{"id":2126201,"date":"2025-10-31T03:38:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T03:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2126201"},"modified":"2025-10-31T03:38:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T03:38:24","slug":"arts-culture-events-entertainment-and-happenings-in-wilmington-nc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/arts-culture-events-entertainment-and-happenings-in-wilmington-nc\/","title":{"rendered":"Arts, culture, events, entertainment and happenings in Wilmington, NC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Halloween always brings back a lot of fun memories for me.<\/p>\n\n

I used to love to dress up and go trick-or-treating as a kid \u2014 my various childhood costumes included Robin (of Batman fame), a skinny Hulk, a werewolf and, for some reason, the writer H.G. Wells \u2014 and when my kids were younger it was always a real treat for me to see them getting excited for Halloween as well.<\/p>\n

Downtown Wilmington’s residential neighborhoods are always trick-or-treating hotspots, with lots of homeowners going all-out with decor and various antics to delight (and sometimes frighten) the little ones. (Try South Second Street between Nun and Ann, you’ll thank me later.)<\/p>\n

Downtown along Front Street is a great place to go to see a bunch of adults in fun costumes.<\/p>\n

So whether you’re staying in this year or going all out, I hope you have a great Halloween. Now let’s see what else the weekend has in store.<\/p>\n

Weekend weather outlook<\/h2>\n

After a wet and dreary week, we should have some nice fall weather this weekend. Sunny on Friday and Saturday with highs in the mid 60s and lows in the mid 40s, with a 50-50 chance of rain settling back in Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n

Go | See | Do<\/h2>\n

Friday night will be crazy this week because of Halloween, but there’s plenty going on Saturday and Sunday in the Wilmington area<\/a> as well. We’ve got festivals, concerts, film screenings, comedy and much more, full list of curated options below.<\/p>\n

Happenings: <\/strong>19 things to do during Halloween weekend in the Wilmington area<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dish with Port City Foodies<\/h2>\n

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At the D.W. Alchemists “elixirs lounge” on Carolina Beach Road in Wilmington, owner and mixologist Ben Poppel is serving up his alcohol-free creations<\/a> of a way to foster health and social connection. We paid a visit to the whimsical spot.<\/p>\n

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Plus, a look ahead to what area restaurants area open on Thanksgiving<\/a>, and we’ve got a list of food and drink events for November<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DW Alchemists: <\/strong>A Wilmington ‘elixirs lounge’ is crafting concoctions and community without alcohol<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Getting to know the Carolina Apartments<\/h2>\n

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We take a look at the history of downtown Wilmington’s oldest apartment building, which dates to 1907.<\/p>\n

Local history: <\/strong>Downtown Wilmington apartment building has a history nearly as imposing as its size<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

News you can use<\/h2>\n

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A big music festival with more than 50 bands is coming to downtown. We’ve got the details<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

We also look ahead to next week’s municipal elections<\/a>, and just for fun, I wrote up a list of 11 songs I love by Wilmington bands<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Port City Blitz: <\/strong>Massive Wilmington music festival is bringing 50-plus bands downtown<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s get social<\/h2>\n

For updates to food and entertainment stories, follow us on Facebook at\u00a0Facebook.com\/StarNewsMedia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.starnewsonline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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