Cape Fear Coast events for April and May

April Events

Every Saturday morning beginning April 19 thru mid-December: Wilmington Riverfront Farmer’s Market

April 19 & 20: CAROLINA AIR SHOW, Wilmington International Airport

April 19: Pleasure Island Chowder Cook-off, Carolina Beach Lake Park

April 19: ‘Rims on the River Vintage Car and Hot Rod Show,’ Downtown Wilmington

April 19: Read to Me Festival, Children’s Museum of Wilmington

April 25: Harbor Island Garden Club’s Home and Garden Tour, Wrightsville Beach

Beginning April 25 (every 4th Friday through the summer): Fourth Friday Gallery Walk

April 26: Spring Street Festival, Kure Beach

April 26: Earth Day Celebration, Hugh MacRae Park, Wilmington

April 26 & May 3-4: Parade of Homes, county-wide (Wilmington Homebuilder’s Assn)

April 26: Antique Automobile Show, Independence Mall

April 29: Taste of Wilmington Food & Wine Festival, Coastline Convention Center

May

May 2: 9:15 p.m., Fireworks in honor of Commissioning of SSN 777 USS North Carolina Submarine, best view from Downtown Wilmington

May 2 & 3: Castle Hayne Hawg Crawl, Castle Hayne

May 2-4: Cape Fear Independent Film Festival, Wilmington

May 2-4: Battleship Alive! Living History Weekend

Beginning May 2 (through summer): First Friday Jazz Concerts at Airlie Gardens

May 2-4: New Play Festival, Thalian Hall

May 9, 16, 23, 30: Fabulous Fantail Film Festival, Battleship North Carolina

May 10: Confederate Memorial Day, Fort Fisher State Historic Site

May 11: Mother’s Day Luncheon Cruise, Henrietta III Riverboat

May 22 (and every Thursday thru August): Fireworks at Carolina Beach Boardwalk

May 23-25: One Take Film Festival, Wilmington

May 24-25: Orange Street Arts Festival, Downtown Wilmington

May 24: Toast to the Coast Wine Festival, Hugh MacRae Park

May 25 (and every Sunday thru August): Outdoor Films at Carolina Beach Lake Park Amphitheater

May 26: Memorial Day Observance at the Battleship North Carolina

May 31: Surf-Sun-Sand Volleyball & Bocce Ball Tournament, Wrightsville Beach