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Winterthur offers a wide variety of exciting events and programs all through the year, both on-site and online. Visit our calendar page to explore our current offerings.

And don’t miss Winterthur’s signature events – Point-to-Point, Artisan Market, and the Delaware Antiques Show!

With the suspense of steeplechase racing and the festivity of tailgate picnicking, the Winterthur Point-to-Point races are an exciting day for race goers of all ages. Point-to-Point is Winterthur’s largest single-day fundraiser and takes place in May.

Every July, some of the region’s most talented craftspeople present their outstanding wares, including antiques and collectibles, furniture and home décor, upcycled items and architectural salvage, high-quality handmade crafts, vintage clothing and jewelry, artisanal and small-batch gourmet goods, original art in a variety of media, garden items, and much more! Spend a summer day—or the whole weekend—exploring Winterthur while shopping for artisan-made crafts and gifts at our annual Artisan Market.  

In early November, Winterthur’s Delaware Antiques Show brings together more than 60 of the nation’s top dealers and their finest offerings of furniture, paintings, rugs, ceramics, silver, jewelry, and more. The show is a benefit for educational programming at Winterthur.

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Event: Opening Weekend Activities
Event start date
Sep.
29
Event time 11:00 am-
3:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Child, Member

Enjoy pop-up tours, family-friendly activities, and a French-themed menu in the Visitor…

Event: Wellness Yoga
Event start date
Oct.
01
Event time 9:00 am-
10:00 am

Audience: Member

Activate your internal energy and strengthen your body and spirit as you…

Event: For the Birds: Birding Walks
Event start date
Oct.
02
Event time 8:00 am-
10:00 am

Audience: Adult, Member

Join us to explore some of the hotspots for birds at Winterthur,…

Event: Garden & Estate Insider: Plants of Oak Hill
Event start date
Oct.
02
Event time 10:30 am-
12:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Visit Oak Hill with Jessica Tsakiris, horticulturist, to learn about the history…

Event: Story Time in Enchanted Woods
Event start date
Oct.
03
Event time 11:00 am-
11:30 am

Audience: Child, Family

Share the joy of reading while cultivating children’s interest in and appreciation…

Event: Truck & Tractor Day
Event start date
Oct.
05
Event time 10:00 am-
4:00 pm

Audience: Child, Family, Member, Pre-School & Elementary

Get up close to big equipment, suit up in firefighter gear, take…

Event: Garden & Estate Insider: Sawmill Reforestation
Event start date
Oct.
09
Event time 10:30 am-
12:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Join Kevin Braun, arborist and natural lands supervisor, to hear about the…

Event: Art Book Open House: Trade Material Edition
Event start date
Oct.
10
Event time 2:00 pm-
4:00 pm

Audience: Adult, College & Graduate, Member

Sample books from the 19th-century and catalogues from the 18th-century in the…

Event: Member Bloom Report Guided Walk
Event start date
Oct.
10
Event time 3:30 pm-
4:30 pm

Audience: Member

Exclusively for Members! Discover the beauty of the fall garden on a…

Event: Member Bonus Shopping Days
October, 11
thru
> October, 13
Event time 8:00 am-
5:00 pm

Audience: Member

Members receive an additional 10% off purchases at the Museum Store on…

Event: Virtual Panel Discussion with Transformations Artists
Event start date
Oct.
12
Event time 11:30 am-
12:30 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Join select Transformations artists, including Aspen Golann, Elaine Ng, Joey Quinones, and Andrew Rafferty, as…

Event: Director’s Garden Walk: Autumn Color, Flowers & Fruits
Event start date
Oct.
12
Event time 1:00 pm-
2:30 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Join Chris Strand, director of Winterthur, on a special walk highlighting interesting…

Event: The Garden Club of America Flower Show: The Wild Garden
Event start date
Oct.
15
Event time 10:00 am-
5:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

The Garden Club of Wilmington and the West Chester Garden Club invite…

Event: Objects Up Close Virtual Lecture: Lancets & Smallpox at Winterthur Museum
Event start date
Oct.
15
Event time 10:30 am-
11:30 am

Audience: Adult, Member

Discover how a lancet tucked away in a medicine chest at Winterthur…

Event: Cover to Cover, Naturally! A Nature Lover’s Book Club
Event start date
Oct.
15
Event time 1:00 pm-
3:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Headshot courtesy of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Braiding Sweetgrass…

Event: For the Birds: Birding Walks
Event start date
Oct.
16
Event time 8:00 am-
10:00 am

Audience: Adult, Member

Join us to explore some of the hotspots for birds at Winterthur,…

Event: Garden & Estate Insider: Brick Lookout to Bristol Summerhouse
Event start date
Oct.
16
Event time 10:30 am-
12:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Stroll to one of the best views at Winterthur, as you walk…

Event: Garden to Vase: Fall Wreath Ring
Event start date
Oct.
16
Event time 5:30 pm-
8:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Dried flowers were used throughout Winterthur’s history to enhance the beauty of…

Event: A Dickens Halloween
Event start date
Oct.
19
Event time 1:00 pm-
2:30 pm

Audience: Adult, Family, Member

Gerald Charles Dickens, the actor and great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens, returns to…

Event: A Dickens Halloween
Event start date
Oct.
19
Event time 6:00 pm-
7:30 pm

Audience: Adult, Family, Member

Gerald Charles Dickens, the actor and great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens, returns to…

Event: Garden & Estate Insider: Spruce, Fir & Pine, Oh My!
Event start date
Oct.
23
Event time 10:30 am-
12:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Learn how to tell these conifers apart on a walk through the…

Event: Murder Mystery
Event start date
Oct.
25
Event time 5:00 pm-
7:30 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Join us for this first-ever event! You’ve been invited to a night…

Event: Tram & Treat
Event start date
Oct.
26
Event time 10:00 am-
2:00 pm

Audience: Child, Family, Member, Pre-School & Elementary

Dress your goblins and ghosts in their Halloween finest and come trick-or-treating…

Event: Garden & Estate Insider: Autumn Walk through the March Bank
Event start date
Oct.
30
Event time 10:30 am-
12:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

The March Bank in spring is wonderful, but that’s only half the…

Event: Halloween in the Library
Event start date
Oct.
30
Event time 11:00 am-
3:00 pm

Audience: Member

Members are invited to stop by the library any time between 11:00…

Event: Tailgate Tour: Winterthur’s Old Souls
Event start date
Nov.
01
Event time 5:30 pm-
7:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Hear chilling stories of people who spent earthly time on the estate.…

Event: Member Bloom Report Guided Walk
Event start date
Nov.
02
Event time 9:30 am-
10:30 am

Audience: Member

Exclusively for Members! Discover the beauty of the fall garden on a…

Event: How Well-Worn Books Tell Stories Lecture
Event start date
Nov.
02
Event time 11:00 am-
12:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

We are often told not to write in our books. But for…

Event: Member Bonus Shopping Days
November, 08
thru
> November, 10
Event time 8:00 am-
5:00 pm

Audience: Member

Members receive an additional 10% off purchases at the Museum Store on…

Event: Director’s Garden Walk: Late Fall Color in the Garden
Event start date
Nov.
09
Event time 1:00 pm-
2:30 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Join Chris Strand, director of Winterthur, on a special walk highlighting interesting…

Event: Off the Shelf: Talking Turkey with Cookbooks
Event start date
Nov.
10
Event time 2:00 pm-
3:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Historic cookbooks give us a valuable glimpse into the lives of both…

Event: Objects Up Close Virtual Lecture: An Early 19th-Century Fireplace Bellows
Event start date
Nov.
12
Event time 10:30 am-
11:30 am

Audience: Adult, Member

Before the Industrial Revolution, fireplace bellows were decorative objects and essential household…

Event: Conservation Clinic
Event start date
Nov.
14
Event time 1:00 pm-
4:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Bring your objects to this free event and faculty and students of…

Event: Annual Delaware Antiques Show
Event start date
Nov.
15
Event time 11:00 am-
6:00 pm

Audience: Adult, College & Graduate, Member

On Sale Now November 15–17, 2024 | Chase Center on the Riverfront,…

Event: Adding Layers of Memory and Narrative to the Womb Chair Speaks Project
Event start date
Nov.
16
Event time 1:00 pm-
3:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

This interactive and performative art piece will fill the Transformations: Contemporary Artists…

Event: For the Birds: Birding Walks
Event start date
Nov.
20
Event time 8:00 am-
10:00 am

Audience: Adult, Member

Join us to explore some of the hotspots for birds at Winterthur,…

Event: Holiday Market
Event start date
Nov.
23
Event time 10:00 am-
4:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Get a jump on your holiday shopping with local makers and creators.…

Event: Floral Design Workshop: Mini Dried-Flower Tree
Event start date
Dec.
04
Event time 5:30 pm-
8:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Hear Meredith Graves, former floral supervisor, tell the story of how the…

Event: Conservation Clinic
Event start date
Dec.
05
Event time 1:00 pm-
4:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Bring your objects to this free event and faculty and students of…

Event: A Christmas Carol Live!
Event start date
Dec.
11
Event time 1:00 pm-
2:30 pm

Audience: Adult, College & Graduate, Family, Member

Join us for this captivating rendition of the timeless holiday classic as…

Event: A Christmas Carol Live!
Event start date
Dec.
12
Event time 1:00 pm-
2:30 pm

Audience: Adult, Family, Member

Join us for this captivating rendition of the timeless holiday classic as…

Event: Member-Exclusive Meet and Greet with Gerald Charles Dickens
Event start date
Dec.
12
Event time 4:00 pm-
5:30 pm

Audience: Member

Members are invited to a special, exclusive meet and greet with Gerald…

Event: A Christmas Carol Live!
Event start date
Dec.
12
Event time 6:00 pm-
7:30 pm

Audience: Adult, Family, Member

Join us for this captivating rendition of the timeless holiday classic as…

Event: Member Bonus Shopping Days
December, 13
thru
> December, 15
Event time 8:00 am-
5:00 pm

Audience: Member

Members receive an additional 10% off purchases at the Museum Store on…

Event: For the Birds: Birding Walks
Event start date
Dec.
18
Event time 8:00 am-
10:00 am

Audience: Adult, Member

Join us to explore some of the hotspots for birds at Winterthur,…

Event: Garden to Vase: Holiday Centerpiece
Event start date
Dec.
18
Event time 4:30 pm-
8:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Take a specialty Yuletide Tour with the floral designers and gain insider…

Event: “Twelve Days of Christmas” Toy Train Display
Event start date
Dec.
24
Event time 10:00 am-
5:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Child, Family, Member

December 22, 2023-January 2, 2024 The du Pont children loved Christmas and…

Event: Conservation Clinic
Event start date
Mar.
06
Event time 1:00 pm-
4:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Bring your objects to this free event and faculty and students of…

Event: Winterthur Institute
March, 31
thru
> April, 11
Event time All Day

Audience: Adult, College & Graduate, Teacher

March 30–April 11, 2025 Applications open January 1, 2025. Winterthur Institute is…

Event: Conservation Clinic
Event start date
Apr.
17
Event time 1:00 pm-
4:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Bring your objects to this free event and faculty and students of…

Event: Artisan Market
July, 18
thru
> July, 20
Event time 10:00 am-
5:00 pm

Audience: Adult, Member

Save the Date! July 18-20, 2025 Spend a summer day—or the whole…