Events

Movie Night – Restoring Insects – A Sussex County Master Gardener Workshop

Tuesday, July 15 | 6:30 p.m.
Carvel Center | Georgetown DE

The Master Gardeners present movie night. Doug Tallamy explores the vital role insects play in our ecosystems and presents a science-based approach to restoring their populations. Think of gardening for bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects.

Pre-registration is required. Please register at: http://www.udel.edu/0013409

Delaware State Fair

Thursday, July 17-Saturday, July 26
Harrington Fairgrounds | 18500 S Dupont Hwy, Harrington DE

4-H Events

Thursday, July 17 – Opening Day at the Fair

• Consumer Champions Bowl will take place at 6:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall (formerly the Centre).

Friday, July 18

• Poultry Judging at 9 a.m. in Memorial Hall (formerly the Centre).
• Lawn Tractor Contest at 10 a.m. in the Quillen Arena.
• Talent Show 6:30 p.m. on the stage in Memorial Hall (formerly the Centre).

Saturday, July 19

• Skill-a-thon at 1 p.m.

Sunday, July 20

• Public Speaking contest at 2:00 p.m. in Memorial Hall (formerly the Centre).

Monday, July 21

• Livestock Judging—Kent Building 9 a.m.
• Archery Competition – Harrington Raceway Paddock Building 12:30 – 2 p.m.

Tuesday, July 22 – Kid’s Day!

• Dairy Judging at the Quillen Arena 9 a.m.

Wednesday, July 23

• Horse Judging at the Quillen Arena 9 a.m.
• General Demonstrations and Plant & Environmental Sciences: 10 a.m.
• Tractor Driving Contest at 11 a.m. at the Quillen Arena.

Thursday, July 24 – Governors Day!

• Family and Consumer Sciences Demonstration in Memorial Hall (formerly the Centre) at 10 a.m.

Friday, July 25

• Animal Science Demonstration in Memorial Hall (formerly the Centre) at 10 a.m.
• Horse and Pony Show at 9 a.m. at the Quillen Arena
• Pig Kissing Contest Reception at 2:30 p.m. Judge’s Chambers in Exhibit Hall
• Pig Kissing Contest at the Free Entertainment Stage in Plaza at 3 p.m.

Saturday July 26

• Avian Bowl at 1 p.m. in Memorial Hall (formerly the Centre)
• Awards Ceremony at 5 p.m. at Quillen Arena

Derelict Crab Pot Round-Up: Volunteer Open House

Wednesday, July 23 | 5–6:30 p.m.
Hugh R. Sharp Campus, Cannon Lab Room 104 | 1044 College Drive in Lewes, DE

Curious about what it takes to be part of Delaware’s Derelict Crab Pot Round-Up team? Join us for an engaging and hands-on Volunteer Open House where you’ll get an inside look at how YOU can help clean up our waterways and restore vital habitat in Delaware’s Inland Bays!

This drop-in style event is designed to get new and returning volunteers prepped and excited for performing independent clean-up efforts and/or the big Crab Pot Clean-Up Weekend happening September 23–24, 2025.

At the Open House, you’ll:

• Learn how to identify and locate derelict crab pots using side-scan sonar
• Get up close with the Mobile Mapping Units (MMUs) and see how they’re set up and used
• Discover how data collection works—what’s in a pot, and how to record it
• View photos and stories from past volunteer efforts
• Ask questions and get pro tips from Delaware Sea Grant and University of Delaware experts

Whether you’re new to the program or looking to sharpen your skills before heading out, this is your chance to connect with fellow volunteers, get trained, and be part of a community-driven solution to marine debris.

No boat required to attend. All are welcome!

Let us know you’re coming, please RSVP to Brittany Haywood at haywoobl@udel.edu.

FREE Webinar: Wired for Reward: Understanding the Connection Between Substance and Gambling Addictions

Tuesday, July 29 | 12–1 p.m.
Virtual Event

Presented by: John Schmidt, Pop’s Advice, LLC

Why do some people become addicted to drugs, while others struggle to resist the lure of gambling and our digital world in general? This webinar explores the striking similarities between substance use disorders and behavioral addictions like gaming, gambling, and social media. We will examine how both types of addiction hijack the brain’s reward system, influence decision-making, and fuel compulsive behaviors. 

Participants will learn how dopamine-driven reinforcement pathways make drug use and digital behaviors feel irresistibly rewarding—and how tolerance, withdrawal, and cravings show up across both domains.

This program is brought to you by University of Delaware Cooperative Extension, a service of the UD College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, a land-grant institution. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. If you have special needs that need to be accommodated, please contact the office two weeks prior to the event. 

Beginning Farmer Program (Sussex County)

Tuesday, August 12 | 6:30–8:30 p.m.
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension office | Carvel Center | Georgetown DE

Course registration fee is $100 with sessions taking place at the University of Delaware Cooperative Extension office in Georgetown, 16483 County Seat Highway, Georgetown DE 19947. 

The Delaware Beginning Farmer Program is for new and beginner farmers working in small-scale vegetable and/or fruit production throughout southern Delaware. Through hands-on training, demonstrations, workshops, and self-study, growers will spend an entire season learning and growing with Delaware Cooperative Extension!

Explore the fundamentals of soil fertility and health, basic crop production, integrated pest management, food safety, farm marketing, and so much more!

Sessions will be held every Tuesday, 6:30-8:30, starting August 12 through October 28.  

The Trail to Desegregation Bus Tours

Saturday, August 23 | 8 a.m.–1 p.m.
Howard High School, 401 E 12th St, Wilmington DE

This year’s Brown v. Board of Education Bus Tour will be a ticketed public history event that continues the storytelling of Delaware’s part in the national conversations about the landmark US Supreme Court Case that desegregated public schools.

This program ferries attendees via bus to tour four New Castle County spaces where they are immersed in the stories of attorney Louis Redding and his African American clients whose successful legal challenges to segregation at the state level in 1951 were considered by the Supreme Court alongside other challenges to segregation in Topeka, Kansas, Clarendon, South Carolina, Washington, D.C., and Prince Edward County, Virginia in the Brown vs. Board decision.

This multi-site tour begins at Howard High School.