2019 Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Festival at Rockwood Park and Museum

Mark your calendar for the 2019 Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Festival at Rockwood Park and Museum on Saturday, June 29, 2019, from 12:00 to 7:00 p.m. This popular annual community event features – what else? – lots of ice cream, along with festival food, music, and family fun! This year’s festival is a celebration of the history of New Castle County with a vintage feel and a laid-back atmosphere surrounded by entertainment and activities that will encourage visitors to unplug and enjoy the beautiful and historic Rockwood grounds.

Ice Cream Festival admission is FREE for children age 12 and under accompanied by a paying adult. Admission is $5.00 for attendees age 13 and over.

The Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Festival features more than half a dozen ice cream producers, including UDairy Creamery, Woodside Farms Creamery. A children’s area will host a DJ, Grandpop Bubbles, face painting, stilt walkers, history demonstrations, and fun activities. The local music stage presents live performances throughout the afternoon. Food trucks, free museum tours, a Vintage Marketplace presented by First State Flea, an Author’s Alley with local authors and more cap off an extraordinary day at this flagship New Castle County park.

Rockwood Park & Museum is located at 4651 Washington Street Extension, Wilmington, DE 19808. Free parking will be offered at the Rockwood Office Park at 501 Carr Road with complimentary shuttles running regularly throughout the day. Shuttles will drop off up at the mansion and will be able to accommodate strollers. Handicapped parking and shuttle service is also offered at the Rockwood Office Park.

The 2019 Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Festival Rain Date is Sunday, June 30, 2019. For weather-related event updates call the New Castle County events hotline at 302-395-5659.

2019 Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Festival Highlights (updated event information posted online at www.newcastlede.gov/specialevents):

LOTS of Ice Cream and Cold Treats!
Caffe Gelato
Dino’s Water Ice
Ice Cream Shoppe
Kilby Cream
Kona Ice
UDairy Creamery
Woodside Farms Creamery

Local Food Court, sponsored by Tsionas Management
Crossan’s Kettle Corn
Famous Sgt. BOB Smoke BBQ and Grill
Farmer’s Famous Fish
First State Catering
Gigi’s & Big R’s Caribbean Soul Food
Mojo Loco
Pizza Capo
The Roaming Raven
Veronica’s Kitchen

Activities for Kids
Grandpop Bubbles
Party Business Face Painting
Superstar DJ
Stilt Walkers

Local Music Stage, sponsored by CBM Insurance
12:15-12:45 p.m. – Wilmington Concert Opera
1:00-1:30 p.m. – Evan Fox Band
1:45-2:15 p.m. – Zupang
2:30-3:15 p.m. – Blues Reincarnation Project
3:30-4:15 p.m. – Reese Ratliff band
4:30-5:30 p.m. – Hoochi Coochi
5:45-7:00 p.m. – Spokey Speaky

Fun Historical Demonstrations
Fort Delaware – blacksmith
Joan Betzold – basket weaving
Greenbank Mills and Phillips Farm – spinning yarn
Delaware Astronomical Society – solar viewing
Sanderson Museum – local house museum
Winterthur Museum – art restoration activity

Vintage Marketplace with First State Flea
Featuring more than a dozen shops with curated collections of vintage items, upcycled creations, and antiques.