmers Market

Join us for the Summer Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your season gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: George H. P. Smith Memorial Park

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Stay tuned for exciting details!

Sundays | July 5, 2026 – August 23, 2026 from 1:00 – 5:00 PM

To celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary in 2026, the historic Maull House in Lewes, Delaware will host special summer tours highlighting the town’s deep maritime roots and Revolutionary-era stories.

About the Tours

Step back into the 18th century at one of the oldest surviving structures in Lewes, built circa 1739. As part of the Lewes 250 yearlong celebration, these guided tours will explore the maritime residents and untold stories that helped shape the First Town in the First State.

Tour highlights include:

• Maritime Heritage
  Learn about the Delaware Bay and River Pilots who once lived at the Maull House, including Luke Shields, Sr., and generations of the Maull family whose livelihoods were tied to the water.

• Historic Architecture
  Explore the 1½-story cypress-frame dwelling featuring its original gambrel roof and foundation stones believed to have been used as ship ballast.

• Diverse & Revolutionary Stories
  Discover the lives of the many individuals—often overlooked or marginalized—who supported the patriot cause and contributed to daily life during the Revolutionary era.

Chapter Involvement

These tours are presented by the Colonel David Hall Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, stewards of the Maull House since 1959. The chapter has played a vital role in preserving this historic site and sharing Lewes’s Revolutionary-era history with the community.

Admission is free. Donations supporting the continued preservation of the Maull House are welcome.

Details coming soon

Location: Stango Park, 101 Adams Ave, Lewes, DE

Rain Location: Cape Henlopen High School

Admission: Free | Family-Friendly | Bring a Chair or Blanket

Wednesday Market

Join us for the Wendesday Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Crooked Hammock Parking Lot

Stay tuned for details!

Summer farmers Market

Join us for the Summer Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your season gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: George H. P. Smith Memorial Park

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Sundays | July 5, 2026 – August 23, 2026 from 1:00 – 5:00 PM

To celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary in 2026, the historic Maull House in Lewes, Delaware will host special summer tours highlighting the town’s deep maritime roots and Revolutionary-era stories.

About the Tours

Step back into the 18th century at one of the oldest surviving structures in Lewes, built circa 1739. As part of the Lewes 250 yearlong celebration, these guided tours will explore the maritime residents and untold stories that helped shape the First Town in the First State.

Tour highlights include:

• Maritime Heritage
  Learn about the Delaware Bay and River Pilots who once lived at the Maull House, including Luke Shields, Sr., and generations of the Maull family whose livelihoods were tied to the water.

• Historic Architecture
  Explore the 1½-story cypress-frame dwelling featuring its original gambrel roof and foundation stones believed to have been used as ship ballast.

• Diverse & Revolutionary Stories
  Discover the lives of the many individuals—often overlooked or marginalized—who supported the patriot cause and contributed to daily life during the Revolutionary era.

Chapter Involvement

These tours are presented by the Colonel David Hall Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, stewards of the Maull House since 1959. The chapter has played a vital role in preserving this historic site and sharing Lewes’s Revolutionary-era history with the community.

Admission is free. Donations supporting the continued preservation of the Maull House are welcome.

Details coming soon

Location: Stango Park, 101 Adams Ave, Lewes, DE

Rain Location: Cape Henlopen High School

Admission: Free | Family-Friendly | Bring a Chair or Blanket

Wednesday Market

Join us for the Wendesday Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Crooked Hammock Parking Lot

The Overfalls Sail-Away Day youth program provides an introduction to sailing for children 5 years of age and older. Attendees will learn the history of sailing and how sailing has affected our local history in Lewes and the Delaware Bay. The inside and decks of beautiful yachts that compete in local and open ocean races will be available for touring. Meet and hear stories from some of the “Saltiest” sailors in Delaware, including one of the most impressive female sailors in the country. Learn how sails are raised and lowered and changed to maximize speed when racing in a regatta, and how lines and halyards are used. The Lewes Yacht Club will bring one of their training sailboats and talk about how to attend their sailing school.

Each month the crew of the Lightship Overfalls hosts a Canal Side Happy Hour. These events allow us to shine a light on the ship and educate the community by opening the Overfalls to visitors at no cost. 

Bring a chair and join us for our May Canal Side Happy Hour. Relax, listen to the tunes of a local artist, enjoy a libation of your choice, and get to know your neighbors and visitors to our lovely town of Lewes.

Take a free tour and learn the important role that lightships and their sailors played in keeping our waterways safe for commercial shipping and private boaters. Our tour guides not only show visitors around the ship, but they describe what life was like working and living on a Lightship.

Visitors are also invited to view our Monomoy surf boat and tour our American Lightship

Shanty Night at the Sussex Tavern is a monthly event full of time travelling adventure! Join us every third Friday evening to experience epic singing, cheering, ranting and raving like true British sailors would.

The third Friday of every month.

Admission: Free, drinks not included.

Summer farmers Market

Join us for the Summer Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your season gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: George H. P. Smith Memorial Park

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Visit the encampment of an American Loyalist on the lawn of the Zwaanendael Museum. Visitors will meet our costumed historian portraying an officer of the Loyal American Regiment, and learn about the uniforms, equipment and life of a Loyalist from Lewes during the Revolutionary War.

Guest of all ages can also enjoy a free activity or craft, and visit the museum at no cost.

Sundays | July 5, 2026 – August 23, 2026 from 1:00 – 5:00 PM

To celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary in 2026, the historic Maull House in Lewes, Delaware will host special summer tours highlighting the town’s deep maritime roots and Revolutionary-era stories.

About the Tours

Step back into the 18th century at one of the oldest surviving structures in Lewes, built circa 1739. As part of the Lewes 250 yearlong celebration, these guided tours will explore the maritime residents and untold stories that helped shape the First Town in the First State.

Tour highlights include:

• Maritime Heritage
  Learn about the Delaware Bay and River Pilots who once lived at the Maull House, including Luke Shields, Sr., and generations of the Maull family whose livelihoods were tied to the water.

• Historic Architecture
  Explore the 1½-story cypress-frame dwelling featuring its original gambrel roof and foundation stones believed to have been used as ship ballast.

• Diverse & Revolutionary Stories
  Discover the lives of the many individuals—often overlooked or marginalized—who supported the patriot cause and contributed to daily life during the Revolutionary era.

Chapter Involvement

These tours are presented by the Colonel David Hall Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, stewards of the Maull House since 1959. The chapter has played a vital role in preserving this historic site and sharing Lewes’s Revolutionary-era history with the community.

Admission is free. Donations supporting the continued preservation of the Maull House are welcome.

Details coming soon

Location: Stango Park, 101 Adams Ave, Lewes, DE

Rain Location: Cape Henlopen High School

Admission: Free | Family-Friendly | Bring a Chair or Blanket

Wednesday Market

Join us for the Wendesday Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Crooked Hammock Parking Lot

Summer farmers Market

Join us for the Summer Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your season gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: George H. P. Smith Memorial Park

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Sundays | July 5, 2026 – August 23, 2026 from 1:00 – 5:00 PM

To celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary in 2026, the historic Maull House in Lewes, Delaware will host special summer tours highlighting the town’s deep maritime roots and Revolutionary-era stories.

About the Tours

Step back into the 18th century at one of the oldest surviving structures in Lewes, built circa 1739. As part of the Lewes 250 yearlong celebration, these guided tours will explore the maritime residents and untold stories that helped shape the First Town in the First State.

Tour highlights include:

• Maritime Heritage
  Learn about the Delaware Bay and River Pilots who once lived at the Maull House, including Luke Shields, Sr., and generations of the Maull family whose livelihoods were tied to the water.

• Historic Architecture
  Explore the 1½-story cypress-frame dwelling featuring its original gambrel roof and foundation stones believed to have been used as ship ballast.

• Diverse & Revolutionary Stories
  Discover the lives of the many individuals—often overlooked or marginalized—who supported the patriot cause and contributed to daily life during the Revolutionary era.

Chapter Involvement

These tours are presented by the Colonel David Hall Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, stewards of the Maull House since 1959. The chapter has played a vital role in preserving this historic site and sharing Lewes’s Revolutionary-era history with the community.

Admission is free. Donations supporting the continued preservation of the Maull House are welcome.

Details coming soon

Location: Stango Park, 101 Adams Ave, Lewes, DE

Rain Location: Cape Henlopen High School

Admission: Free | Family-Friendly | Bring a Chair or Blanket

Wednesday Market

Join us for the Wendesday Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Crooked Hammock Parking Lot

Summer farmers Market

Join us for the Summer Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your season gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: George H. P. Smith Memorial Park

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Sundays | July 5, 2026 – August 23, 2026 from 1:00 – 5:00 PM

To celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary in 2026, the historic Maull House in Lewes, Delaware will host special summer tours highlighting the town’s deep maritime roots and Revolutionary-era stories.

About the Tours

Step back into the 18th century at one of the oldest surviving structures in Lewes, built circa 1739. As part of the Lewes 250 yearlong celebration, these guided tours will explore the maritime residents and untold stories that helped shape the First Town in the First State.

Tour highlights include:

• Maritime Heritage
  Learn about the Delaware Bay and River Pilots who once lived at the Maull House, including Luke Shields, Sr., and generations of the Maull family whose livelihoods were tied to the water.

• Historic Architecture
  Explore the 1½-story cypress-frame dwelling featuring its original gambrel roof and foundation stones believed to have been used as ship ballast.

• Diverse & Revolutionary Stories
  Discover the lives of the many individuals—often overlooked or marginalized—who supported the patriot cause and contributed to daily life during the Revolutionary era.

Chapter Involvement

These tours are presented by the Colonel David Hall Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, stewards of the Maull House since 1959. The chapter has played a vital role in preserving this historic site and sharing Lewes’s Revolutionary-era history with the community.

Admission is free. Donations supporting the continued preservation of the Maull House are welcome.

Join the Lewes Police Department for a fun-filled Community Night Out—a free evening of music, connection, and community spirit! Enjoy live music from a local DJ, meet your neighborhood officers, and take part in family-friendly activities designed to bring the community together.

Bring your chairs, friends, and good vibes for a summer night celebrating safety, unity, and hometown pride.

Location: Block House Pond (Smith Park), Lewes, DE

Admission: Free | Family-Friendly | Bring a Chair or Blanket

Details coming soon

Location: Stango Park, 101 Adams Ave, Lewes, DE

Rain Location: Cape Henlopen High School

Admission: Free | Family-Friendly | Bring a Chair or Blanket

Wednesday Market

Join us for the Wendesday Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Crooked Hammock Parking Lot

Experience a taste of what Historic Lewes has to offer our community on First Fridays! Each month visit the Sussex Tavern for a colonial-inspired beverage, stop into the Lewistown Coffee-house for a taste of the Revolution, browse the Historic Lewes Antique Shop, listen to live music, take a tour, and enjoy stories from bygone times…all in the beautiful setting of our Historic Lewes Town Campus. Our community nights are FREE to attend!

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Shipcarpenter Street

Summer farmers Market

Join us for the Summer Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your season gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: George H. P. Smith Memorial Park

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Visit the encampment of an American Loyalist on the lawn of the Zwaanendael Museum. Visitors will meet our costumed historian portraying an officer of the Loyal American Regiment, and learn about the uniforms, equipment and life of a Loyalist from Lewes during the Revolutionary War.

Guest of all ages can also enjoy a free activity or craft, and visit the museum at no cost.

Sundays | July 5, 2026 – August 23, 2026 from 1:00 – 5:00 PM

To celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary in 2026, the historic Maull House in Lewes, Delaware will host special summer tours highlighting the town’s deep maritime roots and Revolutionary-era stories.

About the Tours

Step back into the 18th century at one of the oldest surviving structures in Lewes, built circa 1739. As part of the Lewes 250 yearlong celebration, these guided tours will explore the maritime residents and untold stories that helped shape the First Town in the First State.

Tour highlights include:

• Maritime Heritage
  Learn about the Delaware Bay and River Pilots who once lived at the Maull House, including Luke Shields, Sr., and generations of the Maull family whose livelihoods were tied to the water.

• Historic Architecture
  Explore the 1½-story cypress-frame dwelling featuring its original gambrel roof and foundation stones believed to have been used as ship ballast.

• Diverse & Revolutionary Stories
  Discover the lives of the many individuals—often overlooked or marginalized—who supported the patriot cause and contributed to daily life during the Revolutionary era.

Chapter Involvement

These tours are presented by the Colonel David Hall Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, stewards of the Maull House since 1959. The chapter has played a vital role in preserving this historic site and sharing Lewes’s Revolutionary-era history with the community.

Admission is free. Donations supporting the continued preservation of the Maull House are welcome.

Details Coming soon

Location: Stango Park, 101 Adams Ave, Lewes, DE

Rain Location: Cape Henlopen High School

Admission: Free | Family-Friendly | Bring a Chair or Blanket

Wednesday Market

Join us for the Wendesday Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Crooked Hammock Parking Lot

Stay tuned for details!

Summer farmers Market

Join us for the Summer Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your season gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: George H. P. Smith Memorial Park

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Sundays | July 5, 2026 – August 23, 2026 from 1:00 – 5:00 PM

To celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary in 2026, the historic Maull House in Lewes, Delaware will host special summer tours highlighting the town’s deep maritime roots and Revolutionary-era stories.

About the Tours

Step back into the 18th century at one of the oldest surviving structures in Lewes, built circa 1739. As part of the Lewes 250 yearlong celebration, these guided tours will explore the maritime residents and untold stories that helped shape the First Town in the First State.

Tour highlights include:

• Maritime Heritage
  Learn about the Delaware Bay and River Pilots who once lived at the Maull House, including Luke Shields, Sr., and generations of the Maull family whose livelihoods were tied to the water.

• Historic Architecture
  Explore the 1½-story cypress-frame dwelling featuring its original gambrel roof and foundation stones believed to have been used as ship ballast.

• Diverse & Revolutionary Stories
  Discover the lives of the many individuals—often overlooked or marginalized—who supported the patriot cause and contributed to daily life during the Revolutionary era.

Chapter Involvement

These tours are presented by the Colonel David Hall Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, stewards of the Maull House since 1959. The chapter has played a vital role in preserving this historic site and sharing Lewes’s Revolutionary-era history with the community.

Admission is free. Donations supporting the continued preservation of the Maull House are welcome.

Details coming soon

Location: Stango Park, 101 Adams Ave, Lewes, DE

Rain Location: Cape Henlopen High School

Admission: Free | Family-Friendly | Bring a Chair or Blanket

Wednesday Market

Join us for the Wendesday Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Crooked Hammock Parking Lot

Knots are used for sailing, boating, fishing, surgery, rock climbing, camping, packing, shipping, decorating, and many more important activities. Knots may be made from a variety of different materials including rope, cord, twine, yarn, and thread. The Overfalls Why Knot youth program provides an understanding of the importance of knot tying to children 5 years of age and older. Participants will each receive a three foot piece of ‘pet rope’ sailboat line and taught how to tie a variety of basic knots and when to use each type on knot. They will then be taken onto the historic Lightship Overfalls to learn how and where these knots are used on a ship.

Each month the crew of the Lightship Overfalls hosts a Canal Side Happy Hour. These events allow us to shine a light on the ship and educate the community by opening the Overfalls to visitors at no cost. 

Bring a chair and join us for our May Canal Side Happy Hour. Relax, listen to the tunes of a local artist, enjoy a libation of your choice, and get to know your neighbors and visitors to our lovely town of Lewes.

Take a free tour and learn the important role that lightships and their sailors played in keeping our waterways safe for commercial shipping and private boaters. Our tour guides not only show visitors around the ship, but they describe what life was like working and living on a Lightship.

Visitors are also invited to view our Monomoy surf boat and tour our American Lightship

Shanty Night at the Sussex Tavern is a monthly event full of time travelling adventure! Join us every third Friday evening to experience epic singing, cheering, ranting and raving like true British sailors would.

The third Friday of every month.

Admission: Free, drinks not included.

Summer farmers Market

Join us for the Summer Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your season gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: George H. P. Smith Memorial Park

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Visit the encampment of an American Loyalist on the lawn of the Zwaanendael Museum. Visitors will meet our costumed historian portraying an officer of the Loyal American Regiment, and learn about the uniforms, equipment and life of a Loyalist from Lewes during the Revolutionary War.

Guest of all ages can also enjoy a free activity or craft, and visit the museum at no cost.

Sundays | July 5, 2026 – August 23, 2026 from 1:00 – 5:00 PM

To celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary in 2026, the historic Maull House in Lewes, Delaware will host special summer tours highlighting the town’s deep maritime roots and Revolutionary-era stories.

About the Tours

Step back into the 18th century at one of the oldest surviving structures in Lewes, built circa 1739. As part of the Lewes 250 yearlong celebration, these guided tours will explore the maritime residents and untold stories that helped shape the First Town in the First State.

Tour highlights include:

• Maritime Heritage
  Learn about the Delaware Bay and River Pilots who once lived at the Maull House, including Luke Shields, Sr., and generations of the Maull family whose livelihoods were tied to the water.

• Historic Architecture
  Explore the 1½-story cypress-frame dwelling featuring its original gambrel roof and foundation stones believed to have been used as ship ballast.

• Diverse & Revolutionary Stories
  Discover the lives of the many individuals—often overlooked or marginalized—who supported the patriot cause and contributed to daily life during the Revolutionary era.

Chapter Involvement

These tours are presented by the Colonel David Hall Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, stewards of the Maull House since 1959. The chapter has played a vital role in preserving this historic site and sharing Lewes’s Revolutionary-era history with the community.

Admission is free. Donations supporting the continued preservation of the Maull House are welcome.

Wednesday Market

Join us for the Wendesday Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Crooked Hammock Parking Lot

Summer farmers Market

Join us for the Summer Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your season gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: George H. P. Smith Memorial Park

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Wednesday Market

Join us for the Wendesday Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Crooked Hammock Parking Lot

Experience a taste of what Historic Lewes has to offer our community on First Fridays! Each month visit the Sussex Tavern for a colonial-inspired beverage, stop into the Lewistown Coffee-house for a taste of the Revolution, browse the Historic Lewes Antique Shop, listen to live music, take a tour, and enjoy stories from bygone times…all in the beautiful setting of our Historic Lewes Town Campus. Our community nights are FREE to attend!

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Shipcarpenter Street

Summer farmers Market

Join us for the Summer Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your season gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: George H. P. Smith Memorial Park

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Visit the encampment of an American Loyalist on the lawn of the Zwaanendael Museum. Visitors will meet our costumed historian portraying an officer of the Loyal American Regiment, and learn about the uniforms, equipment and life of a Loyalist from Lewes during the Revolutionary War.

Guest of all ages can also enjoy a free activity or craft, and visit the museum at no cost.

Wednesday Market

Join us for the Wendesday Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Crooked Hammock Parking Lot

Stay tuned for details!

A Conversation with Justices Traynor and Griffiths

The time for this event is being finalized, stay tuned!

Delaware’s 1776 Declaration of Rights was a bold statement of independence — one that laid the groundwork for the state’s identity and governance. In this engaging discussion, Delaware Supreme Court Justices Collins J. Seitz Jr. and Karen L. Valihura (if you’d like to confirm the exact justices, I can update) — or simply “Justices Traynor and Griffiths” — reflect on the historical and legal significance of this early document and its lasting influence on Delaware’s laws and civic ideals.

This event is free and open to the public.

Location: Lewes Public Library

Summer farmers Market

Join us for the Summer Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your season gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: George H. P. Smith Memorial Park

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Each month the crew of the Lightship Overfalls hosts a Canal Side Happy Hour. These events allow us to shine a light on the ship and educate the community by opening the Overfalls to visitors at no cost. 

Bring a chair and join us for our May Canal Side Happy Hour. Relax, listen to the tunes of a local artist, enjoy a libation of your choice, and get to know your neighbors and visitors to our lovely town of Lewes.

Take a free tour and learn the important role that lightships and their sailors played in keeping our waterways safe for commercial shipping and private boaters. Our tour guides not only show visitors around the ship, but they describe what life was like working and living on a Lightship.

Visitors are also invited to view our Monomoy surf boat and tour our American Lightship

Shanty Night at the Sussex Tavern is a monthly event full of time travelling adventure! Join us every third Friday evening to experience epic singing, cheering, ranting and raving like true British sailors would.

The third Friday of every month.

Admission: Free, drinks not included.

Summer farmers Market

Join us for the Summer Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your season gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: George H. P. Smith Memorial Park

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Visit the encampment of an American Loyalist on the lawn of the Zwaanendael Museum. Visitors will meet our costumed historian portraying an officer of the Loyal American Regiment, and learn about the uniforms, equipment and life of a Loyalist from Lewes during the Revolutionary War.

Guest of all ages can also enjoy a free activity or craft, and visit the museum at no cost.

The spotlight is coming to Lewes.

Broadway in the Park will celebrate the songs, stories, and show-stopping moments that have defined Broadway through the years, all as part of the Lewes 250 celebration.

From timeless classics to modern favorites, this community event promises an afternoon filled with music, energy, and a little theatrical magic under the open sky.

Full details are coming soon.

Be sure to check back and sign up for the Lewes 250 newsletter so you don’t miss casting announcements, special features, and event updates.

A Rolling Piece of American History Comes to Lewes

Step back in time as the Antique Auto Revival Glidden Tour rolls into Lewes this September.

This nationally recognized tour brings beautifully preserved pre–World War II automobiles through coastal Delaware as part of a 5-day, 500-mile journey celebrating the history and evolution of the American automobile.

Event Details

September 21 & 22, 2026
All Day

Locations Across Lewes:
Lightship Overfalls
Historic Lewes Complex
Fort Miles

What to Expect

Over the course of two days, approximately 150 vintage vehicles will make their way through Lewes as part of this historic tour.

• Classic cars (pre-WWII) on display throughout town

• Rotating locations between Overfalls, Historic Lewes, and Fort Miles

• Ferry crossings between Lewes and Cape May

• Opportunities to see all participating vehicles across both days

Each day brings a unique experience as groups rotate between locations—so no matter when you attend, there’s always something new to see.

A Tour with History

The Glidden Tour dates back to 1903, originally created to prove the reliability and practicality of early automobiles.

It was revived in 1946 and continues today as a celebration of automotive history, preservation, and craftsmanship.

The event is hosted in partnership with the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), a nonprofit organization with over 55,000 members dedicated to preserving and showcasing vehicles more than 25 years old.

Plan Your Visit

Free to attend

With multiple locations and rotating vehicle groups, we recommend exploring more than one stop to experience the full tour.

Whether you’re a lifelong car enthusiast or just love a unique local event, this is a rare chance to see history in motion—right here in Lewes.

For more information on the tour and organization:
AACA – Antique Automobile Club of America – AACA – Antique Automobile Club of America

A Rolling Piece of American History Comes to Lewes

A rolling piece of American history is making its way to Coastal Delaware this September as the Antique Auto Revival Glidden Tour arrives in Lewes for two unforgettable days of vintage automobiles, local history, and waterfront charm.

This nationally recognized tour brings approximately 150 beautifully preserved pre–World War II vehicles through the region as part of a 5-day, 500-mile journey celebrating the evolution of the American automobile and the spirit of early American travel.

Event Details

September 21 & 24, 2026
All Day

Locations Across Lewes:
Lightship Overfalls
Historic Lewes Complex
Fort Miles

What to Expect

Over the course of both event days, antique automobiles will travel from Dover into Lewes before dividing into rotating groups throughout town.

Visitors can expect:

• Approximately 150 pre-WWII vintage automobiles

• Rotating vehicle displays at multiple historic Lewes locations

• Ferry crossings between Lewes and Cape May

• Opportunities to experience different collections of vehicles throughout the day

• A rare chance to see automotive history actively touring Coastal Delaware

Once the vehicles arrive in Lewes around 10 AM, the tour groups will split. Half of the participants will board the ferry to Cape May, while the remaining vehicles divide between Fort Miles and the Historic Lewes Campus and Lightship Overfalls.

After lunch, the Lewes groups will rotate locations, giving visitors multiple chances to experience different vehicles and displays throughout the day before the tour continues onward later that afternoon.

A Tour with History

The Glidden Tour dates back to 1903, originally created to prove the reliability and practicality of early automobiles.

It was revived in 1946 and continues today as a celebration of automotive history, preservation, and craftsmanship.

The event is hosted in partnership with the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), a nonprofit organization with over 55,000 members dedicated to preserving and showcasing vehicles more than 25 years old.

Plan Your Visit

Free to attend

With multiple locations and rotating vehicle groups, we recommend exploring more than one stop to experience the full tour.

Whether you’re a lifelong car enthusiast or just love a unique local event, this is a rare chance to see history in motion—right here in Lewes.

For more information on the tour and organization:
AACA – Antique Automobile Club of America – AACA – Antique Automobile Club of America

Come “find your place in history” with us at the History Book Festival, celebrating a weekend and beyond of learning, inspiration, and community!

The History Book Festival is the only book festival dedicated to history through story, showcasing new historical fiction and narrative nonfiction from multiple subjects, eras, and voices. Over 90% of HBF’s author presentations are free and open to all, drawing readers from 30 states and abroad to this singular event at the Delaware beaches in historic Lewes. HBF authors also visit classrooms in Delaware, from preschool to college. HBF provides their books to schools, libraries, and community organizations, engaging and inspiring people of all ages to read, think, and talk about history.

Sign up forHBF’s eNews here: https://www.historybookfestival.org/subscribe

Location: The festival takes place at various locations in Lewes, Delaware.

Time: Details Coming Soon

Summer farmers Market

Join us for the Summer Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your season gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: George H. P. Smith Memorial Park

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Come “find your place in history” with us at the History Book Festival, celebrating a weekend and beyond of learning, inspiration, and community!

The History Book Festival is the only book festival dedicated to history through story, showcasing new historical fiction and narrative nonfiction from multiple subjects, eras, and voices. Over 90% of HBF’s author presentations are free and open to all, drawing readers from 30 states and abroad to this singular event at the Delaware beaches in historic Lewes. HBF authors also visit classrooms in Delaware, from preschool to college. HBF provides their books to schools, libraries, and community organizations, engaging and inspiring people of all ages to read, think, and talk about history.

Saturday, September 26 features free presentations by HBF authors. The Keynote and Closing events are ticketed. HBF eNews subscribers get early access to 2026 Keynote and Closing event tickets in late June, along with a first look at the other 2026 books/authors. Keynote and Closing events will be announced to the general public in early July, if tickets remain.

Sign up forHBF’s eNews here: https://www.historybookfestival.org/subscribe

Location: The festival takes place at various locations in Lewes, Delaware.

Time: Details Coming Soon

Come “find your place in history” with us at the History Book Festival, celebrating a weekend and beyond of learning, inspiration, and community!

The History Book Festival is the only book festival dedicated to history through story, showcasing new historical fiction and narrative nonfiction from multiple subjects, eras, and voices. Over 90% of HBF’s author presentations are free and open to all, drawing readers from 30 states and abroad to this singular event at the Delaware beaches in historic Lewes. HBF authors also visit classrooms in Delaware, from preschool to college. HBF provides their books to schools, libraries, and community organizations, engaging and inspiring people of all ages to read, think, and talk about history.

Sign up forHBF’s eNews here: https://www.historybookfestival.org/subscribe

Location: The festival takes place at various locations in Lewes, Delaware.

Time: Details Coming Soon

Experience a taste of what Historic Lewes has to offer our community on First Fridays! Each month visit the Sussex Tavern for a colonial-inspired beverage, stop into the Lewistown Coffee-house for a taste of the Revolution, browse the Historic Lewes Antique Shop, listen to live music, take a tour, and enjoy stories from bygone times…all in the beautiful setting of our Historic Lewes Town Campus. Our community nights are FREE to attend!

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Shipcarpenter Street

Fall Market

Join us for the Fall Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your autumn gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the harvest season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Lewes Elementary School Parking

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Visit the encampment of an American Loyalist on the lawn of the Zwaanendael Museum. Visitors will meet our costumed historian portraying an officer of the Loyal American Regiment, and learn about the uniforms, equipment and life of a Loyalist from Lewes during the Revolutionary War.

Guest of all ages can also enjoy a free activity or craft, and visit the museum at no cost.

Boast the Coast Maritime Festival celebrates Lewes’ Historic and Nautical Heritage. Dutch seamen landed in Lewes in 1631 and established the first settlement. Consequently, Lewes is known as the “First Town in the First State.”

This year’s Boast the Coast, hosted by the Lewes Chamber of Commerce, takes place on Saturday, October 3 with free activities in 1812 Park from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. We’ll celebrate America’s 250 th by giving away free flags to the first 100 attendees. 1812 Park overlooks the Lewes Rehoboth Canal with a public dock adjacent to the park.

On the day of the event, Freedom Boat Club offers free boat rides on the canal, giving attendees an opportunity to see Lewes from a different perspective. Free facepainting and musical entertainment also take place in the park. Cape Water Tours offers an hour-long, ticketed Nautical History Tour. Both the History Tour and the Freedom Boat rides depart from the City Dock.

There are other activities in Lewes associated with Boast the Coast including free tours of the Lightship Overfalls and the Lewes Historical Society’s Cannonball House, both a short walk from 1812 Park.

Parking at 1812 Park and the historic business district is metered.

Parking at the Lightship Overfalls is free.

There are no food trucks at Boast the Coast but there are numerous restaurants within walking distance of the activities.

The following day, the University of Delaware hosts Coast Day, also a nautically-themed event, offering activities at their Lewes campus. The University and the Lewes Chamber jointly market the two events as a Maritime Weekend. Coast Day has food trucks.

Stay tuned for details!

Fall Market

Join us for the Fall Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your autumn gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the harvest season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Lewes Elementary School Parking

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Lewes Maritime Museum:

Revolutionary Mariners-Lewistown & the American War of Independence at Sea

Stay tuned for more details!

Shanty Night at the Sussex Tavern is a monthly event full of time travelling adventure! Join us every third Friday evening to experience epic singing, cheering, ranting and raving like true British sailors would.

The third Friday of every month.

Admission: Free, drinks not included.

Fall Market

Join us for the Fall Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your autumn gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the harvest season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Lewes Elementary School Parking

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Historic Lewes’ Harvest Festival 1776

Stay tuned for more details!

Historic Lewes’ Harvest Festival 1776

Stay tuned for more details!

Fall Market

Join us for the Fall Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your autumn gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the harvest season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Lewes Elementary School Parking

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Fall Market

Join us for the Fall Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your autumn gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the harvest season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Lewes Elementary School Parking

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Experience a taste of what Historic Lewes has to offer our community on First Fridays! Each month visit the Sussex Tavern for a colonial-inspired beverage, stop into the Lewistown Coffee-house for a taste of the Revolution, browse the Historic Lewes Antique Shop, listen to live music, take a tour, and enjoy stories from bygone times…all in the beautiful setting of our Historic Lewes Town Campus. Our community nights are FREE to attend!

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Shipcarpenter Street

Fall Market

Join us for the Fall Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your autumn gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the harvest season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Lewes Elementary School Parking

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Stay tuneds for more details!

Celebrate Veterans Day as living historians bring to life some of the many generations of soldiers once stationed at what is now Cape Henlopen State Park. Event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Fort Miles Museum is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Registration is not required. To learn more call (302) 644-5007.

Stay tuned for details!

Fall Market

Join us for the Fall Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your autumn gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the harvest season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Lewes Elementary School Parking

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Join living historians from the Zwaanendael and Fort Miles Museums for a moderated "Fireside Chat" about the shared challenges, similarities and differences in the command roles of Loyalist and National Guard officers from Delaware in the American Revolution and WWII.

Programs begin at the Officer's Club.

Space is limited, please call (302) 644-5007 to pre-register.

FREE with park entrance fees.

Shanty Night at the Sussex Tavern is a monthly event full of time travelling adventure! Join us every third Friday evening to experience epic singing, cheering, ranting and raving like true British sailors would.

The third Friday of every month.

Admission: Free, drinks not included.

Fall Market

Join us for the Fall Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your autumn gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the harvest season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Lewes Elementary School Parking

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Join living historians from the Zwaanendael and Fort Miles Museums for a moderated "Fireside Chat" about the shared challenges, similarities and differences in the command roles of Loyalist and National Guard officers from Delaware in the American Revolution and WWII.

Programs begin at the Officer's Club.

Space is limited, please call (302) 644-5007 to pre-register.

FREE with park entrance fees.

Fall Market

Join us for the Fall Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your autumn gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the harvest season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Lewes Elementary School Parking

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Experience a taste of what Historic Lewes has to offer our community on First Fridays! Each month visit the Sussex Tavern for a colonial-inspired beverage, stop into the Lewistown Coffee-house for a taste of the Revolution, browse the Historic Lewes Antique Shop, listen to live music, take a tour, and enjoy stories from bygone times…all in the beautiful setting of our Historic Lewes Town Campus. Our community nights are FREE to attend!

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Shipcarpenter Street

Fall Market

Join us for the Fall Market with the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, featuring local farmers growers, and makers. Stock up on seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, flowers, and more—just in time for your autumn gatherings. Enjoy community spirit, fresh flavors, and the charm of Lewes’ local agriculture as we celebrate the harvest season.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a nonprofit organization that manages community-based, producer-only farmers markets. Started in the summer of 2006 by a group of volunteers, the Market has expanded to 40 plus vendors.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Location: Lewes Elementary School Parking

Website: https://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org

Stay tuned for details!

Shanty Night at the Sussex Tavern is a monthly event full of time travelling adventure! Join us every third Friday evening to experience epic singing, cheering, ranting and raving like true British sailors would.

The third Friday of every month.

Admission: Free, drinks not included.