Delaware Day Adventure 2024 – December 7-28
The Delaware Day adventure will run from Dec. 7 – 28, 2024 which is plenty of time to explore these incredible historic sites. Prizes include restaurant gift certificates, special museum experiences, and more!
Visit at least two of the following locations, learn and explore about Delaware history and have your Delaware Day Museum Passport signed for a chance to win a prize. Admission is free at all of the sites!
You are eligible to win after visiting two sites, for every site, and signature, you get after that, you receive an additional entry to win prizes, for a total of up to four chances! Limit one prize per person.
You can pick up a Delaware Day Museum Passport at any of the sites or download and print one at home by clicking here.
Submit your completed passport in person at the last sire you visit, email a scan or photo of it to museums@delaware.gov by 11:59 pm on December 28, or mail it to Delaware Day Adventure, 29 N. State St., Dover, DE 19901 (postmarked by December 28).
The locations along the Delaware Day Adventure include:
New Castle Court House Museum
Address:
211 Delaware St.
New Castle, DE 19720
Hours of Operation:
Wednesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with tours at 10 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., with tours at 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Free admission. No reservations required.
Old State House
Address:
25 The Green
Dover, DE 19901
Hours Of Operation:
Wednesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with tours at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Free admission. No reservations required
Johnson Victrola Museum
Address:
375 S. New St.
Dover, DE 19904
Hours of Operation:
Wednesday to Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free admission. No reservations required.
John Dickinson Plantation
Address:
340 Kitts Hummock Road
Dover, DE 19901
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday: Grounds open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday: Visitor center and grounds open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday to Saturday: Mansion, visitor center, and grounds open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Guided tours of the mansion at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Free admission. No reservations required.
Zwaanendael Museum
Address:
102 Kings Highway
Lewes, DE 19958
Hours of Operation:
Wednesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Free admission. No reservations required.
