| Wilmington,
NC – September 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / Spice up your next visit
to Wilmington, North Carolina
and its island beaches with a culinary event, beer/wine tasting or
a tour of restaurants and breweries. From tastings, wine walks and craft
beer tours to oyster roasts, food tours and festivals, there are more than
a dozen flavorful happenings during the Fall that feature local cuisine
and regional spirits.
Three signature food events
will take place the weekend of October 10-11: the 22nd Annual Pleasure
Island Seafood, Blues & Jazz Festival near Kure Beach, the 4th
Annual Taste of Wrightsville
Beach Festival, and the 10th Annual Back
Door Kitchen Tour in Wilmington. The Fall ENCORE
Restaurant Week (Oct. 21-28) features great menus at great prices from
40+ restaurants. Farmer’s markets, dinner theatre, theme cruises, and food
tours are other ways to savor local flavors. Taste
Carolina’s weekend gourmet food tours include tastings at downtown
Wilmington restaurants. In Carolina Beach, Tasting
History Tours showcase island eateries with a dash of history for groups
with advance reservations. Beer aficionados can board the Port
City Brew Bus to visit the Wilmington
Ale Trail craft breweries and bottle shops. Recently dubbed one of
“America’s
Beeriest Beach Towns” by craftbeer.com, Wilmington and its beaches
welcomed six new
craft breweries in 2015 (and counting), just as Front Street Brewery
celebrated 20 years.
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From Southern soul food
to fresh seafood creations and world flavors, there are restaurants to
suit every budget and palate. Mild fall temperatures are perfect for outdoor
dining from the river to the sea. In fact, Historic Wilmington was recently
voted the #1 “Best
Al Fresco Dining Neighborhood” by USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice
awards. The beaches also claim many fine restaurants that delight with
fresh seafood and vista views of the ocean and waterways. Go with the flow
and see where the water—and your appetite—take you when you visit Wilmington,
North Carolina and the island beaches of Carolina
Beach,
Kure Beach and Wrightsville
Beach.
Here’s an appetizing roundup
of fall food, brew and wine happenings:
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Sept. 25-26: NCBS BBQ Boot
Camp. Castle Hayne. Online pre-registration required: www.ncbbqsociety.com.
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Sept. 26: Wilmington Wine
& Beer Walk. Downtown Wilmington.
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Oct. 10-11: 22nd Annual Pleasure
Island Seafood, Blues & Jazz Festival. Dr. John and the Nite Trippers
and Shamekia Copeland headline. Ft. Fisher Air Force Rec Area, Kure Beach.
910-458-8434;
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Oct. 10: Taste of Wrightsville
Beach. 5pm-8pm. Showcase of 30+ Wrightsville Beach eateries + beer/wine
vendors. Marine Max, 130 Short St., Wrightsville Beach. 910-262-5998
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Oct. 10: Back Door Kitchen
Tour. 9 kitchens + a garden in Downtown Wilmington.
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Oct. 12: A Parisian Afternoon
Tea. Bellamy Mansion, Downtown Wilmington. 910-251-3700.
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Oct. 16: Airlie Oyster Roast.
Airlie Gardens, Wilmington. 910-798-7700
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Oct. 17-18: Wilmington Seafood
Festival. 11am-6pm. Inaugural event with great seafood and entertainment
in a riverfront marina setting. Free admission. Watermark Marina, 4114
River Rd., Wilmington. 910-794-5259
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Oct. 17: Oktoberfest.
Ogden Tap Room, Wilmington.
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Oct. 21-28: ENCORE Restaurant
Week. 40+ restaurants in Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach serve delicious
meals at fixed prices. Restaurants/ menus online at www.encorerestaurantweek.com.
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Oct. 23: Voracious Craft
Beer Tasting. 6pm-9pm. On the deck of the Battleship North Carolina,
Wilmington.
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Oct. 24: Lighthouse Beer
Festival. 1pm-5pm. North Waterfront Park (10 Harnett St., Downtown),
Wilmington.
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Oct. 24: The Vintage Event.
Fine wines & cocktails, restaurants, caterers. St. Thomas Preservation
Hall, Wilmington.
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Nov. 7: St. Stan’s Polish
Festival. St. Stanislaus Church, Castle Hayne.
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Nov. 7-8: Festival Latino.
Ogden Park, Wilmington. 910-341-0007; Latinofest.ilm@gmail.com
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Nov. 15: Food Truck Frolic
in the Park. 12pm-5pm. Food trucks and beer/wine vendors join forces
to raise money for New Hanover County Parks Conservancy. Hugh MacRae Park,
Wilmington.
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Ongoing: Port City Brew Bus
Tours. Tours include multiple breweries and bottle shops in the Wilmington
area. Public tours on select weekend dates & private groups by advance
reservation. Admission charge. 910-679-6586.
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Ongoing - Culinary Tours:
Taste Carolina Gourmet Food Tours & Tasting History Tours.
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Ongoing - Dinner Theatre
& Cruises: TheatreNOW Dinner Theatre (weekends), 19 S. 10th St.,
Wilmington; www.theatrewilmington.com
& Henrietta III Dinner Cruises: Murder Mystery /Ribs
on the River/TGIF & Captain’s Sat. dinner cruises, Wilmington. Reservations
required: www.cfrboats.com.
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Ongoing - Farmer’s Markets:Carolina
Beach Farmer’s Market, Carolina Beach Lake (Saturdays thru Oct. 3);
Riverfront
Farmer’s Market Downtown Wilmington (Saturdays thru Nov. 21); Poplar
Grove Farmer’s Market, (Weds. thru Nov. 18).
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Ongoing – Brewery Tour/Tasting:
Front Street Brewery offers daily tours and tastings. Free, daily 3pm-4:30pm.
Must be 21+ years. 9 N. Front St., Wilmington.
City + Beaches: Outstanding
restaurants and chefs from the historic city’s award-winning riverfront
to the nearby island beaches welcome guests year-round with fresh seafood
and other regional specialties. Wilmington’s dynamic dining scene presents
a full spectrum of restaurant choices. Visitors can satisfy their palate
and feed the soul in one destination with four unique settings. For a free
official Visitors Guide, call 866-266-9690. For seasonal events and special
offers, visit www.wilmingtonandbeaches.com/season/2015-fall-highlights.
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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