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Uber is the Preferred Ridesharing App of the 2017 North Carolina Azalea Festival

WILMINGTON, NC – The North Carolina Azalea Festival is excited to announce that Uber is the preferred ridesharing app of the 2017 Azalea Festival. Uber and the North Carolina Azalea Festival are partnering to help festival goers spend more time enjoying the weekend’s events and less time worrying about their ride.

Riders heading to and from the Airlie Luncheon Garden Party Presented by Belk can utilize the dedicated pickup and dropoff area in front of the Garden Services Center.

For the Festival Concerts at the Miller Lite Main Stage, riders should aim to get picked up and dropped off east of 3rd Street to avoid the festival road closures. We always recommend calling or texting your driver to coordinate your pickup.

Riders who are new to Uber can download the app and sign up with the promo code AZALEA17 to get $20 off their first ride!

Sign up here: https://get.uber.com/go/azalea17.

Existing Uber riders can try referring someone who hasn’t tried it yet—you’ll both receive your next ride free.

About the North Carolina Azalea Festival

Since its inception in 1948, the North Carolina Azalea Festival has blossomed into an extended weekend celebration that attracts more than 300,000 people and generates more than $51 million for the local economy. The Festival showcases our community’s rich array of artwork, gardens, history and culture through recreational, educational and family-oriented events.

For more information on the upcoming 70th Annual North Carolina Azalea Festival, visit www.ncazaleafestival.org or contact Executive Director Alison Baringer at alison@ncazaleafestival.org or (910) 216-9400.

About Uber

Uber is the preferred ridesharing app of the 2017 Azalea Festival. Uber and the Azalea Festival are partnering to help festival goers spend more time enjoying the weekend’s events and less time worrying about their ride.

Riders heading to and from the Airlie Garden Party can utilize the dedicated pickup and dropoff area in front of the Garden Services Center.

For the Festival Concerts, riders should aim to get picked up and dropped off east of 3rd Street to avoid the festival road closures. We always recommend calling or texting your driver to coordinate your pickup.

Riders who are new to Uber can download the app and sign up with the promo code AZALEA17 to get $20 off their first ride! Sign up here: https://get.uber.com/go/azalea17. Existing Uber riders can try referring someone who hasn’t tried it yet—you’ll both receive your next ride free.

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The North Carolina Azalea Festival Thanks Its Sponsors

Belk
Miller Lite
Hilton Wilmington Riverside
Wells Fargo
Duke Energy
LM Restaurants
Wilmington Convention Center
Bud Light
Hawthorne Residential Partners
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
UNC Wilmington
AARP
BB&T
Coastal Children’s Services
Lowes Foods
Piedmont Natural Gas
Wilmington Health
Bimbo Bakeries
BlueCross and BlueShield of NC
Chart Local
Coca-Cola
Corning
MassMutual Financial Group
North Carolina Ports
ONEHOPE Wine
Parkway of Wilmington
Party Reflections
PNC
Port City Java
PPD
Wilmington Grill
WWAY
RV Transportation Provided by Rex and Sons RV’s

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