This week’s Delaware Five highlights competition with events featuring some sort of friendly games. Sussex hosts the Senior Softball World Series while Rehoboth Beach hosts a skimboarding competition. Other events include a watermelon festival, silent auction and Beatles tribute at the Freeman Stage.
What: Senior Softball World Series
When: Through 8/13, check schedule for game times.
Where: Lower Sussex Little League Complex, Roxana, 19970
Who: Delaware State Parks
Why: Roxana hosts the Senior Softball World Series for its 8th straight year, and presents an opportunity to be part of a national ESPN broadcast on Saturday. The event features competition from America and countries abroad.
How much: Admission to the event is free.
What: 30th Annual East Coast Skimboarding Championship
When: 8/13 and 8/14
Where: Bellevue Street, Dewey Beach
Who: Rehoboth & Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce
Why: International skimboarding talent will gather in Dewey Beach this weekend for a competition
How much: Admission to the event is free.
What: Watermelon Festival
When: 8/13, 3 to 6 p.m.
Where: 511 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach
Who: Rehoboth Beach Museum and Grove Park
Why: This festival is centered around a refreshing fruit and is an opportunity to visit Rehoboth Beach as the summer season wraps up. The event features watermelon eating and seed spitting
How much: Admission is only $3 for ages 13 and older, $2 for children ages 5 to 12. Children 4 and younger are free.
What: BeatleMania Live!
When: 8/13 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: 36097 Sand Cove Road, Selbyville, 19975
Who: The Freeman Stage
Why: This event offers the opportunity to hear over 35 classic Beatles songs at the Freeman Stage’s outdoor venue.
How much: Admission to the event is $10 per person and free for children under 18.
What: Third Annual Silent Auction and Benefit for AIDS Delaware
When: 8/13, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: 50 Wilmington Ave, Rehoboth Beach
Who: Gallery 50
Why: This event offers an opportunity to bid on art and support a good cause in the state of Delaware.
How much: Admission to the auction is free, but the price of art up for auction will vary.
