Editing Wilmington, Delaware (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Old Swedes front corner 1.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes)]]]]
Wilmington has many museums, galleries, and gardens, as well as many ethnic festivals and other events throughout the year. Notable among its museums is the [[Delaware Art Museum]] whose collection focuses on American art and illustration from the 19th to the 21st century, and on the English Pre-Raphaelite movement of the mid-19th century.

===Festivals===
Wilmington boasts a vibrant and diverse ethnic population, celebrated through several festivals each spring and summer. The most popular is the Italian Festival, held by [[St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church (Wilmington, Delaware)|St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church]] in the second week of June, featuring traditional Italian music, food, and games. Other similar events are the Greek Festival organized by Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church and the Polish Festival hosted by St. Hedwig's Catholic Church, each showcasing cuisine, games, music and entertainment. Haneef's African Festival celebrates African American heritage, while the [[Big August Quarterly]], held since 1814, honors African American religious freedom.<ref>{{cite book |title=State names, seals, flags, and symbols |author=Shearer, Barbara Smith |year=2002 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=0-313-31534-5 |page=258}}</ref> IndiaFest, hosted by the Indo American Association of Delaware, showcases Indian culture.<ref>{{cite web| title = Indiafest 2009| work = IAAD- Indo American Association of Delaware| url = http://www.iaadelaware.org/| access-date = December 1, 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090831131034/http://www.iaadelaware.org/| archive-date = August 31, 2009| url-status = live}}</ref> Wilmington also observes Hispanic Week, coinciding with [[National Hispanic Heritage Month]], which includes a pageant, parade, music, cuisine, and a carnival on the Riverfront.

The [[Clifford Brown Jazz Festival]] is a week-long outdoor music festival held each summer in Wilmington's [[Rodney Square]]. The ''Peoples' Festival'' is an annual tribute to [[Bob Marley]], who once lived in Wilmington trying to earn money enough to establish his [[Tuff Gong#Recording studio|Tuff Gong music studio]] in Jamaica. Started in 1994, the Peoples' Festival features [[reggae]] and [[world beat]] musicians playing original music and [[Bob Marley and the Wailers]] songs and is held on the Wilmington riverfront each summer. The ''Riverfront Blues Festival'', a three-day music festival held each August in the Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, features prominent blues acts as well as artists from the local area.

Seasonal events include an annual [[Christmas tree]]-lighting ceremony related to the Christmas holiday at [[Rockwood Museum and Park]].<ref name=ochristmastree>{{Citation |author=staff |date=December 3, 2011 |title=O christmas tree |newspaper=[[The News Journal]] |edition=Delaware Online |url=http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20111203/NEWS/112030327/-1/NLETTER01/O-christmas-tree |access-date=December 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818104748/http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20111203/NEWS/112030327/-1/NLETTER01/O-christmas-tree |archive-date=August 18, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Wilmington's memorial day parade is the oldest continuous parade in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wilmingtonde.gov/Home/Components/News/News/2937/225|title=City News {{!}} Wilmington, DE|website=www.wilmingtonde.gov|access-date=April 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418152009/https://www.wilmingtonde.gov/Home/Components/News/News/2937/225|archive-date=April 18, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Wilmington Riverfront===
[[File:Wilmington Riverfront.JPG|thumb|The ''[[Kalmar Nyckel]]'' with the Wilmington skyline in the background]]

In the 1990s, the city launched a campaign to revitalize the former shipyard area known as the Wilmington Riverfront.<ref name="riverwalk">{{cite web|url=https://delawaretoday.com/life-style/the-wilmington-riverfronts-unexpected-evolution/ |title=The Wilmington Riverfront's Unexpected Evolution |author=Nagengast, Larry |publisher=Delaware Today |date=April 4, 2016 |access-date=March 3, 2025 }}</ref> Delaware Theatre Company was at the forefront of this movement, opening its current space on Water Street in 1985.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.delawaretheatre.org/about_history |title=History of the Delaware Theatre Company |publisher=Delaware Theatre Company |access-date=January 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628230045/http://www.delawaretheatre.org/about_history |archive-date=June 28, 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Other key developments included Kahunaville, later to become the Delaware Children’s Museum, and [[Daniel S. Frawley Stadium]], home to the [[Wilmington Blue Rocks]] minor league baseball team.<ref name="riverwalk" /> The [[Chase Center on the Riverfront]] opened as the First USA Riverfront Arts Center in 1998 to hold traveling exhibitions but was repurposed into the city's [[convention center]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Milford|first=Maureen|date=July 5, 1998|title=Revitalizing the Riverfront in Wilmington, Del.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/05/realestate/revitalizing-the-riverfront-in-wilmington-del.html|access-date=August 21, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The groundbreaking of Justison Landing in 2006 marked the start of Wilmington's largest residential project since Bancroft Park was built after World War II. Outlet shops, restaurants and a riverfront market have also opened along the {{convert|1.2|mi|km|adj=on}} riverwalk.<ref name="riverwalk" />

===Places of interest===
{{See also|National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilmington, Delaware}}
[[File:Wilmington Rodney Square.jpg|thumb|[[Rodney Square]], Center City, Wilmington]]
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* [[Brandywine Zoo]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brandywinezoo.org/ |title=Brandywine Zoo |publisher=Brandywine Zoo |access-date=October 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026021152/http://brandywinezoo.org/ |archive-date=October 26, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Delaware Art Museum]]
* [[The Delaware Contemporary]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thedcca.org/ |title=Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts |publisher=Thedcca.org |access-date=October 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904012633/http://www.thedcca.org/ |archive-date=September 4, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Delaware Center for Horticulture]]
* Delaware Children's Museum
* [[Delaware Children's Theatre]]
* [[Delaware Historical Society]]
* [[Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame]]
* Delaware Theatre Company<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.delawaretheatre.org/ |title=Delaware Theatre Company |publisher=Delawaretheatre.org |access-date=October 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725224709/http://www.delawaretheatre.org/ |archive-date=July 25, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* DuPont Playhouse
* Frank Furness Railroad District, a collection of railroad buildings designed by [[Frank Furness]]
* [[Fort Christina|Fort Christina State Park]]
* [[Grand Opera House (Wilmington, Delaware)|Grand Opera House]]
* [[Kalmar Nyckel|Kalmar Nyckel Foundation & Tall Ship]]
* [[Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes)|Holy Trinity (Old Swedes') Church]]
* Riverfront Market
* Rockford Tower
* [[Rodney Square]]
* [[Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery]]
* [[Wilmington Blue Rocks]], [[South Atlantic League]] baseball
* [[Wilmington Drama League]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wilmingtondramaleague.org/ |title=Wilmington Drama League |publisher=Wilmingtondramaleague.org |date=December 13, 2011 |access-date=December 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129044713/http://wilmingtondramaleague.org/ |archive-date=November 29, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The Wilmington Library<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wilmlib.org/ |title=Wilmington Public Library |publisher=Wilmlib.org |date=October 5, 2010 |access-date=October 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201204310/http://wilmlib.org/ |archive-date=December 1, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Wilmington Riverfront
* [[Wilmington State Parks]], which includes [[Brandywine Park]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brandywinepark.org/ |title=Friends of Wilmington Parks |publisher=Brandywinepark.org |access-date=October 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016132445/http://www.brandywinepark.org/ |archive-date=October 16, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>