Volunteers sweep the streets before Azalea Festival

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The streets all around downtown Wilmington are clean right in time for the big festival this week. The Azalea Sweep takes place every year right before the Azalea Festival.

Volunteers are split up into groups to clean the streets and pick up trash all over downtown.

The Azalea Queen will visit the areas that were tidied up during her time in the Port City.
One volunteer said she was excited to be a part of the pre-festival fun.

“I love Wilmington, and I love this area and I was more than happy to come and beautify and, you know, do away with some of the pollution. And make it pretty for the Azalea Festival,” volunteer Brittany Olson said.

After the clean up, the volunteers celebrated their hard work with an after party and lunch.