Tuesday · May 12 · Ticketed
David Lee Roth
Diamond Dave brings the rock circus to Wilson Center — bucket-list show.
Wilson Center · 7:00 PM
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Tuesday · May 12 · Ticketed
Diamond Dave brings the rock circus to Wilson Center — bucket-list show.
Wilson Center · 7:00 PM
Tickets↗Sunday · May 17 · Ticketed
Legendary funk/soul icons take the riverfront — Sunday's must-see.
Live Oak Bank Pavilion · 8:30 PM
Tickets↗Friday · May 15 · Ticketed
Hometown indie heroes — two nights at Greenfield Lake, expect a singalong.
Greenfield Lake Amphitheater · 7:00 PM
Tickets↗Friday · May 15
Three days of authentic Greek food, music & dancing — flagship Friday festival.
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church · 11:00 AM
Toy Factory Project
The Psychology of Serial Killers
Barzarre Open Mic
Sign-up 6:30pm
$5 Mug Monday
TJ Aaron
Music Mondays: Frank Grant & Friends
Connections Monday
For individuals in the early stages of memory loss
Wrightsville Beach Farmers' Market
Family Feud (Leland Brewing)
Run Club
Music Bingo
Retro Game Night
May 12-13
David Lee Roth
Open Mic Comedy
Boba Funk
Josh Lewis
$3 off IPAs
Eric Metts
Beach & Shag Night
Lit & Libations Book Club: Yellowface
Outside coverage window — keeping out
Tuesday Drum Jam (& Dance)
Trivia Tuesday
One Night of Queen
Comedy Night at Outer Dunes
Open Mic Night
DareDevil Improv Night
Paige Bacon
1/2 price wine
Vinyl Night
Wilmington Record Show takeover; vendors on site
Jared Michael Cline
SolTree Reign
Doors 6pm
Ryan Brooks
World Cocktail Day
1/2 Price Quesadilla Wednesday
Free Weekly Wine Tasting
Drink and Draw with Angela
Bird Walk
Public Tour at Cameron Art Museum
WNGL Trivia
Jimmy Trivia
Music Bingo
Theme: Classic Rock; Wheelz Pizza 5:30-7:30
BBX Game Show Night
Cornhole Tournament
Meeser Eddie's Funtime Trivia
Come Back to Earth: Live Band Tribute to Mac Miller — The Balloonerism Tour
Ian Munsick: The Eagle Flies Free Tour w/ Kenny Whitmire
Outside coverage window — keeping out
Men on Boats (Big Dawg Theatre Company)
Runs May 14-24
The Wild Party (Opera House Theatre Company)
Daredevil Improv Comedy
John Crist Live!
Dead Crow Open Mic
Sign-up 7pm
Women of Wilmington Comedy Showcase
Boots in the Boatyard w/ Morgan Hefferman
Landon McClellan
Cape Fear Rising solo; $6 tropicals, $4 12oz pilsners
Sai Collins
Aaron Wolf 'Still in Motion Tour' w/ Oc3ans
Doors 6pm; rooftop weather permitting
Live Music with Adam Carswell
Curtis McLaughlin
Smashdown Thursday
Cocktail Class
Free Wine Tasting
Airlie Member Evening
Doodle Club with HPfangs
Accessible Birding
Battleship Splash: Dock Dogs
Runs May 14-17
Warbirds History Restored Tour — Airplane Displays & Rides
Runs May 14-17
Hampstead Farmers Market
OTR Mahjong Weekly Open Play
Trivia Night
Weekly Ping Pong Tournament
Trivia Night at Outer Dunes
Theme: Museums & Artifacts; Gustu Peruano food truck 5:30-7:30
Weekly Trivia
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Outside coverage window — keeping out
Future Islands
Hello, Dolly! (Thalian Association)
Runs May 15-24
The Wild Party (Opera House Theatre Company)
Amos Gill
Hampstead Alive After Five — Carl Newton's Review
Lawn chairs + food trucks
Brown Dirt Cowboys — Sunset Live Music Series
Dirty White Rags
Free Concert Friday: The Conspiracy — Tribute to Arena Rock
Live Music
Live Music with Eric & Karen Peterson
Live Music: Eric Metts
$4 off 4-packs; Wheelz Pizza 5-9
FREE Country Night w/ Joe Copple & The Wild East + Michael Eakins
JUNO
The Ramblin' Roosters
The Hatch Brothers
The Rough & Tumble – Flagship Romance
Doors 7pm
Magic Attic
Wilmington Greek Festival
Runs May 15-17
Botanical Market Collective Plant Swap
Plant swap, exotic vendors, food, craft beer
Sea Jam Swing Weekend
Runs May 15-17
Boundless Tour in the PNC USCT Park
Water Street Evening Market
Karaoke Night
Judy Collins with the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
Future Islands
Hello, Dolly! (Thalian Association)
The Wild Party (Opera House Theatre Company)
Comedy Night at Brunswick Beer XChange
Amos Gill
Frank Grant & The Feelings
Live Music: Bryan Loweree
Seaview Crab Co food truck 5-8
Machine Gun Band — Sunset Live Music Series
EastBound
Punk Night feat. Andrew Kane / Jointbreak / Ryan Henry & the Bastards / BatAsterisks
The Possums Playing Dead
Rooftop
The Conspiracy
Tray Wellington Band
Doors 7pm
Basilisk Burlesque
21+; doors 8pm
Jesse Stockton
JV Flanagan / TJ Aaron / etc — daily live music check
Sandspur live music on weekends — specific lineup not in scrape, omitting from final
In Bloom Festival
Pixel & Pals Worldwide 2026
Brooklyn Arts District Margarita Crawl
Multiple participants
Mad Mole 8 Year Anniversary Bash
Double throwback releases, multiple music & food trucks
NC Folk Festival Goes East
Festival preview w/ live music, food, local vendors
Wilmington Street Food Festival
Rock the Day for United Way
OC3ANS, Blue Footed Boobies, Signal Fire — benefits United Way of Cape Fear
Wilmington Greek Festival
SeaWitch Saturday Morning Yoga
Get'R Dune Garden Workout with LWK
Pop-Up | Molly Mac Works
Brunswick Beer XChange Tie Dye Party
Includes white BBX t-shirt to dye and supplies
The Craft Box Pop-Up
Riverfront Farmers Market
Wilmington Farmers Market at Tidal Creek
An Evening with Dark Star Orchestra
LeAnn Rimes
Earth, Wind & Fire
The Wild Party (Opera House Theatre Company)
Hello, Dolly! (Thalian Association)
JHAD (Justin Heter's Almost Dead) — Dead on the Deck
Dirty Dead
Joe Copple
Outside coverage window — keeping out
The Embers Live
JV Flanagan
Outside coverage window — keeping out
Nate Gerry Trio
Hip Hop Showcase: At Last, Redemption
Funky Flower + Foodie Fest w/ Live Music: Asia Daye
Maker market, food trucks, photo ops
Wilmington Greek Festival
Bubbly Brunch w/ $5 Mimosa Menu
Tapas Potluck
Weekly Yoga
Yard Sale at The Eagle's Dare
Baila in the Boatyard w/ Wilmington Latin Dance
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