Tue 06.25

Boardwalk Blast Family Night

Carolina Beach Boardwalk

Boardwalk Blast Family Night occurs Tuesday nights in Carolina Beach, NC (Cape Fear Blvd. and Canal Drive), and features karaoke, bouncy fun, line dancing, face painting, and more.

Tue 06.25

Open Air Market

Ocean Front Park

Kure Beach hosts an Open Air Market at the new Ocean Front Park on Tuesday mornings through August 27. The market features original, hand-crafted works of art, plus prints and photography. HOURS: 8am ...

Wed 06.26

Poplar Grove Farmers' Market

Poplar Grove Farmers' Market

The Poplar Grove Farmers' Market in Wilmington, NC, meets Wednesdays through Nov. 27, and features fresh local fruits and veggies, dairy products, meats and seafood, baked goods, and sweets, plus arts...

Wed 06.26

Halyburton Park

The Summer Evening Nature Series at Halyburton Park in Wilmington is presented by the N.C. Aquarium and features Alligators. These living dinosaurs are ancient North Carolina natives, and this interac...

Thu 06.27

Fireworks by the Sea and Boardwalk Blast Music

Carolina Beach Boardwalk

Fireworks by the Sea and Boardwalk Blast Music in Carolina Beach, NC, features the beach boogie and blues of the Mako Band followed by pyrotechnics over the Atlantic Ocean at 9pm.

Fri 06.28

Fourth Friday Gallery Night

Various Venues

The Arts Council of Wilmington presents Fourth Friday Gallery Night in downtown Wilmington, NC, free monthly self-guided tours of galleries, studios and art spaces featuring exhibitions of various art...

Fri 06.28

Bird Hike

Smith Creek Park

The Bird Hike at Smith Creek Park in Wilmington, NC, features New Hanover County Environmental Educators teaching participants about the many bird species that call Lower Cape Fear parks home. Please ...

Fri 06.28

Music on the Town Concert w/ Seneca Guns

Mayfaire Town Center

The 9th Annual Music on the Town Concert Series at Mayfaire Town Center in Wilmington, NC, features free live music on Friday evenings through July. Bands set up on the Mayfaire Event Field located be...

Fri 06.28

Birding Tour

Wrightsville Beach (North End)

Audubon North Carolina naturalists present a free guided birding tour beginning at Public Beach Access 36 in Wrightsville Beach, NC, every Friday through Sept. 13. The program features up-close-and-pe...

Sat 06.29

Brooklyn Arts Center

Hippie Ball 2 at the Brooklyn Arts Center in historic downtown Wilmington, NC, benefits Kids Making It, the local non-profit that helps at-risk youth grow into responsible citizens by teaching them wo...