October Events in Salisbury and Surrounding Areas
Beer and Wine Festivals, Sesame Street Live, and a Performance by the Band Chicago Highlight October’s Activities on the Shore. |
| Through October 10 / “The Great American Landscape: Photographs of Ansel Adams, George Alexander Grant, Eliot Porter, and the National Park Service” at the Salisbury University Art Gallery, 118 N. Division Street, downtown Salisbury. Open Wed. – Fri., noon to 5 p.m.; Sat., noon to 4 p.m. 443-944-0573. http://suartgalleries.org/2015/07/15/the-great-american-landscape/. |
| Oct. 2 & 3 (Fri & Sat.) / World War II Dinner Show and Wings and Wheels Event, Coastal Delaware Airport (formerly Sussex County Airport), Georgetown, Del. Dinner show (6 p.m. on Friday; tickets: $45) features 16th-piece jazz-and-swing band, Smooth Sound. Also featuring an Abbot and Costello comedy tribute performance and special guest Lt. Dick Cole, one of only two remaining survivors of the Doolittle Raiders. On Sat., walk the flight line to see airplanes, classic cars, and WW II re-enactments and speakers. Free admission on Saturday. 302-856-1544. http://www.wings-wheels.com. |
| Oct. 2, 3, & 4 and 9, 10, & 11 (two weekends on Fri., Sat., and Sun.) / Hairspray, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, presented by The Possum Point Players. Possum Hall, 441 Old Laurel Rd., Georgetown, Del. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets: $23 for adults, $22 for students and seniors. Purchase tickets here: www.possumpointplayers.org. Show information: http://events.delmarvanow.com/georgetown_de/events/possum-point-players-h-/E0-001-087381608-4@2015100219. |
| Oct. 6 & 7 (Tues. & Wed.) / Sesame Street Live at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, 500 Glen Ave., Salisbury. Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m.; Oct. 7 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $15 – $65. Box office: 410-548-4911. Show info.: http://www.wicomicociviccenter.org/events-listings/sesame-street-live. |
| Oct. 10 (Sat.) / Downtown Pocomoke Fall Festival. Family fun includes horse rides, antique-car cruise-in, sidewalk chalk art, pumpkin painting, kids’ costume contest, puppy parade, food vendors, and live entertainment. Plus free admission to local museums. Along Market Street, Pocomoke. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Free admission. http://www.downtownpocomoke.com. |
| Oct. 10 & 11 (Sat. & Sun.)/ Good Beer Festival, Pemberton Park, 5561 Plantation Lane, Salisbury. One- and two-day tickets available for tasting and non-tasting attendees. Tickets range from $5 (early bird, non-tasting) to $60 (two-day, tasting, purchased at the gate). Discounted early-bird ticket sales end Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. Event hours: 12:30 – 6:30 p.m., rain or shine. (410) 548-4911.http://wicomicociviccenter.tix.com/Event.aspx?EventCode=779176 |
| Oct. 13 (Tues.) / Octoberfest at Salisbury University. Music and German food on the Fulton Hall Lawn from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. (music featuring the Philadelphia Brass Band from noon till 2 p.m.) Beer and food platters of bratwurst, sauerkraut, potato salad, and soft pretzels available for purchase. Rain location: Wicomico Rm., Guerrieri Center. Admission is free. https://webapps.salisbury.edu/calendars/Program/event_view.asp?EID=573587&ID=2&cTYPE=1&month=10&year=2015&cate= |
| Oct. 17 (Sat.) / Chicago (the band) performs live at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, 500 Glen Ave., Salisbury. 8 p.m. Tickets $35 – $275. Box office: 410-548-491. Show information: http://www.wicomicociviccenter.org/events-listings/chicago. |
| Oct. 17 & 18 (Sat. & Sun.) / Autumn Wine Festival, Pemberton Park, 5561 Plantation Lane, Salisbury. One- and two-day tickets available for tasting and non-tasting attendees. Tickets range from $5 (early bird, non-tasting) to $60 (two-day, tasting, purchased at the gate). Discounted early-bird ticket sales end Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. Event hours: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., rain or shine. (410) 548-4911. http://www.autumnwinefestival.org/autumnwinefestival/index. |
| October 30 (Fri.) / CMT On Tour: Brett Eldredge & Thomas Rhett “Suits & Boots” Tour at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, 500 Glen Ave., Salisbury. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $29.75 – $57. Box office: 410-548-491. Show information: http://www.wicomicociviccenter.org/events-listings/brett-eldredge-thomas-rhett-suits-boots-tour#sthash.OLXJKfb4.dpuf |
