Events
Tuesday, December 11
Outdoor Activities / Festivals
Outdoor Activities / Festivals
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Sun 12.16
Kure Beach Fantasy Christmas Show
Admission:ENCORE PRESENTATION! The Kure Beach Fantasy Christmas Show at Ocean Front Park stars everyone's favorite characters: Frosty, Harriet Hippo, the Grinch, Olaf, Anna, Elsa, Rudolph and many more. Santa Claus will be… -
Thu 12.20
North Carolina Birding Trail Hike
Admission:The North Carolina Birding Trail Hike is approximately two miles around Wrightsville Beach. Transportation from Halyburton Park in Wilmington is included. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. -
Fri 12.21 - Mon 12.24
Reindeer Drawn Carriage Rides
Admission: $5.00 $12.00Horsedrawn Tours in downtown Wilmington, NC, presents "Reindeer" Drawn Carriage Rides featuring caroling and kids get free candy canes from Santa. -
Fri 12.21 - Sun 12.23
Christmas on the Farm
Admission: $5.00 $10.00Hubb's Farm in Clinton, NC, presents Christmas on the Farm features train rides, hayride, visit with Santa, giant slides, jumping pillow, barrel train and mini zip line. -
Sat 12.29
FUNDRAISER: Carolina Beach State Park Half Marathon & 5K
The Carolina Beach State Park Half Marathon & 5K is a locally owned and operated trail race with 13.1 and 3.1 mile courses in one of the most unique settings in North… -
Mon 12.31
Island of Lights New Year's Eve Celebration
Kure Beach Boardwalk100 Atlantic Avenue
Kure Beach, NC 28449
www.pleasureislandoflights.com Admission:The Island of Lights New Year's Eve Celebration takes place at and around the Kure Beach Pier and features a giant lighted beach ball dropped at midnight followed by fireworks. Prior to… -
Tue 01.01
First Day Hike
The First Day Hike at Carolina Beach State Park convenes at the Sugarloaf trailhead parking lot at the marina for a two-mile hike to Sugarloaf Dune. -
Sat 01.05
Celebrity Ghost Hunt
Admission: $35.00 $179.00The Celebrity Ghost Hunt aboard the Battleship North Carolina in Wilmington features Steve Gonsalves, from Syfy Channel's Ghost Hunters and Chris Smith and Mike Goncalves from Destination America's show Ghost Asylum and… -
Fri 01.11 - Sun 01.13
Lake Mattamuskeet and Outer Banks Birding Trip
Admission:Halyburton Park in Wilmington presents a Lake Mattamuskeet and Outer Banks Birding Trip featuring a focus on waterfowl, shorebirds and land birds of Eastern North Carolina. The group visits Lake Mattamuskeet NWR,… -
Sat 01.12
154th Anniversary of the Battle of Fort Fisher
Admission:Fort Fisher State Historic Site in Kure Beach, NC, presents the 154th Anniversary of the Battle of Fort Fisher celebrating the men who fought during the afternoon of Jan. 15, 1865. The…
