🗓️ Wilmington Event Rundown Thanksgiving Weekend 🗓️

Guests in town? We have an event for everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you're enjoying a wonderful day filled with good food, great company, and maybe even a little football. Here’s how you can make the most of your holiday weekend

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Top 3 Events this Weekend

Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting

(Friday) Light the tree at Market and Water St. while enjoying free hot chocolate, live music, Santa, and more

Holiday Flotilla

(Sat) Local arts and craft vendors, food, and kids activities followed by the iconic boat parade on the Intracoastal in Wrightsville Beach

(See additional festivities for Friday / Sunday)

The Southern Lights

(Friday & Saturday) $10 holiday lights 30 min outside of Wilmington. Enjoy s’mores, wood-fired pizzas, a cash bar, and kids’ activities

More Unique Events

Thursday (11/28)

Friday (11/29)

  • Brilliant Battleship Holiday Lights - Enjoy the illumination of the Battleship from the riverwalk downtown

  • The Mash-Up Menu - Enjoy a collaboration of culinary superpowers from Bahn Sai Asian Fusion and True Blue for a pop-up menu at the experimental Concept Kitchen located at End of Days Distillery

  • Wilmington Run Club - Enjoy a community run at the beach! 3 miles, multiple pace groups, 6:30 AM.

Saturday (11/30)

Sunday (12/1)

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Plan Ahead - Upcoming Events You Should Know About

11/29 - 11/30 - Wrightsville Beach Flotilla: Enjoy this iconic parade of boats decked out in holiday decor in Wrightsville Beach

11/22 - 12/23 - The Southern Lights: A magnificent display of dazzling lights at the Gardens of Southeastern NC, the NEW place to see Christmas Lights. Enjoy wood-fired pizzas, drinks, fire pits + s'mores, snowball fights, Santa guest appearances, magical mazes, and more!

11/29 - Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting: Live music, free hot chocolate, Santa Claus, and more

12/5 - City of Wilm Christmas Tree Lighting: Witness the lighting of the Christmas tree and the arrival of Santa himself at the River Front Park downtown

12/6 - Carolina Beach Christmas Parade: Experience the magic of the season with dazzling floats, holiday tunes, and Santa

11/16 - 12/23 - Enchanted Airlie: Sold Out

Tidbit of the Week: Add On Thyme to your restaurant bucket list!

The owner, Corey, has an inspiring rags-to-riches story, rising from a dishwasher at the hospital to being named one of the most influential chefs and entrepreneurs in Wilmington in a matter of years. On Thyme has amassed a huge following of over 100k followers on social media, thanks to their mouth-watering food, hilarious videos, and celebrity appearances.

Big S/O to Live Oak Bank for sponsoring the video and highlighting another great small business they work with.

Thanks for reading! Talk to you again next week 👋 - Meg