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Events in Wilmington

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All Music Food & Drink Arts Outdoors Festival Market Comedy Wellness Social Trivia Tours

AUG22

Festival

Tap Yard Art & Music Festival

Sat · 4:00 PM⛈️ 90°

Tap Yard Wilmington

THINGS WE LOVE FEST at The Bend, Wilmington NC

AUG30

Festival

THINGS WE LOVE FEST

Sun · 12:00 PM

The Bend

SEP6

Festival

Fins Up Festival (3rd Annual)

Sun · 12:00 PM

Wrightsville Beach Brewery

American Craft Walk Wilmington at RiverFront Farmers Market, Wilmington NC

SEP12

Festival

American Craft Walk Wilmington

Sat · 10:00 AM

RiverFront Farmers Market

SEP26

Festival

Cape Fear Latinos Festival (5th Annual)

Sat · 11:00 AM

Live Oak Bank Pavilion

OCT3

Festival

Riverfest Weekend October 3-4 2026

Sat · All day

Riverwalk

Art in the Arboretum at New Hanover County Arboretum, Wilmington NC

OCT10

Festival

Art in the Arboretum

Sat · 10:00 AM

New Hanover County Arboretum

Lighthouse Beer and Wine The Cellar, Sea & Shore at Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park, Wilmington NC

OCT23

Festival

Lighthouse Beer and Wine The Cellar, Sea & Shore

Fri · 6:00 PM

Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park

OCT24

Festival

Lighthouse Beer and Wine Festival

Sat · 12:00 PM

Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park

NOV14

Festival

BAD Day Music + Arts Festival

Sat · 12:00 PM

Wilmington’s Brooklyn Art District (BAD)

NOV19

Festival

Cucalorus Film Festival (32nd Annual)

Thu · All day

Multiple Venues (Downtown Wilmington)

Christmas Season Kickoff at Wrightsville Beach Park, Wilmington NC

NOV27

Festival

Christmas Season Kickoff

Fri · 5:30 PM

Wrightsville Beach Park

NOV28

Festival

North Carolina Holiday Flotilla

Sat · 6:00 PM

Wrightsville Beach Park