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THINGS TO DO

4 Seasons, 20 Reasons

Tour, taste, surf, paddle, and explore throughout the year. No matter
what season you choose to visit, there’s always plenty to do.

It’s the perfect season to:
1. Hike among the carnivorous Venus flytraps at Carolina Beach State Park.
AVG.
HIGH: 2. Explore art galleries on Fourth Friday Gallery Nights.
74º 3. Celebrate spring at the North Carolina Azalea Festival.
Spring
AVG. 4. Follow the Wilmington Ale Trail during Cape Fear craft beer events.
LOW:
52º 5. Participate in the Carolina Cup, a week-long SUP expo and race series.

6. Witness new life during sea turtle nesting season on area beaches.
7. Be a pirate for a day at the Children’s Museum of Wilmington & on
AVG. Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours.
HIGH:
88º 8. Enjoy live concerts riverfront, oceanfront, and right on the beach
Summer at the Carolina Beach Music Festival.
AVG.
LOW: 9. Celebrate the Fourth of July on Wilmington’s riverfront with fireworks
71º and cruises.
10. Watch outdoor movies every Sunday in summer at Carolina Beach
Lake Park.

11. Check out the annual Lighthouse Beer & Wine Festival featuring over
100 craft breweries & wineries.
AVG. 12. Attend Cucalorus Festival, named one of the coolest film festivals
HIGH:
76º in the world.
Fall 13. Race from Wrightsville Beach to downtown Wilmington during the
AVG. IRONMAN 70.3 North Carolina triathlon.
LOW:
55º 14. Listen to live music riverside & enjoy the street fair at Riverfest.
15. Watch serious kite flyers take to the sky seaside at the Cape Fear
Kite Festival.

16. Traverse Wilmington’s brick-lined streets & historic homes on a
candlelight tour.
AVG.
HIGH: 17. See a lighted boat parade & fireworks at the NC Holiday Flotilla in
58º Wrightsville Beach.
Holidays
AVG. 18. Enjoy the wonder of the Island of Lights in Carolina Beach and Kure Beach.
LOW: 19. Walk among a million twinkling lights at Enchanted Airlie Gardens.
42º
20. Ring in the New Year along the Cape Fear River with themed parties
at nightclubs, enjoy dinner & the theater, catch live music & more.

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