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 CenterMay
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 BeachFor more info visit http://www.cape-fear.nc.us/
