The 85th Annual Dover Days Festival presented by WSFS Bank is scheduled for Saturday, May 5th from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This year’s festival weekend is in conjunction with NASCAR Spring Races at Dover International Speedway starting May 4th– May 6th.
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Dover Days activities showcase the state’s history and heritage as well as highlights from more contemporary times with a parade, traditional Maypole dancing, games, moon bounce village, food & craft vendors, colonial artisans’ village and other attractions. The festival is produced annually by Kent County Tourism Corporation.
This year’s Dover Days Festival will feature a new footprint to bring a bigger emphasis to Downtown Dover businesses and to open more parking for festival goers.
The new footprint will move most of the festival’s vendors and entertainers to State Street, The Green, and then continue down to Legislative Mall. Changes were made to the parade route.
This year, Festival goers can take a ride in a hot-air balloon for $5 per person on Legislative Mall from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The hot-air balloon is a tethered balloon and rise to 150 feet into the air giving riders a birds-eye view of downtown Dover (weather permitting).
The Annual Dover Days Festival kicks off with Dover’s largest parade stepping off 9:30 a.m.
Starting at 3 p.m. festival goers can head for Loockerman Square for the History, Heritage & Hops Brewfest.
The NASCAR Spring Races start on Friday, May 4 with NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. On Saturday, May 5th, the “OneMain Financial 200” NASCAR XFINITY Series Dash 4 Cash Race will be held. On Sunday, May 6th “AAA 400 Drive for Autism” Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will feature driver Jimmie Johnson looking for win No. 12 at Dover.
