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The Pender County Tourism Development Authority is pleased to announce that Ocean Fest has been bestowed the 2026 Kaleidoscope Green Initiative Award and the Best Event Impact Support Award in its collaboration with Wilmington Compost Company. Ocean Fest, a Topsail Island-based festival featuring live music, vintage surf competitions and environmental programming, was notified by the Southeast Festivals and Events...

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May 9 Historic 1726 Sloop Point Plantation House Event, Hampstead, North Carolina: A Charitable Benefit for Pender County Historical Society & Museum Sloop Point Plantation House, built in 1726, is among the rarest colonial buildings not only in the Cape Fear region, but in the entire state of North Carolina. Built 50 years before the Battle of Moores Creek and the Declaration of Independence, this year is the...

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The First in Freedom Festival attracted more than 17,500 visitors to Moores Creek National Battlefield on Feb. 27-28 for the 250th commemoration of the victory at Battle of Moores Creek Bridge and the 250th Anniversary of America's Independence. The week started on Tuesday with a Naturalization Ceremony as the nation welcomed 57 new citizens at the very site of the first Patriots' victory of the Revolutionary...

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The Pender County Tourism Development Authority announces that two local festivals earned Excellence Awards from the North Carolina Association of Festivals & Events. Ocean Fest , a Topsail Island-based festival featuring live music, vintage surf competitions and environmental programming, received the award for Best Event Poster in the Medium Category, which represents festivals with budgets...

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The National Kickoff of America 250 and the 250th commemoration of the Battle at Moores Creek Bridge were a tremendous success. Thousands lined the battlefield for demonstrations, colonial music, dance, a play, book signings, and more. Special guest Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series, dazzled audiences with special events. Special thanks to the staff at Moores Creek National Battlefield...

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