Several Great Events Featured This First Weekend of May in Delaware, Maryland and Southeastern Pennsylvania
Welcome to the first weekend of May everyone! We're a few days closer to Memorial Day Weekend 2021 and the start of the traditional summer season in and around the mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
The Delaware and Maryland beaches are starting to pick up in activity, along with excitement for a warm weather season that will hopefully bring about the easing of COVID-19 related restrictions and mandates.
We're starting to see that in many areas already as the nation's vaccine rollout continues in earnest. So optimism abounds as we inch closer to Memorial Day Weekend!
We have several great local events to tell you about for these early days of May, at the beaches, in northern Delaware and southeastern Pennsylvania and in Maryland's capital city of Annapolis.
So keep reading and make plans for a fantastic weekend coming up wherever you happen to call home!
Here are the Oldfather Group's top choices for great local events and festivals for the first weekend of May. Enjoy!
Lewes British Motorcar Show (May 1)
This is the 25th anniversary of the British Motorcar Show in historic Lewes, with this year's event culminating in a "Winner's Circle Parade" in downtown Lewes.
This always fun event is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Saturday, May 1, in the parking lot of the Cape May-Lewes Ferry Terminal on Cape Henlopen Drive in Lewes.
As always, it's sponsored by the Lewes Chamber of Commerce and the British Car Club of Delaware and will feature a host of beautiful British vehicles.
Keep in mind that all spectators to this year's show must follow social distancing and mask use requirements. But that shouldn't stop anyone from having a great time!
Food and beverages will be available from Grain on the Rocks.
Visit www.leweschamber.com for more information on the 2021 British Motorcar Show.
True Blue to Mark Jazz Appreciation Month (April 29-30)
This marks the ninth year for the True Blue Jazz Festival in Delaware's coastal region. And while the actual festival doesn't happen until the Fall, Nassau Valley Vineyards is celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month with a couple of special concerts on April 29 and 30.
The first will be at the vineyards on Thursday, April 29, and will feature Benny Benack III performing from 7 until 8:30 p.m. That's followed the following evening by a virtual concert with Benack and Friends from 6 to 9 p.m.
Both are available to stream live and for free. Learn more about the True Blue Jazz Festival at www.truebluejazz.org, or click here for the livestream on Friday, April 30.
2021 Opening of Historic Lewes Farmer's Market (May 1)
The 16th season of the Historic Lewes Farmer's Market kicks off on Saturday, May 1, from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m., at the George H.P. Smith Park on the corner of Dupont and Johnson Avenues.
Social distancing and mask usage protocols are still in place for 2021, but the one-way flow rules that existed in 2020 are eliminated for the new season. Hand sanitizer and hand washing stations remain.
New vendors for 2021 include Derby Mill Farm, the Station on Kings and Enoch Farms.
Visit www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org for more information on this year's Historic Lewes Farmer's Market.
