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Clear Space Theatre Company Presents Elf
Through December 18, Rehoboth Beach, Del.
Clear Space Theatre Company in Rehoboth Beach presents the holiday play Elf, based on the popular film
of the same name about a young orphan who gets waylaid to the North Pole
in Santa’s magical bag.Visit clearspacetheatre.org.
Schellville
Through December, Rehoboth Beach, Del.
Enjoy family fun and holiday shopping every day at Schellville at the Tanger Outlets Seaside on Route One in Rehoboth. Its annual Enchanted Winter Celebration features 18 miniature houses full of decorations, toys, activities and rides on two Schellville Express trains. Visitors can also glide along the roller rink and skate path (rental skates available), have a ball in the Snow Zone or lose themselves in the Magical Maze of Merriment. Visit schellbrothers.com.
Winterthur Museum,
Garden & Library
December 1–January 8, Winterthur, Del. Yuletide at Winterthur features festive trees inspired by Christmas displays of first ladies at the White House as well as traditional inspirations from the Henry Francis du Pont family. The traditional toy train displays take place Saturdays and Sundays during the month, as well as Wednesday evenings. Don’t miss
A Christmas Carol live performances December 7 and 8, featuring a one-man show by Gerald Charles Dickens, great- great-grandson of the author, using only a table, chair and hat rack. Swiss violinist Noelle Gruebler and pianist Olivia Geiser perform a Candlelight Concert December 10. Visit winterthur.org.
Delaware Contemporary
Annual Holiday Craft Show December 2, Wilmington, Del.
This Wilmington arts museum hosts its Annual Holiday Craft Show as part
of the Art Loop. The event features handmade gifts by regional artists and offers seasonal cocktails, live music and an ikebana floral display. Visit decontemporary.org.
Family Portraits with Santa
December 2, Dover, Del.
The Kent County Public Library is going all in for the holidays, beginning with
free Family Portraits with Santa by appointment at the library on December 2. Bring your own camera, or the staff will send digital pictures. Visit co.kent.de.us.
City of Newark’s Winterfest
December 2, Newark, Del.
What can be more festive than chestnuts roasting on an open fire, lighting the Christmas tree, caroling and ice carving? It’s all part of Newark’s Winterfest at the Academy Building Lawn on Main Street. Visit newarkde.gov.
Rockwood Holiday Open House
December 2–3, Wilmington, Del.
Rockwood Park and Museum offers a Holiday Open House featuring a lights display, museum tours, free photos with Santa Claus, holiday train rides and dance and music performances. Food trucks will be available. Visit newcastlede.gov.
Santa Claus Express Trips to Ashland
Weekends starting December 3, Wilmington, Del.
The Wilmington & Western Railroad features 1.5-hour round trips on the Santa Claus Express excursion to Ashland with the Jolly Old Elf on board as conductor-in-chief. Also, during selected evenings throughout the month, the Holiday Lights Express chugs through the Red Clay Creek Valley on hour-long journeys. Guests will be snug as bugs in 100-year-old heated coaches festooned with hundreds of holiday lights. Many households along the tracks respond in kind with their own lighted displays. Visit wwrr.com.
Santa’s Secret Shoppe
December 3, Newark, Del.
Kids can purchase holiday gifts at bargain prices at Santa’s Secret Shoppe in the George Wilson Center. The same day, the center hosts a Snack with Santa for adults and children.Visit newarkde.gov.
Entries from the popular gingerbread house contest at Hagley Museum will be on display through New Year’s Day.
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