THE WEEKEND

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📍 Greenfield Lake Amphitheater · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 6:30 PM

38 Special

📍 Wilson Center · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 7:00 PM

Techniques in Motion Show 1

📍 UNCW Kenan Auditorium · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 5:30 PM

The Wild Party

Opera House Theatre Company

📍 Thalian Hall · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 7:30 PM · $37+

Don't Tell Comedy - Cargo District

21+, secret location revealed day-of

📍 Secret Location (Cargo District) · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 7:30 PM

Pat Burtscher

Also 9:30pm show

📍 Dead Crow Comedy · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 7:00 PM

Comedy Show at Outer Dunes

Multiple comedians, 18+

📍 Outer Dunes Brewing · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM · $17+

Elena Woodard (Live Music)

Wheelz Pizza 5-9pm, $4 off 4-packs

📍 Outer Dunes Brewing · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Free

Free Concert Friday: Emo Nite ILM w/ Forever This Way

📍 The Eagle's Dare · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 6:00 PM · Free

Live Music (Hi-Wire Friday)

📍 Hi-Wire Brewing · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 6:00 PM · Free

Oc3ans - Sunset Live Music Series

📍 Marina Grill · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 6:00 PM · Free

Animal Lounge

Food truck: Fitz's Biscuits 5pm

📍 Fermental · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 7:00 PM · Free

Dead Fletchers

📍 The Bend · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Free

Dead Letter Office: A Tribute to R.E.M

📍 Bowstring Wilmington · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 7:00 PM

Justin Cody Fox Band (Acoustic)

📍 Waterline Brewing · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Free

Lee's Cut

📍 Seven Mile Post · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 7:00 PM · Free

Les Fontanelles w/ Finch & Duff

📍 Bourgie Nights · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 7:00 PM

The Odd Ball — Drag & Variety Showcase

📍 The Barzarre · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 8:30 PM

OMG Band

📍 SeaWitch Tiki Bar · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM · Free

Drag Me to Ibiza: Kirby Kolby

📍 118 Market St · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 9:30 PM

Memorial Day Weekend: WET 'N WILD

📍 118 Market St · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 9:00 PM

Taco Palooza

Tacos, vendors, petting zoo

📍 Waterline Brewing · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Free

Boardwalk Blast Kickoff & Fireworks by the Sea

Summer kickoff weekend

📍 Carolina Beach Boardwalk Gazebo · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · Free

Whiskey Society Event (Jeffersons)

Featuring Jefferson's selections

📍 Tap Yard · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 6:00 PM · $43+

Tiki Cocktails & Hot Dog Event

5 tiki cocktails + free hot dog with purchase

📍 Dram & Draught · 🕐 Friday · May 22

Kaleidoscope Play and Learn

Ages 0-5

📍 Northeast Library · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Free

Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony

American Legion Post 200

📍 Soundside Park, Surf City · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM · Free

Boundless Tour in the PNC USCT Park

📍 Cameron Art Museum · 🕐 Friday · May 22

Little Explorer's Program

Ages 2-5

📍 Halyburton Park · 🕐 Friday · May 22

PNC Mobile Learning Adventure @ Fit for Fun

📍 Fit for Fun Center · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · Free

Friday Lunch + Wilmington's Longest Happy Hour

📍 South Front Tavern · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 12:00 PM · Free

Friday Night Kirtan with Leah

📍 Unity Spiritual Center of Wilmington · 🕐 Friday · May 22 · 6:00 PM

Iration: Where It All Began Tour

📍 Live Oak Bank Pavilion · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 6:30 PM

Jason Mraz: Still Yours Tour

📍 Wilson Center · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 7:30 PM

Punch Brothers

📍 Greenfield Lake Amphitheater · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 8:00 PM

Techniques in Motion Show 2

📍 UNCW Kenan Auditorium · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 1:00 PM

Techniques in Motion Show 3

📍 UNCW Kenan Auditorium · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 5:30 PM

The Wild Party

Opera House Theatre Company

📍 Thalian Hall · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 7:30 PM · $37+

DEI Comedy Fundraiser

Donations benefit NAMI Wilmington

📍 Laws & Libations · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 3:00 PM

Pat Burtscher

Also 9:30pm show

📍 Dead Crow Comedy · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 7:00 PM

Wilmington, NC Memorial Day Weekend Bar Crawl 2026

📍 Sip Tiki Bar · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 4:00 PM · Free

Frank Grant & The Feelin' - Sunset Live Music Series

📍 Marina Grill · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 5:00 PM · Free

Latin Night with DJ Chris Perez

Wilmington Latin Dance hosts

📍 Waterline Brewing · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Free

910 NOIZE Charity Rap Show

📍 The Barzarre · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 7:00 PM

Joe Copple & The Wild East Band

📍 Seven Mile Post · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 7:00 PM · Free

OC3ANS + DJ

DJ 9pm-12am

📍 The Bend · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM · Free

Ocean Joe's Piano

Foam Brewers 10th Anniversary Tap Takeover, Pepe's Tacos 5pm

📍 Fermental · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 7:00 PM · Free

Flannel Rebellion (90s Grunge)

$5 cover after 10pm, 21+

📍 SeaWitch Tiki Bar · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM · $5

Mystic River

📍 The Rusty Nail · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 8:00 PM

Yacht Club Grand Opening Weekend

Grand opening weekend

📍 Bourgie Nights / Yacht Club Wilmington · 🕐 Saturday · May 23

2nd Annual Dram Tree Block Party

Print making, live music

📍 Dram Tree Tavern · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM · Free

Taco Palooza

📍 Waterline Brewing · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Free

30th Annual Orange Street ArtsFest

Memorial Day weekend tradition, 30th anniversary

📍 Hannah Block Historic USO / Community Arts Center · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 9:00 AM · Free

Memorial Day Weekend Celebration

Multi-day kickoff to summer

📍 Bald Head Island · 🕐 Saturday · May 23

Watermelon Fest

Watermelon eating contest, games, live music

📍 Tap Yard · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Colorín, Colorado Storytime in Spanish

📍 Main Library · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Free

Guided History Tours

📍 Airlie Gardens · 🕐 Saturday · May 23

Kids at CAM: Magic, Light, and Sacred Geometry

📍 Cameron Art Museum · 🕐 Saturday · May 23

Riverfront Farmers Market

📍 Historic Downtown Wilmington · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Free

Wilmington Farmers Market at Tidal Creek

📍 Tidal Creek Co-Op · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Free

Carolina Beach Market

📍 Carolina Beach Lake Park · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · Free

Bet on Vets Casino Night Fundraiser

Benefits SENC Veterans Parade

📍 The Eagle's Dare · 🕐 Saturday · May 23 · 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Loud Music Company

📍 Greenfield Lake Amphitheater · 🕐 Sunday · May 24 · 5:30 PM

Songs of the Sixties: A Ray Kennedy Cabaret

📍 Tempo 33 · 🕐 Sunday · May 24 · 1:00 PM

The Wild Party

Opera House Theatre Company

📍 Thalian Hall · 🕐 Sunday · May 24 · 2:00 PM · $37+

4 Bands at Barzarre

📍 The Barzarre · 🕐 Sunday · May 24 · 12:00 PM

Blue Sunday with The Rhythm Bones

📍 The Rusty Nail · 🕐 Sunday · May 24 · 3:00 PM

Weekly Jazz Jam hosted by Jay Killman

Salita Pizza free delivery

📍 Fermental · 🕐 Sunday · May 24 · 5:00 PM · Free

Memorial Day Sunday Blowout w/ Resoul & DJ Willy

📍 Seven Mile Post · 🕐 Sunday · May 24 · 7:00 PM · Free

Machine Gun

📍 SeaWitch Tiki Bar · 🕐 Sunday · May 24 · 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM · $5

The Gringos - Memorial Day Weekend

📍 Bowstring Wilmington · 🕐 Sunday · May 24

30th Annual Orange Street ArtsFest

📍 Hannah Block Historic USO / Community Arts Center · 🕐 Sunday · May 24 · 9:00 AM · Free

Memorial Day Weekend Celebration

📍 Bald Head Island · 🕐 Sunday · May 24

Saltwater Stories & Dinner

Tales of Shell Island, 3-course dinner

📍 Wilmington Color (Voyce Bistro) · 🕐 Sunday · May 24 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · $75

Fish Fry in the Garden

All-you-can-eat catfish, hush puppies, slaw

📍 Ponysaurus · 🕐 Sunday · May 24 · $33+

History Comes Alive with Dr. Chris Fonvielle

📍 Wilmington Water Tours · 🕐 Sunday · May 24 · 10:00 AM · $45 adults / $25 kids

HDWM Artisan Market

📍 Historic Downtown Wilmington · 🕐 Sunday · May 24 · Free

Bubbly Brunch w/ $5 Mimosa Menu

📍 South Front Tavern · 🕐 Sunday · May 24 · 10:00 AM · Free

Weekly Yoga

📍 Hi-Wire Brewing · 🕐 Sunday · May 24 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Tuesdays-Drum Jam (& Dance) — preview / weekly recurring kickoff

📍 The Barzarre · 🕐 Sunday · May 24

Play for Play for WSA Fundraiser

Wilmington School of the Arts playground fundraiser

📍 Waterline Brewing · 🕐 Sunday · May 24 · 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Free