Calendar of Events

Event Calendar

January 2023

 

February 2023

Art & Bloom
February 25th-26th, 2023 from 9:00am-5:00pm at Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center

March 2023 

January 2022

Piaf! The Show – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts
Saturday, January 29th 7:30pm

February 2022

Sleuth – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts
Friday, February 4th 7:30pm

Sleuth – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts
Saturday, February 5th 7:30pm

Sleuth – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts
Sunday, February 6th 2pm

Canter Culture Candles Event at Blue Moon Gift Shop
Thursday, February 10th

Fairy Hair Event at Blue Moon Gift Shop
Friday, February 11th

Sleuth – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts
Friday, February 11th 7:30pm

Sleuth – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts
Saturday, February 12th 7:30pm

Sleuth – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts
Sunday, February 13th 2pm

March 2022

CREATIVE LIGHT GALLERY AT GALLERY VERRAZZANO
Friday, Jan 28th 11:00am  – Sunday, May 8th 5:00pm

COMMON ROOTS MANY BRANCHES
Friday, January 28th 6:00pm – Saturday, April 30th 5:00pm

“Children of Eden” performing at Hannah Block Community Arts Center 2nd Street Stage
March 11th-13th and 18th-20th

Curated on Castle Vintage Market
March 12th, 10am-2pm

PHOTOGRAPHER(X2)
Friday, March 25th 5:00pm – Sunday, May 15th 5:00pm

MARCH FOURTH FRIDAY
Friday, March 25th 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Hops & Talks
Wednesday, March 23rd 5:30pm to 7:30pm

April 2022

New Hanover County Resident Free Day
April 3rd (The first Sunday of each month)

NC Azalea Festival & Garden Tour
April 6th – April 10th

“Little Shop of Horrors” performing at Thalian Hall
April 8th-10 and 15th-17th

Curated on Castle Vintage Market
April 9th, (Every 2nd Saturday) March-November from 10am-2pm

Bird Walk
April 13th, 2022

Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts 15th Birthday Celebration at the Cotton Exchange
Friday, April 15th

Yoga in the Gardens
April 20th – May 25th

Spring Fling at Paws Place Dog Rescue
April 30th from 11am-3pm

“Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School” at the Hannah Block Community Arts Center 2nd Street Stage
April 29th-May 1st and May 6th-8th

May 2022

New Hanover County Resident Free Day
May 1st (The first Sunday of each month)

Short Story Book Release and Artist Meet & Greet
May 8th – 21st

The Kids Expo
May 7th 9am-6pm

Mother’s Day Market
May 7th – 8th 10am-5pm

14th ANNUAL WILMA DASH & HEALTH FEST
Tuesday, May 10th

“Sleuth” performing at Thalian Hall
May 13th-15th, 20th-22th, and 27th-29th

Curated on Castle Vintage Market
May 14th, 10am-2pm

June 2022

Summer Concert Series
June 3rd – September 2nd

Book Signing and Coffee Tasting
June 3rd from 10:30am – 3:00pm

New Hanover County Resident Free Day
June 5th (The first Sunday of each month)

Butterfly Releases
June 7, 2022 – September 6, 2022

Curated on Castle Vintage Market
June 11th, 10am-2pm

Unfading Beauty Creations Painting Event
June 18th from 11:00am – 1:00pm

Preserving Our Shrines of Liberty Lecture
June 23rd at 6:30pm

July 2022

Local Author Book Signing at Blue Moon Gift Shops
July 3rd, 2022 from 12:30pm-4pm

Fireworks at Battleship NC
July 4th, 2022

Machine Gun Band – Free Summer Concert on the Square at Riverlights
July 16th, 2022 from 5pm-8pm

Sunset Soirée on the Crystal Pier – Benefit for Ukraine
July 21st, 2022 from 6pm-9pm

Fourth Friday Gallery Night
July 22nd, 2022 from 6pm-9pm

August 2022

Summer Concert Series at Airlie Gardens – The Feebs
August 5th, 2022 from 6pm-8pm

Thalian Association Community Theatre presents: Company
August 5th to August 14th, 2022 at the UNCW Kenan Auditorium

Summer Convert Series at Airlie Gardens – Machine Gun
August 19th, 2022 from 6pm-8pm

The Groove Market at Riverlights
August 20th, 2022 from 11am-3pm

The Beatles Tribute Band – Free Summer Concert on the Square at Riverlights
August 20th, 2022 from 5pm-8pm

“Meet the Locals” at Airlie Gardens
August 31st, 2022 from 10am-10:30am

September 2022

Pollinator Garden Walk at Airlie Gardens
September 1st, 2022

Lecture & Book Signing at the Bellamy Mansion
September 1st, 2022 at 6:30pm

Summer Concert Series at Airlie Gardens – British Invaders
September 2nd, 2022 from 6pm-8pm

Bird Walk at Airlie Gardens
September 7th, 2022 at 8am

Evening Naturalist Walk at Airlie Gardens
September 9th, 2022 from 6:30pm-8pm

Wilmington RockFest
September 9th-10th starts at 6:00pm at  the Lookout At Iron Front

Disney’s The Descendants the Musical! at Thalian Association Community Theatre
September 16th through September 25th, 2022 at the Community Arts Center on 2nd street

A Rave for the Waves
September 16th, 2022 from 6:00pm-9:00pm at the N.Sea Oyster Barn

Carolina Beach Dragon Boat Regatta
September 16th-17th starting at 6pm on the 16th, races start at 8am on the 17th, finals at 3pm

Native Plant Festival
September 17th from 10:00am-3:00pm at the New Hanover County Arboretum

Bourbon Tasting Experience at Front Street Brewery
September 17th, 2022 from 7:00pm-9:30pm

American Craft Walk Wilmington
September 17th on Front Street between Orange and Grace Streets and on Princess Street between Front and Second

Cape Fear Latino Festival
September 18th, 2022 from 12:00pm-7:00pm at New Hanover County Arboretum

“NATURES PALETTE FALL EXHIBITION” hosted by theArtWorks™
September 23rd at 6:00pm to October 21st at 9:00pm, 2022

Oktoberfest
September 25th, 2022 from 1:00pm-5:00pm at Hi-Wire Brewing

Homeschool Day at Airlie Gardens
September 26th, 2022 from 10am-12pm

Fairy Hair Flare at Blue Moon Gift Shops
September 30thh, 2022 from 10:00am-6pm by appt

October 2022

Hoppy Times Exhibit at Airlie Gardens
Oct 1st-Dec 31st with Airlie Gardens hours and admission

Smith Creek Park Preserve Nature Walk Saturday
October 1st at 9:30am at Smith Creek Park

New Hanover County Free Day Sunday
October 2nd at Airlie Gardens

Art in the Arboretum
October 1st-2nd from 10:00am-4:00pm at the New Hanover County Arboretum

Bark in the Park
October 1st, 2022 starting at 11:00am at Wrightsville Beach Park

Oktoberfest Under the Bridge
October 1st from noon until 8pm at Waterline Brewing Co.

Wilmington Biz Conference & Expo at the Wilmington Convention Center
October 6th, 2022 from 11:00am to 5:30pm

Wilmington Riverfest
October 7th-9th, 2022 at Historic Downtown Wilmington

Tree Walk Friday at Airlie Gardens
October 7th at 1:00pm

Take Part in Nature Art at Airlie Gardens
October 8th at 8:00pm

Pets in the Park
October 8th, 2022 from 10:00am-2:00pm at Carolina Beach Lake Park

Fire in the Pines
October 8th, 2022 from 10:00am-3:00pm at Wilmington’s Halyburton Park put on by the Nature Conservancy

Wake Up Wilmington at the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
October 11th, 2022 from 8:00am-9:15am

Owl Prowl & Eventing Birding at Airlie Gardens
October 11th at 6:00pm

Bird Walk Wednesday
October 12th starting at 8:00am at Arlie Gardens

Pollinator Walk Thursdays
October 13th starting at 2:00pm at Airlie Gardens

Art Explorers with CAM at Airlie Gardens
October 13th starting at 10:00am

Autumn with Topsail
October 14th-16th at Topsail Beach

Beginner Birding at Airlie Gardens
October 15th starting at 9:00am

History Tour at Airlie Gardens
October 15th starting at 10:00am

Free Machine Gun Band Concert at Riverlights
October 15th from 4:oopm-7:00pm (Reschedule from July 16th)

N.C. Oyster Festival
October 15th 9am-6pm and October 16th 10am-5pm at Ocean Isle Beach, NC

Wilmington Oktoberfest
October 15th-16th starts at 11:00am at Ogden Taproom

Harvest of Homes
October 15th-16th, 2022 from 10am-5pm at Riverlights

Halloween Scare Fair
October 16th, 2022 from 2pm-6pm at Waterline Brewing Co

Chamber Connections at the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
October 17th, 2022 from 11:45am-1:00pm

Oyster Roast at Airlie Gardens
October 21st, 2022 from 6:00pm-10:00pm

Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival
October 21st-22nd, 2022 in Sneads Ferry

Surf City Fall Festival
October 22nd from 3pm-6pm at Soundside Park

LakeFest
October 22nd from 10am-2pm at the Greenfield Lake Boathouse

Owl Prowl & Eventing Birding at Airlie Gardens
October 26th at 6:00pm

Pollinator Walk Thursdays
October 27th starting at 2:00pm at Airlie Gardens (last one of the year)

Haunted Illusions Starring David Caserta
October 27th at 7:30pm at Thalian Hall

Voracious & Rare Beer Festival
October 28th, 2022 from 6pm-9pm at the Live Oak Bank Pavilion

Airlie After Dark!
October 28th starting at 6:00pm

Oak Island’s Halloween Spooktacular
October 29th from 3pm-8pm at Middleton Park

Carousel Center Beer & Wine Festival
October 29th, 2022 from noon-5pm at the Live Oak Bank Pavilion

Goosebumps in the Grove atPoplar Grove Plantation
October 29th from 10:00am-5:00pm, and October 30th from 10:00am-4:00pm

Oktoberfest at CB Boardwalk
October 29th-30th, 2022 from 11am-5pm on the Carolina Beach Boardwalk

Homeschool Day at Airlie Gardens
October 31st starting at 10:00am

Cape Fear Fair & Expo 2022
Dates TBD at the ILM International Airport

November 2022

2nd Annual Oyster Roast at Dockside
November 3rd, 2022 from 4:30pm-7:00pm at Dockside Restaurant and Bar

Historic Thalian Hall’s Main Attraction Series Presents: Breach of Peace
November 4th, 2022 at 7:30pm

St. Stanislaus Polish Festival
November 5th, 2022 from 11am-5pm at the St. Stanislaus Church in Castle Hayne, NC

Taste of Wrightsville Beach
November 5th from 5pm-8pm at Bluewater Grill

N.C. Spot Festival
November 5th from 9am-10pm and November 6th 9am-5pm

Festival Latino
November 5th at noon and November 6th at 6pm at Ogden Park

Cape Fear Kite Festival
November 5th-6th, 2022 at Fort Fisher State Recreation Area

28th Annual Cucalorus Film Festival
November 16th – 20th, 2022

Blue and White Bash
November 18th, 2022 starting at 7:00pm at Bluewater Waterfront Grill

2022 Cape Fear Festival of Trees at the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher
November 19th through January 3rd, open 8:00am-5:00pm

Enchanted Airlie Gardens
November 25th to December 22nd, 2022

Wilmington Water Tours: Spirit of the Holidays
November 25th to December 30th, 2022

North Carolina Holiday Flotilla and Zambelli Fireworks
Saturday, November 26, at 6:00pm

On Your Feet! at the Wilson Center CFCC
November 30th to December 1st, 2022

 

December 2022

Wilmington Historic Half & 5K at the Embassy Suites
December 3rd, 2022 at 11:45am

2022 WILMA Show at the Wilmington Convention Center
December 3rd, 2022 from 10:00am-4:00pm

Festival of Trees at Riverlights
December 3rd, 2022 from 3:00am-7:00pm
(The Festival of Lights trees will illuminate every evening, rain or shine, from December 3rd – Dec. 31, 2022 from dusk till 10pm)

A Magical Cirque Christmas at the Wilson Center CFCC
December 15h, 2022 at 7:30pm

Sunday Funday Market at Hi-Wire Brewing
December 18th, 2022 from 12:00pm-4:00pm

1 Million Cups Wilmington at UNCW CIE
December 28th, 2022 from 9:00am-10:00am

2021 Events

NC Azalea Festival – BOLO for Blooms: A Virtual Watch Party

March 1st- April 7th | FREE

NC Azalea Festival – Azalea Festival Art Unveiling

March 22nd | FREE

NC Azalea Festival – BOLO for Blooms: A Virtual Watch Party

March 1st- April 7th

NC Azalea Festival – Azalea Sweep

April 3rd at 10am

NC Azalea Festival – Azaleas on Tour, a Porch Parade

Monday, April 5- Sunday, April 11

NC Azalea Festival – Queen’s Coronation… A Journey of 74 Socially-Distant Waves for our 74th

Presented by BB&T, Now Truist

Wednesday, April 7- Sunday, April 11

NC Azalea Festival – Celebrity Reception, the Drive-By Edition

Friday, April 9

NC Azalea Festival – The Secret Garden Party, BYOY (Bring Your Own Yard)

Friday, April 9

Carolina Beach Street Art Festival

Saturday, May 8th 10am-4pm

FREE! Art Exhibit: Life Stories of People and Places by Livy Hitchcock

Friday, May 28th 10am-4pm

FREE! Movie Night at the MLK Center 

Featuring Mulan for ages 7-12 plus crafts & snacks.       Friday, May 28th 6pm-8pm

4th Friday Gallery Night by The ArtWorks

Friday, May 28th 6pm-9pm

FREE! Carolina Beach Farmers’ Market

Saturday, May 29th 8am-1pm

FREE! Riverfront Farmers’ Market

Saturday, May 29th 8am-1pm

FREE! Wilmington Farmers’ Market at Tidal Creek

Saturday, May 29th 8am-1pm

FREE! Downtown ILM Market

Saturday, May 29th 9am-2pm

FREE! Local Arts & Crafts Market at Good Hops Brewing 

Saturday, May 29th 3pm-7pm

Spread Love Reggae Festival

Saturday, May 29th 4pm-9pm

FREE! Wrightsville Beach Farmers’ Market

Monday, May 31st 8am-1pm

Wilmington Sharks Baseball Game

Thursday, June 3rd 7:05pm

Friday Nights at Riverlights Artisan Market

Friday, June 4th 4pm-8pm

Airlie Member Evening- After Hours in The Garden– 

Friday, June 4th 5:30pm-7:30pm

Hobby Greenhouse Club Summer Plant Sale

Friday, June 4th – Saturday, June 5th, 9am-6pm

FREE! Carolina Beach Farmers’ Market

Saturday, June 5th 8am-1pm

FREE! Riverfront Farmers’ Market

Saturday, June 5th 8am-1pm

FREE! Wilmington Farmers’ Market at Tidal Creek

Saturday, June 5th 8am-1pm

FREE! Downtown ILM Market

Saturday, June 5th 9am-2pm

Blueberry Harvest Celebration– Live music, food trucks, wine & more at Gregory Farms and Vineyard!

Saturday, June 5th 10am-6pm

Cape Fear River Watch Summer Celebration

Saturday, June 5th 4pm-9pm

Wilmington Sharks Baseball Game– $7-$12 Admission

Saturday, June 5th 7:05pm

Airlie Gardens New Hanover County Resident FREE day– 

Sunday, June 6th

Wilmington Sharks Baseball Game– $7-$12 Admission

Sunday, June 6th 5:05pm

FREE! Port City Music Festival– 

Sunday, June 6th – Sunday, June 13th

FREE! Wrightsville Beach Farmers’ Market

Monday, June 7th 8am-1pm

Airlie Gardens Butterfly Release– 

Monday, June 7th 2pm

The Maltice Falcon – Screening at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Monday, June 7th – June 9th 2pm & 7pm

Poplar Grove’s Full & New Moon Ghost Tour

Thursday, June 10th 3pm & 8pm

The Lifespan Of A Fact – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Thursday, June 10th – June 12th 8pm

Jazz at the Mansion: Natalie Boeyink Latin Jazz Group– Concert series hosted by the Bellamy Mansion Museum and Cape Fear Jazz Society!

Thursday, June 10th 6:30pm-8pm

Cameron Art Museum– 13th Annual Port City Music Festival

Thursday, June 10th 7pm-9pm

Wilmington Sharks Baseball Game -b

Thursday, June 10th 7:05pm

Nao Santa Maria Replica Ship Sailed by Christopher Columbus Self-Guided Tours

Thursday, June 10th – Sunday June 13th

Cinema Sister’s Internation Film Festival

Friday, June 11th – Sunday June, 13th

Cape Fear Blues Fesitval

Friday, June 11th – Sunday June, 13th

Wilmington Sharks Baseball Game with Fireworks

Friday, June 11th 7:35pm

Bend and Brew Yoga at Edward Teach Brewery

Saturday, June 12th 11am-12pm

FREE! Carolina Beach Farmers’ Market

Saturday, June 12th 8am-1pm

FREE! Riverfront Farmers’ Market

Saturday, June 12th 8am-1pm

FREE! Wilmington Farmers’ Market at Tidal Creek

Saturday, June 12th 8am-1pm

FREE! Downtown ILM Market

Saturday, June 12th 9am-2pm

Hooley Under the Bridge – 4th Annual Irish Music Festival

Saturday, June 12th 3pm-9pm

Wilmington Sharks Baseball Game

Saturday, June 12th 7:05pm

SoFro Second Sunday Market

Sunday, June 13th 11am-4pm

Wilmington Symphony Orchestra at Cameron Art Museum

Sunday, June 13th 2pm-3pm

The Lifespan Of A Fact – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Sunday, June 13th 3pm

Wilmington Sharks Baseball Game

Sunday, June 13th 1:05pm

FREE! Wrightsville Beach Farmers’ Market

Monday, June 14th 8am-1pm

FREE! Kure Beach Turtle Talk

Monday, June 14th 7pm-8pm

June Movies at Sundown at Satellite Bar & Lounge – National Lampoon’s Vacation

Monday, June 14th

FREE! Kure Beach Market

Tuesday, June 15th 8am-1pm

Wilmington Sharks Baseball Game

Tuesday, June 15th 7:05pm

June Movies at Sundown at Satellite Bar & Lounge – Mermaids

Tuesday, June 15th

Two Gentlemen of Verona – Shakespeare on the Green

Thursday, June 15th 8pm

Power Breakfast: The Roaring 20s – Wilmington Business Journal

Wednesday, June 16th 7:30am-9:45am

FREE! Popular Grove Farmers Market

Wednesday, June 16th 8am-1pm

FREE! Summer Evening Nature Series: Snakes

Wednesday, June 16th 6:30pm-7:30pm

Two Gentlemen of Verona – Shakespeare on the Green

Thursday, June 16th 8pm

PCYP Networking Hosted by Catawba Brewing Company Sponsored by Heather Ashworth of Spot Real Estate– First drink FREE, raffle prizes, & more! Featuring Nonprofit: Wilmington Chamber’s Leadership Wilmington Program

Thursday, June 17th 5:30pm-7:30pm

FREE! Up & Active!

Thursday, June 17th 6:30pm-7:30pm

Wilmington Sharks Baseball Game

Thursday, June 17th 7:05pm

The Lifespan Of A Fact – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Thursday, June 17th 8pm

Two Gentlemen of Verona – Shakespeare on the Green

Thursday, June 17th 8pm

Friday Nights at Riverlights Artisan Market

Friday, June 18th 4pm-8pm

Wilmington Sharks Baseball Game

Friday, June 18th 7:05pm

The Lifespan Of A Fact – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Friday, June 18th 8pm

Burgwin Wright House Night Tour

Friday, June 18th 9pm-10pm

Carolina Beach Double Sprint Triathlon

Sunday, June 19th 8am-5pm

FREE! Carolina Beach Farmers’ Market

Saturday, June 19th 8am-1pm

FREE! Riverfront Farmers’ Market

Saturday, June 19th 8am-1pm

FREE! Wilmington Farmers’ Market at Tidal Creek

Saturday, June 19th 8am-1pm

FREE! Downtown ILM Market

Saturday, June 19th 9am-2pm

Summer Market at the Burgwin-Wright House Gardens– Local Artists & Artisans!

Saturday, June 19th 9am-3pm

Bend and Brew Yoga at Edward Teach Brewery

Saturday, June 19th 11am-12pm

NC Amateur Boxing Event

Saturday, June 19th 12pm & 5pm

FREE! Local Arts & Crafts Market at Good Hops Brewery

Saturday, June 19th 3pm-6pm

Wilmington’s World Refugee Day Celebration 

Saturday, June 19th 5:30pm

Wilmington Sharks Baseball Game

Saturday, June 19th 7:05pm

The Lifespan Of A Fact – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Saturday, June 19th 8pm

H2O Today Exhibit at Cape Fear Museum – Daily until August 28th 

Sunday, June 20th 9am-5pm

Team Up! Interactive Sports Exhibit – Daily 

Sunday, June 20th 9am-5pm

Bigg B’s Father’s Day Brunch Fundraiser

Sunday, June 20th 11am-3pm

The Lifespan Of A Fact – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Sunday, June 20th 3pm

June 2021

Team Up! Interactive Sports Exhibit – Daily 

Sunday, June 20th 9am-5pm

FREE Shakespeare, a very Midsummer Madness

Sunday, June 20th 8pm

Bigg B’s Father’s Day Brunch Fundraiser

Sunday, June 20th 11am-3pm

The Lifespan Of A Fact – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Sunday, June 20th 3pm

Wilmington Sharks Baseball Game

Sunday, June 20th 5:05pm

Butterfly House – Airlie Gardens

Sunday, June 20th – daily until Oct. 15th

FREE! Wrightsville Beach Farmers’ Market

Monday, June 21st 8am-1pm

FREE! Kure Beach Turtle Talk

Monday, June 21st 7pm-8pm

June Movies at Sundown at Satellite Bar & Lounge – The Karate Kid

Monday, June 21st

FREE! Kure Beach Market

Tuesday, June 22th 8am-1pm

Airlie Gardens Butterfly Release– 

Tuesday, June 22nd 2pm

June Movies at Sundown at Satellite Bar & Lounge – Stand By Me

Tuesday, June 22nd

FREE Shakespeare, a very Midsummer Solstice

Tuesday, June 22nd 8pm

FREE Mindfulness Workshop

Wednesday, June 23rd 6:30pm-7:30pm

Wilmington Sharks Baseball Game

Wednesday, June 23rd 7:05pm

Poplar Grove’s Full & New Moon Ghost Tour

Thursday, June 24th 3pm & 8pm

FREE! Up & Active!

Thursday, June 24th 6:30pm-7:30pm

Wilmington Sharks Baseball Game –      Thursday, June 24th 7:05pm

FREE Two Gentlemen of Verona – Shakespeare on the Green

Thursday, June 24th 8pm

FREE 4th Friday Gallery Night – Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts 

Friday, June 25th 6pm-9pm

Wilmington Sharks Baseball Game

Friday, June 25th 7:05pm

FREE Shakespeare, a very Midsummer Madness

Friday, June 25th 8pm

My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra 

Friday, June 25th – Saturday, June 26th 7:30pm

FREE! Carolina Beach Farmers’ Market

Saturday, June 26th 8am-1pm

FREE! Riverfront Farmers’ Market

Saturday, June 26th 8am-1pm

FREE! Wilmington Farmers’ Market at Tidal Creek

Saturday, June 26th 8am-1pm

FREE! Downtown ILM Market

Saturday, June 26th 9am-2pm

Colonial Walking Tour

Saturday, June 26th 10:30am-12pm

Bend and Brew Yoga at Edward Teach Brewery

Saturday, June 26th 11am-12pm

Wilmington Sharks Baseball Game

Saturday, June 26th 7:05pm

FREE Shakespeare, a very Midsummer Madness

Saturday, June 26th 8pm

Butterfly House – Airlie Gardens

Sunday, June 27th – daily until Oct. 15th

H2O Today Exhibit at Cape Fear Museum – Daily until August 28th 

Sunday, June 27th 9am-5pm

Team Up! Interactive Sports Exhibit – Daily until Sept. 13 

Sunday, June 27th 9am-5pm

FREE 4th Sunday at Port City Pottery & Fine Crafts

Sunday, June 27th 12pm-4pm

My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra! Kure Beach Market

Sunday, June 27th 3pm

FREE Shakespeare, a very Midsummer Madness

Sunday, June 27th 8pm

FREE! Wrightsville Beach Farmers’ Market

Monday, June 28th 8am-1pm

FREE! Kure Beach Turtle Talk

Monday, June 28th 7pm-8pm

June Movies at Sundown at Satellite Bar & Lounge – Thelma & Louise

Monday, June 28th

FREE! Kure Beach Market

Tuesday, June 29th 8am-1pm

Airlie Gardens Butterfly Release– 

Tuesday, June 29th 2pm

Tedeschi Trucks in Concert

Tuesday, June 29th 6pm

June Movies at Sundown at Satellite Bar & Lounge – Fast Times At Ridgemont High 

Monday, June 28th

Riverlights Movies Under the Oaks – The Wizard of Oz 

Wednesday, June 30th 8pm-10pm

Boat Tours – Sight Seeing, Sunset Tour, Black River Nature Cruise

All summer!

FREE! North Carolina 4th of July Festival

Thursday, July 1st – Sunday, July 4th

Island Men Patriotic Golf Cart Palooza! 

Thursday, July 1st 5:30pm

FREE! Summer Evening Nature Series: Turtles

Thursday, July 1st  6:30pm-7:30pm

FREE! Up & Active!

Thursday, July 1st 6:30pm-7:30pm

PCYP Member Appreciation Event Thirsty Thursday With the Wilmington Sharks Sponsored by Cavik Insurance

Thursday, July 1st 7pm

NC 4th of July Festival –  Southport 

Thursday, July 1st – Sunday, July 4th

Friday Nights at Riverlights Artisan Market

Friday, July 2th 4pm-8pm

Airlie Summer Concert: Monkey Funktion

Friday, July 2nd 6pm-8pm

FREE! Boardwalk Blast and Independence Day Fireworks by the Sea

Friday, July 2nd 6:30pm-9pm

Burgwin Wright House Night Tour

Friday, July 2nd 9pm-10pm

The Imitations – Summer Concert At Riverlights

Saturday, July 3rd

NC 4th of July Festival –  Southport 

Thursday, July 3rd – Sunday, July 4th

FREE! Carolina Beach Farmers’ Market

Saturday, July 3rd 8am-1pm

FREE! Riverfront Farmers’ Market

Saturday, July 3rd 8am-1pm

FREE! Wilmington Farmers’ Market at Tidal Creek

Saturday, July 3rd 8am-1pm

FREE! Downtown ILM Market

Saturday, July 3rd 9am-2pm

Raise the Flag Event – Battleship North Carolina

Saturday, July 3rd 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm

Bend and Brew Yoga at Edward Teach Brewery

Saturday, July 3rd 11am-12pm

Outer Dunes Night Market

Saturday, July 3rd 5pm-8pm

NC 4th of July Festival –  Southport 

Sunday, July 4th

Butterfly House – Airlie Gardens

Sunday, July 4th – daily until Oct. 15th

H2O Today Exhibit at Cape Fear Museum – Daily until August 28th 

Sunday, July 4th 9am-5pm

Raise the Flag Event – Battleship North Carolina

Sunday, July 4th 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm

Team Up! Interactive Sports Exhibit – Daily until Sept. 13 

Sunday, July 4th 9am-5pm

Airlie Gardens New Hanover County Resident FREE day– 

Sunday, July 4th

Battle for Independence 5K & 1 Mile Race

Sunday, July 4th 7:30am

Feast for the Fourth Fundraiser– 

Sunday, July 4th 9am-12pm

FREE! Summer Music Series – Tony Barnes

Sunday, July 4th 12pm-3pm

FREE! Open House- Hannah Block Historic USO Building 

Sunday, July 4th 1pm-5pm

Sundown Sundays at the Rooftop Bar at N. Front Theater 

Sunday, July 4th 2pm-9pm

4th of July Concert: Independence Day at Fort Fisher 

Sunday, July 4th 7:30pm-10:30pm

4th of July Fireworks Downtown Wilmington 

Sunday, July 4th 9:05pm-9:30pm

FREE! Kure Beach Turtle Talk

Monday, July 5th 7pm-8pm

Airlie Gardens Butterfly Release– 

Tuesday, July 6th 2pm

FREE! Summer Music Series – Heather & Ben

Thursday, July 8th 6pm-9pm

FREE! Up & Active!

Thursday, July 8th 6:30pm-7:30pm

Jazz at the Mansion: The Manny Santos Jazz Group – Concert series hosted by the Bellamy Mansion Museum and the Cape Fear Jazz Society

Thursday, July 8th 6:30pm-8pm

FREE! Summer Concert Series in Fort Fisher

Friday, July 9th

Finklepott’s Original Fair Hair Flare! Blue Moon Gift Shops  –

Friday, July 9th 5:30pm

Poplar Grove’s Full & New Moon Ghost Tour

Friday, July 9th 3pm & 8pm

Tri-Span 5K-10k Run/Walk

Saturday, July 10th 7am

FREE! Carolina Beach Farmers’ Market

Saturday, July 10th 8am-1pm

FREE! Riverfront Farmers’ Market

Saturday, July 10th 8am-1pm

FREE! Wilmington Farmers’ Market at Tidal Creek

Saturday, July 10th 8am-1pm

FREE! Downtown ILM Market

Saturday, July 10th 9am-2pm

Bend and Brew Yoga at Edward Teach Brewery

Saturday, July 10th 11am-12pm

Butterfly House – Airlie Gardens

Sunday, July 11th – daily until Oct. 15th

H2O Today Exhibit at Cape Fear Museum – Daily until August 28th 

Sunday, July 11th 9am-5pm

Team Up! Interactive Sports Exhibit – Daily until Sept. 13 

Sunday, June 11th 9am-5pm

SoFro Second Sunday Market

Sunday, July 11th 11am-4pm

FREE! Summer Music Series – Jared Cline

Sunday, July 11th 12pm-3pm

Sundown Sundays at the Rooftop Bar at N. Front Theater 

Sunday, July 11th 2pm-9pm

Legends Live On! Starring Legacy at the Wilson Center 

Sunday, July 11th 3pm

FREE! Kure Beach Turtle Talk

Monday, July 12th 7pm-8pm

Airlie Gardens Butterfly Release– 

Tuesday, July 13th 2pm

Art Exhibit: “Places, Spaces, and Faces” an exhibition of original photography by Audrey Berkowitz– Bellamy Mansion Museum 

Wednesday, July 14th – September 4th

Airlie Gardens Bird Hike– 

Wednesday, July 14th 8am

FREE! Summer Music Series – Paige Bacon

Thursday, July 15th 6pm-9pm

FREE! Up & Active!

Thursday, July 15th 6:30pm-7:30pm

Friday Nights at Riverlights Artisan Market

Friday, July 16th 4pm-8pm

Airlie Summer Concert : Jack Jack 180

Friday, July 16th 6pm-8pm

Widespread Panic – Concert at Riverfront Park Amphitheater

Friday, July 16th 7pm

Beehive: The 60s Musical – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Friday, July 16th 7:30pm

Burgwin Wright House Night Tour

Friday, July 16th 9pm-10pm

FREE! Carolina Beach Farmers’ Market

Saturday, July 17th 8am-1pm

FREE! Riverfront Farmers’ Market

Saturday, July 17th 8am-1pm

FREE! Wilmington Farmers’ Market at Tidal Creek

Saturday, July 17th 8am-1pm

FREE! String Petting Zoo 

Saturday, July 17th 9am-11am

FREE! Downtown ILM Market

Saturday, July 17th 9am-2pm

Battleship 101 & Battleship Alive

Saturday, July 17th 10am-3pm

Bend and Brew Yoga at Edward Teach Brewery

Saturday, July 17th 11am-12pm

Widespread Panic – Concert at Riverfront Park Amphitheater

Saturday, July 17th 7pm

Beehive: The 60s Musical – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Saturday, July 17th 7:30pm

Butterfly House – Airlie Gardens

Sunday, July 18th – daily until Oct. 15th

H2O Today Exhibit at Cape Fear Museum – Daily until August 28th 

Sunday, July 18th 9am-5pm

Team Up! Interactive Sports Exhibit – Daily until Sept. 13 

Sunday, July 18th 9am-5pm

FREE! Summer Music Series – Jenny Pearson

Sunday, July 18th 12pm-3pm

Sundown Sundays at the Rooftop Bar at N. Front Theater 

Sunday, July 18th 2pm-9pm

Widespread Panic – Concert at Riverfront Park Amphitheater

Sunday, July 18th 6pm

Beehive: The 60s Musical – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Sunday, July 18th 7:30pm

FREE! Movie at the Lake: Tom and Jerry

Sunday, July 18th 8:30pm

FREE! Kure Beach Turtle Talk

Monday, July 19th 7pm-8pm

Airlie Gardens Butterfly Release– 

Tuesday, July 20th 2pm

Airlie Gardens Bird Hike– 

Wednesday, July 20th 8am

Art Exhibit: “Places, Spaces, and Faces” an exhibition of original photography by Audrey Berkowitz– Bellamy Mansion Museum 

Wednesday, July 20th – September 4th

PCYP In-Person Networking Hosted by TRU  Blue Brewery Sponsored by Badger Box

Wednesday, July 21st 5:30pm-7:30pm

Riverlights Movies Under the Oaks – Finding Nemo 

Wednesday, July 21st 8pm-10pm

FREE! Summer Music Series – Josh Lewis 

Thursday, July 22nd 6pm-9pm

FREE! Up & Active!

Thursday, July 22nd 6:30pm-7:30pm

Poplar Grove’s Full & New Moon Ghost Tour

Friday, July 23th 3pm & 8pm

FREE! Summer Concert Series in Fort Fisher

Friday, July 23rd

FREE! Carolina Beach Farmers’ Market

Saturday, July 24th 8am-1pm

FREE! Wilmington Farmers’ Market at Tidal Creek

Saturday, July 24th 8am-1pm

FREE! Downtown ILM Market

Saturday, July 24th 9am-2pm

Historic District Walking Tour

Saturday, July 24th 10:30am-2pm

Bend and Brew Yoga at Edward Teach Brewery

Saturday, July 24th 11am-12pm

Butterfly House – Airlie Gardens

Sunday, July 25th – daily until Oct. 15th

H2O Today Exhibit at Cape Fear Museum – Daily until August 28th 

Sunday, July 25th 9am-5pm

Team Up! Interactive Sports Exhibit – Daily until Sept. 13 

Sunday, July 25th 9am-5pm

FREE! Summer Music Series – Michael Eakins 

Sunday, July 25th 12pm-3pm

FREE 4th Sunday at Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts

Sunday, July 25th 12pm-3pm

Sundown Sundays at the Rooftop Bar at N. Front Theater 

Sunday, July 25th 2pm-9pm

Old Crow Medicine Show in Concert at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater

Sunday, July 25th 6pm

FREE! Movie at the Lake: The War with Grandpa 

Sunday, July 25th 8:30pm

Classic Movie at Thalian Hall- The Philadelphia Story

Monday, July 26th – Wednesday, July 28 2pm and 7pm

FREE! Kure Beach Turtle Talk

Monday, July 26th 7pm-8pm

Cape Fear Chorale Auditions – 7:15pm-9:15pm

Monday, July 26th 7:30pm

Beginner Fencing Camp – Ages 8 and up

Monday, July 26th – Friday, July 30th 9am-3pm

Airlie Gardens Butterfly Release– 

Tuesday, July 27th 2pm

Art Exhibit: “Places, Spaces, and Faces” an exhibition of original photography by Audrey Berkowitz– Bellamy Mansion Museum 

Wednesday, July 28th – September 4th

Opera Wilmington: Under The Stars! 

Wednesday, July 28th 7pm

FREE! Summer Music Series – Michael Eakins 

Thursday, July 29th 6pm-9pm

Opera Wilmington: Under The Stars! 

Thursday, July 29th 7pm

NC Azalea Festival – Airlie Luncheon Garden Party

Friday, July 30 10am

NC Azalea Festival – After Garden Get Down – FREE

Friday, July 30 2pm

Opera Wilmington: Under The Stars! 

Friday, July 30th 7pm

FREE Sci-Fi Summer Movie Series- Plan 9 from Outer Space on the Bellamy Mansion Museum Lawn

Friday, July 30 8pm

FREE! Carolina Beach Farmers’ Market

Saturday, July 31st 8am-1pm

FREE! Riverfront Farmers’ Market

Saturday, July 31st 8am-1pm

FREE! Wilmington Farmers’ Market at Tidal Creek

Saturday, July 31st 8am-1pm

FREE! Downtown ILM Market

Saturday, July 31st 9am-2pm

Colonial Walking Tour

Saturday, July 31st 10:30am-12pm

NC Azalea Festival – Paws on Parade; The Official Dog Garden Paw-ty

Saturday, July 31

Airlie Gardens New Hanover County Resident FREE day– 

Sunday, August 1st

Butterfly House – Airlie Gardens

Sunday, August 1st – daily until Oct. 15th

H2O Today Exhibit at Cape Fear Museum – Daily until August 28th 

Sunday, August 1st 9am-5pm

Team Up! Interactive Sports Exhibit – Daily until Sept. 13 

Sunday, August 1st 9am-5pm

FREE! Summer Music Series – Mykel Barbee 

Sunday, August 1st 12pm-3pm

FREE! Movie at the Lake: The Crowds A New Age 

Sunday, August 1st 8:30pm

Beginner Fencing Camp – Ages 8 and up

Monday, August 2nd – Friday, August 6th 9am-3pm

Classic Movie at Thalian Hall- E.T.

Monday, August 2nd – Wednesday, August 4th 2pm and 7pm

Airlie Gardens Butterfly Release– 

Tuesday, August 3rd 2pm

Art Exhibit: “Places, Spaces, and Faces” an exhibition of original photography by Audrey Berkowitz– Bellamy Mansion Museum 

Wednesday, August 4th – September 4th

Vivace Music Festival: Difficult Grace

Wednesday, August 4th 7:30pm

FREE! Summer Music Series – Tony Barnes

Thursday, August 5th 6pm-9pm

FREE! Sounds of Summer Concert at Wrightsville Beach Park

Thursday, August 5th 6:30pm-8:30pm

Friday Nights at Riverlights Artisan Market

Friday, August 6th 4pm-8pm

Trevor Hall with special guest Cas Haley Concert at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater

Saturday, August 6th 6pm

Airlie Summer Concert: Wilmington Big Band

Friday, August 6th 6pm-8pm

Burgwin Wright House Night Tour

Friday, August 6th 9pm-10pm

Eric Gales and Marvelous Funkshun in Concert at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater

Saturday, August 7th 5pm-10pm

Butterfly House – Airlie Gardens

Sunday, August 8th – daily until Oct. 15th

H2O Today Exhibit at Cape Fear Museum – Daily until August 28th 

Sunday, August 8th 9am-5pm

Team Up! Interactive Sports Exhibit – Daily until Sept. 13 

Sunday, August 8th 9am-5pm

SoFro Second Sunday Market

Sunday, August 8th 11am-4pm

FREE! Summer Music Series – Jenny Pearson

Sunday, August 8th 12pm-3pm

Poplar Grove’s Full Moon Ghost Tour

Sunday, August 8th 8pm

FREE! Movie at the Lake: Labyrinth

Sunday, August 8th 8:30pm

Airlie Gardens Butterfly Release– 

Tuesday, August 10th 2pm

Art Exhibit: “Places, Spaces, and Faces” an exhibition of original photography by Audrey Berkowitz– Bellamy Mansion Museum 

Wednesday, August 11th – September 4th

FREE! Summer Music Series – Heather & Ben

Thursday, August 12th 6pm-9pm

FREE! Sounds of Summer Concert at Wrightsville Beach Park

Thursday, August 12th 6:30pm-8:30pm

Jazz at the Mansion: Andrew Berinson Group – Concert series hosted by the Bellamy Mansion Museum and the Cape Fear Jazz Society

Thursday, August 12th 6:30pm-8pm

FREE! Summer Concert Series in Fort Fisher

Friday, August 13th

35th Annual Carolina Beach Music Festival

Friday, August 14th 10am

Battleship 101 & Battleship Alive

Saturday, August 14th 10am-3pm

Jim Gaffigan: The Fun Tour – at Riverfront Park Amphitheater

Saturday, August 14th 8pm

H2O Today Exhibit at Cape Fear Museum – Daily until August 28th 

Sunday, August 15th 9am-5pm

Butterfly House – Airlie Gardens

Sunday, August 15th – daily until Oct. 15th

Team Up! Interactive Sports Exhibit – Daily until Sept. 13 

Sunday, August 15th 9am-5pm

FREE! Summer Music Series – Jared Cline 

Sunday, August 15th 12pm-3pm

FREE! Movie at the Lake: Coco

Sunday, August 15th 8:30pm

Classic Movie at Thalian Hall- Giant(1956)

Monday, August 16th – Wednesday, August 18th 2pm and 7pm

PCYP In-Person Networking hosted by Mariposa Tapas Bar Sponsored by Live Oak Dental!

Monday, August 16th 5:30pm-7:30pm

Airlie Gardens Butterfly Release– 

Tuesday, August 17th 2pm

Curious Tales from Old Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear Region: The Truth Behind the Legends by Dr. Chris E. Fonvielle, Jr.– 

Tuesday, August 17th 6:30-8:00pm

Pints for Preservation– 

Wednesday, August 18th 5:00pm

Art Exhibit: “Places, Spaces, and Faces” an exhibition of original photography by Audrey Berkowitz– Bellamy Mansion Museum 

Wednesday, August 18th – September 4th

Riverlights Movies Under the Oaks – Homeward Bound – The Incredible Journey 

Wednesday, August 18th 8pm-10pm

NC Azalea Festival – Sublime with Rome | Michael Franti & Spearhead

Thursday, August 19th

FREE! Summer Music Series – Heather & Ben 

Thursday, August 19th 6pm-9pm

FREE! Sounds of Summer Concert at Wrightsville Beach Park

Thursday, August 19th 6:30pm-8:30pm

Friday Nights at Riverlights Artisan Market

Friday, August 20th 4pm-8pm

Airlie Summer Concert: Machine Gun

Friday, August 20th 6pm-8pm

NC Azalea Festival – The Avett Brothers

Friday, August 20

NC Azalea Festival – The DGX Street Fair

Friday, August 20 – Sunday, August 22

NC Azalea Festival – The Wilmington Grill Music and Beer Garden

Friday, August 20 – Sunday, August 22

NC Azalea Festival – The Dollar General Parade – FREE

Saturday, August 21 9am

NC Azalea Festival – Children’s area at the DGX Waterfront Street Fair – FREE

Saturday, August 21 10am

NC Azalea Festival – The Multicultural Stage

Saturday, August 21- Sunday, August 22

NC Azalea Festival – The Avett Brothers

Saturday, August 21

NC Azalea Festival – Fireworks over the Cape Fear River – FREE

Saturday, August 21 9pm

H2O Today Exhibit at Cape Fear Museum – Daily until August 28th 

Sunday, August 22nd 9am-5pm

Team Up! Interactive Sports Exhibit – Daily until Sept. 13 

Sunday, August 22nd 9am-5pm

Butterfly House – Airlie Gardens

Sunday, August 22nd – daily until Oct. 15th

FREE! Summer Music Series – Michael Eakins 

Sunday, August 22nd 12pm-3pm

FREE 4th Sunday at Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts

Sunday, August 22nd 12pm-4pm

NC Azalea Festival – Festival Finale – FREE

Sunday, August 22 4pm

Poplar Grove’s New Moon Ghost Tour

Sunday, August 22nd 8pm

FREE! Movie at the Lake: Trolls World Tour

Sunday, August 22nd 8:30pm

Classic Movie at Thalian Hall- The Bicylce Thieves

Monday, August 23rd – Wednesday, August 25th 2pm and 7pm

Airlie Gardens Butterfly Release– 

Tuesday, August 24th 2pm

Art Exhibit: “Places, Spaces, and Faces” an exhibition of original photography by Audrey Berkowitz– Bellamy Mansion Museum 

Wednesday, August 25th – September 4th

FREE! Summer Music Series – Josh Lewis 

Thursday, August 26th 6pm-9pm

FREE! Sounds of Summer Concert at Wrightsville Beach Park

Thursday, August 26th 6:30pm-8:30pm

FREE! Summer Concert Series in Fort Fisher

Friday, August 27th

FREE 4th Friday Gallery Night 

Friday, August 27th 6pm-9pm

Scotty McCreery in Concert at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater

Friday, August 27th 6:30pm

FREE Sci-Fi Summer Movie Series-The Brain That Wouldn’t Die on the Bellamy Mansion Museum Lawn

Friday, August 27 8pm

NC Azalea Festival – Patrons’ Party

Saturday, August 28

Team Up! Interactive Sports Exhibit – Daily until Sept. 13 

Sunday, August 29th 9am-5pm

FREE! Summer Music Series – Jenny Pearson 

Sunday, August 29th 12pm-3pm

Airlie Gardens Butterfly Release– 

Tuesday, August 31st 2pm

Art Exhibit: “Places, Spaces, and Faces” an exhibition of original photography by Audrey Berkowitz– Bellamy Mansion Museum 

Wednesday, September 1st – September 4th

FREE! Summer Music Series – Tony Barnes 

Thursday, September 2nd 6pm-9pm

Friday Nights at Riverlights Artisan Market

Friday, September 3rd 4pm-8pm

Airlie Summer Concert: Signal Fire

Friday, September 3rd 6pm-8pm

Burgwin Wright House Night Tour

Friday, September 3rd 9pm-10pm

25th Annual Orange Street ArtsFest – Event by the Thalian Association

Saturday, September 4th 10am-5pm

311 – Live From The Ride Tour – Concert at Riverfront Park Amphitheater

Saturday, September 4th 6:30pm

Butterfly House – Airlie Gardens

Saturday, September 4th – daily until Oct. 15th

Airlie Gardens New Hanover County Resident FREE day– 

Sunday, September 5th

Team Up! Interactive Sports Exhibit – Daily until Sept. 13 

Sunday, September 5th 9am-5pm

FREE! Summer Music Series – Josh Lewis 

Sunday, September 5th 12pm-3pm

Glass Animals – Dreamland Tour – Concert at Riverfront Park Amphitheater

Sunday, September 5th 7:30pm

FREE! Movie at the Lake: Raya The Last Dragon

Sunday, September 5th 8:30pm

Poplar Grove’s Full Moon Ghost Tour

Monday, September 6th 8pm

Airlie Gardens Butterfly Release– 

Tuesday, September 7th 2pm

Experience Coastal Carolina at Brunswick Forest – September Coastal Showcase 

Thursday, September 9th – 12th

FREE! Summer Music Series – Heather & Ben 

Thursday, September 9th 6pm-9pm

Jazz at the Mansion: Taylor Lee Quartet – Concert series hosted by the Bellamy Mansion Museum and the Cape Fear Jazz Society

Thursday, September 9th 6:30pm-8pm

FREE! Summer Concert Series in Fort Fisher

Friday, September 10th

FREE! Movie at the Lake: Mulan

Saturday, September 11th 8:30pm

FREE! Summer Music Series – Jared Cline

Sunday, September 12th 12pm-3pm

FREE! Summer Music Series – Jenny Pearson 

Thursday, September 16th 6pm-9pm

Carolina Beach Dragon Boat Regatta 

Friday, September 17th

Friday Nights at Riverlights Artisan Market

Friday, September 17th 4pm-8pm

Airlie Summer Concert: L Shape Lot

Friday, September 17th 6pm-8pm

FREE Sci-Fi Summer Movie Series-1960 Little Shop of Horrors on the Bellamy Mansion Museum Lawn

Friday, September 17th 8pm

VSAP 22 mile or 22 K run and 2.2 Mile Ruck

Saturday, September 18th 7am-2pm

FREE! Movie at the Lake: The Princess and The Frog

Saturday, September 18th 8:30pm

Butterfly House – Airlie Gardens

Sunday, September 19th – daily until Oct. 15th

FREE! Summer Music Series – Michael Eakins 

Sunday, September 19th 12pm-3pm

16th Annual 343 Memorial Ride to Honor The Fallen of 9/11- Carolina Coast Harley Davidson 

Sunday, September 19th 1pm

Poplar Grove’s New Moon Ghost Tour

Monday, September 20th 8pm

Band of Horses Concert at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater 

Wednesday, September 22nd 7pm

2nd Annual Pleasure Island & Friends Golf Tournament 

Thursday, September 23rd

FREE! Summer Music Series – Michael Eakins 

Thursday, September 23rd 6pm-9pm

FREE! Summer Concert Series in Fort Fisher

Friday, September 24th

FREE 4th Friday Gallery Night 

Friday, September 24th 6pm-9pm

Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers Concert at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater 

Friday, September 24th 7pm

Trey Anastasio Concert at Live Oak Bank Pavilion! 

Friday, September 24th 7pm

Stephen Marley Acoustic Concert at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater 

Friday, September 24th 7pm

FREE! Movie at the Lake: Hocus Pocus

Saturday, September 25th 8:30pm

Butterfly House – Airlie Gardens

Sunday, September 26th – daily until Oct. 15th

FREE! Summer Music Series – Paige Bacon 

Sunday, September 26th 12pm-3pm

FREE 4th Sunday at Port City Pottery & Fine Crafts

Sunday, September 26th 12pm-4pm

FREE! Summer Music Series – Heather & Ben 

Thursday, September 30th 6pm-9pm

Lady A: What A Song Can Do Tour 2021– Concert at Riverfront Park Amphitheater

Thursday, September 30 7pm

FREE Captain Ambivalent – Comedy Music – at Circus Night  at The Bazarre

Thursday, September 30 7pm-9pm

Friday Nights at Riverlights Artisan Market

Friday, October 1st 4pm-8pm

Driving Miss Daisy – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Friday, October 1st & Saturday, October 2nd 7:30pm

Driving Miss Daisy – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Sunday, October 3rd 3pm

Experience Coastal Carolina at Brunswick Forest – October Coastal Showcase 

Thursday, October 7th – 10th

3rd Annual theArtWorks™ Village Artist and Affiliates Exhibition and Sale

Friday, October 8th 6pm-8pm

Driving Miss Daisy – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Friday, October 8th & Saturday, October 9th 7:30pm

1st Annual Pets in the Park Carolina Beach

Saturday, October 9th 10am-2pm

Battleship 101 & Battleship Alive

Saturday, October 9th 10am-3pm

Monthly Poetry Readings and Community Communications

Saturday, October 10th 8pm-10pm

Butterfly House – Airlie Gardens

Sunday, October 10th – daily until Oct. 15th

Driving Miss Daisy – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Sunday, October 10th 3pm

Oyster Roast – Airlie Gardens

Friday, October 15th 6pm-10pm

The 4th Annual Bluegrass Bashe

Saturday, October 16th 7pm

ZERO/Wilmington Prostate Cancer Run/Walk 2021

Sunday, October 17th 12pm – 4pm

FREE 4th Friday Gallery Night 

Friday, October 22nd 6pm-9pm

ONLINE LECTURE: Vampire Science: Folklore, Feminism, and Fact by Dr. Fact by Dr. Michaela Howells

Tuesday, October 26th 6:30pm-8pm

Monster Movie Madness at the Mansion

Friday, October 29th 12pm-4pm

GooseBumps in the Grove at Poplar Grove Plantation

Saturday, October 30th 10am-5pm Sunday, October 31st 10am-4pm

Friday Nights at Riverlights Artisan Market

Friday, November 5th 4pm-8pm

15th Annual Cape Fear Kite Festival at Fort Fisher State Recreation Site at Kure Beach

Saturday, November 6th & Sunday, November 7th

 Charlotte’s Web – Thalian Association

Friday, November 12th – Sunday, November 21st

 On Castle Vintage Market

Saturday, November 13th

Curated On Castle Vintage Market

Saturday, November 13th

Friday Nights at Riverlights Artisan Market

Friday, November 19th 4pm-8pm

theArtWorks 2 Day Holiday Cheer Market

Saturday, November 20th and Sunday, November 21 1pm-7pm

Kure Beach Holiday Market

Saturday, November 20th & 27th 9am-3pm

Airlie Gardens – Enchanted Airlie– 

Friday, November 26th – December 22nd

Fourth Friday Gallery Nights – 

Friday, November 26th 6pm-9pm

The Celtin Angels Christmas  – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Wednesday, December 1st 3pm & 7:30pm

NY Ballet for Young Audiences – Snow White  – Performance at Thalian Hall Center

Thursday, December 2nd 7pm

NY Ballet for Young Audiences – The Nutcracker  – Performance at Thalian Hall Center

Friday, December 3rd 4pm & 7pm

NY Ballet for Young Audiences – The Nutcracker  – Performance at Thalian Hall Center

Saturday, December 4th 10am

The Raleigh Ringers Holiday Concert  – Performance at Thalian Hall Center

Saturday, December 4th 7:30pm

WWII USO Dance

Friday, December 10th 6:30pm-9:30pm

Elf: The Musical – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Friday, December 10th & Saturday, October 12th 7:30pm

Rosie the Riveter: American Women in WWII

Saturday, December 12th 3:00pm

Elf: The Musical – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Sunday, December 13th 2pm

Elf: The Musical – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Thursday, December 16th

Elf: The Musical – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Friday, December 17th

Elf: The Musical – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Saturday, December 18th 2pm & 7pm

Wilmington Ballet Company’s “The Great Wilmington Nutcracker” –    The Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College

Saturday, December 18th 6:30pm

Elf: The Musical – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Sunday, December 19th 2pm

Wilmington Ballet Company’s “The Great Wilmington Nutcracker” –    The Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College

Sunday, December 19th 3pm

It’s a Wonderful Life – Performance at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Thursday, December 23rd 4pm & 7pm

 

2020 Events

 

Bluewater Grill – Bluewater New Years Day Brunch

January 1st, 2020 11 am – 3 pm

Henry’s – New Years Day Brunch

January 1st, 2020 11 am – 3 pm

Hops Supply Co. – New Years Day Brunch

January 1st, 2020 11 am – 3 pm

Oceanic – New Years Day Brunch

January 1st, 2020 11 am – 3 pm

Battleship North Carolina – Hidden Battleship

January 4, 2020; 12:00pm – 4:30pm

Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts– Fourth Friday at Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts

Every Fourth Friday

Carolina Ale House – Clemson v. LSU Championship Game

January 13th @ 8 pm

Port City Young Professionals –  First Networking Night of 2020

January 15th @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Flip N Fly –  Fun exercise & Support education

January 15th @ 6 pm – 8 pm

Thalian Association Community Theatre – Disney Magic Revue

January 17 – January 26

Battleship North Carolina – Battleship 101

January 18, 2020; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Earth Fare – One Year Anniversary Celebration

January 18th @7 am

The Forum ILM – Forum Sidewalk Sale

January 18th @ 10 am – 5 pm

Brunswick Forest – Ideal Living Resort & Retirement Show

January 18th @ 10 am & January 19th @ 3 pm

Art in Bloom Gallery – Book Release & Reading by the Writers of the Fores

January 19, 2020 @ 2:30PM-4:30PM

Battle House – MLK Day

January 20 @ 11 am – 7 PM

Wilmington Chamber of Commerce – Business Value (breakfast) Workshop

January 22 @ 8:45 am – 9:30 am

Lumina Station – Luminescence: Saving Lives in Style

January 23 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The ArtWorks – Capturing Moments Closing Reception

January 23 @ 6 pm – 9 pm

Art in Bloom Gallery – 2020: New Year, New Art”

January 24 @ 6:00PM – 9:00PM

Riverlights – Pop-Up Market

January 24 @ 4:00PM – 8:00PM

Burgwin-Wright House & Gardens – Figures of Nature

January 24 @ 6:00PM – 9:00PM

Wilmington Chamber of Commerce – Chamber Connections

January 27 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Bellamy Mansion Museum – Volunteer Open House

January 28 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Carolina Ale House – Wilmington Restaurant Week at CAH

January 29th through Feburary 9th

Bluewater Waterfront Grill – Bridal Open House: A Little More Than Something Blue

January 30th @ 6 pm – 8 pm

Hotel Ballast – Chefs’ Showcase: a Kick-Off Event

February 1, 2020 @ 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Blossoms Restaurant – Super Bowl Watch Party

Sunday, February 2, 2020 @ 6 PM

Carolina Ale House – Super Bowl #54

Sunday, February 2, 2020 @ 6 PM

Super Bowl Sunday Party – Pour Taproom

Sunday, February 2, 2020 @ 6 PM

Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts– Fourth Friday at Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts

Every Fourth Friday

Burgwin-Wright House & Gardens – Flame-Out: Prosecuting Jeffery MacDonald and Beyond

Thursday, Februaru 6, 2020 @5:30 pm – 7 pm

UNCW – Homecoming 2020

February 7-9, 2020

Battleship North Carolina – Power Plant Tour

February 8, 2020 @ Noon – 5:30 p.m.

Wilmington Symphony Orchestra – Masterworks: Prokofiev’s Cinderella

February 8, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 9 pm

Carolina Ale House – Wilmington Restaurant Week at CAH

End Feburary 9, 2020

Art in Bloom – Second-Sunday Reading Series: Pre-Valentine’s Day Open Reading

February 9th, 2020 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Pour Taproom – FPA Networking Happy Hour

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 @ 5 pm – 7 pm

Port City Young Professionals – Valentine’s Day Networking Prep

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Carolina Ale House – Shred Your Ex

February, 13 2020 @ 6 pm

Thalian Association Community Theatre – Guys and Dolls

Thursday, February 13 through 16, 2020

Bellamy Mansion Museum – LECTURE: Frederick Douglass: Gadfly or Public Intellectual, Then and Now

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Blossoms Restaurant – Valentines Dinner for Two

February, 14 2020 @ 5 pm

Bluewater Waterfront Grill – Valentine’s Day on the Intercoastal

Friday, February 14, 2020 @ 4 pm – 10 pm

Oceanic – Celebrate Valentine’s Day

Friday, February 14, 2020 @ 5 pm – 11 pm

Battleship North Carolina – Battleship 101

Saturday February 15, 2020 @ 10 am – 3 pm

Thalian Association Community Theatre – Summer Camp Fair 2020

Saturday February 15, 2020 @ 10 am – 3 pm

Riverlights – Pop-up Market

Friday February 21, 2020 @ 4 pm – 8 pm

Art in Bloom – Ethan Allen Designer Showcase Reception

Fbruary 22, 2020 @ 5 pm – 8 pm

The Bellamy Mansion Museum – The Female Gaze Art Exhibit Reception

February 28, 2020 @ 6:00pm

Art in Bloom – 2020: New Year, New Art

February 28, 2020 @ 6:00pm

Thalian Association Community Theatre – Come to the Cabaret! A Leap Year Broadway Revue

February 29

Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts– Fourth Friday at Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts

Every Fourth Friday

 Bellamy Mansion Museum – LECTURE: Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge and Wilmington’s other battleship: Nuestra Senora de Regla

March 5, 2020  6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

The ArtWorks – Speak Ya Peace Poetry Jam

March 5, 2020; 7:10 pm – 10 pm

Battleship North Carolina – 2020 Back Yard BBQ Cook-Off

March 7, 2020 @ 10 am – 5 pm

Kenan Auditorium – Scholarship Pageant Presented by BB&T

March 7, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Art in Bloom Gallery – Second-Sunday Reading Series: Poetry by Joan Leotta and Lisa Stice

March 8th, 2020 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Hops Supply Co. – Brunch Unplugged!

March 8,2020 @ 11 am

Pinpoint Resturaunt – Argentina Wine Dinner

March 11th, 2020 @ 6:30 PM

Art in Bloom Gallery – Opening Reception for a New Group Exhibit

March 13, 2020 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Thalian Association Community Theatre – Xanadu Jr.

March 13-22, 2020

Bring It Downtown – Downtown Economic Series Luncheon

March 13, 2020 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

River Bluffs – Dos Eddies at Porches Cafe

March 13, 2020 @ 6 pm

Battleship North Carolina – Hidden Battleship CANCELED

March 14, 2020; 12:00pm – 4:30pm

Platypus and Gnome – Kilbeggan Irish Band CANCELED

March 14, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Greenfield Lake Amphitheater – Paws on Parade CANCELED

March 14, 2020 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Carolina Ale House – Kegs and Eggs CANCELED

March 14, 2020 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Hops Supply Co. – Brunch Unplugged! CANCELED

March 15,2020 @ 11 am

Compass Pointe Golf Club – St. Patrick’s Day Party CANCELED

March 17, 2020 @ 5 pm – 9 pm

Art in Bloom Gallery – Historic Plaque Ceremony & Reception CANCELED

March 18, 2020 @ 5:00PM – 7:00PM

Bellamy Mansion Museum – What Happened to the Lost Colony? By Dr. David La Vere CANCELED

March 19, 2020 @ 6:30 pm

Riverlights – Pop Up Market CANCELED

March 20, 2020 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Blue Moon Gift Shops – Finklepott’s Original Fairy Hair CANCELED

March 20, 2020 @ 11:00 am – 5:30 pm

Battleship North Carolina – Battleship 101 CANCELED

March 21, 2020; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Hops Supply Co. – Brunch Unplugged! CANCELED

March 22, 2020 @ 11 am

Cape Fear Volunteer Center – Children’s Tea CANCELED

March 22, 2020 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Burrito Shak – Food for Fund for Flyers CANCELED

March 24, 2020 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Bellamy Mansion Museum – Art Exhibit: “Outer Limits” original art by Sarah Sheffield & Elena Wright CANCELED

March 27, 2020 @ 6:00 pm

Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center – Juried Art Show and Sale CANCELED

March 28, 2020 – April 5

Bellamy Mansion Museum – Neighborhood Yard Sale CANCELED

March 28, 2020 at 7:00am

Cape Fear Community College – Azalea Sweep CANCELED

March 28 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Wilson Center – Azalea Festival Pops CANCELED

March 29 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Hops Supply Co. – Brunch Unplugged! CANCELED

March 29,2020 @ 11 am

Youth Art Contest 

Wednesday, April 1 – Sunday, April 5 2020

Wrightsville Beach Magazine – High School Writing Contest Presented

Wednesday, April 1 – Sunday, April 5 2020

Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre – Queen’s Coronation CANCELED

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Brigade Boys & Girls Club –  Community Visit CANCELED

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Cape Fear Country Club – Celebrity Reception CANCELED

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Hospital Visit CANCELED

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Aaron Lewis CANCELED

Thursday, April 2, 2020 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Thalian Association Community Theatre – AIDA CANCELED

Thursday, April 2 – Sunday, April 5 2020

Bluewater Waterfront Grill – After Garden Get Down CANCELED

Friday, April 3, 2020 @ 2 pm – 6 pm

Airlie Gardens – Airlie Luncheon Garden Party CANCELED

Friday, April 3, 2020

Cape Fear Garden Club Azalea Garden Tour CANCELED

Friday, April 3 – Sunday, April 5 2020

Sublime with Rome and Michael Franti & Spear CANCELED

Friday, April 3, 7pm

Waterfront Street Fair CANCELED

Friday, April 3 – Sunday, April 5 2020

Bluewater Grill – After Garden Get Down CANCELED

Friday, April 3 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Harris Teeter – Chalkfest CANCELED

Friday, April 3 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Street Fair Music Stage and Beer Garden – Wilmington Grill Music & Beer Garden CANCELED

Friday, April 3 @ 6:00 pm – April 5 @ 6:00 pm

Wilmington Convention Center – Boxing Tournament CANCELED

Saturday, April 4 – Sunday, April 5 2020

Elks Lodge – Coin Show CANCELED

Saturday, April 4 – Sunday, April 5 2020

Historic Home Tour CANCELED

Saturday, April 4 – Sunday, April 5 2020

Patrons’ Party Gala CANCELED

Saturday, April 4, 2020

El Cerro Grande Restaurants & Zócalo Street Food | Tequila – Waterfront Street Fair Multicultural Stage CANCELED

Saturday, April 4 – Sunday, April 5 2020

Thalian Hall – MGC Parade Mile CANCELED

Saturday, April 4 @ 8:30 am – 9:00 am

Parade CANCELED

Saturday, April 4 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

The Cotton Exchange – Waterfront Street Fair Children’s Area CANCELED

Saturday, April 4 @ 10:00 am – April 5 @ 6:00 pm

Hotel Ballast – Riverwalk Shag Contest…on the Banks of the Cape Fear CANCELED

Saturday, April 4 @ 12:30 pm – 7:00 pm

The Avett Brothers CANCELED

Saturday, April 4 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Fireworks CANCELED

Saturday, April 4 @ 9:00 pm – 9:15 pm

Hops Supply Co. – Brunch Unplugged! CANCELED

April 5, 2020 @ 11 am

Bluewater Grill – Festival Finale CANCELED

Sunday, April 5 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Thalian Association – Rabbit Run CANCELED

April 11, 2020 @ 7 am – 10 am

Bluewater Whaterfront Grill – Easter Brunch Buffet CANCELED

Sunday, April 12, 2020 @ 10:30 am – 3:30 pm

Hops Supply Co. – Brunch Unplugged! CANCELED

April 12, 2020 @ 11 am

Henry’s – Easter Sunday CANCELED

April 12, 2020 @ 10 am – 4 pm

D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy – DCVPA Community Fair & Open House CANCELED

April 18/, 2020 @ 9:30 am – 1:30 pm

Bellamy Mansion Museum – Family Fun Day at the Bellamy Museum CANCELED

April 19, 2020 1 pm to 4 pm

Hops Supply Co. – Brunch Unplugged! CANCELED

April 19, 2020 @ 11 am

Art in Bloom Gallery –  Second-Sunday Reading Series: A Celebration of National Poetry Month with Addy McCulloch CANCELED

April 19, 2020 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30pm

Wilmington Sharks – Zumba in the Park CANCELED

April 22, 2020 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Port City Pottery & Fine Crafts – 13th Anniversary Celebration CANCELED

April 24, 2020 @ 6-9PM

Thalian Association Youth Theatre – Freaky Friday CANCELED

April 24 through May 3, 2020

DREAMS – The 5th Annual Daddy Daughter Dance CANCELED

Sunday, April 26 2020 @ 4 pm – 7pm

Hops Supply Co. – Brunch Unplugged! CANCELED

April 29, 2020 @ 11 am

Bellamy Mansion Museum – Spring Art Show & Sale – May 7 to June 26 CANCELED

May 7, 2020 – Reception @ 6:00 pm

Bellamy Mansion Museum – Bellamy in Bloom Mother’s Day Tea CANCELED

May 10, 2020 2 pm – 4 pm

Thalian Association Community Theatre – The Producers CANCELED

May 22-31, 2020

Bellamy Mansion Museum – Spring Art Show & Sale

June 26, 2020 – Reception @ 6:00 pm

Art in Bloom Gallery – Visions of Inspiration

Friday, June 12 – through Sunday, July 19, 2019.

Art in Bloom Gallery – New Exhibit with Jeri Greenberg, David Norris & Photographer, Curtis Krueger (In Gallery + Virtual)

July 24, 2020 – September 06, 2020, 10 AM-6 PM and online

Art in Bloom Gallery – New Exhibit with Jeri Greenberg, David Norris & Photographer, Curtis Krueger (In Gallery + Virtual)

July 24, 2020 – September 06, 2020, 10 AM-6 PM and online

Art in Bloom Gallery – Summer Reprise: Art by Pam Toll (2007 – 2020)

Aug 1, 2020 – Sept 5, 2020

Thalian Association Community Theatre – Orange Street ArtsFest

September 5-6, 2020 10 am – 5 pm

Art in Bloom Gallery – New Exhibit with Jeri Greenberg, David Norris & Photographer, Curtis Krueger (In Gallery + Virtual)

July 24, 2020 – September 06, 2020, 10 AM-6 PM and online

 Art in Bloom Gallery   – Summer Reprise by Pam Toll at Acme Art Studio Extended

Date/Time: Sept 6, 2020 – Oct 10, 2020

Art in Bloom Gallery – One More Moment: Art by Bradley Carter, Elizabeth Singletary & Jen Johnson

Date/Time: Sept 11 – Oct 18, 2020 10am – 4pm

Art in Bloom Gallery – Manifestations of Colour and Formations with Gale Smith & Photographer Melissa Wilgis

Date/Time: 10/23/2020 – 12/06/2020 11am – 4pm

Bellamy Mansion Museum – The Good Death: An Exploration of Victorian Mourning Rituals – Online Zoom Lecture

Date/Time: October 29 – 6:30pm

Art in Bloom Gallery – “Tributaries of Abstraction: Art by Dick Roberts” at ACME Arts Studio

Date/Time: 11.22.2020 – 01.29.2021 by appointment 910-352-4314

Business Hosting Art in Bloom Gallery – “The Holiday Art Exhibit + Sale” Featuring Art in Bloom Gallery Artists

Date/Time: 11.16.2020 – 01.24.2021 10am – 4pm

Bellamy Mansion Museum – Nights of Lights Holiday Open House

Date/Time: December 17, 18, 19 & 20

Business Hosting Bellamy Mansion Museum – Nights of Lights Holiday Open House

Date/Time: December 17, 18, 19 & 20

Business Hosting Thalian Association Community Theatre – All We Want For Christmas Is You

Date/Time: Dates: Dec. 11 – 20, 2020 Times: Streaming Online Fri. – Sat. 7:30 pm with Sun. matinee at 3:00 pm

Art in Bloom Gallery – Artistic Photography: Frank Fierstein

Date/Time: Dec 11 2020 – Jan 24 2021 10AM – 4PM

 

2019 Events

 

Azalea Festival

Wed, Apr 3 – Sun, Apr 7

Dark Star Orchestra

Sun, Apr 14

Battleship North Carolina – Battleship 101

April 18, 2020; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Battleship North Carolina – Battleship Alive!

May 2, 2020; 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Battleship North Carolina – Showboat — Systems & Design

May 9, 2020; 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

Wilmington Wine and Food Festival

Wed, May 15 – Sun, May 19

Battleship North Carolina – Hidden Battleship

May 16, 2020; 12:00pm – 4:30pm

The Second Glass – Monday Complimentary Wine Tastings

Mondays 6:00pm

Port City Music Festival

Jun 2 – 9

RiverLights – Marina Village Market

June 7th, 9am

Pour Taproom – Live Music

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays

Cape Fear Riverboats – Guided Black River Nature Cruise

June 19th, 10am-2pm

Moree Law – Luxury Broker’s Open in Landfall

June 19th, 4pm-7pm

The Forum – Ladies Night Out at the Forum

June 2oth, 6pm-8pm

RiverLights – Flower’s “4” You

June 20th, 4pm-6pm

Platypus and Gnome – Champagne Toast for Elizabeth Darrow

June 20th, 6pm-8pm

Battleship North Carolina– Celebrate the Legacy

June 21st and June 22nd- 8am-4pm

Flip n Fly – Free Jump Day

June 21st, 1pm

RiverLights – Marina Village Night Market

June 21st, 4pm

Eclipse Artisan Boutique– All My Goddesses!

June 22nd, 10am-5pm

Battleship North Carolina– Battleship 101

June 27th- 10:00am-3:00pm

The Artworks– Fourth Friday at the Artworks

June 28th, 6pm-9pm

Art In Bloom– Fourth Friday Reception for “Chasing Shadow and  Light

June 28th, 6pm-9pm

Bellamy Mansion – Art Reception for James Horton

June 28th, 6pm-8pm

Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts – Fourth Friday Gallery Nights

June 28th, 6pm

Thalian Hall – Little Miss Sunshine the Musical

June 20th-30th

Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts– Fourth Friday at Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts

Every Fourth Friday

The Second Glass – Monday Complimentary Wine Tastings

Mondays 6:00pm

New Hanover Regional Medical Center – Pender Memorial Hospital Farmer’s Market

July 9th, 10:00am

Dead Crow Comedy – Open Mic Comedy

Every Thursday, 8:00pm

Bring it Downtown – Cover Band Concert Series

Every Friday, 6:30pm

Latitudes Restaurant – Fourth of July Celebration

July 4th, 3:00pm-8:00pm

Il Forno – Free Wilmington Elite Rockstar Connect Networking Event

July 10th, 6:00pm-8:00pm

Bellamy Mansion – Jazz at the Mansion

July 11th, 6:30pm-8:30pm

Battleship North Carolina– Battleship 101

July 13 and July 25th- 10:00am-3:00pm

Bellamy Mansion- Historic Downtown Wilmington Walking Tour with Dan Camacho

July 19th- 10:00am

Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts – Fourth Friday Gallery Nights

July 26th, 6pm

Bellamy Mansion – Impressions: “Loving the Cape Fear” original works by Owen Wexler

July 26th, 6:00-8:00

Art in Bloom– Detailed Complexity: Art by Bob Bryden, Heather Divoky, and H.M. Saffer

July 26th- September 1st

Airlie Gardens – Family Fun Night

July 27th

Art in Bloom– Detailed Complexity: Art by Bob Bryden, Heather Divoky, and H.M. Saffer

July 26th- September 1st

Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts– Fourth Friday at Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts

Every Fourth Friday

The Second Glass – Monday Complimentary Wine Tastings

Mondays 6:00pm

Art in Bloom– Asylum: Collages by Elizabeth Darrow

June 12th- September 30th

Art in Bloom– Art of the Image

August 2nd- September 15th

Art in Bloom– “TWENTY-TWO by THIRTY: From the Flat Files of Gayle Tustin” at PinPoint Restaurant

June 5th-September 23rd

Thalian Association– Dream Vacation Raffle 2019

August 3rd, 7:00pm

New Hanover Regional Medical Center – Pender Memorial Hospital Farmer’s Market

August 13th, 10:00am

Cape Fear River Boats – Black River Cruises

August 14th and August 28th

Thalian Association– Urinetown- The Musical!

August 15th-25th, Thurs-Sat: 7:30pm, Sun: 3:00pm

Bring it Downtown – Cover Band Concert Series

Every Friday, 6:30pm

Dead Crow Comedy – Open Mic Comedy

August 1st, 8:00pm

Bellamy Mansion – Jazz at the Mansion

August 8th, 6:30pm-8:30pm

Battleship North Carolina– Battleship 101

August 10th and August 22nd- 10:00am-3:00pm

Cloud9 Rooftop Bar – Jenny Pearson on Cloud9

August 22nd, 7pm

Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts – Fourth Friday Gallery Nights

August 23rd, 6pm

Oceanic – Mission Month Beach Cleanup

August 24th, 8am

Compass Pointe– Miles Atlas Concert

August 30th – 7pm-10pm

The Second Glass – Monday Complimentary Wine Tastings

Mondays 6:00pm

Art in Bloom– Detailed Complexity: Art by Bob Bryden, Heather Divoky, and H.M. Saffer

July 26th- September 1st

Art in Bloom– Asylum: Collages by Elizabeth Darrow

June 12th- September 30th

Art in Bloom– Art of the Image

August 2nd- September 15th

Art in Bloom– “TWENTY-TWO by THIRTY: From the Flat Files of Gayle Tustin” at PinPoint Restaurant

June 5th-September 23rd

Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts– Fourth Friday at Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts

Every Fourth Friday

Art in Bloom – Opening Reception for “Transference: New Art by Joan McLoughlin”

September 6th, 6:00-9:00pm

The Bellamy Mansion Museum – Bellamy Birthday Bash

September 7, 2019

Cape Fear River Boats – Black River Cruises

September 11th and September 25th

New Hanover Regional Medical Center – Pender Memorial Hospital Farmer’s Market

September 10th, 10:00am

Bellamy Mansion – Jazz at the Mansion

September 12th, 6:30pm-8:30pm

Bellamy Birthday Bash   – The Bellamy Mansion Museum

September 21, 2019

Wilmington Symphony – 2019-2020 Masterwork Series

September 21st, 7:30pm

Riverlights Living  – The Make Yourself at Home Tour

September 21-22, 12pm – 3pm

UNCW – Artificial Intelligence and Health

September 23, 10 am

UNCW – Interdisciplinary Series on Coastal Community Resiliency

September 24, 6:30 pm

The Bellamy Mansion Museum – This Coastal World: Stories of Race, Love and History by David Cecelski

September 26, 2019 – 6:30 to 8:00 pm

Wilmington Chamber of Commerce – Battle for the Badges: A First Responders’ Appreciation Event

September 27, 2019 – 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Art in Bloom Gallery – “It’s About Time: Art by Elizabeth Darrow, Virginia Wright-Frierson + Friends”

September 27 6:00pm-9:00pm

theArtWorks  – Opening the Curtain: Fifty Years of Image, Word and Song” by Artist, Brian H. Peterson

September 27, 6-9 pm

Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts – Fourth Friday Gallery Nights

September 27th, 6pm

Battleship North Carolina– Battleship Alive!

September 28th- 8:00am-5:00pm

Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts– Fourth Friday at Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts

Every Fourth Friday

The Second Glass – Monday Complimentary Wine Tastings

Mondays 6:00pm

LECTURE: “From the Wilmington 10 to Pitt County’s Season of Discontent: A Police Shooting, School Repression, and the Limits of Black Protest.” Lecture by Dr. Kenneth Janken – The Bellamy Mansion Museum

October 3, 2019 – 6:30 to 8:00pm

New Hanover Regional Medical Center – Pender Memorial Hospital Farmer’s Market

October 8th, 10:00am

Cape Fear River Boats – Black River Cruises

October 9th, October 23rd, and October 30th

RiverLights –  Young Professionals Open House

October 9th & 10th 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Art in Bloom– Opening Reception for “Take Four: New Art by Joanne Geisel, Ann Hair, Barbara Bear Jamison, and Gale Smith”

October 11th- 6:00-9:00pm

Battleship North Carolina– Battleship 101

October 12th- 10:00am-3:00pm

Shattered Sword The Battle of Midway  – Battleship NC

Saturday, October 12, 2019 3 p.m.

Thalian Association – Auditions for Elf – Please Call to make an Appointment!

October 14 & 15

The Bellamy Mansion Museum – Driving Without Privilege: The Negro Motorist Green Book by Lettie Shumate

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Art in Bloom Gallery –  Art in Bloom Movie Night with Elizabeth Darrow

October 18th – 6:00 pm-8:00 pm

Airlie Gardens– Airlie Gardens Oyster Roast 2019

October 18th- 6:00 pm-10:00 pm

The Bellamy Mansion Museum – The Gathering

October 20, 2019

Art in Bloom Gallery – “It’s About Time: Art by Elizabeth Darrow, Virginia Wright-Frierson + Friends”

October 25 6:00pm-9:00pm

Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts – Fourth Friday Gallery Nights

October 25th, 6pm

Monster Movie Madness at the Mansion – The Bellamy Mansion Museum

October 25, 2019 – 7:00 pm

Riverlights –  Spooktackular Open House & Outdoor Movie

October 26, 2019 @  3pm-8:30pm

Bellamy Mansion – Monster Movie Madness at the Mansion

October 26th, 7pm-10pm

Art in Bloom Gallery – Gallery Talks with Artist, Virginia Wright-Frierson

October 27th, 3:00 pm-5:00 pm

Batty Battleship’s Halloween Bash – Battleship NC

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 5:30-8 p.m.

Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts– Fourth Friday at Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts

Every Fourth Friday

The Second Glass – Monday Complimentary Wine Tastings

Mondays 6:00pm

UNCW – Artificial Intelligence and Health

November 4, 10 am

Hidden Battleship – Battleship NC

Saturday, November 9, 2019 Noon-4:30 p.m.

Eclipse Artisan Boutique– Annual Holiday Open House

November 10th, 10:00am-5:00pm

Art in Bloom Gallery – Reception & Gallery Talk with Virginia Wright-Frierson

Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 3 PM – 5 PM

Art in Bloom Gallery – Champagne Toast & Special Reception: Angela Rowe at PinPoint Restaurant

November 12th – 5:30 pm -6:30 pm

Art in Bloom – Champagne Toast & Reception at Platypus & Gnome Restaurant

November 14th, 6:00pm-8:00pm

Wilmington Symphony – 2019-2020 Masterwork Series

November 16th, 7:30pm

Art in Blook Gallery – Art & Movie Night with Elizabeth Darrow

Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 6 PM – 8 PM

Art in Bloom Gallery – Art-Glass Reception with Richard Bunting

Sunday, November 17, at 3 PM – 5 PM

Art in Bloom Gallery – Opening Reception “New Path: New Art by Debra Bucci”

November 22, 2019, @ 6:00 – 9:00 PM

Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts – Fourth Friday Gallery Nights

November 22nd, 6pm

Art in Bloom Gallery – “It’s About Time: Art by Elizabeth Darrow, Virginia Wright-Frierson + Friends”

November 22 6:00pm-9:00pm

Battleship North Carolina– Battleship Ho Ho Ho!

November 29th-10:00am-3:00pm

Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts– Fourth Friday at Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts

Every Fourth Friday

The Second Glass – Monday Complimentary Wine Tastings

December 2nd, 9th, and 16th  6:00pm

Art in Bloom Gallery – Pop-up Art Exhibit at MC Erny Gallery, WHQR

December 2nd-January 17th Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm

Battleship North Carolina– Battleship Alive!

December 7th- 8:00am-5:00pm

Battleship North Carolina– Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance

December 7th- 9:00am-5:00pm

Jingle Belles Holiday Teas – The Bellamy Mansion Museum

December 8 & 9, 2019 – 2:00 to 4:00 pm

Art in Bloom Gallery – Special Reception for Debra Bucci, Featured Artist

December 10th 2019 3:00 PM-7:00 PM

Thalian Association – Elf the Musical

December 13 through 22

Bellamy Mansion – Christmas Stroll Through the Past

December 14th, 4:30pm-7:30pm

Art in Bloom Gallery – Special Reception for Georgeann Haas at WHQR’s MC Erny Gallery

December 16, 2019, 4:00PM-6:00PM

Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts – Fourth Friday Gallery Nights

December 27th, 6pm

Bluewater Grill – Bluewater New Years Bash

December 31st, 2019 11 am – 1 am

Bluewater Grill – Bluewater New Years Eve Party

December 31st, 2019 11 am – 1 am

Henry’s – New Years Eve Celebratory Dinner

December 31st, 2019 11 am – 1 am

Hops Supply Co. – Ring in 2020 With Us

December 31st, 2019 11 am – 1 am

Oceanic – Ring in 2020 on the Coast

December 31st, 2019 11 am – 11 pm

Pour Taproom – New Year’s Eve Gatsby Party

December 31st, 2019 9pm – 2am

Embassy Suites – New Year’s Eve Roaring 20s on the River

December 31, 2019 at 7 PM – 1 AM

Our calendar here lists a schedule of events for North Carolina’s lower Cape Fear region. Check back regularly. We routinely add new events.