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Sea Witch Festival has a parade, but also lots of family fun

Three-day event wraps up Oct. 29 with costumed dog parade on Boardwalk at 1 p.m.
After the parade was over, the Sea Witch Festival continued well into the evening with a bunch of family activities, including games on the beach. Josie Klingensmith, 5, runs with a hula hoop. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
Chris Flood
October 29, 2023

Story Location:
Rehoboth Avenue
Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States

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Yes, the Sea Witch Festival is highlighted by a costume parade that brings tens of thousands of people to Rehoboth Beach. However, festival host Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce also makes sure the three-day event is full of family fun and activities.

Highlighted by a costumed dog parade on the Boardwalk at 1 p.m., the fun continues Sunday, Oct. 29. Festival goers can also take a picture with parade mascot Hilda the Sea Witch at the convention center from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

See a full schedule of popular weekend events on pages 63-65 in the Friday, Oct. 27 edition of the Cape Gazette or online at capegazette.com.

For more information, go to beach-fun.com. Contact the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce at rehoboth@beach-fun.com, 302-227-2233 or 800-441-1329.

Zarah Becke, 9, and Oliver Flanagin, 7, pet the blue-tongued skink from Barn Hill Preserve. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
He’s a quick learner. Tadhg O’Dwyer of West Chester, Pa., keeps plates in the air with help from Cascading Carlos Mir the juggler. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Cascading Carlos Mir entertains young and old alike as he keeps three juggling pins in the air in the children’s entertainment area at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Live entertainment was at the Bandstand all day, and 19th Street Band drummer Patty Dougherty hammers along to keep the audience in tune. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
Not all witches are scary. Summer, left, and Ami Jachimski of Bishopville, Md., are dressed as fancy witches. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
The Maryland Rough Riders returned to the festival this year and drew a large crowd to the beach. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
The Episcopal Parish of All Saints’ Church hosted its Spooktacular. Jon Rania, church director of music, turns the pages for organist Bonnie Kuhn. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
Emergency services personnel make the festival happen and are standing by the whole weekend. A small group includes (l-r) Rehoboth EMT Clara Marshall, Rehoboth EMT Logan Chorman, Sussex County EMS Billy Adams and Sussex County EMS Joseph Hetu. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
The parade is over, but the open hatchbacks on all these vehicles suggest the party is still going. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
The Maryland Rough Riders line up on the beach before making their entrance. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
It takes thousands of these metal fence links to block off Rehoboth Avenue. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
The 19th Street Band members Caolaidhe Davis, Meghan Davis and Greg Harden get low to get the energy high. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
Sticky Situation performs at The Bandstand as part of the long list of Sea Witch entertainment. Doing vocals and playing guitars are Paul Webb, right, and Bob Clifton. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Bonnie Jackson records Derek Jackson while he dances on the beach in his LSU-themed gear. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
Vocalist Ellen Turi performs at the All Saints’ Spooktacular. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
Michael and Renate Sheinbaum spent hours making balloon animals and swords for the kids. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
Elise Rodgers stood in line a long time to get this frog balloon creature at the children’s activities at First Street Station. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Michael Tasto, 7 of Pennsylvania, tries to balance a sword with no hands while running on the beach. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
Showing an amazing amount of coordination, Abigail Anthony, 11 of Maryland, runs with an egg in a spoon. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
With an is-this-how-I’m-supposed-to-do-it-face, Matthew Nowoswait, 7, of Pennsylvania, gets ready to run down the beach with a shark tucked under his chin. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
Pianist Jennifer Capparuccini is so good she brought out some ghosts at the All Saints’ Spooktacular. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
The staff of Victoria’s Restaurant on the Boardwalk at Olive Avenue got in the spirit of Halloween. Shown (l-r) are Adam Moskal, Jim Loomis, Kathy Townsend, Lola Acosta and Patty Cullen. SUBMITTED PHOTO
It’s the wild west at Victoria’s Restaurant. Shown (l-r) are Howard Young, Eli Scearce, Nancy Marvel, Rich Dougherty, Ann Dennis and Joe McDonnell. SUBMITTED PHOTO
You never know who will show up at Sea Witch! In Lisa Krausz’s photo, “Guy Fieri” gives a thumbs up for Lion Gardner’s local barbecue and the best collard greens in Delaware. SUBMITTED PHOTO
The famous Sea Witch is blown up at the Convention Center for people to take selfies. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO

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Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. Additionally, Flood moonlights as the company’s circulation manager, which primarily means fixing boxes that are jammed with coins during daylight hours, but sometimes means delivering papers in the middle of the night. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.

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