Sea Witch Festival to kick off with household enjoyable Oct. 24

The Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce thirty fifth Annual Sea Witch Festival occasions will happen from Friday, Oct. 24 to Sunday, Oct. 26.

Family-fun choices can be obtainable all weekend on the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center, on the Boardwalk and on the Bandstand, with greater than 60 artisans/crafters, kids’s exercise and meals distributors available providing magic and juggling exhibits, musical leisure, crafts, bubble enjoyable, face portray and extra. Convention middle sights embody youngsters’ leisure on the Mermaid’s Grotto, balloon twisting, trick-or-treat bag adorning and monster artwork. Near the Bandstand, the Humane Animal Partners desk is all the time a crowd favourite, with a petting zoo, face portray, and loads of pleasant pets in search of perpetually properties. 

Children ages 10 and beneath are invited to sprint down the Boardwalk on their trikes and bikes within the Tyke Bike Race Friday. Registration begins at 3:30 p.m. Relays run from 4 to five p.m. Tykes ought to register on the chamber data desk on the Rehoboth Boardwalk the place it meets Rehoboth Avenue. All individuals are required to put on a helmet when using. Keep the enjoyable going with the Beach Ball Roll on the Boardwalk, happening instantly following the final Tyke Bike run.

The essential occasion will see hundreds of costumed individuals, native bands, adorned automobiles and floats, and extra for the thirty fifth Annual Sea Witch Festival Costume Parade, kicking off at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 25. Parade judges will award trophies to Top 25 Walking, Top 10 Rolling/Motorized, and Judge’s Favorite Bands. Attendees ought to convey slickers and umbrellas in case of magic rain. There is not any scheduled rain date. If the parade is canceled, footage of costumes and floats might be submitted to [email protected] for judging and awards. In the occasion of inclement climate, name the chamber at 302-227-2233 for recorded updates associated to cancellations and/or postponement of competition occasions.

Registration for the Best Costumed Dog Contest begins at 12 p.m., Sunday, at Lake Avenue subsequent to the Henlopen Hotel, and the parade begins at 1 p.m. Costumed canine and homeowners will parade down the Boardwalk from the resort, letting the crowds get an eyeful. Winners can be introduced on the Bandstand at 2:30 p.m. The registration payment is $5 per canine. No livestock, wild animals or reptiles are permitted within the contest. This occasion is climate dependent; there isn’t any scheduled rain date.

For the entire schedule, go to beach-fun.com. For competition or space data, name the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce at 302-227-6446 or e-mail [email protected]. Activities and occasions are topic to alter.