• Overfalls Family Program – Fun With Flags

    The Foundation is excited to announce a June summer program for children from 8-12 and their guardians on Friday June 21, from 9:30 am 11:00am at the Lightship Overfalls at Canalfront Park in Lewes. Attendees will have an opportunity to explore the Lightship Overfalls and learn more about the history of lightships and the life

  • July 4th Tours and Lewes Boat Parade

    Lightship Overfalls 219 Pilottown Road, Lewes

    Join us for tours on July 4th and watch our Monomoy lifeboat in the Lewes Boat Parade.  Our ship store will also be open so you can check out our merchandise including the NEW Overfalls Challenge Coin!  The ship and museum will be open from 10-4 pm, the Lewes Boat Parade starts at 1:30 pm

  • Overfalls Family Program – Simple Machines

    Lightship Overfalls 219 Pilottown Road, Lewes

    On Wednesday, July 10 beginning at 9:30 the Lightship Overfalls in conjunction with the Zwaanendael Museum will be offering its second family program of the season called “Levers, Pulleys, and Wedges: Oh My! Simple Machines Making Work Easier on the Lightship Overfalls”. The program is free and open to children 5-12 years of age. Learn

  • Overfalls Family Program – Why knot?

        Why “Knot” come to the Lightship Overfalls and have some tying yourself up in knots! Knots are used for sailing, rock climbing, camping, trucking, boating, fishing, surgery, decorating and many more different activities. Knots can be made from a variety of different materials such as rope, cord, twine, yarn, and thread. On Wednesday,

  • Canalside Happy Hour

    Acoustic Guitarist Regina Sayles  Join us for our final Canalside Happy Hour of the season at the Lightship Overfalls on Thursday, September 12th from 5-7 pm.  Sponsored by Groome Church and supported by CAMP Rehoboth, this final concert will feature singer-acoustic guitarist, Regina Sayles.  Regina won best emerging artist at the 47th annual National Women’s

  • 2nd Annual Lewes Halloween Pirate Parade and Capture of Lightship Overfalls

    Historic Lewes Campus Start at 110 Shipcarpenter Street, Lewes, DE, United States

    Ahoy! The Lightship Overfalls is being taken over by Lewes Pirates this Halloween Season!! Interested young buccaneers and Halloween goblins will assemble at the Historic Lewes campus at 110 Shipcarpenter Street, on Sunday October 27, at 3:00pm. Swashbuckling escorts will lead the parade of pirates as they haunt the town on their way to the

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  • Overfalls Speaker Series

    Want to learn a bit more about the Lewes's own lightship? Please join us for the first in our winter speaker series on Thursday, November 21st at the Lewes Public Library. John Bolster, Overfalls curator, will kick off the speaker series with a talk on the history of our iconic lightship and with stories about

  • Hospitality Afternoon with the Lewes Friends English Country Dancers

    St. Peter's Episcopal Church 211 Mulberry St., Lewes, DE, United States

    Hospitality Afternoon The Lewes Friends English Country Dancers present An 18th Century Dance Party and Open House December 5th, 2024 1-3 pm St.Peter’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall 211 Mulberry Street Lewes, Delaware Come in period attire, or come as you are! All members of the Overalls Foundation are invited and encouraged to participate in this

  • January Speaker Series – New Museum Building Project

    Lewes Public Library 111 Adams Ave, Lewes, DE, United States

    The public is invited to join the Overfalls Foundation for our Winter Speaker Series program on Thursday, January 23rd at 3:00 pm at the Lewes Public Library. Guest speaker and lifetime member, Mike Safina will provide a description and update on the Foundation’s plans to construct a new exhibit building adjacent to the Monomoy Pavilion