Theatre and Arts Events in Northern Delaware
Current and recent theatre and arts events across Northern Delaware, including plays, musicals, ballet, museum exhibits, film screenings, and gallery talks, updated throughout the week.
January 7, 2026
Thursday, January 8
- Copeland Hall | Uncultured Swine & King Creative Presents: The Conspiracists: A Comedy Mockumentary Film | 8 PM
- Hagley Museum and Library | Innovation in Miniature Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
Friday, January 9
- The Baby Grand | Colin Quinn | 10 AM
- Theatre N | The Man Who Saves the World | 7 PM
Saturday, January 10
- Chapel Street Players | Thank You Willie Sutton | 8 PM
- Delaware Art Museum | Delart Film Society: New Hollywood Presents: Bonnie and Clyde (1967) | 1:30 PM
- Rockwood Park & Museum | Paranormal Experience | 7-9 PM
- Studio 1 | Bar None Entertainment Presents: Thea Vidale | 8:30 PM
- Theatre N | The Man Who Saves the World | 1 PM
- Theatre N | Griffin in Summer | 3 PM
- Theatre N | Nuremberg | 5 PM
- Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library | Director’s Garden Walk | 1-2:30 PM
Sunday, January 11
- Delaware Art Museum | Family 2nd Sunday | 10 AM
- Delaware Art Museum | Delart Film Society Presents American Graffiti (1973) | 1:30 PM
- Theatre N | Nuremberg | 12:30 PM
- Theatre N | The Man Who Saves the World | 3:30 PM
- Theatre N | Griffin in Summer | 5:30 PM
January 5, 2026
Wednesday, January 7
- Theatre N | Citizen Kane | 6 PM
- Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library | Member Bloom Report Guided Garden Walk | 3-4 PM
December 31, 2025
Thursday, January 1
- Hagley Museum and Library | Innovation in Miniature Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
- Rockwood Park & Museum | Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
Friday, January 2
- Delaware Art Museum | Art is Tasty: Queen’s Closet by Richard Cleaver | 12 PM
- Rockwood Park & Museum | Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
- Theatre N | The Rocky Horror Picture Show | 9 PM
Saturday, January 3
- Rockwood Park & Museum | Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
- Theatre N | An American in Paris | 12 PM
- Theatre N | National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession | 2:30 PM
- Theatre N | Köln 75 | 5 PM
- Theatre N | Comedy Corner | 8 PM
Sunday, January 4
- Rockwood Park & Museum | Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition | 12-4 PM
- Theatre N | National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession | 12:30 PM
- Theatre N | Köln 75 | 3 PM
- Theatre N | An American in Paris | 5:30 PM
December 29, 2025
Monday, December 29
- Hagley Museum and Library | Innovation in Miniature Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
December 17, 2025
Thursday, December 18
- City Theatre Company | Chicago | 8 PM
- Delaware Theatre Company | Shrek the Musical | 7 PM
- Hagley Museum and Library | Innovation in Miniature Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
- Rockwood Park & Museum | Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
- The Candlelight Theatre | Christmas by Candlelight | 8 PM
Friday, December 19
- City Theatre Company | Chicago | 8 PM
- Delaware Art Museum | Slow Art | 11 AM
- Delaware Theatre Company | Shrek the Musical | 7 PM
- Rockwood Park & Museum | Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
- St Stephen’s Lutheran Church | A Griffin Theatre’s A Charlie Brown Christmas | 7:30 PM
- The Candlelight Theatre | Christmas by Candlelight | 8 PM
- The Everett Theatre | It’s A Wonderful Life: The Musical | 7:30-10 PM
- Theatre N | Sentimental Value | 1 PM
- Theatre N | Building Bridges | 7 PM
- Wilmington Drama League | The Little Mermaid | 7:30 PM
Saturday, December 20
- City Theatre Company | Chicago | 8 PM
- Copeland Hall | First State Ballet Theatre Presents the Nutcracker | 7 PM
- Copeland Hall | First State Ballet Theatre Presents: The Nutcracker | 7 PM
- Delaware Theatre Company | Shrek the Musical | 2 PM
- Rockwood Park & Museum | Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
- St Stephen’s Lutheran Church | A Griffin Theatre’s A Charlie Brown Christmas | 7:30 PM
- The Candlelight Theatre | Christmas by Candlelight | 8 PM
- The Everett Theatre | It’s A Wonderful Life: The Musical | 7:30-10 PM
- The Playhouse | Meredith Willson’s Miracle on 34th Street, the Musical | 2 PM
- Theatre N | Rental Family | 1 PM
- Theatre N | The Tale of Silyan | 3:30 PM
- Theatre N | Sentimental Value | 5:15 PM
- Wilmington Drama League | The Little Mermaid | 2 PM
Sunday, December 21
- Copeland Hall | First State Ballet Theatre Presents the Nutcracker | 2 PM
- Delaware Theatre Company | Shrek the Musical | 2 PM
- Rockwood Park & Museum | Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition | 12-4 PM
- The Candlelight Theatre | Christmas by Candlelight | 2 PM
- The Everett Theatre | It’s A Wonderful Life: The Musical | 2-4:30 PM
- The Playhouse | Meredith Willson’s Miracle on 34th Street, the Musical | 2 PM
- Theatre N | Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker (2025) | 11:30 AM
- Theatre N | Sentimental Value | 2 PM
- Theatre N | The Tale of Silyan | 4:45 PM
- Wilmington Drama League | The Little Mermaid | 2 PM
December 15, 2025
Monday, December 15
- Hagley Museum and Library | Innovation in Miniature Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
Tuesday, December 16
- Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art | The Patron Behind the Painting: James McHenry, Jasper Francis Cropsey, and the Railroad Business | 1-2 PM
- The Playhouse | Matteo Bocelli – Falling in Love World Tour | 8 PM
Wednesday, December 17
- City Theatre Company | Chicago | 8 PM
- Delaware Theatre Company | Shrek the Musical | 2 PM
- Theatre N | Sentimental Value | 6 PM
December 10, 2025
Thursday, December 11
- abrese Arts Co. | Shrek the Musical Jr | 7-9 PM
- Copeland Hall | First State Ballet Theatre Presents the Nutcracker | 9:30 AM
- Copeland Hall | First State Ballet Theatre Presents the Nutcracker | 12 PM
- Delaware Art Museum | Treasures of the Season: Holiday Gems from the Helen Farr Sloan Library & Archives | 5 PM
- Delaware Art Museum | Gallery Talk: Imprinted | 5 PM
- Delaware Art Museum | it’s A Colorful Life: Robert C. Jackson Book Signing | 6:30 PM
- Delaware Theatre Company | Shrek the Musical | 7 PM
- Hagley Museum and Library | Innovation in Miniature Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
- Rockwood Park & Museum | Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
- The Candlelight Theatre | Christmas by Candlelight | 8 PM
- Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library | A Christmas Carol Live | 1-2:30 PM
- Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library | A Christmas Carol Live | 6-7:30 PM
Friday, December 12
- Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art | Art Chat: No Solace in the Shade | 1-2 PM
- Calabrese Arts Co. | Shrek the Musical Jr | 7-9 PM
- City Theatre Company | Chicago | 8 PM
- Creative Center of the Arts | Queer Art Night & Art Supply Swap : All Ages | 6-9 PM
- Delaware City Community Center | Reedy Point Players’ A Christmas Carol | 8 PM
- Delaware Theatre Company | Shrek the Musical | 7 PM
- Rockwood Park & Museum | Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
- The Candlelight Theatre | Christmas by Candlelight | 8 PM
- The Everett Theatre | It’s A Wonderful Life: the Musical | 7:30-10 PM
- The Playhouse | The Wilmington Ballet Presents the Nutcracker | 7:30 PM
- Theatre N | Wake up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | 12 PM
- Theatre N | Wake up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | 5:30 PM
- Theatre N | Stocking Stuffers: A Festive Burlesque, Drag & Variety Show | 9 PM
- Wilmington Drama League | The Little Mermaid | 7:30 PM
Saturday, December 13
- Calabrese Arts Co. | Shrek the Musical Jr| 2-4 PM
- Calabrese Arts Co. | Shrek the Musical Jr | 7-9 PM
- Chapel Street Players | Sleigh My Name! Holiday Fun | 7:30-9 PM
- City Theatre Company | Chicago | 8 PM
- Copeland Hall | First State Ballet Theatre Presents: the Nutcracker | 2 PM
- Copeland Hall | First State Ballet Theatre Presents the Nutcracker | 7 PM
- Delaware Art Museum | Delart Film Society: My Night at Maud’s | 1:30 PM
- Delaware City Community Center | Reedy Point Players’ A Christmas Carol | 8 PM
- Delaware Theatre Company | Shrek the Musical | 2 PM
- Rockwood Park & Museum | Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
- The Candlelight Theatre | Christmas by Candlelight | 8 PM
- The Everett Theatre | It’s A Wonderful Life: the Musical | 7:30-10 PM
- The Playhouse | The Wilmington Ballet Presents the Nutcracker | 2:30 PM
- The Playhouse | The Wilmington Ballet Presents the Nutcracker | 7:30 PM
- Theatre N | Rental Family | 12 PM
- Theatre N | It’s A Wonderful Life | 2:30 PM
- Theatre N | Sentimental Value | 5:15 PM
- Theatre N | Wake up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | 8 PM
- UD Theatre | Delaware Dance Company’s the Nutcracker | 2 PM
- UD Theatre | Delaware Dance Company’s the Nutcracker | 7 PM
- Wilmington Drama League | The Little Mermaid | 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 14
- Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art | Wyeth White: Andrew Wyeth Paints Snow | 3:30 PM
- Calabrese Arts Co. | Shrek the Musical Jr| 2-4 PM
- City Theatre Company | Chicago | 2 PM
- Copeland Hall | First State Ballet Theatre Presents the Nutcracker | 2 PM
- Delaware Art Museum | Delart Film Society: Home Alone | 1:30 PM
- Delaware City Community Center | Reedy Point Players’A Christmas Carol | 2 PM
- Delaware Theatre Company | Shrek the Musical | 2 PM
- Rockwood Park & Museum | Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition | 12-4 PM
- Rockwood Park & Museum | Lecture: “Darkness is Cheap, and Scrooge Like it”: Where Victorian Ghost Stories and Film Analysis Meet | 2-4 PM
- The Candlelight Theatre | Christmas by Candlelight | 2 PM
- The Everett Theatre | It’s A Wonderful Life: the Musical | 2-4:30 PM
- The Playhouse | The Wilmington Ballet Presents the Nutcracker | 2:30 PM
- Theatre N | Rental Family | 12:15 PM
- Theatre N | It’s A Wonderful Life | 2:30 PM
- Theatre N | Sentimental Value | 5:15 PM
- UD Theatre | Delaware Dance Company’s the Nutcracker | 2 PM
- Wilmington Drama League | The Little Mermaid | 2 PM
December 7, 2025
Monday, December 8
- Hagley Museum and Library | Innovation in Miniature Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
- UD Theatre | Dance and Theatre Capstone Symposium | 6-8 PM
Tuesday, December 9
- Huxley & Hiro | A Christmas Evening w/ Dave Tabler | 6-8 PM
Wednesday, December 10
- Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art | Art Chat: No Solace in the Shade | 11 AM-12 PM
- Delaware Theatre Company | Shrek the Musical | 2 PM
- Theatre N | Moonlight | 6 PM
- UD Theatre | Last Chance to Dance | 11 AM-12 PM
- Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library | A Christmas Carol Live | 1-2:30 PM
December 3, 2025
Thursday, December 4
- Delaware Theatre Company | Shrek the Musical | 7 PM
- Hagley Museum and Library | Author Talk: Debra Michals | 9 AM-4 PM
- Hagley Museum and Library | Innovation in Miniature Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
- Rockwood Park & Museum | Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
- The Candlelight Theatre | Christmas by Candlelight | 8 PM
Friday, December 5
- Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art | Art Chat: No Solace in the Shade | 1-2 PM
- Delaware Art Museum | Treasures of the Season: Holiday Gems from the Helen Farr Sloan Library & Archives | 11 AM
- Delaware Art Museum | Art is Tasty: Absalom Jones by Raphaelle Peale | 11:45 AM
- Delaware Center for Horticulture | Art Loop: December 2025: Beth Trepper | 5:30-8 PM
- Delaware Children’s Theatre | Shrek | 7 PM
- Delaware Theatre Company | Shrek the Musical | 7 PM
- Rockwood Park & Museum | Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
- The Candlelight Theatre | Christmas by Candlelight | 8 PM
- Theatre N | It Was Just an Accident | 10:45 AM
- Theatre N | Wake up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | 12:45 PM
- UD Theatre | Jazzy Nut | 7:30-8:30 PM
Saturday, December 6
- Delaware Art Museum | The People’s Palette | 11:45 AM
- Delaware Children’s Theatre | Shrek | 2 PM
- Delaware Theatre Company | Shrek the Musical | 7 PM
- Rockwood Park & Museum | Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition | 10 AM-4 PM
- The Candlelight Theatre | Christmas by Candlelight | 8 PM
- Theatre N | It Was Just an Accident | 12 PM
- Theatre N | Rental Family | 2:15 PM
- Theatre N | Wake up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | 4:30 PM
- Theatre N | Comedy Corner | 8 PM
- UD Theatre | Jazzy Nut | 2-3 PM
- UD Theatre | Jazzy Nut | 7:30-8:30 PM
Sunday, December 7
- Copeland Hall | CCARTs Presents Eleone Dance Theatre’s Carols in Color 34Th Performance Season | 4 PM
- Delaware Children’s Theatre | Shrek | 2 PM
- Delaware Theatre Company | Shrek the Musical | 2 PM
- Rockwood Park & Museum | Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition | 12-4 PM
- The Candlelight Theatre | Christmas by Candlelight | 2 PM
- Theatre N | Wake up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | 1 PM
- Theatre N | Rental Family | 3:45 PM
- Theatre N | It Was Just an Accident | 6 PM
- UD Theatre | Cabaret | 2-3 PM
December 1, 2025
Wednesday, December 3
- Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art | Art Chat: No Solace in the Shade | 11 AM-12 PM
- Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art | The Polar Express Read-Aloud Pajama Night | 6:30-8 PM
- Delaware Theatre Company | Shrek the Musical | 7 PM
- The Candlelight Theatre | Christmas by Candlelight | 8 PM
- Theatre N | It Was Just an Accident | 6 PM
Heads up: Some venues and organizers don’t publish their full schedules right away. Check back throughout the week. We’ll keep updating as new events and details roll in.
Something above incorrect or missing? Email me at Mike@AboveTheCanal.com.