Fayetteville & Wilmington Events & Things to Do

Free with Battleship admission. Watch and interact with World War II living history interpreters as they bring the Ship to life by re-enacting daily duties and drills.

*NOW ONLY $9.00! THIS IS A VIRTUAL RACE! EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE! We ship your medals to you!  These are from our 2017 race. 

Did you know that June 1st was National Donut Day?  We are celebrating with our first annual Dashing for the Donuts 5K & 10K! Let’s run (or walk) for the DONUTS!

Check Out Our Clearance Virtual Races from earlier this year! Only $10 each!  Sign up for as many as you'd like and complete your races anytime in 2018! Hurry before they sell out!

On August 7, 1782 George Washington created the Purple Heart and now, August 7th, is known as Purple Heart Day. We are celebrating with a Purple Heart Day 5K & 10K. You will get a beautiful purple heart medal.  

ICE CREAM DAY 5K *THIS IS A VIRTUAL RACE! Complete your race by August 31st! You scream. I scream. We all scream for ice cream! Did you know that National Ice Cream Day  was July 15, 2018!?! Let’s run (or walk) for Ice Cream!  You have until August 31st

Every Wednesday we uncork 6 wonderful wines for you to sample. Come with friends, chat and relax after a hard day of work.

Welcome! Come join us for a 2 day celebration and enjoy Contemporary Smooth Jazz At its best with hundreds of othe Jazz lovers.

Are you looking for something to do with your friends and just want to ENJOY YOURSELF? Or have you and your significant other been meaning to plan a DATE NIGHT?

Silk Groove, The Hottest Party Band on the East Coast, will be at the Leland Cultural Arts Center August 17!

Edward Teach Brewing and The City of Wilmington presents the first annual Port City Jerry Garcia Day for The United Way!

Edcamp All-American is a free "unconference." Come and enjoy a day of discussion and networking with educators from North Carolina. Bring an idea for a session that you would like to lead, or come with the anticipation of a full day of learning. 

Poetry Under the Stars is a Summer time staple in the community. Hosted by Yogii with 2 I's it is a chance to experience Poetry, Art, Food, Music, Games and more, UNDER THE STARS.

Irreverent Warriors Fayetteville and Southern Custom Tattoos is bringing Veterans, Active Duty, and First Responders together with the community for a day of music, food and of course SILKIES and TATTOOS!!

Grab your Margarita drinking team and decide who makes the best Margarita downtown.

JB's Jazz Night's  and networking events will be held in Fayvetteville NC

Join us fer Queen Anne's Revenge Pirate Parrrty on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Events!

Saturday August 18th Key Glock Live Performance at Aces of Fayetteville! 

Did you know that August 19th is National Potato Day? We are so excited to celebrate our favorite spuds and tater tots with our second annual Potato Day 5K& 10K!

with Johanna Beekman, Narayani, Justin Heter & Amah Devi A Spirited Evening of Soul-Full songs from Around the World

Please join the Cape Fear Chapter of the ECU Pirate Club as we kick-off the 2018 Pirate Football season!

This month's theme is Jamaican food.   Cheers!!

Chop Shop Tattoos -presents- Mobile DeathCamp!!

The First Annual D.K International's Tattooing & Body Art Expo. You're cordially invited to D.K International's annual event explorers artistry of pigmentation from around the world. As paramedical and non-paramedical pigmentation methods with Dyes.

It's that time of year again to celebrate Black Breastfeeding Week, bring awareness to the disparities faced by our community in healthcare, and come together to discuss the State of our Community and ways to begin to find solutions.

DRINK YOUR BEER & LISTEN TO THE SONGS YOU KNOW CHAMBER ANNOUNCES THE INAUGURAL ROCK THE BEACH FESTIVAL 

Introducing our first annual Late Summer Lagerfest!  All North Carolina breweries and all lagers; perfect for a hot summer day.  The event will be underneath our beautiful, historic live oaks. 

The Out of Sight Wing Fling is celebration of good food, fellowship, and our outstanding cultural community.

Join thousands of participants as we take over downtown Wilmington celebrating the birth of our great nation.

 This course is designed for professional hairstylist/ barber, college student, high school student, stay at home moms and/or the person who wants to gain and obtain the basic fundamentals of hairstyling and techniques..

FAYETTEVILLE COMMUNITY LIONS CLUB 31 N 1ST ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

Did you know that July 7th was World Chocolate Day?  That’s the BEST DAY EVER!  We LOVE our chocolate! So we are celebrating with our first annual World Chocolate Day 5K & 10K!  You’ll have the entire month of July or August to complete your race!

Smile Run 5K & 10K for suicide prevention awareness. You can complete your race anytime in 2018!

It's that time! For us to get a fabulous photoshoot of our Black Breastfeeding Women in the Fayetteville area. We want to spread awareness about how Black and Brown women DO breastfeed.

Sunday, August 26th, 2018 is National Dog Day!  To help celebrate, we are hosting our third annual Day of the Dog: Run, Walk or Jog 5K & 10K!

The Calico Room is excited to bring the multitalented Zach Deputy back to the Port Cit!y on Friday, August 31st! Zach Deputy is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter based in Savannah, GA and best known for his live looping shows.

You're invited to our Pinky Up Launch Tea Party - a fun, complimentary in-store demonstration of your newest guilt-free, calorie-free indulgence of amazing loose leaf tea flavors.

The Rainbow Road Bar Crawl will take place Friday, August 31st.  Starting at 6PM we will take you through SIX local bars where you will have the opportunity to collect RAINBOW swag along the way. 

Join us at Pinehurst Country Club's The Cradle short course for a concert and buffet! 20 Ride will be performing on stage for your entertainment. 

Z.E.C.A School of Arts and Technology presents

Our Fabulous-5 Class Reunion is fast approaching and will be held the weekend of 31 August 2018 - 2 September 2018 (Labor Day weekend) at the Embassy Suites by Hilton, 4760 Lake Valley Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28303, hosted by Union High School Class of 19

As the summer comes to an end we could not think of a better way than to celebrate with all of our friends in the Wrightsville Beach area at our favorite establishments!

Please join us for the SouthEast Crab Feast event this summer in Wilmington, NC.  This event offers the Low Country Coastal Heritage of outdoor cooking of fresh seafood. 

The All White Day Party with the Ques  KISS 101.9  DJ Savvy

Come out for the hippest dance trip of the summer!! Channel your groovies carefree vibes and join us on the ecstatic dance flloor to bust a move, get your funk on, and boogie down to the coolest beats in soul music. Far out fun, peace, love, and soul!!

Join us for a Paella and seafood inspired cookout, Kona Ice snow cones, music and lawn attractions including a mechanical shark, Disney’s Ariel & her sister character appearances, face painting, and s’mores as the evening winds down.

Join us for a Girls Night Out + Networking Social with the best ladies in the Cape Fear! We will be enjoying an evening at Edward Teach Brewery, September 5th from 6-9pm.

It's GALENTINE'S DAY! Come celebrate all the fierce and fearless ladies in your life with Flash Bash! Spend the evening surrounded by the most amazing women in Wilmington

Did you know thatNational Read A Book Day is observed annually on September 6th?  This year we want to celebrate with inspiration from Reading Rainbow – Take A Look, It’s In A Book!