JULY 5

Bethany Beach Parade, Noon. Last event of the holiday weekend.

JULY 6

Rehoboth Beach Cottage Tour. Annual chance to look inside traditional and recently constructed beachfront cottages. Vicariously live the best of the beach life! $30, 10-3. www.rehobothartleague.org

JULY 8

Thursday Concert at the Park. Matapeake Park, Queen Anne’s County. D’vibe & Conga. Free. 7PM

Bonfire on the Beach. North Division St. Ocean City. 9PM Free. www.ococean.com

JULY 8-10

Tuckahoe Steam & Gas Show. How it was done before John Deere. Threshing machines, shingle sawing, smithing, antique steam and gas engines. 100 flea market stalls, 20 or more craft vendors. $6 adults. Children under 12 free. www.tuckahoesteam.org

Nanticoke Riverfest. Wild & wet weekend. Canoe & kayak races, duck dash, shopping, entertainment, vendors. Special displays about the new Capt. John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. The highlight is the annual ‘float in” on Saturday evening. Inner tubes and whatever other floatation device you can contrive bob down the river. Shuttle to put-in site. Registration $1. www.nanticokeriverfest.com

JULY 9

Second Friday Art Walk. Onancock, Berlin. Stores, galleries, studios open late. Artist receptions. Special events.

Dance & Dine in Manokin Park, Princess Anne. Bring a blanket or beach chair, enjoy Colin Carroll’s folk music, bring a picnic or buy from the food vendors. 6-8 PM

JULY 10

Second Saturday Art Walk, Cape Charles. Studios, stores, galleries open late. Special events, artist receptions.

Cape Charles Harbor Party. Live music, hot food, cold drinks. 6PM until. At the Cape Charles beach. 757-678-0010

Lewes Historical Society Summer Craft Fair. Juried show of the finest Delmarva craft artists and artisans. Outside on the beautiful, shaded grounds of the Lewes Historical Society, which is reason enough to attend. $5. 9-4. www.historiclewes.org

Touch-a-Truck. Kids get to clamber around and on Fire trucks, dump trucks, cranes, ice cream trucks, police cars, tractors, and other vehicles. For Kids. Get it? Dads are supposed to act like Dads and stay off. Ha! At the K-Mart in Rehoboth. $5. 10-2. Proceeds benefit March of Dimes.

Sundaes and Sunset, Layton’s Chance Winery, Vienna. Enjoy the sunset, chase fireflies, chat and relax the week’s strain away. Sundaes for adults are topped with Joe’s Cool Red wine. For kids, chocolate. $5 adults, $3 kids. 6PM. www.laytonschance.com

Taste of Cambridge & Crab Cook-Off. Downtown block party with lots of food and drink and entertainment. Throughout the downtown. 5-10PM $25. www.cambridgemainstreet.com

JULY 11

Art on Somerset Street. Local artists display and sell their work on the Somerset Street pedestrian plaza. Free. 4-8 PM. www.artleagueofoceancity.org

Capt. Quint Jimmy Buffett Concert. Wind up the weekend with the Parrothead vibe. At the Bethany Beach Bandstand. Free. 7:30.