December - Event has been cancelled for 2021 Poplar Grove presents A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL and will be glistening with holiday spirit! The grounds of Poplar Grove will be specially lit and twinkling, a bonfire will be blazing for roasted marshmallows, food and gift vendors with something unique for those...more about A Merry Little Christmas Festival
December
December 4, 2021 8 AM - 5 PM. Watch and interact with World War II living history interpreters as they bring the Ship to life by re-enacting daily duties and drills. This is a great event for all ages! Be sure to bring your questions and cameras!...more about Battleship Alive
December 7, 2021 (9 AM to 5 PM) Operating two stations aboard Battleship NORTH CAROLINA, the Azalea Coast Amateur Radio Club hosts a worldwide ham radio operator event commemorating the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. The Battleship is NI4BK and we look forward to hearing from YOU! Radio operators making...more about Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance
December 12, 2021 The Wilmington Choral Society, under the direction of Paula Brinkman, presents The Songs of Disney at 7:00 PM at Cape Fear Community College's Wilson Center (located at 703 North Front Street). Tickets are available from the society's website.The 100 voice chorus is entering its 70th year of providing the...more about Wilmington Choral Society
November 26-27 and nightly from December 3-22, 2021 Capture the holiday magic at Airlie Gardens by visiting the Holiday Light Show. The elaborate show of landscape lighting and colorful light displays brings to life 35 acres of night-time forest with more than one million sparkling lights, walking trails, holiday displays, and...more about Airlie Gardens' Enchanted Airlie - A Holiday Light Show
December 2021 Come to this friendly church to enjoy a tour, a brief explanation of Moravian history, holiday music, spiced tea or sweet Moravian coffee with cookies and demonstrations of traditional Moravian crafts. See the putz (Nativity scene), which has a special sound and light show then go to the crafts area...more about Candle Tea
December 12, 2021 The city's annual holiday parade will be held in historic downtown Wilmington beginning at the corner of Front and Walnut traveling south on Front and ending at Church Street. Join schools, bands, businesses, and community groups as they celebrate the holiday season. The parade begins at 5:55 PM....more about City of Wilmington Holiday Parade
December 26 - January 1, 2022 The Kwanzaa Celebration is a seven-day celebration of African-American roots, culture, and tradition; it is held from the day after Christmas through January 1. A variety of events are featured throughout the week of Kwanzaa, culminating in a Kwanzaa Karamu that includes theatrical performances, crafts for...more about Kwanzaa Celebration
December 4-5, 2021 This is one of the most popular holiday home tours. Each year, about 20 of Wilmington's most historic homes, churches and businesses are opened to guests for two days on the first weekend in December. Stroll into Christmases past and see how yesterday's lifestyles have been adapted to modern...more about Old Wilmington by Candlelight
January - December 2021 Thalian Hall events are back! This film series of foreign, classic and notable films is sponsored by WHQR and Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts. Show times at Thalian Hall are at 7 PM, with occasional variations in schedule due to holidays or film popularity. To purchase...more about WHQR Cinematique
December 26, 2021 Public radio WHQR 91.3 FM broadcasts its Kwanzaa production, Season's Griot, created and performed by local storyteller and musician Madafo Lloyd Wilson together with other storytellers from around the country. This hour-long program is distributed nationally as a holiday special broadcast and starts at 1 PM....more about WHQR- A Season's Griot
December 18 - 19, 2021 Each Christmas season the talented performers in the Wilmington Ballet Company take to the stage for their annual performance of The Nutcracker. The Wilmington Ballet Company was founded in 1999 to perform professional quality ballets in the Wilmington area. There will be performances each day: Saturday...more about Wilmington Ballet Company's Production of The Nutcracker