September 28th, 2009
Wait Until You See All The Coming Events…At the Delaware Beaches…In The Towns of Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach and Ocean City, Maryland
If you are coming to the Delmarva Peninsula this coming week, you will not be bored. So many things to do.
Lewes, Delaware
Thursday, October 1st. – At the Seaside Nature Center located inside the Cape Henlopen State Park – Lunch and Learn. Noon to 1 p.m. – Wildlife Photography with Gary Cooke. He will give a lesson on capturing wildlife through the lens. His work is featured in Outdoor Delaware and in local art galleries. Bring your lunch to this presentation and they will provide coffee and dessert. The cost is $3.00 but you will need to pre-register, so please call 302-645-6852. Remember that there is still a Park entrance fee until November 30th.
Friday – Sunday – October 2, 3 and 4th – Lewes Merchants Fall Sidewalk Sale will start at 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. For more info. call 302-645-8073 or visit www.leweschamber.com.
Friday, October 2nd. – Dolphin Dash 5K Run – This race will be at Shields Elementary School in Lewes, starting at 5:30 p.m. to benefit the school’s parent-teacher organization. For info. call 302-644-8952 or visit the website www.seashorestriders.com.
Saturday, October 3rd. – Volunteer Trail Day – 9 a.m. until noon. Join the Friends of Cape Henlopen to give them a hand on the maintenance of the Park’s trails or other light work. Please call 302-644-5005. Meet at the Seaside Nature Center.
Saturday, October 3rd. – Driving on the Beach by Surf-Fisherman Joe DiBattista. 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. The cost is $5.00 and pre-registration is a must. Please call 302-645-6852. Meet at the Seaside Nature Center, inside the Cape Henlopen State Park. Tips on how to drive your surf-fishing vehicle safely on the beach, rules and regulations, how to avoid getting stuck, and how to get out if you do get stuck, will be topics of this presentation. Please note that Park’s fees are still in effect until November 30th.
Saturday, October 3rd. – Snakes and Turtles – 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. at the Seaside Nature Center located at the Cape Henlopen State park. $3.00 per person and pre-registration is required. See Delaware’s native reptiles and find out what they are doing during the fall to get ready for the winter. Please call 302-645-6852. Park’s fees are in effect.
Saturday, October 3rd. – Hayrides throughout the Park at 6 and 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the Seaside Nature Center on Saturday morning on a first come, first served basis. Children must be accompanied by a paying adult. Maximum of 6 tickets per person. Limited to 18. $4/person. Entrance fee to the Park is in effect until 11/30.
Saturday, October 3rd. – Lewes Historical Society Craft Fair – 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Location: Lewes Historic Complex, 110 Shipcarpenter St., Lewes. Rain Date will be Sunday, Oct. 4th. Admission $3.00. Children under 12, free. A very festive fair with live music. For more info. call 302-645-7670 or visit www.historiclewes.org.
Saturday, October 3rd. is the 14th Annual Boast the Coast Maritime Festival. There will be activities throughout the day and into the night. The Boast the Coast events in 1812 Park and the City Dock will begin at 11 a.m. The Lighted Boat Parade will be at dusk on the Canal. Boat entries will leave Roosevelt Inlet at 6:30 p.m. and arrive at the City Dock/Fisherman’s Wharf at around 7 p.m. Entries to the boat parade are free. They can be picked up at the Lewes Chamber of Commerce center in the Fisher-Martin House, next to the Zwaanandale Museum or call 302-645-8023 to have one mailed. Free boat tours at the City Dock will begin at 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. There will be also a seafood tasting at 1812 Park. The Family Fun Tent will feature music and a magic show. The Lewes Maritime History Museum located at Cannonball House will be open from 11 until 4 for free tours.
Sunday, October 4th – Coast Day – The University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean and Environment, Lewes. Lectures on on-going research and so much more. The theme is “Climate Change and Our Coast”. 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Free. For more infom please call 302-832-8083 or 302-645-4346, or visit the website www.decoastday.org.
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Friday – Sunday, October 2nd – October 4th. – Is the 33rd Annual Fall Sidewalk Sale in the Rehoboth/Dewey Beach area. Shops in downtown Rehoboth and on Rt. 1 will have an abundance of merchandise at clearance prices. If you want more info., please go to www.beach-fun.com.
Friday – Sunday, October 2nd – October 4th. – Downtown Rehoboth Oktoberfest 2009 – The restaurants that are participating will have special menus and much more. More info? Visit www.downtownrehoboth.com or call 302-227-2772. It will be a great party atmosphere!!
Friday, October 2nd – Tom Jones – Cinema Cabaret and the Rehoboth Film Society, Rehoboth Theater of the Arts and Ovations Restaurant and Lounge are the co-sponsors. You need to be seated by 6:30 p.m. While watching this film you will be able to enjoy a 3 course meal, prepared by Ovations. Admission is $30, which will include meal, coffee or soda and film. Alcohol and gratuity are not included. For reservations please call the Rehoboth Film Society at 302-645-9095, Ext. 1 or Ovations at 302-227-9310. If you need further info., visit www.rehobothfilm.com.
Sunday, October 4th will be the 2009 Aids Walk in Rehoboth Beach. The registration will start at around Noon at Grove Park. Walkers will take off at 2:00 p.m. and proceed down Rehoboth Ave. to Scarborough Ave., down Lake Street to Queen Street, and walk the length of the Boardwalk before heading back to Grove Park via Henlopen Ave. For info. call 302-652-6776 or e-mail jklein@aidsdelaware.org.
Monday, October 5th – At the Cultured Pearl, Monday Sushi Night is Back starting at 4:30 p.m. Reservations? Call 302-227-8493. For only $10 you get Miso Soup + Edamame + Green Tea + Pick 3 of a choice of 16 rolls. This year you can stubstitute their most popular roll, the Firecracker, for $5.00 more and/or substitute a roll for an order of shrimp or salmon sushi. Those will be the only substitutions available. Last year it was great!!
Dewey Beach
Thursday through Saturday, October 1st – October 3rd. will be the Dewey Beach Music Conference at the Rusty Rudder. Trade show, lectures and seminars, featuring speakers, exhibitors, musicians and professionals from every aspect of the music industry. There will be 150 bands at different Dewey Beach venues. Some admission fees. Free evening performances. For more info. call 302-703-2929 or visit www.deweybeachfest.com.
Sunday, October 4th. – The Six Annual Celebrity Chefs’ Beach Brunch to benefit the Meals On Wheels Delaware. Tickets are $95/ person and you can purchase tickets on line at www.mealsonwheelsde.org. If you buy 6 tickets, the price per ticket will be $75. Time: 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Location: BayFun Center at Ruddertowne. There will be cuisine of top area chefs, beer, wine and spirits, unique silent auction among other things. One of the chefs that caught my attention is Brian Sikora, who is a nationally known chef and the owner of one of the most exclusive restaurants in the U.S., Talula’s Table in Kennett Square, PA. This restaurant limits the size of its restaurant to only one table, for a party of 8 to 12 and reservations are normally made a year in advance.
Ocean City, Maryland
Friday, October 2nd – Family Campfire on the Beach at 130th Street – 6 p.m. Bring your family for an old-fashioned campfire. For more info. visit www.ococean.com.
Friday, October 2nd and Saturday, October 3rd. – Winefest On the Beach at the Inlet Parking Lot – Experience Wineries from across the Mid-Atlantic region, arts, crafts, food and live entertainment. 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Please visit www.winefest.com.
Saturday, October 3rd and Sunday, October 4th. – Ocean City Coin and Currency Show at the Ocean City Convention Ceenter, 40th St. on the Bay. 1:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Website is www.coinbrowser.com.
As I mentioned before, the beaches are not sleeping in this Second Season. If anything, they are as busy as ever. Hope you are here to enjoy some of the events. So, until next time. Have a good week.
Tags: Activities, Delaware Beaches, Dewey Beach, Events, Lewes, Ocean City, rehoboth beach, sushi, Things to do at the beach, What to do at the beaches
Sounds like there is so much exciting to do! Wish I could be there.
Hi Alice: Lots to do, I agree. We are in Delray Beach until Friday and I will be writing a few things from here. See you.