September 2020 - Cancelled The Novant Health Oceanside Family Medicine 15K & Joyce Irish Pub 5K will be held at 8 AM in Brunswick Forest, a beautifully planned community 6 miles south of Wilmington. The course is picturesque and will take you through a park on paved running trails and a...more about 5 Star Race Productions, LLC
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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
September 26, 2021 This open water ocean swim is in its 17th year and is held at beautiful Wrightsville Beach. The swim is approximately 1.7 miles point to point between Johnny Mercer Pier and Crystal Pier with prevailing current. This event benefits Wilmington Family YMCA's Swim Team-CFAC and is in memory of...more about Pier 2 Pier Swim Race
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
September 2020 event is postponed until 2021 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The 4th Annual American Craft Walk Wilmington features an arts festival with more than 80 vendors along both sides of Front Street from Orange Street to Walnut Street. The American Craft Walk Wilmington information booth will be located at Front and Market....more about American Craft Walk Wilmington
2020 TBD This year's theme of Cape Fear Literacy Council's annual Literacy Gala will be announced soon. The event will be held at the Coastline Conference Center (501 Nutt Street) and it promises to be a magical evening. With live music, creative cuisine, a silent auction, and plentiful wine, beer, and...more about Annual Cape Fear Literacy Council Gala
September 2020 Event has been cancelled 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Cape Fear River Watch and the City of Wilmington Parks and Rec present LakeFest (now in the fall instead of the spring). The annual event celebrates the history, plants, animals, and water quality of Greenfield Lake, and features Water Quality Testing,...more about LakeFest
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