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Beach, NC – May 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / Are you ready for an
original beach vacation that’s complete with a Boardwalk, beach music,
shag-dancing, and good old-fashioned summer fun? Then plan to visit Carolina
Beach the first weekend in June when the beach strand hosts the annual
Carolina
Beach Music Festival. One of the country’s longest-running on-the-beach
music festivals, the Carolina Beach Music Festival features the best in
beach music, a laid-back style of rhythm-and-blues with strong ties to
the Carolina coast. In fact it is believed that shag-dancing may have originated
on the Carolina Beach Boardwalk. Now in its 29th year, the 2014 Carolina
Beach Music Festival kicks off on Saturday, June 7 at 11:00am with continuous
live music until 4:30pm. This year’s bands include regional favorites The
Band of Oz (11:00am); The Embers featuring Craig Woolard (1:00pm); and
Jim Quick & Coastline (3:00pm).
The 29th Annual Carolina
Beach Music Festival is presented by the Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce.
Gates open at 10:00am, so bring your chairs, sunscreen, coolers and plan
to spend all day listening and dancing to classic beach tunes. Coolers,
beverages and food are allowed. No glass; no pets; no refunds. Tickets
($20 in advance; $25 at the gate) are available at the Pleasure Island
Chamber of Commerce (1121 N. Lake Park Blvd.), Island Tackle & Hardware,
Silver Dollar and Olde Salty’s in Carolina Beach (cash/check only). Attendees
with an Anheuser-Busch product in their cooler can register to win a Budweiser
Beach Cruiser. For online ticket purchases (via Eventbrite), visit www.pleasureislandnc.org/beachmusicfestival.asp
or call 910-458-8434 for details.
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Start your weekend early
on Thursday night (6:30pm-9:30pm) with a free concert by Machine Gun (rock),
followed by fireworks over the Carolina Beach Boardwalk. Continue the fun
on Friday at the Carolina Beach Boardwalk with rides and amusements, souvenir
shops, surrey rentals, and the legendary Britt’s Donuts. Rise early on
Saturday so you can shop for local produce and crafts at the Carolina Beach
Farmer’s Market at Carolina Beach Lake Park (8am-1pm). Then spend Saturday
afternoon dancing on the beach to three live bands at the Carolina Beach
Music Festival (11:00am-4:30pm). Enjoy a laid-back Sunday brunch at an
island restaurant, relax at the beach, and wind down on Sunday evening
with a free outdoor movie at the Carolina Beach Lake amphitheater. This
week’s family film is “Big Miracle” (PG-13; 8:45pm). Or, travel down the
road to Kure Beach Oceanfront Park for a Boogie in the Park live concert
on Sunday (5pm-8pm).
Discover the island’s simple
pleasures and unexpected treasures. Take a Carnivorous Plant Hike with
a park ranger at Carolina Beach State Park and see rare plants such as
Venus flytrap, bladderworts and pitcher plants. Cast your rod and reel
from the Carolina Beach Fishing Pier. Sign up for a party cruise or fishing
excursion at the Carolina Beach Marina. Sign up for a surf lesson at local
surf schools. Just minutes away, explore Kure Beach—North Carolina’s small
wonder—where you can unplug and unwind. Catch a fish from the state’s oldest
fishing pier. Just a few miles down-island you can visit the North Carolina
Aquarium at Fort Fisher’s new Butterfly Bungalow, see the enhanced sea
turtle exhibit and meet the aquarium’s newest resident—a bald eagle. You
can also stroll along a 5-mile stretch of undeveloped beach at Fort Fisher
State Recreation Area, explore Civil War history at Fort Fisher State Historic
Site, or take a ferry across the Cape Fear River. Shop the island’s beach
boutiques for souvenirs and summer fashions. Dine at restaurants specializing
in fresh seafood and regional fare. At day’s end, bunk in at one of the
island’s accommodations that range from oceanfront hotels and condominiums
to independently-owned motels, beach cottages, or a bed-and-breakfast inn.
Get your summer on! For a
free Official Visitors Guide for Wilmington, North Carolina’s historic
river district and the island beaches of Carolina
Beach,
Kure Beach, and Wrightsville
Beach, visit www.GoWilmingtonAndBeaches.com.
Media
Contact:
Wilmington
and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau
Connie
Nelson
Communications/PR
Director
910-332-8751
866-266-9690
ext. 120
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The
New Hanover County Tourism Development Authority d/b/a Wilmington and Beaches
Convention and Visitors Bureau is the official destination marketing organization
of New Hanover County, North Carolina that stimulates economic development
through the promotion of travel and tourism.
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