Second Saturdays @ Kalmar Nyckel Foundation
Schedule
Sat Apr 11 2026 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
1124 E 7th St, Wilmington, DE, United States, Delaware 19801 | Wilmington, DE
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Visit us each month on Second Saturdays to explore history and hands-on crafts at our riverfront Maritime Center. April 11: Poems in a Bottle - Do you know how sailors had fun on long ocean voyages? Take a hands-on poetry adventure with us. Write a mad-lib-style sea chantey that's wacky & fun. Then decorate a bottle & place your chantey inside — just like sailors at sea! Celebrate National Poetry Month at the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation’s Maritime Museum! Activity included in Winter Admission: $5/adult, $3/ages 5-12, under three is free.
May 9: Native American Food Ways - Stay tuned for details of this special program related to the Lenni-Lenape people and their customs. Enjoy experience with our guides.
-Free admission and activities for this event thanks to a generous grant
June 13: The Great American Beaver Scavenger Hunt, a family-friendly event. Complete a scavenger hunt in Fort Christina Park focused on world trade in early America while you collect while the pieces to make their own American beaver. Location (next door to Kalmar Nyckel): Fort Christina Park, 1110 East 7th St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Free park admission.
July 11 at Fort Christina State Park for "What's in a Flag?” This fun and educational family-friendly program explores the origins and symbolism of four flags related to the history of Christina Park: the Swedish, Finnish, Stars and Stripes (American), and Delaware State flags. Then create your own symbolic/national flag. Location (next door to Kalmar Nyckel): Fort Christina Park, 1110 East 7th St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Free park admission.
Summer Museum admission (starts May 1): $10/adult, $5/child; under 3 is free.
www.KalmarNyckel.org/visit
Location: Kalmar Nyckel Foundation, 1124 East 7th Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
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