Heacook Fest — Delmar Weekend Food & Music

Heacook Fest is set for Friday, April 24, in Delmar, with music, food, vendors and family activities centered on Corporal Keith Heacook’s memory. (heacookfest.com) The 2026 Delaware Festival Guide lists Heacook Fest on April 24 in Delmar, and Kylan Barn’s event calendar shows Heacook Fest at the venue on Friday, April 24, 2026. The festival site lists the location as The Amphitheater at Kylan Barn, 30603 Dusty Lane, Delmar, Maryland, with a 5 p.m. helicopter landing and free admission. (festivalguidesandreviews.com) (kylanbarn.com) (heacookfest.com) Organizers describe the event as an annual community festival with local vendors, food and beverage businesses, live music and activities for families. The event site says donations at the door will go to Operation We Care Behind the Line. (heacookfest.com) Operation We Care says it is an all-volunteer nonprofit based in Salisbury that has supported military members and first responders since 2007. Its website says the group sends more than 2,000 care packages a year. (operationwecare.org 1) (operationwecare.org 2) The festival’s namesake was Delmar Police Corporal Keith Heacook, a 22-year veteran who died on April 28, 2021, after an assault while responding to a fight call on April 25, 2021. The Officer Down Memorial Page says the offender was later sentenced to life. (odmp.org) (dsp.delaware.gov) Heacook Fest has become one of the Delmar area’s spring memorial gatherings. An April 2026 Eastern Shore events roundup listed it among the region’s late-April draws and said the event honors Heacook with music, food, libations and vendors at Kylan Barn. (secretsoftheeasternshore.com) Coverage of the 2024 event showed the festival’s memorial role as well as its entertainment lineup. Eastern Shore Undercover reported that local officials used the gathering to present a framed funeral image of Heacook, titled “Casket Watch,” to the Town of Delmar. (easternshoreundercover.com) For people planning to go this week, the clearest current details are Friday, April 24, at Kylan Barn in Delmar, with free admission and donations encouraged at the door. The statewide festival guide also warns visitors to double-check listings before traveling because dates and details can change. (heacookfest.com) (festivalguidesandreviews.com)