The Rising Sun Chamber of Commerce invites you to come and share a special, fun-filled day with neighbors, friends & family on the first Saturday of June. This year's festival is Sunday, June 3, 2023. Come out and join us for a day of community, entertainment & fun! The festivities begin with a Parade at Martin's at 9:00 am, and then the celebration continues with local businesses and vendors who will have food, fun, prizes, games and shows to delight the whole family! Savor an early summer’s day in our Town Center and support local businesses while enjoying music, dancing...

Dr. Bruce Bendler offers a glimpse into 18th Century Middletown at his presentation, "Building Middletown," which focuses on the late 1700s and early 1800s. Dr. Bendler has a doctorate in history and is an adjunct professor of history at the University of Delaware. He has presented to the Archaeological Society of Delaware and the Middletown Historical Society on local and regional history. His current research interests focus on political history in Revolutionary and early Federal eras in Delaware and New Jersey. He is a descendant of the Peterson family, original European settlers of the land that became Middletown. Sign-Up Here:...