Stephen Gould, Realtor and Negotiation Specialist in Boca Raton and Highland Beach, FL

InUSA Calendar of Annual Events

JANUARY/FEBRUARY

Longwood Gardens Welcomes Spring Indoors (through April), Longwood Gardens, 610-388-1000.
Winter Life, Hagley Museum 302-658-2400.

MARCH/APRIL

Winterthur Easter Day Activities, Winterthur Museum & Gardens, 800-448-3883.
Join the Easter Bunny in the garden for a candy egg hunt and family activities. Garden stories, art and science projects, children's entertainment, face painting. $
Acres of Spring & Easter Display, Longwood Gardens, 610-388-1000.
Refreshing preview of flowering bulbs inside nearly four acres of glass-enclosed gardens. Fragrant lilies, daffodils, freesias and brilliant tulips fill the Conservatory.
Hayrides to the Easter Bunny, Linvilla Orchards, 610-876-7116.
Hayride through the orchards to the Easter Bunny's house in the woods where the Easter Bunny greets the wagon and has a treat for all children. $
History Alive, Fort Mifflin, 215-492-3395
Annual season opening event featuring uniformed reenactors from each US war. Displays and demonstrations of period games for adults and children. Craft fair with period crafters. $

MAY

Antique Show & Sale, Brandywine River Museum, 610-388-2700.
Fine antiques including furniture, porcelain, glass, silver, smalls, rugs, prints, and other objects from 32 nationally known dealers. $.
Winterthur Point-to-Point Races, Winterthur Museum & GardensWinterthur, 800-448-3883.
Amateur steeplechase racing, pony races, and antique carriage parade, tailgate picnics, canine puissance (jumping) competition.
Craft Show & Colonial Fair, Colonial PA Plantation, 610-566-1725.
An 18th-century country fair comes to life with traditonal crafts, period entertainment, demonstrations and food. $
Wildflower, Native Plant & Seed Sale, Brandywine River Museum, 610-388-2700.
Hundreds of varieties of native plants, shrubs, and seeds are offered for sale in the museum courtyard to benefit the Brandywine Conservancy's native wildflower gardens. $
Antique Car Show, Linvilla Orchards, 610-876-7116.
Devon Horse Show & Country Fair, 610-688-2554.
Oldest and largest horse show and country fair in the region celebrating its 101th year in 1997. Ten day extravaganza features riders across the US competing for prize money, honors and awards. Olympic selection trails for show jumping team. $
Radnor Hunt Steeplechase Races, 610-388-2700.
66th annual "Race for Open Space" benefits the Brandywine Conservancy's regional environmental programs.
Art Show & Sale, Historic Yellow Springs, 610-827-7911.
Masters of American Craftsmanship, 302-655-7161.

JUNE

Craft Show & Sheepshearing Festival, Newlin Mill Park, 610-459-2359.
Colonial crafts, demonstrations, storytelling, sheepshearing, a variety of musical entertainment, tours of the mill, miller's house and blacksmith shop. Food available. $
Art Show & Craft Fair, Media, 610-566-6755.
Huge open market featuring flea market dealers, crafts people, collectible and antique dealers, and food vendors. Free.
Rose Tree Summer Festival (through August), Rose Tree Park, 610-565-7410.
Summer-long festival of music, art, drama, dance, country, big band, jazz, rock 'n roll. 8pm Wed-Sun. Bring blanket, beach chairs. Free.
Strawberry Festival, Linvilla Orchards, 610-876-7116.
Pick-your-own strawberries, hayrides, folk music, ice cream social, pony rides, strawberry recipes, treats. Free.
Kids Day, Colonial PA Plantation, 610-566-1725.
Kids experience colonial life through music, storytelling, hands-on activities.
Festival of Fountains (through September), Longwood Gardens, 610-388-1000.
More than 1,700 fountains in three unique fountain gardens perform throughout the day and on many summer evenings. Alfresco entertainment Tue, Thur, Sat eve through Labor Day. $
Craft Fair, Delaware Art Museum, 302-571-9590.
Exhibit and sale of functional and decorative art works. Original designs in ceramics, wood, glass, fiber, jewelry, handmade paper. Wood carving, jewelry making, quilting demonstrations. Free.
Craft Festival, Historic Yellow Springs, 610-827-7911.
Delco Scottish Games, 610-825-4381.
Scottish festival with pipe bands, Highland dancing, Scottish athletics, entertainers, fraternal organizations, food, vendors. $.

JULY

Civil War Reenactment, Colonial PA Plantation, 610-566-1725.
Marcus Hook Summer Music Festival, 610-485-1341.
Family music festival at the Market Square Memorial Park on the Delaware River. Tuesday evenings at 7pm. Free.
Concerts, Winterthur Museum & Gardens, 800-448-3883.
Independence Day Fireworks, Historic Houses of Odessa, 302-378-4069.
Great American Picnic, Linvilla Orchards, 610-876-7116.
Olde Fashioned Ice Cream Festival, Rockwood Museum, 302-761-4340.
Entertainment, games, antiques, crafts, antique fire engines, carriages, fashions of the 1890's, food, plenty of old-fashioned ice cream. $.

AUGUST

Peach Festival, Linvilla Orchards, 610-876-7116.
Peach sampling, peach recipes, peach treats, barbeque, hayrides, pony rides, children's games. Free.

SEPTEMBER

Americana Sale, Read House, 302-655-7161.
Revolutionary Times, Brandywine Battlefield Park, 610-459-3342.
PA Crafts Fair, Brandywine River Museum, 610-388-2700.
Antique Automotive Festival, Franklin Mint, 610-459-6168.
Johnny Appleseed Arts & Crafts Festival, Linvilla Orchards, 610-566-1725.
Chadds Ford Days Colonial Fair, 610-388-7376.
Children's Colonial Craft Day, Colonial PA Plantation, 610-566-1725.
Chrysanthemum Festival, Longwood Gardens, 610-388-2700.
Fall Harvest Market, Brandywine River Museum, 610-388-2700.
Labor Day Jazz Festival, Chaddsford Winery, 610-388-6221.
Old Time Market Fair, 302-655-7161.

OCTOBER

Autumn Colors, Longwood Gardens, 610-388-1000.
Antique Show, Historic Yellow Springs, 610-827-7911.
Apple Wine Weekend, Chaddsford Winery, 610-388-6221.
Media Food & Arts Festival, 610-566-6755.
Fall Festival, Newlin Mill Park, 610-459-2359.
Craft Fair, Hagley Museum, 302-658-2400.
Pumpkinland Harvest Festival, Linvilla Orchards, 610-876-7116.
Pumpkin Carve Weekend, Chadds Ford, 610-388-7376.
Great Pumpkin Weekend, John Chads House, 610-388-7376.
"A is for Apples" Weekend, Barns-Brinton House, 610-388-7376.
Harvest Fest, Colonial PA Plantation, 610-566-1725.
Murder Mystery at the Read House, Read House, 302-322-8411.
Civil War Garrison Days, Fort Mifflin, 215-492-3395.

NOVEMBER

Frostbite Run, Thomas Massey House, 610-353-3644.
Hagley Festival of Museum Shopping, Hagley Museum, 302-658-2400.
After-Apple Picking Festival, Linvilla Orchards, 610-876-7116.
A Brandywine Christmas (through early Jan), Brandywine River Museum, 610-388-2700.
Franklin Mint Holiday Display (through Dec), Franklin Mint, 610-459-6168.
New Castle Decorates for the Holidays, 302-322-8411.
Victorian Christmas (through Jan 1), Rockwood Museum, 302-761-4340.
Hometown USA (through mid-Dec), Delaware Art Museum, 302-751-9590.
Yuletide in Odessa (through Dec), Historic Houses of Odessa, 302-378-4069.
Yuletide at Winterthur (through early Jan), Winterthur Museum & Gardens, 800-448-3883.
Christmasland Conservatory display and Outdoor Lighting (Thanksgiving through New Year's Day), Longwood Gardens, 610-388-1000.

DECEMBER

Chadds Ford Candlelight Christmas Tour, 610-388-7376 or 610-459-3342.
The Grange Estate Candlelight Tour, The Grange, 610-446-4958.
Christmas & Candlelight Tours at Hagley Museum, Hagley Museum, 302-658-2400.
Christmas in Old New Castle, 302-322-8411.
Christmas in Miniature, Delaware History Museum, 302-655-7161.
Festival of Lights for Peace, Rose Tree Park, 610-565-7410.