Heacook Fest — Delmar weekend festival

Heacook Fest returns Friday, April 24, with a free community event at Kylan Barn in Delmar built around food, music, vendors and family activities. (heacookfest.com) The festival website lists a 5 p.m. helicopter landing at The Amphitheater at Kylan Barn, 30603 Dusty Lane, Delmar, Maryland, 21875, and says admission is free. (heacookfest.com) Organizers say the event is held each year to honor Corporal Keith Heacook, the Delmar Police officer whose name anchors the festival. The site says donations collected at the door will go to Operation We Care Behind the Line. (heacookfest.com) Festival Guides and Reviews includes Heacook Fest in its 2026 Delaware festival guide, and a regional events roundup says the April 24 program includes music, food, libations and vendors at Kylan Barn. (festivalguidesandreviews.com) (secretsoftheeasternshore.com) That listing matters because Delmar sits on the Delaware-Maryland line, and the event is being promoted in Delaware guides even though the venue address is in Delmar, Maryland. (festivalguidesandreviews.com) (heacookfest.com) Kylan Barn’s event calendar also shows Heacook Fest on Friday, April 24, 2026, confirming the date at the venue that hosts the gathering. (kylanbarn.com) The festival’s own description says local vendors, food and beverage businesses, music and family-friendly activities are part of the program, with support for local law enforcement folded into the event’s mission. (heacookfest.com) The result is a one-night memorial festival tied to a local officer’s legacy, with Delmar-area families gathering Friday evening at Kylan Barn rather than a three-day downtown street fair. (heacookfest.com) (kylanbarn.com)