Southeast Tourism Society Selects the North Carolina Azalea Festival as a ‘STS Top 20 Event’
Travel industry organization has saluted region’s best events since 1985 ATLANTA, Ga. December 14, 2016 – The Southeast Tourism Society has selected the North Carolina Azalea Festival as one of the STS Top 20 Events in the Southeast for April 2016. This year’s North Carolina Azalea Festival is April 6-10, 2016. The STS Top 20 […]
Festival Presenting Sponsor Belk Brings Modern Southern Style to the Belk Main Stage The Avett Brothers to Headline Thursday Night
The North Carolina Azalea Festival is excited to announce that Belk, Inc. is sponsoring the Festival’s 2016 Belk Main Stage and renewing its partnership as the 2016 Presenting Sponsor. “Our partnership with Belk in 2015 greatly enhanced the Festival guest experience,” said Robby Collins, president of the North Carolina Azalea Festival. “Belk shared with us […]
Mule Days With Princess Haleigh
This past weekend I visited the town of Benson, North Carolina to take part in their 66th Annual Mule Days Festival. The weather did not cooperate on Saturday, but despite all the rain there was a really good crowd present at the parade. So many people came out in their rain coats and […]
Seed-Spittin’ 101
Watermelon is the BEST summertime treat!! And despite how incredibly HOT is was this past Saturday, I was thrilled to attend the North Carolina Watermelon Festival held in the quaint town of Fair Bluff. They host this festival each year, and this year was the 30th anniversary celebration. Everyone had a great time – even […]
Three Cheers For The Red, White, And Blue
I had the honor of spending my Fourth of July in the beautiful town of Southport, riding in the parade! We began our morning by driving into town and finding our assigned spot. Once parked, we began to decorate our yellow Jeep Wrangler that was generously provided by Neuwirth Motors. After having fun with the […]
Mountains, Square Dancing, and Miss North Carolina
This past weekend, I had the privilege of representing Wilmington by doing quite a bit of traveling. My first stop was a little mountain town about 6 hours away, called Bakersville. This small town hosts the Rhododendron Festival each year, and this was the 69th year of the festival.The festival kicked off Friday evening with […]
2015 Volunteer Appreciation Event
The success of the North Carolina Azalea Festival is made possible through the hard work and dedication of a large corps of community volunteers. Nearly 100 volunteer committees plan and organize events such as the Parade, the Street Fair, the Spring Soiree, and the community clean-up called Azalea Sweep, as well as critical operations such […]
Cape Fear Community College Students Receive Scholarship Monies From The North Carolina Azalea Festival Endowed Scholarship
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The North Carolina Azalea Festival is proud to announce the recipients of the 2015 North Carolina Azalea Festival Endowed Scholarship. This year, there are four Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) students who will receive money towards continuing their education: Anthony Rodriquez, shortly after graduating from high school, enlisted in the Coast Guard. […]
Top Five Reasons Why We Love The North Carolina Azalea Festival Parade
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, here are FIVE reasons why we love to celebrate the North Carolina Azalea Festival Parade! 1. We’ve been doing Parades since 1948. That’s 68 Parades we’ve had to practice on, so you know the 2016 Parade is going to be INCREDIBLE. 2. Though rain occasionally causes marching bands and our […]
2015 Children’s Art Contest Gallery Opening
We’d like to share a few photos of the Children’s Art Contest Gallery Opening that took place on April 2, 2015. The winning artwork, as well as other honorable mentions, will be on display at the Community Arts Center during the 2015 North Carolina Azalea Festival. To view the Children’s Art Contest page, click HERE.
