Events, Programs, and Tours


  • Family programs kids meadow
    Family Fridays at Nemours Estate
    10:30–11:15 a.m.

    Kids and their grownups participate in hands-on activities and movement in nature.

  • Nemours guided mansion tour outdoor mansion
    Guided Mansion Tour
    9:30–10:30 a.m.

    Enjoy a guide-led tour of Nemours Estate's Mansion.

  • Founding fathers painting Nemours Estate
    Founding Fathers & Royals Tour
    9:30–10:30 a.m.

    Celebrate America's 250th birthday with us during this tour about duPont connections and our founding fathers.

  • Nemours guided mansion tour outdoor mansion
    Guided Mansion Tour
    9:30–10:30 a.m.

    Enjoy a guide-led tour of Nemours Estate's Mansion.

  • A large living room with a stone fireplace and three women's painted portraits surrounded by elegant pink decor and furniture for sitting.
    Behind the Ropes Tour
    9–11 a.m.

    This exclusive private tour will take you into areas that have never been open to the public.

  • Nemours Estate August Third Thursday
    Third Thursday
    5–8 p.m.

    Enjoy live music on the front steps of the Mansion, along with food trucks, beer, and wine.

  • Nemours guided mansion tour outdoor mansion
    Guided Mansion Tour
    9:30–10:30 a.m.

    Enjoy a guide-led tour of Nemours Estate's Mansion.

  • Nemours guided mansion tour outdoor mansion
    Guided Mansion Tour
    9:30–10:30 a.m.

    Enjoy a guide-led tour of Nemours Estate's Mansion.

  • Family programs DiAE 2025
    Family Fridays: DE Institute of Arts
    10:30–11:15 a.m.

    Learn and play with teaching artists from the Delaware Institute for Arts in Education in the gardens at Nemours Estate for a family-focused program.

  • Nemours guided mansion tour outdoor mansion
    Guided Mansion Tour
    9:30–10:30 a.m.

    Enjoy a guide-led tour of Nemours Estate's Mansion.

  • Family programs DiAE 2025
    Family Fridays: DE Institute of Arts
    10:30–11:15 a.m.

    Learn and play with teaching artists from the Delaware Institute for Arts in Education in the gardens at Nemours Estate for a family-focused program.

  • Nemours guided mansion tour outdoor mansion
    Guided Mansion Tour
    9:30–10:30 a.m.

    Enjoy a guide-led tour of Nemours Estate's Mansion.

  • Founding fathers painting Nemours Estate
    Founding Fathers & Royals Tour
    9:30–10:30 a.m.

    Celebrate America's 250th birthday with us during this tour about duPont connections and our founding fathers.

  • Nemours Estate September Third Thursday
    Third Thursday
    4–7 p.m.

    Enjoy live music on the front steps of the Mansion, along with food trucks, beer, and wine.

  • Dog safety hospital dog
    Dog Safety for Kids & their Grownups
    10:30–11:15 a.m.

    Join us for Dog Safety for Kids and their Grownups that includes a story, activities, and meet one of Nemours facility service dogs and Injury Prevention.

  • Nemours guided mansion tour outdoor mansion
    Guided Mansion Tour
    9:30–10:30 a.m.

    Enjoy a guide-led tour of Nemours Estate's Mansion.

  • A large living room with a stone fireplace and three women's painted portraits surrounded by elegant pink decor and furniture for sitting.
    Behind the Ropes Tour
    9–11 a.m.

    This exclusive private tour will take you into areas that have never been open to the public.

  • Closeup of leaves at the Nemours Estate.
    Autumn Splendor Forest Bathing
    9 a.m. to noon

    Forest bathing, also known as Shirin-yoku, is the practice of immersing yourself in nature by slowly noticing the work around you.

  • Nemours guided mansion tour outdoor mansion
    Guided Mansion Tour
    9:30–10:30 a.m.

    Enjoy a guide-led tour of Nemours Estate's Mansion.

  • Book Club Banner Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life
    Read & Tea Book Club
    10:15 a.m. to noon

    We’ll be discussing our first Read & Tea selection, Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life by Marta McDowell.