Delaware's Capital Region
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Dover Days Festival
Join thousands from All Over the Mid-Atlantic Region
Who Adopt Delaware as their Native Home For a Weekend
You are invited to join us for a beautiful spring weekend, April 30-May 2, 2010, for the 77th Annual Dover Days Festival. Dover Days is one of Delaware's longest running events that celebrates First State History. A packed weekend offers you a glimpse of Delaware’s history, loads of fun and lots of flair with a county-wide house tour with over 40 homes, large community parade, maypole dancing, walking tours, entertainment, pet parade, Native American dancing, Encampments through the ages including- Renaissance, Civil War and WWII; over 130 arts & crafts vendors, sumptuous food court, and so much more! This is a fabulous event for people of all ages!
New in 2010 a countywide house tour “Historic Homes of Kent” featuring over 40 historic homes and buildings in Camden, Dover, Milford and Smyrna. Tickets are on sale now, $30 for all homes on the tour. If you only want to see one town, you can purchase individual tickets for $15 in their communities.
What a value! Admission and parking are free, as are all of our museums and public buildings that are open for tours on Saturday. Start your weekend Friday, April 30th in the evening at the “Tourism Gives Back” concert on Legislative Mall. Bring a lawn chair, buy a fresh-grilled BBQ dinner, sit back and listen to some great musical entertainment as the kids’ squeal with delight on a number of carnival rides. Stroll the grounds to check out the classic hot rods and antique cars at the car show.
Saturday morning’s “All-You-Can-Eat” breakfast at the Wesley Church is a great way to start a fun-filled day. Follow that by joining the crowds as they line Dover's historic State Street and The Green for a fantastic community parade. Who knows who you’ll see in Delaware’s Capital parade! Then, witness first-hand a time-honored tradition as children dressed in colonial finery dance and whirl, weaving their colorful ribbons around Maypoles. Buy an authentic handmade quilt at the Amish Quilt auction on Legislative Mall hoisted from a beautiful elm tree.
If “Going Green” or alternative energy is of interest visit our energy village and see the electric cars and solar, wind and geo-thermal and other businesses that can answer all your questions. Fill your afternoon shopping at the Crafts Faire, or enjoy TD Bank’s costumed pet parade, as pets of all sizes and shapes strut their stuff on festival grounds. Visit encampments through the ages starting with renaissance, Native American, Civil War and ending with WWII. Buy lunch at the food court from one of the many scrumptious vendors. Children’s activities abound -- carnival rides, rock-climbing wall, moon bounce, mural painting, games, scavenger hunt, wood building pile, karate demonstrations and more will keep the kiddies busy. Rest your feet with free shuttle service, while you visit some of the local museums and shop in beautiful downtown Dover.
So pack your bags and visit beautiful Dover, Delaware – our hotels welcome you with special prices and packaging for your Dover Days get-away weekend.
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