New Hanover County
September 7th
Bellamy Birthday Bash
503 Market St, Wilmington, NC
910.251.3700
Bellamy Mansion celebrates their 25th year with music, dancing, party games, a phot booth, silent auction and birthday cake.
September 20th-21st
Carolina Beach Dragon Boat Regatta & Festival
216 Canal Drive, Carolina Beach, NC
910.599.2879
www.carolinabeachdragonboat.com
The festival kicks off Friday night at 6pm with an outdoor concert offering food and drinks for sale. Saturday is race day from 9am-5pm with local teams of 20 competing on 45-ft boats for the title of 2019 Carolina Beach Dragon Boat Champion.
Brunswick County
September 7th
End of Summer Splash
Brunswick County Government Center
3325 Old Ocean Highway, Bolivia, NC
www.ncbrunswick.com/event/end-of-summer-splash-biolivia-nc
Brunswick County Health Services hosts a community event promoting family fun and wellness. The event features children’s fun stations, splash zone, waterslide, blender bikes, cornhole, cardio, dance, photo booths, soccer and basketball.
September 14th
Leland Founders’ Day Festival
Leland Municipal Park
113 Town Hall Drive, Leland, NC
910.408.3092
https://www.ncbrunswick.com/event/founders-day-festival-leland-nc
The town of Leland celebrates it’s birthday with a community festival featuring live music, food trucks, arts and crafts, business vendors and fireworks.
Pender County
September 4th
Poplar Grove Farmers’ Market
Poplar Grove Plantation
10200 US Highway 17 N, Wilmington, NC
910.686.9518
www.poplargrove.org/farmers-market
Local growers and producers selling their goods directly to consumers. You’ll find fresh produce, landscaping and bedding plants, herbs, scented salves and oils, baked goods, handmade soaps, wood products, jewelry, and home and garden accessories.
September 14th
New & Full Moon Paranormal Ghost Tours
Poplar Grove Plantation
10200 US Highway 17 N, Wilmington, NC
910.686.9518
www.poplargrove.org/dailytours/paranormal-ghost-tours
Join Poplar Grove for a guided tour through the Manor House and extend beyond the back courtyard to the tenant house and cemetery for possible paranormal activities. Deceased members of the Foy family household still make their presence known in particular rooms of the house and there are lots of stories to share of them over the years.
Onslow County
September 6th
First Brigade Invitational Golf Tournament
Jacksonville Country Club
2201 Country Club road, Jacksonville NC
910.455.9003
Event will begin with registration at 11am and lunch at noon. Tournament play is “Captain’s Choice.” A kickoff party will be held on Thursday featuring music from Freeway. Proceeds benefit the Brigade Boys & Girls Club.
September 7th
Cancer Survivor Fashion Show
4040 Hunters Trail, Jacksonville, NC
The Ida Mae Cancer Center hosts a red carpet fashion show for cancer survivors with survivors modeling and all proceeds supporting cancer wellness therapy programs. There will be live music, DJ prizes, and free food.
Craven County
September 6th
Glow Down at Lawson Creek
Lawsons Creek Park
1309 Country Club road, New Bern, NC
252.764.7628
Intergenerational and interactive dance party, fun for all ages. Wear your glow-in-the-dark gear as there will be black lights and laser lights. Includes music from all decades, a foam machine, an epic water war and splash zone.
September 21st
Lanterns on the Lawn
Tryon Palace South Lawn
529 South Front Street, New Bern, NC
252.639.3524
Bring your camping gear and family for a campout on the Tryon Palace lawn to benefit the Tryon Palace Foundation. Campers can reserve 15-ft square plots for a campsite for the evening beginning at 2pm. The palace gardens and shop will remain open until dusk. Saturday evening activities include crafts, lawn games, dinner buffet of hamburgers and hotdogs, s’mores, a campfire sing-a-long, and a moonlit scavenger hunt with glowsticks. Sunday morning includes breakfast followed by a fmily yoga session.
Carteret County
September 7th
Newport Community Festival & 5K
200 Howard Blvd, Newport, NC
252.223.4749
Festival features face painting, touch-a-truck, mini food truck rodeo, hands on demonstrations, performing arts, crafts and living history demonstrations, bounce houses, and police and fire department displays. Sign up for the 5K at runtheeast.com.
September 14th
Annual Day4Kids
7500 Emerald Isle, NC
252.354.6350
Free fun-filled day of vendors, activities, and games including a foam party, aquarium touch tank, dancing, hotdogs and popsicles, and inflatable rides.