News-Antique.com - Mar 26,2010 - Dover, DE -- On Sunday, May 2, Promoters Toyshows.org will host Delaware's largest free outdoor antique and collectible show, the Third Delaware Antique and Collectible Extravaganza, which will be held on the grounds of Spence's Bazaar, 550 S. New Street, Dover, DE. The event coincides with Dover Days Festival Weekend.
Antique and collectible dealers from up and down the East Coast will be offering a wide variety of merchandise sure to please enthusiasts and shoppers with varied tastes. Vintage furnishings, artifacts, jewelry, porcelain, ephemera, memorabilia, glassware, advertising, dolls. trains, pottery, collectible's and toys will be featured. Gates open at 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.. Admission is Free. For early-bird buyers, there is a $5 admission at 8 a.m. Free parking and food will be available. Rain date is May 9.
Also on Sunday, May 1 will be "Houses of Kent," 40+ historic homes throughout the Kent County area and sites, plus the Dover Days Pops Concert at the Schwartz Center for the Arts in Dover. For information about the House Tour or Dover Days Festival, visit www.visitdover.com or call 800-233-5368.
Delaware's Dover Days Festival, now in its 77th year, is one of the state's longest-running festivals. It celebrates the history of the Capital City. This year's festival begins on Friday, April 30 through Sunday, May 2. The event includes 175+ vendors, car show, live entertainment, an antique wedding gown exhibition, traditional maypole dancing, Colonial artisans, Kids Zone, Energy Village, parade, costumed pet parade, locally-made Amish quilt auction and more. Admission to the festival is free of charge, and lodging packages are available.
For more information on the antique and collectible show, visit www.toyshows.org or call line 856-302-3606. For more information about the Dover Days Festival, call Kent County Tourism, 800-233-5368 or online at www.visitdover.com.
