Calendar of Events
Event Calendar
January 2023
Burgwin-Wright House Night Tour
January 6th, 2023 from 8:30pm-9:30pm
Battleship North Carolina “Hidden Battleship Tour”
January 14th, 2023 from 12:00pm-4:30pm
Latimer House Night Tour
January 21st, 2023 from 7:30pm-3:00am
February 2023
Brooklyn Arts Center Open House
February 4th, 2023 from 5:00pm-8:00pm
Hearts and Flowers, Opera Wilmington
February 12th from 3:00pm-5:00pm
2023 Polar Plunge NC
February 18th,2023 at 11:00am in Kure Beach
Art & Bloom
February 25th-26th, 2023 from 9:00am-5:00pm at Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center
March 2023
Junior League of Wilmington’s 69th Annual Bargain Sale
March 4th, 2023 from 7:30am-1:30pm
Battleship NORTH CAROLINA Ghost Hunt USA
March 10th, 2023 from 7:30pm-3:00pm
Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival
March 11th, 2023 from 12:00pm-6:00pm
Rising with Lawrence Brownlee, Opera Wilmington
March 19th, 2023 at 4:00pm
Aril 2023
CFCC Riverfront Boat Show
April 1st, 2023 from 7:00pm-10:00pm
Herb & Garden Fair at Poplar Grove Plantation
April 1st, 2023 from 9:00am-5:00pm and April 2nd, 2023 from 10:00am-4:00pm
NC Azalea Festival
April 12th-14th, 2023
May 2023
Poplar Grove’s Full & New Moon Ghost Tours
May 5th, 2023 at 8:00pm
Summer Jazz Series at the Bellamy Mansion Museum
May 11th, 2023 at 6:30pm
NC Black Film Festival
May 18th-20th, 2023
June 2023
Pleasure Island Pride
June 9th-17th, 2023
Free Concert Friday Series
June 9th, 2023 at 6:00pm
Juneteenth Festival
June 15th-17th, 2023 at the MLK Community Center
July 2023
Verdi’s La Traviata, Opera Wilmington
July 21st, 23rd, 28th and 31st, 2023
August 2023
September 2023
October 2023
November 2023
December 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
Saturday, May 29th 9am-2pm
FREE! Local Arts & Crafts Market at Good Hops Brewing
Saturday, May 29th 3pm-7pm
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
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
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
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
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
Monday, June 14th 7pm-8pm
June Movies at Sundown at Satellite Bar & Lounge – National Lampoon’s Vacation
Monday, June 14th
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
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
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
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
Monday, June 21st 7pm-8pm
June Movies at Sundown at Satellite Bar & Lounge – The Karate Kid
Monday, June 21st
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
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
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
Saturday, June 26th 9am-2pm
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
Monday, June 28th 7pm-8pm
June Movies at Sundown at Satellite Bar & Lounge – Thelma & Louise
Monday, June 28th
Tuesday, June 29th 8am-1pm
Airlie Gardens Butterfly Release–
Tuesday, June 29th 2pm
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
Thursday, July 1st 6:30pm-7:30pm
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
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
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
Monday, July 5th 7pm-8pm
Airlie Gardens Butterfly Release–
Tuesday, July 6th 2pm
FREE! Summer Music Series – Heather & Ben–
Thursday, July 8th 6pm-9pm
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
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
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
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
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
Wednesday, July 14th 8am
FREE! Summer Music Series – Paige Bacon–
Thursday, July 15th 6pm-9pm
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
Saturday, July 17th 9am-11am
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
Monday, July 19th 7pm-8pm
Airlie Gardens Butterfly Release–
Tuesday, July 20th 2pm
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
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
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
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
Saturday, July 31st 9am-2pm
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
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
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
Tuesday, August 17th 6:30-8:00pm
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Thursday, April 2, 2020
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
Saturday, April 4 – Sunday, April 5 2020
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
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
Saturday, April 4 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
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
Wed, Apr 3 – Sun, Apr 7
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
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.