It used to be called our “shoulder Season” but Delaware has some of the best fall festivals and special events. Here are three of our favorites!
Sept 24 OktDoverFest
3-9pm. OktDoverFest is a family-friendly Destination Downtown Dover event featuring live music, local food, great beer and multiple activities. OktDoverFest is Dover’s spin on the traditional German rite of passage and will feature activities for all ages. The festivities begin at 3pm and will conclude at 9pm. Participants will be able to roam the retail district of Downtown Dover.
There will be live performances by Crazy in Stereo, the Mason Dixon Band, and several other local Blues Bands. Dover’s Restaurants and Pubs will be offering street food. Additionally, food trucks will be parked throughout downtown, and local artisans will feature crafts for sale. Delaware’s vast craft beverage industry will be well represented with 15 vendors offering up their spirits, brews and wines. Look for early holiday shopping vouchers, sidewalk sales, and giveaways from Downtown Merchants. For more information visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oktdoverfest-2016-tickets-26641086206#tickets, find OktDoverFest on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/OktDoverFest/ or call 302-672-0610. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oktdov
OCT 8 SoDelFest
Noon-4pm. SoDel Fest is a celebration of wine, food, and music at Independence Hall & Grounds at 23767 Samuel Adams Circle, in Millsboro, Delaware. In its second year it’s billed as the “ultimate wine, food and music event on DelMarVa” and it promises an exceptional afternoon of food and wine samplings and pairings, cooking demo’s and a nationally recognized musical line-up. Foodies and fans of the Food Network will love when Robbie Jester, executive chef of Stone Balloon, and recent winner of food network’s “Beat Bobby Flay” will be center stage with a cooking demo and special surprises!
Wine enthusiasts as well as beer and cocktail lovers will have much to enjoy, as well, as the festival will featuring over 40 offerings of wine, spirits and craft beers. There will be a 100pt tasting with Larry O’Brien, international sommelier, this event sold out last year so be sure to buy your tickets now for this stellar event!
Guests will also indulge in cuisine from 18 renowned local restaurants including Lupo Italian Kitchen, Bluecoast, Fish On, Matt’s Fish Camp Lewes, Henlopen Oyster House, Salt Air, Grandpa Mac’s, Blue Moon, Bramble & Brine, Off the Hook, Fork & Flask at Nage, Michy’s Relaxed Dining, Blackwall Hitch, Bacchus Wine Bar & Restaurant, JD Shuckers, Cultured Pearl, 208 Social and The Gate House. Music will be provided by top name acts including Ed Shockley and Keith Mack. As well as Sol Knopf and Patti Blee. This exciting event benefits Food Bank of Delaware and Children & Families First, with a secondary beneficiary: Rotary International’s Global Polio Eradication Initiative. General Admission Tickets are $75 per person and the 100 point wine tasting is $65 per person. Buy your tickets online at www.sodelfest.com!
OCT 13-16 27th Annual Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival
The 2016 Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival will be celebrating over a quarter century of smooth jazz! Shows this year will be held in Various Venues throughout Rehoboth Beach area including The Performing Arts Theater at Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes and The Bay Center Theater in Dewey Beach. In addition, other concerts will be held at The Little Theater at Rehoboth Beach Elementary School in Rehoboth, at The Theater at Epworth Church in Rehoboth Beach and at the Rusty Rudder “Inside Theater” in Dewey Beach. Plus there will be many local restaurants and bars offering great entertainment. Tickets may be purchased online or by phone. For more information visit www.rehobothjazz.com.
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