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Hospitality Tent Packages

Del Shakes Hospitality Tent Package

Summer at Rockwood is more fun with friends!

Join us for The Merry Wives of Windsor from July 12-28 and enjoy VIP treatment at the park when you book a tent package for your company, clients or social group!

Every package includes:

  • Early access and priority parking for party planners
  • A warm welcome from the stage
  • Visits from our Wandering Bards!

Only one VIP Package is available each night of the Summer Festival. (All packages include tickets to the performance and require a minimum of 10 guests. Please call to book. All packages are customizable beyond options offered here – please let us know what works for you! Note that group packages do not come with seating. Guests who do not book Reserved Saved Seats will need to bring chairs or blankets.)

THE TENT PACKAGE

Gather with friends under your private 10’ x 10’ tent as soon as the gates open 75 minutes before the show! We’ll lay out a picnic spread catered by Janssen’s Market and provide chilled bottles of wine, hand-picked by Swigg Wine. It’s a perfect way to entertain before the show begins! $65/person  

À La Carte Options

BASE TICKET (We supply the tent. You supply the rest.): $35/person
Add WINE for an additional $10/person
Add a PICNIC SPREAD for an additional $20/person

A Personal Touch

GOODIE BAGS: Give a Del Shakes t-shirt for all of your guests for $15/person
POSH PARTY: Glassware and linens provided for $10/person
RESERVED SEATS: Ensure good seats in a premium location for $25/person (subject to availability)
WINE/FOOD UPGRADES: Ask about additional options

FINE PRINT: 50% non-refundable deposit due at booking. Remaining balance and guest total due two weeks prior. $50 date change fee after reservation has been placed. If performance is cancelled in advance due to rain, entire balance can be refunded. All guests will receive rain vouchers if weather forces a cancelation during the performance, but no weather refunds will be given after gates open. Priority parking and access for party planners limited to one car and two people. Access permitted up to 45 minutes before gates open. We will provide a menu for review. The menu can be adjusted for most allergies and dietary needs. Final orders must be submitted two weeks before the show. One bottle of wine provided for every two tickets purchased. Additional bottles available for sale.

For reservations and more information, please call JulieAnne Cross at 302-468-4890 or julieanne@delshakes.org.

Performance Updates: Added Tuesday 7/23 Show

Due to the canceled 7/17 and 7/18 performances, there will be an added performance of The Merry Wives of Windsor on Tuesday 7/23 at 7:30pm. Grounds will open at 6:15pm for picnicking and pre-show entertainment. Tickets can be purchased HERE.

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Shakespeare Day on Market Street

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  • New Castle County

    Matthew S. Meyer, County Executive. New Castle County's Rockwood Park is the summer home of Delaware Shakespeare. www.rockwood.org

  • Delaware Division of the Arts

    Delaware Shakespeare is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on delawarescene.org.

  • Janssen's Market

    Delaware Shakespeare is delighted to have Janssen's Market as our Picnic Sponsor. www.janssensmarket.com

  • Highmark Delaware

    Highmark Delaware is our Children's Activity Tent Sponsor.
    www.highmarkbcbsde.com

  • Swigg

    Swigg is our Wine Shop Sponsor.
    www.swiggwine.com

  • Delmarva Power

    Delmarva Power have generously donated assistance and resources to Delaware Shakespeare. www.delmarva.com

Summer Festival Location

Rockwood Park
4651 Washington Street Extension
Wilmington, DE 19809
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4 S. Poplar Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-468-4890
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