Wilmington's biggest annual celebration, the North Carolina Azalea Festival, returns to the Port City for the 77th time this week for five days of concerts, art, parties, pageant queens and much, much ...

Numbers can help to tell a story, and so it is with the 2025 North Carolina Azalea Festival. With concerts, a parade, street fair, fireworks and many other events and activities, the Azalea Festival ...

The annual North Carolina Azalea Festival parade will be held on Saturday, April 5th in downtown Wilmington. The parade will feature floats, marching bands, and Queen Azalea LXXVIII Bethany Joy Lenz.

What a difference two years make. In April of 2020, pandemic-shuttered Wilmington was dealing with — among other things — not being able to celebrate the coming of spring with the N.C. Azalea Festival ...

The Lower Cape Fear Coin Club will host its annual coin show as part of the North Carolina Azalea Festival. Attendees can buy, sell, and trade coins, as well as get free estimates from dealers. Other ...

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — The 2026 Azalea Festival is already just a few months away, and the official artwork was unveiled on Tuesday night. Created by Wilmington native Elizabeth Sheats, the ...