THE WEEK AHEAD

Toy Factory Project

📍 Greenfield Lake Amphitheater · 🕐 Monday · May 18 · 6:00 PM · Ticketed

The Psychology of Serial Killers

📍 UNCW Kenan Auditorium · 🕐 Monday · May 11 · 7:30 PM · Ticketed

Barzarre Open Mic

Sign-up 6:30pm

📍 Barzarre · 🕐 Monday · May 11 · 7:00 PM · Free

$5 Mug Monday

📍 Hi-Wire Brewing · 🕐 Monday · May 11 · 3:00 PM · Free

TJ Aaron

📍 SeaWitch Tiki Bar · 🕐 Monday · May 11 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Free

Music Mondays: Frank Grant & Friends

📍 Wilmington Distillery · 🕐 Monday · May 11 · 8:00 PM · Free

Connections Monday

For individuals in the early stages of memory loss

📍 Cameron Art Museum · 🕐 Monday · May 11 · Ticketed

Wrightsville Beach Farmers' Market

📍 Wrightsville Beach Park Softball Field · 🕐 Monday · May 11 · 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Free

Family Feud (Leland Brewing)

📍 Leland Brewing · 🕐 Monday · May 11 · 6:30 PM · Free

Run Club

📍 Hi-Wire Brewing · 🕐 Monday · May 11 · 6:00 PM · Free

Music Bingo

📍 Seven Mile Post · 🕐 Monday · May 11 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Free

Retro Game Night

May 12-13

📍 Seven Mile Post · 🕐 Monday · May 12 · Free

David Lee Roth

📍 Wilson Center · 🕐 Tuesday · May 12 · 7:00 PM · Ticketed

Open Mic Comedy

📍 Port City Cheesesteak Co. · 🕐 Tuesday · May 12 · 8:00 PM · Free

Boba Funk

📍 Cloud 9 Rooftop Bar · 🕐 Tuesday · May 12 · 6:00 PM · Free

Josh Lewis

$3 off IPAs

📍 The Bend · 🕐 Tuesday · May 12 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Free

Eric Metts

📍 SeaWitch Tiki Bar · 🕐 Tuesday · May 12 · 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Free

Beach & Shag Night

📍 Seven Mile Post · 🕐 Tuesday · May 12 · 6:30 PM · Free

Lit & Libations Book Club: Yellowface

Outside coverage window — keeping out

📍 Laws & Libations · 🕐 Tuesday · May 19 · 6:30 PM · Free

Tuesday Drum Jam (& Dance)

📍 Barzarre · 🕐 Tuesday · May 12 · 6:30 PM · Free

Trivia Tuesday

📍 Bowstring Wilmington · 🕐 Tuesday · May 12 · Free

One Night of Queen

📍 Wilson Center · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 7:00 PM · Ticketed

Comedy Night at Outer Dunes

📍 Outer Dunes Brewing · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 7:30 PM · Ticketed

Open Mic Night

📍 Laws & Libations · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 7:00 PM · Free

DareDevil Improv Night

📍 Dead Crow Comedy Room · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 8:30 PM · Free

Paige Bacon

1/2 price wine

📍 The Bend · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Free

Vinyl Night

Wilmington Record Show takeover; vendors on site

📍 Waterline Brewing · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 6:00 PM · Free

Jared Michael Cline

📍 SeaWitch Tiki Bar · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Free

SolTree Reign

Doors 6pm

📍 Live at Ted's · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 7:00 PM · $22

Ryan Brooks

📍 Katy's Grill & Bar · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 9:00 PM · Free

World Cocktail Day

📍 EOD Distillery · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 11:00 AM · Free

1/2 Price Quesadilla Wednesday

📍 South Front Tavern · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 4:00 PM · Free

Free Weekly Wine Tasting

📍 Fermental · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 5:00 PM · Free

Drink and Draw with Angela

📍 The Eagle's Dare · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 6:30 PM · Free

Bird Walk

📍 Airlie Gardens · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 8:00 AM · Ticketed

Public Tour at Cameron Art Museum

📍 Cameron Art Museum · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · Ticketed

WNGL Trivia

📍 Ironclad Golf · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Free

Jimmy Trivia

📍 Ironclad Golf · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM · Free

Music Bingo

Theme: Classic Rock; Wheelz Pizza 5:30-7:30

📍 Outer Dunes Brewing · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 7:30 PM · Free

BBX Game Show Night

📍 BBX (Brunswick Beer XChange) · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 7:00 PM · Free

Cornhole Tournament

📍 Seven Mile Post · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Free

Meeser Eddie's Funtime Trivia

📍 Dead Crow Comedy Room · 🕐 Wednesday · May 13 · 7:00 PM · Free

Come Back to Earth: Live Band Tribute to Mac Miller — The Balloonerism Tour

📍 Bowstring Wilmington · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 7:00 PM · Ticketed

Ian Munsick: The Eagle Flies Free Tour w/ Kenny Whitmire

Outside coverage window — keeping out

📍 Bowstring Wilmington · 🕐 Thursday · May 21 · 7:00 PM · Ticketed

Men on Boats (Big Dawg Theatre Company)

Runs May 14-24

📍 Thalian Hall · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 7:30 PM · Ticketed

The Wild Party (Opera House Theatre Company)

📍 Thalian Hall · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 7:30 PM · $37+

Daredevil Improv Comedy

📍 Waterline Brewing · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Free

John Crist Live!

📍 Wilson Center · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 7:00 PM · Ticketed

Dead Crow Open Mic

Sign-up 7pm

📍 Dead Crow Comedy Room · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 8:30 PM · Free

Women of Wilmington Comedy Showcase

📍 Laws & Libations · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 8:00 PM · Free

Boots in the Boatyard w/ Morgan Hefferman

📍 Marina Grill · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 6:00 PM · Free

Landon McClellan

Cape Fear Rising solo; $6 tropicals, $4 12oz pilsners

📍 The Bend · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Free

Sai Collins

📍 SeaWitch Tiki Bar · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Free

Aaron Wolf 'Still in Motion Tour' w/ Oc3ans

Doors 6pm; rooftop weather permitting

📍 Reel Cafe · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Ticketed

Live Music with Adam Carswell

📍 Seven Mile Post · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM · Free

Curtis McLaughlin

📍 Katy's Grill & Bar · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 9:00 PM · Free

Smashdown Thursday

📍 South Front Tavern · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 4:00 PM · Free

Cocktail Class

📍 EOD Distillery · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 6:00 PM · Ticketed

Free Wine Tasting

📍 BBX (Brunswick Beer XChange) · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 6:00 PM · Free

Airlie Member Evening

📍 Airlie Gardens · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Members only

Doodle Club with HPfangs

📍 Hi-Wire Brewing · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Free

Accessible Birding

📍 Airlie Gardens · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM · Ticketed

Battleship Splash: Dock Dogs

Runs May 14-17

📍 Battleship NORTH CAROLINA · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · Ticketed

Warbirds History Restored Tour — Airplane Displays & Rides

Runs May 14-17

📍 Wilmington International Airport (ILM) · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · Ticketed

Hampstead Farmers Market

📍 Ironclad Golf · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Free

OTR Mahjong Weekly Open Play

📍 Ogden Tap Room · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 5:30 PM · Free

Trivia Night

📍 Seven Mile Post · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM · Free

Weekly Ping Pong Tournament

📍 Hi-Wire Brewing · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 6:30 PM · Free

Trivia Night at Outer Dunes

Theme: Museums & Artifacts; Gustu Peruano food truck 5:30-7:30

📍 Outer Dunes Brewing · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 7:30 PM · Free

Weekly Trivia

📍 Hi-Wire Brewing · 🕐 Thursday · May 14 · 7:00 PM · Free

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Outside coverage window — keeping out

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

Future Islands

📍 Greenfield Lake Amphitheater · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · 7:00 PM · Ticketed

Hello, Dolly! (Thalian Association)

Runs May 15-24

📍 Thalian Hall · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · 7:30 PM · Ticketed

The Wild Party (Opera House Theatre Company)

📍 Thalian Hall · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · 7:30 PM · $37+

Amos Gill

📍 Dead Crow Comedy Room · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · 7pm & 9:30pm · Ticketed

Hampstead Alive After Five — Carl Newton's Review

Lawn chairs + food trucks

📍 Hampstead Kiwanis Park · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Free

Brown Dirt Cowboys — Sunset Live Music Series

📍 Marina Grill · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · 6:00 PM · Free

Dirty White Rags

📍 Cloud 9 Rooftop Bar · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · 6:00 PM · Free

Free Concert Friday: The Conspiracy — Tribute to Arena Rock

📍 The Eagle's Dare · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · 6:00 PM · Free

Live Music

📍 Hi-Wire Brewing · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · 6:00 PM · Free

Live Music with Eric & Karen Peterson

📍 BBX (Brunswick Beer XChange) · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · 6:00 PM · Free

Live Music: Eric Metts

$4 off 4-packs; Wheelz Pizza 5-9

📍 Outer Dunes Brewing · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Free

FREE Country Night w/ Joe Copple & The Wild East + Michael Eakins

📍 Bowstring Wilmington · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · 7:00 PM · Free

JUNO

📍 The Bend · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Free

The Ramblin' Roosters

📍 Seven Mile Post · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · 7:00 PM · Free

The Hatch Brothers

📍 SeaWitch Tiki Bar · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM · Free

The Rough & Tumble – Flagship Romance

Doors 7pm

📍 Live at Ted's · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · 8:00 PM · $21.50

Magic Attic

📍 Wilmington Distillery · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · 9:00 PM · Free

Wilmington Greek Festival

Runs May 15-17

📍 St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · 11:00 AM

Botanical Market Collective Plant Swap

Plant swap, exotic vendors, food, craft beer

📍 Waterline Brewing · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · 6:00 PM · Free

Sea Jam Swing Weekend

Runs May 15-17

📍 Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center · 🕐 Friday · May 15

Boundless Tour in the PNC USCT Park

📍 Cameron Art Museum · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · Ticketed

Water Street Evening Market

📍 Wilmington Riverwalk · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · Free

Karaoke Night

📍 Katy's Grill & Bar · 🕐 Friday · May 15 · Free

Judy Collins with the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra

📍 Wilson Center · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 7:30 PM · Ticketed

Future Islands

📍 Greenfield Lake Amphitheater · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 7:00 PM · Ticketed

Hello, Dolly! (Thalian Association)

📍 Thalian Hall · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 7:30 PM · Ticketed

The Wild Party (Opera House Theatre Company)

📍 Thalian Hall · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 7:30 PM · $37+

Comedy Night at Brunswick Beer XChange

📍 BBX (Brunswick Beer XChange) · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Free

Amos Gill

📍 Dead Crow Comedy Room · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 7pm & 9:30pm · Ticketed

Frank Grant & The Feelings

📍 Cloud 9 Rooftop Bar · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 6:00 PM · Free

Live Music: Bryan Loweree

Seaview Crab Co food truck 5-8

📍 Outer Dunes Brewing · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Free

Machine Gun Band — Sunset Live Music Series

📍 Marina Grill · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 6:00 PM · Free

EastBound

📍 Seven Mile Post · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 7:00 PM · Free

Punk Night feat. Andrew Kane / Jointbreak / Ryan Henry & the Bastards / BatAsterisks

📍 Barzarre · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 7:00 PM

The Possums Playing Dead

Rooftop

📍 Reel Cafe · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 7:00 PM · Free

The Conspiracy

📍 SeaWitch Tiki Bar · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM · $5 cover

Tray Wellington Band

Doors 7pm

📍 Live at Ted's · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 8:00 PM · $27.50

Basilisk Burlesque

21+; doors 8pm

📍 Bourgie Nights · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM · $20-25

Jesse Stockton

📍 Katy's Grill & Bar · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · Free

JV Flanagan / TJ Aaron / etc — daily live music check

Sandspur live music on weekends — specific lineup not in scrape, omitting from final

📍 Sandspur · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · Free

In Bloom Festival

📍 Leland Cultural Arts Center · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 10:00 AM · Free

Pixel & Pals Worldwide 2026

📍 Fermental · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 11:00 AM

Brooklyn Arts District Margarita Crawl

Multiple participants

📍 The Eagle's Dare · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Ticketed

Mad Mole 8 Year Anniversary Bash

Double throwback releases, multiple music & food trucks

📍 Mad Mole Brewing · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Free

NC Folk Festival Goes East

Festival preview w/ live music, food, local vendors

📍 EOD Distillery · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Free

Wilmington Street Food Festival

📍 Downtown Wilmington · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 1:00 PM · Ticketed

Rock the Day for United Way

OC3ANS, Blue Footed Boobies, Signal Fire — benefits United Way of Cape Fear

📍 The Bend · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Ticketed

Wilmington Greek Festival

📍 St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church · 🕐 Saturday · May 16

SeaWitch Saturday Morning Yoga

📍 SeaWitch Tiki Bar · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 10:30 AM

Get'R Dune Garden Workout with LWK

📍 Outer Dunes Brewing · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 10:00 AM · Ticketed

Pop-Up | Molly Mac Works

📍 EOD Distillery · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 1:00 PM · Free

Brunswick Beer XChange Tie Dye Party

Includes white BBX t-shirt to dye and supplies

📍 BBX (Brunswick Beer XChange) · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 2:00 PM · $24+

The Craft Box Pop-Up

📍 Hi-Wire Brewing · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 2:00 PM · Free

Riverfront Farmers Market

📍 Historic Downtown Wilmington · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Free

Wilmington Farmers Market at Tidal Creek

📍 Tidal Creek Co-Op · 🕐 Saturday · May 16 · 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Free

An Evening with Dark Star Orchestra

📍 Greenfield Lake Amphitheater · 🕐 Sunday · May 17 · 5:00 PM · Ticketed

LeAnn Rimes

📍 Wilson Center · 🕐 Sunday · May 17 · 7:00 PM · Ticketed

Earth, Wind & Fire

📍 Live Oak Bank Pavilion · 🕐 Sunday · May 17 · 8:30 PM · Ticketed

The Wild Party (Opera House Theatre Company)

📍 Thalian Hall · 🕐 Sunday · May 17 · 2:00 PM · $37+

Hello, Dolly! (Thalian Association)

📍 Thalian Hall · 🕐 Sunday · May 17 · Ticketed

JHAD (Justin Heter's Almost Dead) — Dead on the Deck

Dirty Dead

📍 Katy's Grill & Bar · 🕐 Sunday · May 17 · 2:00 PM · Free

Joe Copple

Outside coverage window — keeping out

📍 Seven Mile Post · 🕐 Sunday · May 10 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Free

The Embers Live

📍 Seven Mile Post · 🕐 Sunday · May 17 · 5:00 PM

JV Flanagan

Outside coverage window — keeping out

📍 SeaWitch Tiki Bar · 🕐 Sunday · May 10 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Free

Nate Gerry Trio

📍 SeaWitch Tiki Bar · 🕐 Sunday · May 17 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Free

Hip Hop Showcase: At Last, Redemption

📍 Barzarre · 🕐 Sunday · May 17 · 7:00 PM

Funky Flower + Foodie Fest w/ Live Music: Asia Daye

Maker market, food trucks, photo ops

📍 Waterline Brewing · 🕐 Sunday · May 17 · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Free

Wilmington Greek Festival

📍 St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church · 🕐 Sunday · May 17

Bubbly Brunch w/ $5 Mimosa Menu

📍 South Front Tavern · 🕐 Sunday · May 17 · 10:00 AM · Free

Tapas Potluck

📍 BBX (Brunswick Beer XChange) · 🕐 Sunday · May 17 · 3:00 PM · Free

Weekly Yoga

📍 Hi-Wire Brewing · 🕐 Sunday · May 17 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Free

Yard Sale at The Eagle's Dare

📍 The Eagle's Dare · 🕐 Sunday · May 17 · 1:00 PM · Free

Baila in the Boatyard w/ Wilmington Latin Dance

📍 Marina Grill · 🕐 Sunday · May 17 · 5:00 PM · Free