{"id":2029938,"date":"2025-09-17T22:07:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T22:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2029938"},"modified":"2025-09-17T22:07:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T22:07:26","slug":"events-to-choose-from-at-the-delaware-beaches-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/events-to-choose-from-at-the-delaware-beaches-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Events to choose from at the Delaware beaches this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"85818305007\" title=\"Gaia coffeehouse in Lewes opened in August.\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/12\/18\/PWIL\/77069496007-gaiacoffee.jpg?crop=1071,603,x0,y412\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Gaia coffeehouse in Lewes opened in August.<\/p>\n<p>The new coffee shop is next door to the Lewes Oyster House on Second Street.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>The calendar is full of events every weekend in the fall at the Delaware beaches.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>As the area&#8217;s year-round population has risen over the years, especially since the pandemic, fall events have really ramped up. You couldn&#8217;t attend them all if you tried, so The News Journal\/Delaware Online lays them all out for you to choose from each week. This week, there&#8217;s music, cars, first responders, seafood and more.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what to know.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Lilith Fest II<\/h2>\n<p>Lilith Fest II, a tribute to women in music, begins 8:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at Bottle &amp; Cork in Dewey Beach. The event is nonprofit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projectherarocks.org\/\">Project HERA<\/a>&#8216;s signature event and is $20 to attend. Get tickets at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bottleandcork.com\/event\/lilith-fest-ii\/\">bottleandcork.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/04\/28\/PWIL\/83331586007-mike-stone-musicfrommypov-78-1.png bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/04\/28\/PWIL\/83331586007-mike-stone-musicfrommypov-78-1.png?crop=2879,2159,x180,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/04\/28\/PWIL\/83331586007-mike-stone-musicfrommypov-78-1.png?crop=1620,2159,x810,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/04\/28\/PWIL\/83331586007-mike-stone-musicfrommypov-78-1.png?crop=3239,1822,x0,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Provided by Project HERA\/Mike Stone Photo\" caption=\"The women-empowerment festival named Lilith Fest is coming to the Bottle &amp; Cork in Dewey Beach on Sept. 18.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">First State Meet Car Show<\/h2>\n<p>This 20th annual car show and competition takes place at Indian River Marina in Delaware Seashore State Park, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 20. It&#8217;s free to attend. Learn more at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hvccde.com\/shows\/1sm\/\">hvccde.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Riverwalk Freedom Festival<\/h2>\n<p>Milford\u2019s largest outdoor festival commemorates the anniversary of September 11, 2001. The event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 20, takes place throughout downtown Milford and includes live music, vendors, a kids area, a pet parade, a beer garden, a petting zoo, a rubber duck race, paddle boats, fire truck rides and pony rides. It&#8217;s free to attend. Find out more on the event&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/714750991221237\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22discovery_local_tab%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\">Facebook page.<\/a><\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Fun for Fido: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.delawareonline.com\/story\/life\/2025\/09\/10\/take-your-dog-delaware-beaches-fall-events-2025\/85957663007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fall is for the dogs at the Delaware beaches. Take yours to these events<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Delaware Seafood Festival<\/h2>\n<p>This event supports <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/delawareseafoodfestival.com\/supporting-a-worthy-cause\/\">The Stevenson Foundation<\/a> and features a variety of seafood, contests, live entertainment, vendors, alcohol, a kids zone and more. It will take place at Schellville, behind Tanger Outlets Seaside in Rehoboth Beach, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 20. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Children under 12 years old enter for free. More info at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/delawareseafoodfestival.com\/\">delawareseafoodfestival.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Dewey Beach Community Appreciation Public Safety Day<\/h2>\n<p>Hosted by the Dewey Beach Police Department and Dewey Beach Lions Club, this event includes first responders, farm animals, balloon animals, a bookmobile, a moon bounce and facepainting. It&#8217;s free to attend at the Lions Club, located at 115 McKinley St., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 20.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More fall fun: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.delawareonline.com\/story\/news\/local\/2025\/09\/04\/southern-delaware-fall-events-you-cant-miss\/85868240007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fall events you can&#8217;t miss in southern Delaware<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Fall Home Expo<\/h2>\n<p>The annual fall home expo will take place at Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 20 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 21. It&#8217;s free to attend and features over 150 exhibitors, including homebuilders, realtors and a wide variety of home products and service providers. More details at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deexpos.com\/fall-home-expo\">deexpos.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Pumpkins in Paradise<\/h2>\n<p>This Saltwater Roots event will feature over 40 vendors, as well as pumpkin painting, a hay wagon and a petting zoo. It will take place at Paradise Grill in Long Neck 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 21. Visit the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/646225558072493?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22discovery_local_tab%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\">Facebook event page<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/><media-image image-set=\"bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/91208cdc6e4ee3f542013974f95a7a7583b6c8a2\/c=94-0-1437-1009\/local\/-\/media\/Wilmington\/Wilmington\/2014\/08\/10\/1407722264002-festivalhispano-03.JPG 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/1bf394f2a090658f2caebe39b536e9ba1f96a96b\/c=0-0-756-1009\/local\/-\/media\/Wilmington\/Wilmington\/2014\/08\/10\/1407722264002-festivalhispano-03.JPG 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/161ecf99eee03df3f4f1152e452aa47b61de3834\/c=0-97-1519-954\/local\/-\/media\/Wilmington\/Wilmington\/2014\/08\/10\/1407722264002-festivalhispano-03.JPG 16:9\" image-alt=\"Citlali de Mexico performing at the 2014 Festival Hispano, celebrating their 20 year anniversary in Millsboro on Sunday Aug. 10, 2014.\" credit=\"JASON MINTO\/SPECIAL TO THE NEWS JOURNAL\" caption=\"Citlali de Mexico performing at the 2014 Festival Hispano.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Festival Hispano<\/h2>\n<p>Festival Hispano is set for 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 21 on North Race Street in downtown Georgetown. The event draws thousands for live music, food and vendors. The entry fee is $20. Learn more at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/festivalhispano.org\">festivalhispano.org.<\/a><\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">POTUS: or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive<\/h2>\n<p>Clear Space Theatre Company in Rehoboth Beach will present this farcical Selina Fillinger play at various times on various dates Sept. 18 to 28. Tickets start at $25.50 and some dates are already sold out. Visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clearspacetheatre.my.salesforce-sites.com\/ticket\/patronticket__publicticketapp#\/events\/a0SVt000000HFVhMAO\/2025-09-18T19:00:00-04:00\">clearspacetheatre.org<\/a> to purchase.<\/p>\n<p><em>Shannon Marvel McNaught reports on southern Delaware and beyond. Reach her at smcnaught@gannett.com or on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61552520280090\">Facebook.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2025-09-17 09:05:38 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2025-09-17 09:05:38 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.delawareonline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaia coffeehouse in Lewes opened in August. The new coffee shop is next door to the Lewes Oyster House on Second Street. The calendar is full of events every weekend in the fall at the Delaware beaches. 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