Visit Copeland Maritime Center
There's always something to do this year at our Copeland Maritime Center! Visit us for for SECOND SATURDAYS with hands-on history crafts and activities (included with your Admission). Take a Winter ship tour on Saturdays (inclement weather and heavy ship maintenance may cancel for safety). Don’t miss OPENING DAY of Sailing Season with free museum admission, free afternoon ship tours (12:00-4:00pm) and more to be announced soon. Save the date for Captain Kidd’s Pirate Day on Saturday, May 23 from 12:00-4:00pm. Arrgh!
2nd Saturday: Poems in a Bottle Month on Saturday, April 11
How did sailors have fun on long ocean voyages? Take a hands-on poetry adventure and write a mad-lib-style sea chantey that's wacky & fun. Then decorate a bottle & place your chantey inside — just like sailors at sea! Celebrate National Poetry Month at the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation’s Maritime Center.
Winter Deck Tours - Saturday Mornings through April 25. Weather dependent
Tour the Tall Ship of Delaware on Saturdays, 10:00am-4:00pm during winter maintenance season under our “greenhouse cover." AND, take a self-guided tour of our Maritime Center. Museum admission is $5/adult; $3/ages 5-12.
Ship Tours are an additional $5 and $3 (same age groups). Under 3 is free.
Tall Ship Opening Day with Noramco: Free Admission on Saturday, May 2
Celebrate the opening of the Tall Ship of Delaware's sailing season in Wilmington, DE. The Copeland Maritime Center will open with free admisison for self-guided tours. Free ship tours from 12:00-4:00pm. More details coming soon!
May: River Cruises Start in Wilmington, DE and Day Sails in Historic New Castle
Tickets are now on sail for our first river cruises and days sail in Wilmington and Historic New Castle. Adventure awaits aboard our majestic Swedish flagship. Bring your friends and family to relax and explore. See sailing schedule button.
Captain Kidd’s Pirate Day New Date: Saturday, May 23
Ahoy mateys! Our 6th annual day of pirate fun arrives early on Memorial Day weekend to kick off the summer. Don’t miss our ship plus pirate-themed activities, cannon demonstrations, crafts, and more.
Sail 250 Festival Appearances in June/July
Kalmar Nyckel will be voyaging to East Coast port for special Sail 250 festival appearances. Dates and ports will be announced on our schedule below. Look for us in Virginia and more locations in June and July 2026.
Halloween Ghost Ship Saturday, October 17
Get read for an afternoon of family-friendly spooky not scarey fun: indoor Ghost Ship tours, pumpkin painting, Kalmar Nyckel ship tours, costume parade, crafts, ghost stories, and much more.