Events - 17 Oct 25

09/01/2025 - 11/30/2025

12:00 am

Pacem in Terris 10th Annual Visionary Peace Exhibition 2026

• Location: Pacem in Terris Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition: Call for Work
• Organization(s): Pacem in Terris

Call for Artwork: Visionary Peace Exhibition
Submission Deadline: December 15, 2025

Calling all creative Delaware students in Grades K-12.  We invite you to submit an original 2D artwork for inclusion in Pacem in Terris’s 10th Annual Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition held at the Wilmington Library.  Selected works will also become part of the Traveling Peace Youth Art Exhibition, which is shared at 28+ locations across Delaware and beyond, reaching over 200,000 viewers annually.  Your artwork should address either of these questions:  1. What is your vision of a peaceful world?    2. How can we create a more peaceful world together?

• Artwork Guidelines:  
  • 2D art only
  • Mounted on 16″ x 20″ (or smaller) construction paper or mat board
  • Include a short artist statement on the front
  • Label the back with your name and school
  • No violent images or 3D works

Details and Guidelines are provided at: https://depaceminterris.org/visionary-peace-youth-art–registration

10/15/2025 - 10/18/2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Guided Tours of New Castle Court House Museum

• Location: New Castle Court House Museum
  211 Delaware St, New Castle , Delaware, 19720
• Organization(s): Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs

Guided tours of the building are offered at 10 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, and 3 pm. Tours are free with no registration required.

Staff will guide visitors through the history of the courthouse and its involvement in Delaware’s colonization, statehood, and laws. One major piece of the building’s history involves the Fugitive Slave Act trials of John Hunn and Thomas Garrett, Delaware Quaker abolitionists.

Learn more at https://history.delaware.gov/new-castle-court-house-museum/.

10/17/2025

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

YWCA Delaware Peace Pole dedication

• Location: YWCA Home-Life Management Center
  709 N Madison Street, Wilmington, DE, 19801, New Castle County
• Organization(s): YWCA Delaware
• Human rights, Inclusion, Outdoors

The YWCA of Delaware invites you to its dedication of a Peace Pole. The pole is inscribed with the message “May Peace Prevail on Earth,” in four languages. It is a visible symbol to the community of the YWCA’s dedication to social justice and peace.

10/17/2025

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Peace Of Pizza

• Location: St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church
  1301 N Broom St, Wilmington, DE, 19806
• Organization(s): Dr. Michele Torchia
• Arts, Inclusion, Meal, Music

Join this year’s city-wide celebration of peace, pizza, community, and music at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Trolley Square on October 17. Come for the pizza, stay for the fun. Last year, more than 135 people joined in; this year, we’re aiming for 175 neighbors coming together in peace! Everyone is welcome, the event is free, and wheelchair accessible. Gluten free options will be available.
Peace Week Delware is honoring St.Stephen’s with a Peace Pole which we will dedicate during the festivities.
Pizza and dessert in the Courtyard – 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM

10/17/2025

5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Peace Poetry Reading

• Location: Finist and The Owl Bookstore
  811 Brandywine Boulevard, Wilmington, DE, 19809, New Castle County
• Organization(s): People to People Delaware

Finist & The Owl, Bellefonte Bookery is an artistic space where you can nourish your soul and regenerate your spirit. Located in Bellefonte, Delaware (a small local community) with a cafe and antique store nearby.  October 17 , we will feature an “open mic” peace poetry reading in partnership with People to People Delaware and the Academy for Peace. CALLING ALL POETS! Search through your portfolios and bring out your best peace-themed poems.