Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Festival

* * *Please DO NOT contact anyone who says there is an opportunity for vendors or tickets still available for ANY County program or event, aside from NCC Happenings. We TRY to delete posts from scammers but there are so many.... Feel free to report any posts you may see where "people" are posting these "opportunities". * * * This quintessential summer festival features lots of ice cream, live local music, kids' activities, family entertainment, a maker market, fantastic food, museum tours, fireworks, and lots more The cherry on top...FIREWORKS sponsored by Always Best Care! This event is also made possible through the generous support of DART First State, WSFS Bank, Delaware Online, 93.7 WSTW and all New Castle County residents. Proceeds benefit Rockwood Park & Museum. The Best Local Ice Cream Food Trucks Museum Tours Carnival Games Family Train 40+ Marketplace Vendors Family Entertainment Kid's DJ Beer and Wine Garden TICKETS: $5, Kids 12 and under are FREE with adult admission. June 28 1 - 9 p.m. Rockwood Park & Museum FREE parking and shuttle at Rockwood Office Park 501 Carr Road, Wilmington, 19809 Rain date June 29, 2025 MUSEUM 1pm-8pm Free Museum Tours GAZEBO LAWN 1pm-7pm Inflatables 1pm-8pm Marketplace, 40+ Vendors Face Painting (fee) Sand Art (fee) SOUTH LAWN 1pm-7pm The Little Farm Inflatables Museum and History Demos and Activities 1pm-9pm Bubbles Free Play Live Performances 1-9pm- Super Star DJ 2:30pm- Drama Kids Delaware 3:30pm- Drama Kids Delaware 4:30pm- Ran’D Shine Magic Show 5pm-5:45pm Ran’D Shine Roving Magic 5:30pm- Jungle Johns Reptile Show 6:30pm- Jungle Johns Balloon Show 7pm- Keynote Jazz Singers- Mansion Verandah 7:30-9pm- DJ Dance Party and Games 2pm-8pm Train MEADOW 1pm-7pm Inflatables 1pm-9pm Ice Cream Food Trucks Beer & Wine Garden to benefit Rpps Mechanical Bull Carnival Games (fee) Twilight Escapes (fee) 9pm FIREWORKS! Sponsored by Always Best Care Senior Services ENTERTAINMENT STAGE 1:30-2:20pm - Jenni Schick 2:40-3:30pm - Gretchen Emery Band 3:50-4:40pm - Nic Snow 5:00-5:50pm - JD Webb 6:10-7:00pm - The Blues Reincarnation Project 7:30-9:00pm - Fuzaholics NO DOGS OR PETS ALLOWED AT THIS EVENT This event is not pet-friendly due to crowds, fireworks, and weather. Please leave your dog and all other pets at home. This is for the comfort of fellow festival guests and your pets. No dogs or pets, aside from service animals, will be allowed on shuttle buses or into the festival. Severe Weather In the event of high-severity weather conditions, event attendees and participants will be advised by an announcement from the event organizers to “shut down.” If there is no time for an orderly evacuation, event attendees will be advised to shelter in place in buses, automobiles, or park pavilions or structures as may be appropriate for the expected conditions. Event Policy: Ticket sales are non-refundable. Rain date is Sunday, June 29. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No pets or dogs (other than service dogs). No weapons. No smoking or vaping. You must be 21 to purchase and consume alcohol. Visit newcastlede.gov/ICF for a full list of event policies. - This event has a no refund policy. You may also like the following events from New Castle County Happenings [https://allevents.in/org/new-castle-county-happenings/7836566] : * This Thursday, 26th June, 06:30 pm, Glasgow Park Summer Concert Series: What the Funk in Glasgow [https://allevents.in/glasgow/glasgow-park-summer-concert-series-what-the-funk/200028230711021] * Next month, 10th July, 06:30 pm, Glasgow Park Summer Concert Series: KOSER in Glasgow [https://allevents.in/glasgow/glasgow-park-summer-concert-series-koser/200028232850110] * Next month, 17th July, 06:30 pm, Glasgow Park Summer Concert Series: Roberta Faceplant in Glasgow [https://allevents.in/glasgow/glasgow-park-summer-concert-series-roberta-faceplant/200028232850911] Also check out other Entertainment events in Wilmington [https://allevents.in/wilmington/entertainment] , Festivals in Wilmington [https://allevents.in/wilmington/festivals] , Kids events & activities in Wilmington [https://allevents.in/wilmington/kids] .