Friday, July 3
Independence Day Weekend @ Tap Yard
Big Little Learners @ Children Museum of Wilmington
Weekend Kickoff with Paul from Dirty Dead @ Wilmington Distillery
Boardwalk Blast @ Carolina Beach
Live Music: The Cruise Brothers @ Airlie Gardens
Live Music: Burning Bridges Jazz @ The Ivey
Live Music: Masonboro Sound @ Fermental
Live Music: Make Yourself @ Eagle’s Dare
Live Music: Mixed Signals @ SeaWitch Tiki Bar
Live Music: Michael Eakin Band @ Carolina Beach Pier
Live Music: Mark Fatum Trio @ Avenue B
Live Music: Freedom Friday @ Seven Mile Post
Live Music: The Salty Southern Band @ Seven Mile Post
Live Music: Three Chord Cory @ Outer Dunes Brewing
Live Music: Krispee Biscuits @ The Bend
Live Music: Eric McGuiness @ Mad Mole Brewing
Live Music: Delia & Friends @ Marina Grill
Live Music: Southern Trouble @ Lazy Pirate
Food Truck: Gunslingers Tex Mex @ Fermental
Thalian Hall Calendar of Events @ Thalian Hall
EOD Distillery Calendar of Events @ EOD Distillery
Hi-Wire Brewing Calendar of Events @ Hi-Wire Brewing
Saturday, July 4
The Fleet Feet Battle for Independence July 4th Run @ The Pointe at Barclay
4th of July Celebration @ Downtown Wilmington
Downtown Fireworks Pregame: Live Music with Cool Jerk @ Dead Crow Comedy
Freedom Fest @ Waterline Brewing Company
Fourth of July Boatyard Bash @ Marina Grill
Fourth of July Celebration @ Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
Bring Your Own Pool – 4th of July Party @ The Eagle’s Dare
Fourth of July Super Celebration @ Fermental
4th of July Bash @ Frequency Nightclub
July 4th @ ReelCafe
Celebrate the 4th @ Little Dipper
2026 Official Wilmington 4th of July Bar Crawl @ Wilmington, NC
Red, White and Wicked @ Wicked Bull
Tie Dye Party @ Brodee Dogs Brew House
Stars & Stripes Skate @ Scooters
Cars and Coffee @ The Pointe at Barclay
Let’s Dance @ Underfront
Riverfront Farmers Market @ Downtown Wilmington
4th of July w/ Brown Dirt Cowboys @ Rooster and The Crow
Live Music: Electro Lust (July 4-5) @ The Palm Room
Live Music: Magic Attic @ Wilmington Distillery
Live Music: Southern Trouble @ Local’s Tavern
Live Music: Massive Grass @ Waterline Brewing Company
Live Music: Audiomelt @ The Bend
Live Music: Rock the 90s @ Bowstring Bar and Music Venue
Live Music: DJ Battle & Fuzz Jaxx @ Seven Mile Post
Sunday, July 5
Summer Sunday Concert Series @ Bluewater
Live Music: ReSoul @ Marina Grill
Live Music: Excitable @ Bowstring Bar and Music Venue
Live Music: JHAD @ Katy’s Grill and Bar
Live Music: Asia Daye @ Seven Mile Post
Live Music: Miles Atlas @ Wrightsville Beach Brewery
Live Music: The Dew Drops @ Waterline Brewing Company
Live Music @ Tap Yard
Live Music: Stu Cru Two @ Ogden Tap Room
Live Music: The Ex-Faces @ Reggies 42nd Street Tavern
Monday, July 6
Wrightsville Beach Farmers Market @ Wrightsville Beach
Open Mic @ The Barzarre
Music Bingo @ Seven Mile Post
Tuesday, July 7
Retro Game Night @ Seven Mile Post
Kure Beach Market @ Kure Beach
Music Bingo @ Ponysaurus
Music Bingo @ The Brewer’s Kettle
Live Music: Maddy Taylor @ The Bend
Wednesday, July 8
Bike & Brew @ Fermental
Open Air Market @ Poplar Grove
Story Time By The Beach @ Kure Beach
Trivia @ Dead Crow Comedy
Thursday, July 9
Blackberry Smoke @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
Ladies Night Comedy Featuring Trish Smart @ The Barzarre
Harry Potter Trivia @ Dixie Grill
Open Mic Comedy @ Dead Crow Comedy
Music Bingo @ Island Beverage
Live Music: ReSoul Band @ Wrightsville Beach
Live Music: Nick Black @ The Bend
Live Music: Street Clones @ Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern
Live Music: Coyote Rodeo @ The Palm Room
Live Music: Dragons with Matches @ Carolina Beach Pier
