Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Festival

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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.

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