November 2021 - Cancelled due to Covid (10 AM to 12 PM and 1 PM to 3 PM) Celebrate the Season at the Battleship! Santa welcomes everyone on board and volunteers stationed throughout the ship will help children and parents understand this floating city. Create your own retro e-card by posing...more about Battleship NORTH CAROLINA Battleship Ho Ho Ho
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November 13, 2021 event has been cancelled For the explorer at heart, bring a friend and join in for a unique, behind-the-scenes tour of un-restored areas of the Battleship. The four-hour tour, from 12 PM until 4:30 PM, consists of small groups with guides. Guests explore the bow (officers' country, boatswain...more about Hidden Battleship
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
November 2020 Expo has been Cancelled For 10 days each year the Cape Fear Fair & Expo comes to town. Ever popular for family-style fun, the fair seems to get bigger every year. A midway offers approximately 40 rides plus food and games. Enjoy livestock exhibits/competition, an agricultural tent, animal shows, and...more about Cape Fear Fair & Expo
November 2020 event has been cancelled Join potters from the region for the Coastal Carolina Clay Guild's annual Holiday Show and Sale in November at the Hannah Block USO Community Arts Center at 2nd and Orange Streets. Events will kick off on Friday, with an artists' reception from 5 PM to...more about Coastal Carolina Clay Guild
November 11-25, 2020 Known for its gorgeous riverside setting and its laid-back, rock n' roll atmosphere, the non-competitive festival showcases more than 300 films from all over the world and attracts an accumulated audience of over 17,800 cultural travelers who come to celebrate the art-form and connect with peers. The festival's...more about Cucalorus Film Festival and Connect Conference
February 2021 has been rescheduled to September 25th This is a self-guided tour of some of downtown's finest beer and wine purveyors. The 2021 event takes place from 1 PM to 6 PM and includes multiple venues for the five-hour walk. Each venue offers tastes of two beers or wines selected for...more about Downtown Wilmington Wine & Beer Walk
December 2020 5-8 PM Date TBA - Celebrate the season with the annual Christmas tree lighting at 6 PM at Greenfield Lake with free Santa visits at the Rotary Garden Gazebo immediately following the tree lighting. A free screening of Polar Express will be shown at the Amphitheater at 7 PM. The...more about Holiday Tree Lighting and Movie
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
November 6, 2021 This annual event will be held Saturday from 5 PM to 8 PM on the oceanfront at the Bluewater Grill parking lot. Celebrate the delicious food of Wrightsville Beach with over 30 food, wine, and beer tasting booths. Proceeds benefit New Hanover County Weekend Meals on Wheels Program. For more informationn...more about Taste of Wrightsville Beach
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