Lewes Day of Gratitude

Lewes Day of Gratitude- November 21, 2026

Celebrate a day full of thanks! Join us in Lewes, all day long, as we provide support & share kindness & appreciation of our community. Schedule listed below:

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Net House (Front Steet, Lewes)
8-10am - Free Coffee & Breakfast Goods: stop by and complete a gratitude card to be displayed at the net house. Beebe Healthcare Mobile Unit will be offering on-site health screenings. Paws for People will be on-site
9:15-9:30 am - Cape Henlopen High School Choral Group

Historic Lewes Farmers Market (Lewes Elementary School Parking lot)
9 am - 12 pm - purchase fresh food for local pantries. It's a win-win-win: you benefit by feeling good, the farmers benefit with your support and the community benefits

Lewes Public Library
10 am - 2 pm - Drop off paper goods & personal hygiene products to be packaged by the library's "Roots & Shoots" team. These are then delivered to shelters & public restrooms around the city

St. Peter's Episcopal Church
12 pm- Gratitude Service

Coastal Concerts (Bethel United Methodist Church, Lewes)
2 - 4 pm - Food drive; bring non-perishable food items to be donated to local food bank, Cape Henlopen Food Basket

Historic Lewes Campus
4 - 6 pm - Culmination of our Day of Gratitude with music, libation & celebration. Celebratory drink created for the day at Sussex Tavern! MERR Institute will be on-site to teach gratitude for our beaches. Overfalls Foundation will be collecting for their Books & Benches Drive to help furnish its Free Children's Library. Delaware Sea Grant is offering a make-your-own button activity showcasing gratitude for the marine environment. Code Purple & Tharros Village providing warm overnight shelter & meals to homeless adults during winter months. Additional groups will be participating!
4-4:30 pm and 5:30-6 pm- Cape Henlopen Jazz Combo performances
4:30-5:30 pm - Performance by the Jazzmen & vocalist, Meg Clifton

Gift Cards of Gratitude!- Now through December 15, purchase gift cards at any local Lewes business to be donated and delivered to local teachers, first responders and healthcare workers to thank them for their service! Please drop off at the following locations:
For Healthcare workers & First responders- Beebe Medical Foundation- 902 Savannah Rd, Lewes DE 19958
For Teachers- Lewes Chamber of Commerce- 120 Kings Hwy, Lewes or at Historic Lewes Campus the Day of Gratitude Nov 21

Visit https://www.lewes250.com/event-list/day-of-gratitude for calendar updates as more events are added to the day's activities!