Annual Events
January
Anniversary of the Capture of Fort Fisher, Kure Beach
910 458-5538
Greater Wilmington Antique Show
(910) 686-3029
Martin Luther King Jr. Day March
(910) 763-4183
Model Railroad Show
(910) 270-2696
February
North Carolina Jazz Festival
(910) 763-8585
Wilmington Garden Show
(910) 452-6393 ext 211
March
Bid for Literacy Mardi Gras Auction
(910) 251-0911
Coastal Living Show
(910) 686-5904
Kids Art Day, Southport
(910) 457-5450
New Hanover County Residents Appreciation Day
(910) 341-4030
April
Arlie Gardens Concert Series
(910) 798-7700
Annual Bluegrass Festival, Ocean Isle Beach
(910) 287-2800
Bald Head Island Regatta
(910) 457-SAIL
Dreams Center for Arts Education, Wilmington
(910) 772-1501
Museum of Coastal Carolina Family Day, Ocean Isle Beach
(910) 579-1016
North Carolina Azalea Festival, Wilmington
(910) 794-4650
Pleasure Island Chowder Cook Off, Carolina Beach
(910) 200-3288
Poplar Grove Herb & Garden Fair, Wilmington
(910) 686-9518
Women Anglers in Training Weekend
(910) 278-4747
May
Arlie Arts Festival, Wilmington
(910) 798-7700
Battleship North Carolina Memorial Day Observance, Wilmington
(910) 251-5797
Greek Festival
St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Wilmington
(910) 256-5180
Island of Lights Spring Fashion Show, Carolina Beach
(910) 458-7116
June
Carolina Beach Music Festival, Carolina Beach
(910) 200-3288
Pender County Blueberry Festival, Historic Downtown Burgaw
(910) 259-1278
Pleasure Island Summer Concerts, Fort Fischer, Kure Beach
(910) 458-8434
Wilmington Nautical Festival, Downtown Wilmington
(910) 341-4030
July
Baskets of Summer, Poplar Grove Historic Plantation, Wilmington
(910) 686-9518
Battleship Blast, Downtown riverfront Wilmington
(910) 251-5797
Cape Fear Blues Festival, Wilmington
(910) 350-8822
Fourth of July Fireworks, Downtown Wilmington,
(910) 341-7855
Pleasure Island Fireworks, Carolina Beach
(910) 200-3288
August
Annual Endless Summer Beach Blast various locations Wilmington Jaycess
(910) 359-1940
Boiling Spring Lakes Raft Race, Boiling Spring Lakes
(910) 845-2762
Castles and Scoops Contest, Holiday Inn Sunspree, Wrightsville Beach
(910) 254-3534
Dreams Center for Arts Education, Anne Street, Wilmington
(910) 772-1501
www.dreamswilmington.org
Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival, Sneads Ferry
(910) 329-4446
Wilmington African-American Heritage Festival, Wilmington
(910) 762-5502
September
Hampstead Spot Festival, Hampstead
(910) 270-9642
Intercultural Festival, Brunswick Community College
(910) 755-7306
No Octane Regatta, Southport
(910) 454-0607
North Carolina Big Sweep, Topsail Island
(910) 328-0863
Purple Feet Festival, Silver Coast Winery, Ocean Isle Beach
(910) 287-2800
October
Annual Seafood, Blues & Jazz Festival, Fort Fisher, Kure Beach
(910) 458-8434
Cape Fear Fair & Expo, Wilmington International Airport
(910) 313-1234
Halloween Festival, Poplar Grove Historic Plantation Wilmington
(910) 686-9518
Halloween History-Mystery Tour, Bellamy Mansion, Wilmington
(910) 251-3700
North Carolina Festival By The Sea, Holden Beach
(910) 754-6644
North Carolina Oyster Festival, Ocean Isle Beach
(910) 754-6644
Riverfest, Downtown Wilmington
(910) 452-6862
Sometime in October Film Festival and Screenplay Competition, Wilmington
(910) 200-2439
November
Cucalorus Film Festival, Various locations, Wilmington
(910) 343-5995
Festival of Trees, Wilmington Hilton riverside, Wilmington
(910) 772-5444
North Carolina Holiday Flotilla at Wrightsville Beach
(910) 341-4030
Topsail Island Holiday Boat Flotilla, Topsail Beach
(910) 329-4446
December
Airlie Gardens Enchanted Airlie: a Holiday Light Show, Wilmington
(910) 798-7700
Candle Tea, Wilmington
(910) 799-9256
Christmas By The Sea Festival Oak Island
(910) 457-6964
Island of Lights Festival, Carolina Beach
(910) 458-7116
New Years Eve Riverboat Cruise, Dock St., Wilmington
(910) 343-1611
Old Wilmington by Candlelight, Various Locations, Wilmington
(910) 762-0492
Poplar Grove Christmas Open House, Poplar Grove Historic Plantation, Wilmington
(910) 686-9518
Sneads Ferry Winterfest, Sneads Ferry
(910) 329-4446
Worlds Largest Living Christmas Tree, Hilton Park, Wilmington
(910) 341-7855