Saturday June 12, July 17, August 14 and October 9, 2021 10 AM - 3 PM Friendly, knowledgeable volunteers stationed throughout the ship engage visitors in specific subjects and areas including gunnery, radar, sickbay, galley, engineering, and daily shipboard life. Try on helmets, raise signal flags, “text” using semaphore flags, tap out your...more about Battleship 101
June
Cancelled through 2021 due to Covid (8:00 am to 4:00 pm) Celebrate the ships named NORTH CAROLINA! They have been serving our country from the 1824 Ship-of-the-Line to the fast attack submarine currently stationed in Hawaii. From the Mediterranean to the Atlantic to the Pacific, our state’s namesakes have traveled the...more about Battleship NORTH CAROLINA - Celebrate the Legacy
Fly your own flag at the Battleship! Bring or send an American flag, or purchase a 3-by-5-foot American-made nylon flag with embroidered stars from the Ship’s Store. A certificate of authenticity will confirm that the flag was flown from the forward mast of the Battleship and specifies the date. Makes a great...more about Battleship NORTH CAROLINA - Flag Day
Currently Cancelled due to Covid Operating aboard Battleship NORTH CAROLINA, the Azalea Coast Amateur Radio Club will participate in the annual Museum Ships Weekend. Sponsored by the Battleship NEW JERSEY Amateur Radio Club, 63 museum ships worldwide will have HAM radio operators aboard ready to receive contacts from HAM operators. NI4BK...more about Battleship NORTH CAROLINA - Museum Ships Weekend
June 2022 TBA Carry out, dine in or host a party for the 34th annual Lobster Fest. Whatever they choose, Insiders know not to miss this annual event hosted by Church of the Servant. This year 50% of the net proceeds will go to Habitat for Humanity Inter-faith build. Fresh Maine lobsters averaging...more about Lobster Fest
Throughout the year, Poplar Grove Plantation offers a wide variety of basket weaving classes for area natives and visitors. From complete beginners to advanced, Poplar Grove's classes provide hands-on instruction to help you and your friends design the ideal basket for holding an assortment of specific designs and purposes. Some of...more about Poplar Grove Plantation
June through September Airlie Gardens hosts a popular concert series the first and third Friday evening of each month. Enjoy two hours of music (jazz, dance, blues) while relaxing in these lovely Southern gardens. Bring a picnic and a blanket, but no pets, please. Alcohol is permitted, and wine is available for...more about Airlie Gardens Concert Series
June 11-13, 2021 Presented by the Cape Fear Blues Society, this popular summer music festival offers local, regional, and national blues musicians an opportunity to show their stuff to enthusiastic audiences. Events include live indoor and outdoor concerts at various venues across the Port City, a free Blues Musicians' Workshop, and...more about Cape Fear Blues Festival
March 27 - November 20, 2021 Temporarily located at Waterline Brewing, will return to their Dock Street location on July 3rd, 2021. The market runs Saturdays from 8 AM until 1 PM, rain or shine. The Riverfront Farmers' Market is a curbside market featuring locally grown and produced vegetables, plants, baked goods,...more about Riverfront Farmers' Market
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