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ShadFest

  • Brandywine River Restoration Trust Name of event: ShadFest Description of Brandywine Park (Acrossfrom the zoo), 1080 N. Park Drive, Wilmington DE (map)

ShadFest is an annual celebration of the Brandywine River andthe return of the American Shad presented by the BrandywineRiver Restoration Trust. Fun, vendors, environmental education,FREE activities, & more!

This annual family-friendly event, hosted by the BrandywineRiver Restoration Trust (BRRT), will feature educational exhibitsby over 20 of Delaware’s leading environmental organizations,music, sustainable arts & craft vendors, food & beveragevendors, and festivities. Activities will include a shad lifecycleobstacle course, fish print t-shirt painting, a fish seiningdemonstration, free fishing lessons for children, face painting,and much more!

Sign up to attend this FREE event, to participate in fishinglessons, or to volunteer on our website at:https://brrt.org/shadfest-2024/. We hope to see you atBrandywine Park (across from the zoo) on Sunday, May 19 from11 AM - 4 PM for this Shad-tacular event!

For questions on registration connect with Jenn atJenn@BRRT.org. Learn more about BRRT at www.BRRT.org!

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