šŸ—“ļø Wilmington Events 2/20/25 - 2/23/25

Ghost Hunts, Sushi Rollin', Live Music and more!

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Megan Rowe
February 20, 2025

Get ready for a jam-packed weekend in Wilmington! From vinyl sessions to ghost hunts and hands on cooking classes, there's something for everyone.

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Top 3 Events this Weekend

Port City Taste

(Friday - 3/2) A celebration of the best specials and prix-fixe menus from local eateries and drinkeries. Vote on 18 local spots.

Paranormal Investigation

(Sat) Join Haunted Rooms America and take on this historic 1859 home in the dead of night! Explore Bellamy Mansion from 8 PM - 2 AM.

Dead of Winter

(Sat) Join the Plastic Ocean Project and Bowstrings for a lively pay-what-you-can fundraiser featuring a Grateful Dead tribute band

More Unique Events

Thursday (2/20)

  • Free Comedy and Pizza: Head to Waterline Brewing for the Sidecar Show and free pizza from Platypus and Gnome

  • Living Room Sessions: This will be an evening of impromptu mixes exploring Soul, Downtempo, and more. Come along for this all vinyl journey at Satellite.

  • Chris Janson: Janson is Platinum-selling high octane entertainer, multi-instrumentalist, award-winning singer/songwriter at the Wilson Center

Friday (2/21) Valentineā€™s Day 

  • Sushi Rollinā€™ 101 - Create your own custom sushi rolls & learn everything from how to make rice to the fundamentals of rolling

  • La Big Bouche Cabaret - Sexy, hilarious, and unpredictable, La Big Bouche always delivers a daring, delightful cabaret variety show at Bourgie Nights.

  • Eternally Grateful - A dynamic band mainly operating as an acoustic guitar and upright bass duo. Their live shows combine influences from different generations in American music to create a timeless, captivating and distinctive style.

Saturday (2/22)

  • Wilmington Marathon - The course runs from Wrightsville Beach to Downtown, expect closures and delays from 6AM to 1PM

  • House Blend - Join the Ibis and Soundwavves for mid-day coffee, cocktails, and house music with DJs

  • Filled Pasta Workshop - Learn how to make Cheese Agnolottiā€™s, similar to ravioli, from scratch at Freyaā€™s Haus

Sunday (2/23)

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Plan Ahead - Upcoming Events You Should Know Aboutā€‹

2/21 - 3/2 - Port City Taste: Taking place every winter, Port City Taste is a celebration of the best specials and prix-fixe menus from local eateries and drinkeries. Vote on 18 local spots.

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 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

4/1 - 4/6 - Azalea Festival: Enjoy everything from live music, boxing matches, a street fair, and everything in between.

6/7 - Carolina Beach Music Festival: Enjoy the longest- running beach music festival in the US that is still held on the beach AND theyā€™ve added an additional day this year for Reggae

Tidbit of the Week: I had a first this Valentineā€™s Day! We met a group out for Doodle Jam at Waterline

Doodle Jam was put on by HP Fangs, a local art teacher with a funky style. He would have a prompt & we would all have to draw somethingā€¦ and of course it was Valentineā€™s themed!

There were probably about 50 people there & he hosts events like this sporadically throughout the year!

I even had someone come up to me & tell me they were there because of check whatā€™s good (Shelby, if youā€™re reading thisā€¦ you rock!)

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

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