Wilmy Weekly: November 27th

What’s Happenin’ in Wilmington 👀

Wednesday, November 27th

• Free Wine Tasting Event, Wednesdays With Wine: Hop over to Fermental for your free samples and discounts on wine purchases starting at 5pm, and joined by Los Compas Taco Zone food Truck!

• Friendsgiving Karaoke at Carolina Ale House: Bring your friends (or meet some new ones), and your best performance, featuring unbeatable drink specials and wings from 8pm to 11:45pm!

• Burning Bridges Jazz at The Rusty Nail Jazz Night: Free live music to kick off your long weekend! Starting at 7pm.

• Thanksgiving Eve Retro Dance Party w/The Beehive Blondes: Retro hits, specialty cocktails, and groovy vibes starting at 9:30pm at Seven Mile Post! $5 cover at the door.

• Drinksgiving Trivia at Might as Well: Celebrate Blackout Wednesday, and let your competitive side shine, starting at 7pm. Grab a drink from the bar ($3 bombs and $15 Miller and Bud buckets) and compete for your chance to win prizes!

Thursday, November 28th

• Wrightsville Beach Turkey Trot: Get your Thanksgiving Spirit on with the Habitat for Humanity Turkey Trot on the Wrightsville Beach Loop. Timed 5k begins at 8am, with the Mile Run/Walk at 8:30am, and awards around 9:30am!

• Carolina Shag Dancing Night: All levels welcome, come by yourself, with a partner, or with your friends! Grab a drink from the bar, and enjoy a free night of dancing!

• Thanksgiving Vegan Potluck at South Front Street Apartments: Starting at 1pm in the Great Room, anyone is welcome to attend, and encouraged to bring a plant-based dish and sustainable dishware!

• Northside Missions Feast of Hope: Volunteers needed for Northside Church’s Free Thanksgiving Meal Project! First-come, first-served meals will be distributed to those in need from 9am to 12pm, with a patio area and pickup options available.

• Hampstead Baptist Church Community Thanksgiving: If you’re looking for community, or need somewhere to take the family, turkey beverages, and fellowship will be provided at Hampstead Baptist! Bring a side dish and swing by for dinner served at noon, with doors opening earlier for socializing!

Friday, November 29th

• Tree Lighting at Carolina Beach Lake: Free, festive event, kicking off the month Long Island of Lights Festival! The tree lighting starts at 6:30pm, and as a bonus, come to tell Santa your Christmas wishes!

• Santa, Tree Lighting, and Live Music Downtown: A countdown to the tree lighting will start at 6:25pm, with your favorite Holiday hits performed live starting at 5:30pm! Bring the kids to lock in their Christmas wishes with Santa!

• Comedian Caitlin Peluffo at the Dead Crow Comedy Room: Self-deprecating comedy show to start giving you a weekend of laughs, starting at 7pm and 9:30pm with tickets starting at $20!

• Yoga on the Intracoastal: It’s the last Friday to enjoy waterside Yoga at Dockside Restaurant hosted by Longwave Yoga! Drop in rate is $18, all levels are welcome! Bring your yoga mat or a towel!

• Pirate Santa Photos and Shipwreck Mini Golf: Swing by Shipwreck Neon Mini Golf in Carolina Beach, to kick off your Holiday season in style! Grab a photo with Santa and enjoy some family fun! Friday and Saturday from 12pm to 5pm!

Saturday, November 30th

• Ocean Front Kure Beach Holiday Market: The perfect Christmas shopping experience, featuring 50+ vendors ranging from homemade goods to produce. Bring a donation for Toys for Tots! Event runs from 9am to 3pm.

• Kris Kringle Craft Market: Located outside Faith Harbor Methodist Church from 9am to 2pm, enjoy a Holiday-themed craft show featuring 24 vendors and their hand-crafted work (as well as Restored Coffee Truck)!

• Christmas by the Sea at Carolina Beach Lake Park: Fun, festive activities, and homes and businesses decked to the nines to get you in the Christmas Spirit! Grab your friends and family, and stroll the grounds to enjoy the lights and make some Holiday memories!

• NC Holiday Flotilla at Wrightsville Beach: Running since 1983, this festival features over 100 vendors of local arts and crafts, and a lighted boat parade and fireworks! Park time runs from 10am to 4pm with parade and fireworks starting at 6pm!

• Really Cool Stuff Holiday Market: Weekend shopping alert! Small, local businesses and artists will be showcasing their creations all along Dock St (between Water St and 2nd St). The event runs from 11am to 4pm!

• The Holiday Wilmington Farmer’s Market at Tidal Creek: Your favorite Farmer’s Market in town, decked out for the Holidays! Swing by for your Christmas fix, complete with local vendors, food, produce, and gifts! From 8am to 1pm.

Sunday, December 1st

• Handcrafted Holiday Market at Waterline Brewing: From 12pm to 4pm drop by a Holiday Market complete with local vendors, beers, and food by Taste of Vietnam (12pm to 5pm).

• Breakfast by the Sea with Santa and Mrs. Claus: Bring the kids by the Carolina Beach Pier House on the third floor, any Sunday leading up to Christmas! Grab your tickets and see various event times online!

• Christmas Melodies at Bourgie Nights: Featuring the Jim Ferris Trio, and your favorite Christmas hits, with a twist of Jazz. Event runs from 7pm to 9pm, the perfect ending your first of many Holiday weekends!

LOCAL SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK: 🍗
Fork n Cork — Thanksgiving Day Meals for 1st Annual Thanksgiving Cluster Fork!

Opening their doors at 4pm on Thanksgiving Day (see website for regular restaurant hours), Wilmington’s The Fork N Cork will be serving $10 Thanksgiving plates and Turkey Sandwiches, as well as Holiday themed specialty cocktails! The Fork N Cork hosts many raving reviews for their hospitality, and delicious food (especially the duck wings). Their menu features traditional American plates including appetizers, burgers, salads, sandwiches, and brunch items, all for affordable prices!

Owner Dustin Smith decided to start this event as a gathering for people who may not be having a traditional holiday this year, and are looking to start a new tradition, or some company for the Holidays! A smaller group of staff and volunteers will be hosting this event, and serving plates until they run out!

📍122 Market St.

Wilmy Weekly Tip: Seating will be available indoors and outdoors, but the restaurant is very small. Owner Dustin Smith expects that the event may run out into the parking lot, so be prepared to stand, or bring a lawn chair!

Featured Food Deal of the week: 🍸
$5 Bar Bites and Martinis at South Front Tavern

South Front Tavern hosts a Thanksgiving Eve party all night TONIGHT (11/27 4pm to 9 pm) with live Music from from 5 pm to 8 pm. Swing by for $5 bar bites, martinis, drafts, and $2 PBR!

📍 1540 S. 2nd Street, #110

LIVE MUSIC 🎸 

Friday

• Brooklyn Arts Center | Brian Whitted | 7pm

• Seawitch Cafe and Tiki Bar | Bacon Grease Trio | 8pm

• Reel Cafe | Echoes of Heroes | 9pm

• Mad Katz | Rose Rebellion | 9pm

Saturday

• Flytrap Brewing | Josh Starkey | 7pm

• Leaf & Barrel Provision Co | Asia Daye | 7pm

• Wilmington Distillery | Oc3ans & Boyd’s Bday Bash | 9pm

Sunday

• Wilmington Distillery | Sai Collin’s | 2pm

• Bourgie Nights | The Jim Ferris Trio | 6pm

• Wilmington Distillery | Ethan Hanson | 8pm

FOOD TRUCKS 
This Week’s Featured Food Trucks 🚛 

PORT CITY PLATES:
November 29th — Brewha Bottle Shop — 5pm to 8pm
November 30th — Wilmington Brewing — 12pm to 3pm
December 2nd — Eagle Island Fruit & Seafood — 11am to 2pm

LOBSTER DOGS:
November 29th — Haven — 5pm to 8pm
November 30th — Brunswick Beer Exchange — 5pm to 8pm

PEPE’S TACO TRUCK:
November 29th — Flytrap Brewing — 6:30pm to 10pm

WILMYWOODIE:
November 29th — Poplar Grove Plantation — 5pm to 9pm
November 30th — Poplar Grove Plantation — 5pm to 9pm

RESTORED COFFEE:
November 29th — Mia’s Marketplace — 8:30am to 12:30pm
November 30th — Kris Kringle Craft Market — 9am to 2pm

WILMINGTON NEWS AND UPDATES

The Christmas season kicks off this weekend, and with it, season-long Holiday events!

❄️ Merry and Bright, A Holiday of Lights at The Grove: If you’re looking for an extra dose of Christmas Spirit, head over to Poplar Grove Plantation for their annual event featuring Marshmallow roasting, letters to Santa, snow machines, brews, bites, and lights beyond belief! The event begins this Friday (the 29th) and runs until December 22nd. Tickets are available now online!

🛍️ Celebrate the Holidays at Mayfaire all Season: Santa’s Workshop opens TODAY! Get professional photos with Santa, and enjoy some leisurely Christmas Shopping at the festively decorated Mayfaire!

🛤️ Christmas at The Wilmington Railroad Museum: Thousands of lights twinkle across the Holiday-themed model train displays as the backdrop to Polar Express readings, cookies and cocoa, and Santa for the next three weekends! Head over to their website to grab your tickets, and see exact dates and times!

Other News:

📽️ Cucalorus Week Ends, Here’s the Recap: The Cucalorus Film Foundation gave out 11k to various creatives as a part of the Cucalorus Film Festival that celebrated their 30th year last week! The Festival screened over 100 films from local, and guest filmmakers. View the winning films online now!

🌳 One Tree Hill Warehouse to Be Re-Zoned: Conversations surrounding the re-zoning of this 2.8-acre property have been going on for years. The property is owned by Patrick Carroll, and was the filming location for much of the teen drama “One Tree Hill.” After much back and forth, a decision has been reached to repurpose the property into residences, restaurants, and or retail.

WEATHER 🌡️ 

Thursday
51🌡️71 | ☁️ | 🌧️25% | 💨 NE 19 mph

Friday
40🌡️54 | ☁️ | 🌧️5% | 💨 S 8 mph

Saturday
32🌡️50 | ☀️ | 🌧️0% | 💨 SE 8 mph

Sunday
30🌡️55 | ☀️ | 🌧️0% | 💨 E 11 mph

Monday
30🌡️48 | ☀️ | 🌧️0% | 💨 S 6 mph

🌊🌡️ Ocean temperature = 63°F