CIB Events

Stand Up for the Bays Paddle Race & Fest

Date:  June, 3, 2023 Time:  8:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location:  Holts Landing State Park Description:   Come out and “Stand Up” for our Inland Bays!   Delaware Center for the Inland Bays and our amazing friends at CheSUPeake are teaming up to offer you an adventure-filled day of paddle fun!!  Various paddle race distances and a ‘recreational paddle’ option […]

Water Family Fest & Native Plant Sale

  Thank you to everyone who made the 2023 Water Family Fest and Native Plant Sale a huge success! Stay tuned for details regarding next year’s event! The Water Family Fest and Native Plant Sale, which started in 2019, is free and family-friendly. It features “feet-wet, hands-dirty fun,” outdoor recreation and educational opportunities, multiple exhibits, food […]

Green Screen Environmental Film Fest

Do you love the Inland Bays? Do you love watching a good film about nature? If you said “yes”, come and join the Center for an evening of short films to inspire you to get outside and hit the trails, paddle the bays, or enjoy some wildlife watching. Ticket pricing:  $15 for General Admission (6 […]

Fire & Ice “Lights, Camera, Action!” – Bays Benefit

Come relax in your best Tommy Bahama shirt and warm up on Fire & Ice Weekend at Bernie’s with a fun event benefiting the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays. Fenwick Shores will be hosting this limited, ticketed event.  Food will be provided by Matt’s Fish Camp in Fenwick and libations will be provided by […]

Winter Lecture Series: Marine Debris

Please join the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (Center) for the second installment in our Winter Lecture Series event – “Talking Trash: Impacts and Solutions to Debris in Delaware” on Thursday, January 26th from 5-7 pm at the South Coastal Library in Bethany Beach. Kathleen Bergin with DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship will provide an […]

Teacher Open House & Happy Hour

Calling all educators! Join us for a Teacher Open House & Happy Hour at the Center’s offices on Thursday, January 5th from 3-7 pm. All local educators are invited. Come out, enjoy some snacks and drinks (courtesy of Dewey Beer Co.), get to know the Center, and plan some future field trips!  As an added […]

Giving Tuesday

Our Inland Bays give so much to us in so many ways. Please consider making a donation today to support our mission to preserve, protect, and restore Delaware’s Inland Bays and their watershed. For the entire day, we will share ways your support makes a difference for the Inland Bays and their watershed. The Center’s goal is to raise […]

Winter Lecture Series: The Science of Oysters: A Shucking Good Time

Please join the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (Center) for our inaugural Winter Lecture Series event – “The Science of Oysters: A Shucking Good Time” on Thursday, November 17th from 5-7 pm. Dr. Ed Hale, Assistant Professor with the School for Marine Science and Policy at the University of Delaware, will share the unique […]

Watershed 101 Walk

Do you know what’s in your watershed? Join us for a guided walk through the James Farm Ecological Preserve to learn about the Inland Bays watershed. Participants will explore the Preserve’s many trails and learn about some of the unique plants & animals that call this place home. Closed-toe shoes are encouraged. Please make sure […]

Halloween Critter Crawl

Happy Halloween! Do you know what creepy crawly critters live around the forest? Join us for an afternoon walk around the Preserve to learn about all of the spooky organisms that call this place home. Like what you learned? Create your own spooky critter to take home with you! We encourage you to come dressed […]