North Carolina Events

It's no secret that I love where we are stationed. Here's a list of events that are coming up! And, bonus, if you want to meet up at one of them...let me know! I love meeting new bloggy loves! Some events are free, some are cheap and only a few are expensive. So there is something for everyone! If you know of any other events, leave them in the comments!

All Summer Long!

First Friday of each month head to the Duplin Winery for Trivia Night! This is a free event! For more info visit the website!

April

April 16 - Duplin Winery Theater and Dinner Show: Sensational 60s & 70s! Show and three course meal $40. For more info visit their website. Or if cash is tight Duplin Winery offers free tours and tastings! Join their Heritage Club and get a discounted price on all the shows! Yes, me and Danny are members!

May

May 13 - 14 - Beaufort Music Festival. I think this is a free event!

May 20 - 22 - NC Got to Be Festival, in Raleigh.Free admission and parking! Food, music and entertainment and carnival! 

 

June

June 4 - Beach Music Festival at Carolina Beach, advanced tickets are $15.

June 11 - Battleship 50th Anniversary Beach Music Festival in Wilmington. $18!

June 18 - Duplin Amphitheater Summer Beach Concert featuring Jim Quick & Coastline. Tickets are $15. Buy them here! They will have a different beach concert every month!

July

July 30 - Duplin Murder Mystery Theater. For more info and tickets visit the website! Tickets are $50.

August

August 6 - There are perks for being in the Heritage Club! Like this trip to Boone for some white water rafting! More info can be found here.

September

September 10 - Grape Stomp! Tickets are $50.00 include a full day of tours, tastings, stomping, dinner and Beach Music Concert Series! I want to do this so bad! Who's in?!

September 16 - Bride's Ball in New Bern, $65. Where your gown or any other formal dress and head out for a night of fun! All proceeds go towards finding a cure for cervical cancer.

The Muscadine Harvest Festival is also in September. No date has been announced but keep the weekends open, you don't want to miss it!

October

October 15 - Lighthouse Beer Festival in Wilmington. SO much fun..you will want a hotel for after this event!

Events!

You know what I hate? I hate when people say that Jacksonville is boring. I think people say that no matter where they live. The town I grew up in in Massachusetts was boring. But you know what? We never hung out there. We traveled. I spent every Friday in Boston, we went to a mall in New Hampshire, nothing that we did was in our town. Not even grocery shopping half the time!

So, to prove that the Jacksonville-area is not boring...here's a list of fun activities, festivals, fairs and dinners that are happening this fall!

North Carolina State Fair October 14 - 24. Raleigh is only two hours away. That's nothing! Military Appreciation Day is on Wednesday the 20th...admission will be FREE! Every other day admission is only $6 online and $8 at the gate.

Havelock Chili Festival October 15 - 16. Havelock is an hour away from Jacksonville, and who knows..maybe you will meet up with other bloggers if you go out there! Friday is chili verde (5pm - 9pm) and Saturday is red chili and salsa (9am - 4pm.) Admission is FREE!

Lighthouse Beer and Wine Festival October 16. Wilmington is also only an hour away. This event is expensive. $30 a person and I recommend getting a hotel. $30 and you get unlimited samples of beer from over 150 breweries. There's food, music, and a free shuttle to take you to the greater-Wilmington area...so drink as much as you want!

CLUE Murder Mystery Dinner Theater October 21 and 28. At the Front Street Brewery in Wilmington. Adults are $40 and kids are $20. Dinner (salad, bacon wrapped meatloaf/chicken fettuccine/shepherds pie, and dessert) and a show!

Brides Ball October 22. New Bern is so close by, if you haven't been...what are you waiting for! The brides ball is expensive but the proceeds help raise awareness and research for the National Cervical Cancer Coalition. Wear your wedding dress or semi-formal dress, guys can wear tuxes! $75 and there will be appitizers, drinks, dinner, dancing, portraits, you can even renew your vows!

Onslow Oktoberfest October 23 10am - 9pm. Right here in good ol' Jville! 5K run, LOTS of live music, Last Man Standing Challenge, beer and brats! 

Haunted Pub Crawl Tuesday - Saturdays AND Halloween. In Wilmington. Tickets are $15 and MUST be purchased ahead of time. And you MUST be 21 or older!

Wine Tasting. November 4 at 6pm. At the Infant of Prague Parish Hall in Jacksonville. Tickets are $30 per person or $50 a couple. Includes appetizers and a silent auction. Sponsored by United Way of Onslow County.

There are many many more events going on, these are just a few of my favorites! If you need any ideas of what to do around here...ask! Me and Danny are always doing something. We would love to meet up with people at any of these events!

And Jacksonville-area girls, we are planning a Girls Night Out for October 22nd. Games, pizza and fun. Who wants in?!