šŸ—“ļø Wilmington Event 1/2/25 - 1/5/25

Live Music, Floating Lanterns, Cabaret, and New Year Resolution Friendly Fun!

2025 is HERE and we have a couple of events to help with your New Yearā€™s resolutions from Wilmington Run Club to hold you accountable to a Free Mocktail Workshop. Events are a little on the light side this weekend, I think weā€™re all recovering from busy holiday season!

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Top 3 Events

Floating Lantern Ceremony

(Sunday) Remembrance, reflection, and gratitude at Cameron Art Museum. Design a floating lantern to be placed in our Reflection Pond, all while enjoying live music, food, and drinks.

Cabaret

(Thurs -Sun) Step into the seductive and haunting world of Berlinā€™s Kit Kat Klub, where romance, freedom, and mystery swirl together in this unforgettable, Tony-winning musical.

Aldo Campana

(Fri/Sat) Recognized as one of the new faces in comedy, see this rising star at Dead Crow Comedy Club

More Unique Events

Thursday (1/2)

Friday (1/3)

  • Wilmington Run Club - This fan-favorite run club is starting at Luna Caffe this month on Castle St at 6:30 AM

  • Shannon Baker & Sometime Soon - Head to Live at Tedā€™s, Wilmingtonā€™s only listening room for an intimate music experience

  • Free Mocktail Workshop: Head to Palate Bottle Shop for a free mocktail workshop and complimentary non-alcoholic beer and wine tasting

Saturday (1/4)

  • The Wilmington Farmers Market - Wilmingtonā€™s only year round farmerā€™s market is hosted at Tidal Creek every Saturday

  • Latin Night - DJ Chris Perez will be spinning Latin music, theyā€™ll even have someone who can teach you the basics of Latin dancing at Waterline Brewing

  • Live Music: Enjoy live music from Ian Hollingsworth at Wrightsville Beach Brewery

Sunday (1/5)

  • Brunch Food Truck and Jazz Jam - Arabelle Cookinā€™ will be at Fermental followed by a Jazz Jam later in the evening

  • Live Piano - Fight off the ā€˜Sunday Scariesā€™ with live piano music at The Blind Elephant Speakeasy

  • Bluegrass - Complete your Sunday ritual with weekly bluegrass at Satellite

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Plan Ahead - Upcoming Events You Should Know Aboutā€‹

2/6 - 2/8 - NC Jazz Festival: This event brings together some of the world's finest traditional jazz musicians for a weekend of captivating performances.

2/15 - UNCW Homecoming + Sun Run: The Azalea Festival and UNCW Alumni Association have partnered to provide a brand-new UNCW Homecoming event for alumni and the greater Wilmington community!

3/15 - Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival: Get ready to enjoy all those pleasures that true Southerners live by ā€“ Beer, Bourbon, Barbecue, Boots, Bacon, Biscuits, Bluegrass, and Smoked Beasts!

3/21 - Uptilt: NCā€™s only female and Gender Expansive Film Festival

3/29 - 3/30 - FEAST Food Festival: Feast Wilmington is a food and drink festival showcasing the best of Wilmington's culinary scene

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Tidbit of the Week: Check Whatā€™s Good Wrapped

We loved the idea behind Spotify Wrapped - a recap of the year! Hereā€™s a glimpse at ours ā¤µļø

  • 4,200 Wilmington Events Highlighted on our website

  • 9,000,000 views on social media

  • People spent 2,250,000 minutes watching our content (thatā€™s 1,562 days šŸ¤Æ)

  • 1.4 Million experiences were scrolled through each month on our website

We couldnā€™t be more grateful for the support youā€™ve given us in 2024. We hope to continue to provide value to your life in 2025 ā£ļø Thanks for coming on this journey with us.

Thanks for reading! Talk to you again next week šŸ‘‹ - Meg