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Cancelled: Wilmington Marathon: March 20th & 21st

The 11th annual event weekend takes place March 20-21, 2020 and features a full marathon, half marathon, relay marathon, Truist Run 5K, 1-mile fun run, and a virtual run. The event has raised nearly $400,000 for local charities in its ten-year history, and the 2020 Marathon Madness Weekend will bring over 3,500 runners and their families to the Wilmington area.

Schedule of Events

Friday, March 20th

11:00AM – Expo/Packet Pickup at Wilmington Convention Center
8:30pm Packet Pickup Ends

Saturday, March 21st

4:45am: Shuttle service begins from Downtown to Wrightsville Beach
6:55am: National Anthem
7:15am: Half and Full Marathon and Marathon Relay Start in Wrightsville Beach
7:15am: 5K and 1 mile start downtown
9:00am: Shuttle service begins to take runners back to the start area
8:00am to 1:00pm Post race party, beer, food, finish line celebration
9:30am: 5K and 1 mile awards
10:00am: Half Marathon Awards
11:00am: Full Marathon Awards
1:00pm: Course Cutoff
1:00pm: Shuttle service ends

26.2 | Full Marathon

The Full Marathon is the perfect Boston Marathon qualifying event because it’s fast, flat, and notorious for being the backdrop for setting personal bests. The course starts in Wrightsville Beach and makes a straight shot to downtown Wilmington.  Runners will span 6 bridges (4 flat) and run the best Wilmington, NC has to offer.  Come span the Cape Fear Coast and run from destination to destination.

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13.1 | Half Marathon

Who wants to run from Wrightsville Beach to Downtown Wilmington?  Designed to test your limits, the Half-Marathon guides runners on a fast-paced trip around Wrightsville Beach’s waterfront straight to the Cape Fear River. As well as being a qualifying race, this run is also a popular one with veterans and first-time half marathoners alike. Known for the flat terrain and running 1 straight line from the Beach to Downtown Wilmington, this is a fun, fast destination to destination race.  Span the Cape Fear Coast from Wrightsville Beach to downtown Wilmington, NC

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26.2 RELAY | Marathon Relay

Grab a friend (or three) and get ready to cover some ground! The Marathon Relay is the perfect opportunity to perfect your skills as a team, with flat course expanses and a route that takes each of you through an iconic part of Wilmington or the Wrightsville Beach area. The exchanges happen quickly, so make sure each runner is ready to go, right from the starting line.

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5K | Great Beginner Race

If you’re not a hardcore runner, the 5K is a great place to start. Less intense than a full or half-marathon, the 5K provides a manageable course that makes it easy to mark your progress along the way and finishes Saturday morning on the half marathon route. Show off all your hard work and use this flat, maintained course to improve your skills as a runner.

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1MILE | Run Walk

Enjoy the company of friends, family, and fellow runners on this gentle course in comfortable coastal weather on Wilmington’s downtown Historic Waterfront. Great for including the kids and dusting off those running shoes, this course is flat and easily navigated, so you and your running partners can move at your own pace to the finish line.

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For More Information and Registration Visit Their Website

Rock The Beach Festival: March 21st

Join us Saturday, March 21st  to celebrate the return of  Spring in style at the ANNUAL ROCK THE BEACH FESTIVAL in beautiful Carolina Beach Boardwalk

Come  “Drink YOUR own beer & listen to the songs you KNOW”, this Festival offers you the opportunity to bring your own coolers and listen to BLUFFETT and the Son Of A Sailor Band.  BLUFFETT, a Tribute to JIMMY BUFFETT band, will perform all of your favorite classic songs, all while you are closing out the winter blues on sunny and beautiful Carolina Beach.

BLUFFETT takes on the atmosphere of a genuine Buffett concert…right down to the audience participation and enjoyment and energy that goes with it! It will be hard to believe your eyes and ears once the show has started due to the uncanny re-creation by this awesome group of performers!

Also playing will be DaHowlies at 11:00 am, followed by The Phantom Playboys at 1:00 pm and closing out the day with the main act – BLUFFETT and the Son Of A Sailor Band at 3:00 pm. 

As an added bonus, we will have local breweries and vineyards offering their best craft beers and wine specialties on the Carolina Beach Boardwalk.  Take a break from the dancing and come purchase your favorite craft beer or cup of wine.

Don’t miss out –  Saturday, March 21st, 2020 for the ROCK THE BEACH FESTIVAL featuring BLUFFETT

 

See you there!

Rescheduled: Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Festival

 

June 6th, 2020

Wilmington, NC

VIP WHOLE HOG SESSION
12PM-6PM

GENERAL ADMISSION SESSION
2PM-6PM

Get ready to enjoy all those pleasures that true Southerners live by – Beer, Bourbon, Barbecue, Boots, Bacon, Biscuits, Bluegrass, and Smoked Beasts! It’s a great day of beer sippin’, bourbon tastin’, music listenin’, cigar smokin’, and barbecue eatin’. Your admission buys you a sampling glass so you can enjoy an ALL-YOU-CARE-TO-TASTE sampling of beer and bourbon.

NEW LOCATION! Response was amazing last year – so we’ve moved to accommodate the crowds and to SPREAD OUT! The Legion Stadium Complex offers everyone a grassy manicured field environment and lots of elbow room to chillax while you drink and eat. Plus lots of FREE parking.

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  • Each Guest Receives a Souvenir Glass to enjoy All You Care To Taste Beer and Bourbon Tastings as you stroll from table to table.

  • BBQ Galore! Enjoy the great barbeque selection from our vendors onsite – pulled pork from whole hogs, ribs, brisket, chickens, sausages and all the fixins’ you can imagine. We’ll keep the portions heavy and the prices low.

  • The SHRINE OF SWINE is back! Enjoy whole hogs during each session. Pork worship at its finest!

  • GAME IT: The Cochon Carnival is loaded with fun activities and games to keep everyone challenged. Connect four, giant jenga, basketball, ping pong and so much more……

  • Enjoy Seminars in the Tasting Theater with Master Distillers, Brewmasters, and Pit Masters From the Deep South.

  • DANCE: Listen To Live Rock & Blues Music on The Main Stage.

  • SHOP: Browse Cool Exhibits of Brewerania, Hot sauces, bbq accessories, and even a cigar area outside for all guests to enjoy.

… and a few surprises!

Wilmington Antique Show: Jan. 17th-19th

The Wilmington Antique Show and Sale

The 50th Annual Wilmington Antique Show and Sale will be held at the Wilson Center in Wilmington, NC, Friday through Sunday, January 17-19, 2020

The Wilmington Antiques Show & Sale, a Wilmington tradition for 50 years, is proudly celebrating this historic milestone at the Wilson Center for 2020!

Come join us for the second year at this wonderful venue, and shop with some of the premier antiques vendors from several states, with more than 30 dealers offering fine antiques, vintage items and collectibles. Located at the northern entrance to historic downtown Wilmington, NC, the Wilson Center at 703 N. Third Street will be the location for the 2020 Wilmington Antique Show and Sale.

 

Tickets are $10 and include the full weekend admission to show. You may purchase tickets in advance online, or via Ticket Central for telephone (910.362.7999) or in-person sales. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Presented by NC Junior Sorosis and NC Sorosis the 50th Wilmington Antique Show and Sale will be held January 17-19, 2020.

All proceeds will benefit community charities, scholarships and local projects.

In addition, a Silent Auction benefiting Scholarships will include art, antiques, jewelry and collectables.

Show times are 10 am to 5 pm on Friday and Saturday,  and 11 am to 4 pm on Sunday.

Wilson Center, CFCC
703 North 3rd Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
Show Days & Times

Friday, Jan 17th – 10am to 5pm
Saturday, Jan 18th – 10am to 5pm
Sunday, Jan 19th – 11am to 4pm

  • Presented By:  New Hanover Garden Club
  • Time:  Various Times please visit Website
  • Price:  Tickets:$15 Single Event to All Access Ticket $350

The East Coast Shag Classic: Feb. 13th-16th

East Coast Shag Festival

The Annual East Coast Shag Classic at the Holiday Inn Resort in Wrightsville Beach, NC, from February 13th to February 16th, come and experience the sounds of Carolina Beach music, shag & line dance lessons, exciting raffles, Blingo, rise & shine beach walks, nightly band concerts and a Saturday afternoon matinee with DJ Ken Jones.

One, two, and three-night hotel & ticket only packages are available. It will be a fun-filled Valentine’s Day weekend!

Enjoy nightly fun theme nights with your favorite band: Guests may dress according to each nightly theme.  Not required, but encouraged.

Thursday , February 13th– Tropical Paradise with the Band of Oz,

Friday, February 14th – Shag, Shimmer & Shine with Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot

Saturday, February 15th – Denim & Pearls with the Blackwater Band

Proceeds benefit Women of Hope and A Kid’s Hope, both programs of Hope Abounds, Inc., which has dedicated itself to enhancing the life of female or child cancer patients and their families.

For more information visit www.eastcoastshagclassic.com

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15th Annual Carolina Beach Polar Plunge: Feb. 15th

Help support local Special Olympics athletes by participating in the 5K, 1 Mile walk or by taking a chilling plunge into the Atlantic Ocean. Run for a great cause on a certified 5K course open to all ages and skill levels. Race participants will not be required to plunge, but are encouraged to heat up with the run/walk and cool down with the Polar Plunge – because some people are just worth freezing for!

Live music, vendors, food trucks and games make this a one-of-a-kind special event not to be missed!

Special Olympics New Hanover County provides year-round sports training, competition, social events, and Camp Shriver summer camp for people eight years of age and older with intellectual disabilities.

In New Hanover County, over 600 athletes participate in Special Olympics. Our program relies solely on private and corporate support as well as the efforts of over 300 volunteers to provide these services at no cost to the athletes or their families.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

5K Awards
• Top 3 Overall, Male & Female
• Top 3 in Age Groups, Male & Female:
9 & Under, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, & 60+

Other Awards
• Costume Contest
• Highest Fundraiser

*** ALL RACE FINISHERS WILL RECEIVE A MEDAL ***

Schedule & Parking Info

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Kure Beach Ocean Front Park
105 Atlantic Ave.
Kure Beach, NC 28449

11:00 AM  –  Registration Opens
1:15 PM  –  Registration Closes
1:30 PM  –  5K & 1 Mile Start
2:30 PM  –  Awards
3:05 PM  –  Polar Plunge

Race Day Parking

There is no parking at the Kure Beach Pier. Parking is available on a first come first serve basis at Public Parking spots along Kure Beach streets. Please allow enough  extra time to find parking.

REGISTRATION & PRICING

5K Race – NO Shirt (Does NOT Include Plunge)
Through January 31  —  $25
February 1 through February 13  —  $30
February 14 & February 15  —  $35

5K Race – WITH Shirt (Does NOT Include Plunge)
Through January 31  —  $30
February 1 through February 13  —  $35
February 14 & February 15  —  $40

1 Mile Fun Run – NO Shirt (Does NOT Include Plunge)
Through February 15  —  $25

1 Mile Fun Run – WITH Shirt (Does NOT Include Plunge)
Through February 15  —  $30

Polar Plunge – NO SHIRT
5K or 1 Mile AND Plunge  —  $60
Plunge ONLY  —  $45
Plunge ONLY with Pooch  —  $50

Polar Plunge – WITH SHIRT
5K or 1 Mile AND Plunge  —  $65
Plunge ONLY  —  $50
Plunge ONLY with Pooch  —  $55

For More Information Visit Their Website

 

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