weekend chillBundle up it’s going to be a cold one and get this…there’s a chance of snow! SPRING, come out, come out, wherever you are! We are ready, and anxiously waiting. In the meantime, we’ll throw on our winter coats for the last time (hopefully) and have some fun. Our calendar is on full tilt, so it wasn’t easy, but we made our top picks Friday, April 8 – Sunday, April 10. From Opening Weekend Blue Rocks Baseball to City Restaurant Week and from the Heart and Home Tour to the Muttini Mixer there’s plenty to keep you moving this weekend!

Remember, this is just a TEASE, check out a full listing of events on the NorthdelaWHEREhappening.com calendar of events page.

 

What’s Happening & WHERE this Weekend!

Blue Rocks Baseball first pitch sponsorWilmington Blue Rocks Opening Weekend 2016

The 2016 season has finally arrived on The Riverfront. The Wilmington Blue Rocks welcome the Potomac Nationals to Frawley Stadium as they begin the quest for the 2016 Mills Cup.

 

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wilmington restaurant week 2016City Restaurant Week 2106 – Wilmington

Wilmington’s fine dining scene is marked by a distinguishing characteristic: It is dominated by owner-operators. In other words, there is not a chain restaurant in the bunch. So each spring, when those restaurateurs team to present City Restaurant Week, they view it as a personal invitation. It’s the equivalent of your neighbor inviting you for dinner.

Blue RocksWilmington Blue Rocks vs Potomac Nationals

Spectacular post-game fireworks illuminate the Wilmington Riverfront for the first time in 2016 on Friday, April 8. The Blue Rocks host the Potomac Nationals with an explosive, can’t-miss fireworks show immediately following the final out of the game!

Relaxicon 2016Relaxicon

A weekend long event where you can participate in one game, run a gaming event, or attend the whole weekend! You can just come, be social, and relax too! (It is called Relaxicon after all.)

 

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Blue Rocks

Wilmington Blue Rocks vs Potomac Nationals

Head out to Frawley Stadium on Saturday, April 9 as the Rocks host the Potomac Nationals. The first 1,000 fans through the gates will receive a canvas print featuring former Rocks turned Royals big leaguers, presented by Delaware Express!

Twin PoetsNational Poetry Month Event

Delaware’s Poets Laureate, also known as the Twin Poets, will help celebrate National Poetry Month this weekend, check out the events they have planned for the weekend and the rest of the month.

Scrub runScrub Run 5k Newark

Scrub up! It’s the first-ever Scrub Run 5K in Newark, DE. This race course starts on University of Delaware’s Laird Campus and heads out onto Creek Road. No need to be a healthcare professional to participate.

Junior League of Wilmington Heart of the Home Kitchen TourHeart of the Home® Kitchen Tour

The Junior League of Wilmington, Delaware presents its 11th Heart of the Home® Kitchen Tour, which will showcase some of the finest dream kitchens while offering scrumptious food samples and demonstrations from some of the area’s top chefs and restaurants.
Plant a tree, make a craft, take a nature hike, build a nest box for your yard, enjoy some refreshments, free prizes, and live animals including “Meet the Mallards.”

Woofstock 2016Woofstock

There will be crafters, K-9 demonstrations, a costume contest, pet rescue groups, and more at Woofstock! The Brandywine Zoo will also have an exhibition

2012-Muttini-Mixer-DE-Humane-AssociationMuttini Mixer

Over 300 guests and their dogs will gather to mix and mingle with other DHA supporters and animal lovers while enjoying heavy hors d’oeuvres and food stations, open bar for beer/wine/soft drinks, silent auction items, music, and more. Dressy attire is encouraged for dogs and their people. No dog? It’s OK! Cat lovers and those without pets are welcome to join us.

Chew-ChewThe CROP Foundation Presents: Chew Chew

Don’t miss this grand affair!  Travel to the depths of your imagination and the height of your senses. Enjoy an evening of lavish cuisine, an open bar of festive cocktails, carnival games, magic, tarot card reading, and other special entertainment.

 

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Delaware Estate SalesVintage Nautical Collectibles Preview & Auction

Delaware Estate Sales is excited to announce its Hunting, Fishing, Military, and Vintage Nautical Collectibles Auction.

NCAA Ice Skating ChampionshipsU.S. Figure Skating Intercollegiate Championships

Come and see some amazing figure skating and support your own UD student athletes!The UD Figure Skating Team will be hosting the U.S. Figure Skating Intercollegiate Championships at the Fred Rust Ice Arena on South Campus. It will feature the top 9 collegiate figure skating teams across the nation!

Andrew Lipke is a Philadelphia based, South African born multi-instrumentalist and composer active in many different styles of music. Andrew will be performing as part of a rock trio this evening.