Join us for our 4th Annual Boater's Poker Run held in the intracoastal waters off Surf City, NC. Grand Prize up to $2,500 plus other great door prizes! Registration opens August 1, 2023 Sponsorships are available now! Email surfcityfireaux@gmail.com or visit our website for more information at www.SurfCityFireAux.org/poker-run/sponsors
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For four weekends in October, Poplar Grove presents an evening to perchance be visited by its parade of spirits. Haunts, or haints, of all ages from the Colonial period through the 20th century, continue to hover in and around the manor house, tenant house, and grounds. There are lots of true stories of the Foy family household haints to share. Tours are limited to 16-20 persons; tickets are $25 (plus taxes and fees) for a 1.5 hour tour. Tour times are at 6 pm & 8 pm. Come search with us! Cameras and other paranormal equipment are permitted. No guarantee of ghost activity. They stir at their own leisure. Accepting Online Ticket Reservations Only.
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For four weekends in October, Poplar Grove presents an evening to perchance be visited by its parade of spirits. Haunts, or haints, of all ages from the Colonial period through the 20th century, continue to hover in and around the manor house, tenant house, and grounds. There are lots of true stories of the Foy family household haints to share. Tours are limited to 16-20 persons; tickets are $25 (plus taxes and fees) for a 1.5 hour tour. Tour times are at 6 pm & 8 pm. Come search with us! Cameras and other paranormal equipment are permitted. No guarantee of ghost activity. They stir at their own leisure. Accepting Online Ticket Reservations Only.
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OCEAN FEST celebrates Surf City, NC’s wave-riding heritage while providing a fun, free event where everyone can enjoy live music, food and drink, and learn about ways to protect our favorite thing in the world: THE OCEAN. Award-winning, nonprofit eco/surf/arts/music festival.
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For four weekends in October, Poplar Grove presents an evening to perchance be visited by its parade of spirits. Haunts, or haints, of all ages from the Colonial period through the 20th century, continue to hover in and around the manor house, tenant house, and grounds. There are lots of true stories of the Foy family household haints to share. Tours are limited to 16-20 persons; tickets are $25 (plus taxes and fees) for a 1.5 hour tour. Tour times are at 6 pm & 8 pm. Come search with us! Cameras and other paranormal equipment are permitted. No guarantee of ghost activity. They stir at their own leisure. Accepting Online Ticket Reservations Only.
View Location | More Info | http://poplargrove.org/festivals/paranormalghosttours/
For four weekends in October, Poplar Grove presents an evening to perchance be visited by its parade of spirits. Haunts, or haints, of all ages from the Colonial period through the 20th century, continue to hover in and around the manor house, tenant house, and grounds. There are lots of true stories of the Foy family household haints to share. Tours are limited to 16-20 persons; tickets are $25 (plus taxes and fees) for a 1.5 hour tour. Tour times are at 6 pm & 8 pm. Come search with us! Cameras and other paranormal equipment are permitted. No guarantee of ghost activity. They stir at their own leisure. Accepting Online Ticket Reservations Only.
View Location | More Info | http://poplargrove.org/festivals/paranormalghosttours/
For four weekends in October, Poplar Grove presents an evening to perchance be visited by its parade of spirits. Haunts, or haints, of all ages from the Colonial period through the 20th century, continue to hover in and around the manor house, tenant house, and grounds. There are lots of true stories of the Foy family household haints to share. Tours are limited to 16-20 persons; tickets are $25 (plus taxes and fees) for a 1.5 hour tour. Tour times are at 6 pm & 8 pm. Come search with us! Cameras and other paranormal equipment are permitted. No guarantee of ghost activity. They stir at their own leisure. Accepting Online Ticket Reservations Only.
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OCEAN FEST celebrates Surf City, NC’s wave-riding heritage while providing a fun, free event where everyone can enjoy live music, food and drink, and learn about ways to protect our favorite thing in the world: THE OCEAN. Award-winning, nonprofit eco/surf/arts/music festival. October 13-14, Surf City, NC -- OCEAN FEST is a free, award-winning eco/surf/art/live music festival to benefit Mother Ocean. Beachfront festival with nine live bands, surf contest, 5K beach run, Corona beer gardens, eco exhibitors, food trucks, vendors, kids zone, and lots of stoke Visit theoceanfest.org for more
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Join them for the second annual Fall Festival! This fun-filled event is proudly hosted by The Gardens of Southeastern North Carolina, a nonprofit organization that strives to improve lives by cultivating inspirational experiences. Doors open at 10:00 AM and the cost of admission is $5 per person (children 5 and under are FREE)! Celebrate fall with a wagon ride to the pumpkin patch where you can pick and purchase pumpkins and gourds. Grab some food or a drink, take a stroll through The Gardens, listen to some live music, and get photos with our fabulous mums and pumpkins at one of the selfie stations, kids' activities, and more! Craft and food vendors will provide trick-or-treat opportunities for kids while parents can peruse their wares. Enjoy a day outdoors surrounded by nature and inspiration!
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Attention Outlander Fans Fans of the Outlander series, based on novels by Diana Gabaldon, will want to walk the history of the popular television series. Gabaldon wrote about the American Revolution and Colonial North Carolina, noting the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge. Wear your tartan and join Jason Howell on Oct. 14, at 11 a.m. for this fall Year of the Trail event. The hike is free and less than one mile.
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34th Annual Autumn With Topsail Started in 1988, The Autumn With Topsail Festival is held on the grounds of the Historical Society of Topsail Island and the Assembly Building which houses the Missiles & More Museum in Topsail Beach, NC. The festival features a juried Artists’ and Crafts Court with over 100 regional artists displaying and selling their work. Enjoy exciting live musical entertainment, a variety of amazing food with beer and wine, inflatables and crafts for children, and much more! FREE Shuttle Service will be provided from various parking areas in Topsail Beach to the Festival Grounds. Please remember NO PETS are permitted unless they are licensed service dogs.
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For four weekends in October, Poplar Grove presents an evening to perchance be visited by its parade of spirits. Haunts, or haints, of all ages from the Colonial period through the 20th century, continue to hover in and around the manor house, tenant house, and grounds. There are lots of true stories of the Foy family household haints to share. Tours are limited to 16-20 persons; tickets are $25 (plus taxes and fees) for a 1.5 hour tour. Tour times are at 6 pm & 8 pm. Come search with us! Cameras and other paranormal equipment are permitted. No guarantee of ghost activity. They stir at their own leisure. Accepting Online Ticket Reservations Only.
View Location | More Info | http://poplargrove.org/festivals/paranormalghosttours/
For four weekends in October, Poplar Grove presents an evening to perchance be visited by its parade of spirits. Haunts, or haints, of all ages from the Colonial period through the 20th century, continue to hover in and around the manor house, tenant house, and grounds. There are lots of true stories of the Foy family household haints to share. Tours are limited to 16-20 persons; tickets are $25 (plus taxes and fees) for a 1.5 hour tour. Tour times are at 6 pm & 8 pm. Come search with us! Cameras and other paranormal equipment are permitted. No guarantee of ghost activity. They stir at their own leisure. Accepting Online Ticket Reservations Only.
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Autumn Fest! This family-friendly event will feature Craft Vendors, Food Trucks, Graveyard 5K, Boogaw Trick or Treat 1 Mile Race, Booberry Knot Eating Contest, Inflatables, Candy, Pumpkin Decorating, Kids Costume Contest, Train Rides, and More!
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Burgaw Autumn Festival Presents the Graveyard 5K & Boo-gaw Trick or Treat Mile Burgaw Autumn Festival's Graveyard 5K & Boo-gaw Trick or Treat Mile Graveyard 5K. The Graveyard 5K is a traditional race through Burgaw, North Carolina including running on the the scenic Osgood Canal Greenway and Urban Trail. Our brave racers will also run through a 1/3 mile section through the Burgaw Cemetery. According to records, there are graves dating back to the 1860s. Run fast! Boo-gaw Trick or Treat Mile. In this One Mile Race, candy stations will greet young runners and walkers. This event is open to participants of all ages. Eating Contest! Fat Daddy's Boo-berry Knot Eating Contest! Want to try a different kind of race? It wouldn't be an Autumn Fest without a good old eating contest. Fat Daddy himself is cooking up his special recipe Boo-berry Knots. How many can you eat in two minutes? Let's find out! Winner is going home with $200 cash!
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34th Annual Autumn With Topsail Started in 1988, The Autumn With Topsail Festival is held on the grounds of the Historical Society of Topsail Island and the Assembly Building which houses the Missiles & More Museum in Topsail Beach, NC. The festival features a juried Artists’ and Crafts Court with over 100 regional artists displaying and selling their work. Enjoy exciting live musical entertainment, a variety of amazing food with beer and wine, inflatables and crafts for children, and much more! FREE Shuttle Service will be provided from various parking areas in Topsail Beach to the Festival Grounds. Please remember NO PETS are permitted unless they are licensed service dogs.
View Location | More Info | https://autumnwithtopsail.com/
For four weekends in October, Poplar Grove presents an evening to perchance be visited by its parade of spirits. Haunts, or haints, of all ages from the Colonial period through the 20th century, continue to hover in and around the manor house, tenant house, and grounds. There are lots of true stories of the Foy family household haints to share. Tours are limited to 16-20 persons; tickets are $25 (plus taxes and fees) for a 1.5 hour tour. Tour times are at 6 pm & 8 pm. Come search with us! Cameras and other paranormal equipment are permitted. No guarantee of ghost activity. They stir at their own leisure. Accepting Online Ticket Reservations Only.
View Location | More Info | http://poplargrove.org/festivals/paranormalghosttours/
For four weekends in October, Poplar Grove presents an evening to perchance be visited by its parade of spirits. Haunts, or haints, of all ages from the Colonial period through the 20th century, continue to hover in and around the manor house, tenant house, and grounds. There are lots of true stories of the Foy family household haints to share. Tours are limited to 16-20 persons; tickets are $25 (plus taxes and fees) for a 1.5 hour tour. Tour times are at 6 pm & 8 pm. Come search with us! Cameras and other paranormal equipment are permitted. No guarantee of ghost activity. They stir at their own leisure. Accepting Online Ticket Reservations Only.
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GooseBumps in the Grove, a day-time Halloween Gift Show & Carnival for all those young at heart and full of verve. $5.00 admission, ages 2+ up. This weekend event will feature 75 artisan vendors, food trucks, trick or treating for the kids, carnival games & prizes, and a little spooktacular fun, so come on out & get ready for a few treats and a few e-e-e-ks! Don’t forget, your admission includes: Trick or Treating with the Vendors, PG Witches Candy Chute, Vintage Carnival Games, Mr. Mark’s Monster Mash Sing-A-Long, Halloween Vignette Photo Ops, Mr. Twister’s Fabulous Balloon Creations For an additional $5, walk through the main floor of the Haunted Mansion
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The Ghost Walk of Pender's Past is a family-friendly event that promises to be a ghostly good time. This year come to learn about Pender's Past within the Historic Burgaw Cemetery. Listen to the gossip and mysteries of Pender County and Topsail Island, hear many other legends and lore.
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GooseBumps in the Grove, a day-time Halloween Gift Show & Carnival for all those young at heart and full of verve. $5.00 admission, ages 2+ up. This weekend event will feature 75 artisan vendors, food trucks, trick or treating for the kids, carnival games & prizes, and a little spooktacular fun, so come on out & get ready for a few treats and a few e-e-e-ks! Don’t forget, your admission includes: Trick or Treating with the Vendors, PG Witches Candy Chute, Vintage Carnival Games, Mr. Mark’s Monster Mash Sing-A-Long, Halloween Vignette Photo Ops, Mr. Twister’s Fabulous Balloon Creations For an additional $5, walk through the main floor of the Haunted Mansion
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The NC Spot Festival is Pender County’s longest-standing festival celebrating tradition where the coast of Pender County celebrates one of its most abundant fish types, the Spot! The Spot Festival is a popular festival with Spot Fish Plates, Bands, Entertainment, Food Vendors, Arts & Crafts, Blow-up rides, and Hampstead's largest fireworks display! Proceeds benefit the local Topsail Area Schools & the Pender EMS and Fire! With thousands in attendance and over 6,000 "Spot" dinner plates served annually, the festival is the largest fundraiser for the Topsail schools and the community.
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A musical light show to spread Christmas cheer that provides a family fun holiday event to enjoy. What was once Hampstead's best-kept secret is a must-do holiday tradition that has also been featured on ABC’s The Great Christmas Light Fight. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s many travelers on U.S. Highway 17 unknowingly drive past one of southeastern North Carolina’s best musical Christmas light shows. Nestled behind a small tree line is the half-hidden entrance to a Christmas wonderland.
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Spend an evening in awe of the endless twinkles of blues, greens, and reds while creating lasting memories with family and friends! Witness the dazzling light display spread throughout The Gardens, savor wood-fired pizza, sip drinks from the bar, and enjoy s'mores by our fire pits. The Southern Lights will run on select nights from November 24 through December 23. Visit www.TheSouthernLightsNC.com for more information and to purchase your tickets. Children 5 and under get in for free!
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This year Poplar Grove rings in the holiday season with 6 weeks of “All is Bright,” a dazzling festival of lights. We are so excited to announce our partnership with Patriot Illumination which will be lighting the grounds with tens of thousands of lights and lighted scenes. The PG crew will, of course, be decorating to the max and there will be loads of photo opportunities! Fire-pits and marshmallow roasting areas will be out, different food trucks each night, and the indoor barns will have a select number of culinary cuisine, hot and cold libations, wine and beer, and arts and craft vendors. A real, professional Santa will be here on Saturday nights from 6 pm-8 pm and the historic 1850s Manor House will be decked out in its finest. Santa and the Manor House walk-through are FREE with paid admission of $10 per child and $10 per adult. Tickets are available at www.poplargrove.org or at the gate. The show runs from November 24th (tree lighting) to December 23rd from 5 pm-9 pm. Poplar Grove is a nonprofit organization and funds raised help us continue our mission of “Education, Conservation and Preservation.” See the website for details or follow us at “farmersmarketpoplargrove” for updates and details!
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Join the Town of Burgaw for their Annual Christmas Tree lighting at 6:30 pm in Downtown Burgaw. The event will feature Christmas carols, the lighting of the tree, kids' activities, downtown shopping, and a visit from Santa! Make sure to mark your calendar for the holiday season!
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Spend an evening in awe of the endless twinkles of blues, greens, and reds while creating lasting memories with family and friends! Witness the dazzling light display spread throughout The Gardens, savor wood-fired pizza, sip drinks from the bar, and enjoy s'mores by our fire pits. The Southern Lights will run on select nights from November 24 through December 23. Visit www.TheSouthernLightsNC.com for more information and to purchase your tickets. Children 5 and under get in for free!
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Spend an evening in awe of the endless twinkles of blues, greens, and reds while creating lasting memories with family and friends! Witness the dazzling light display spread throughout The Gardens, savor wood-fired pizza, sip drinks from the bar, and enjoy s'mores by our fire pits. The Southern Lights will run on select nights from November 24 through December 23. Visit www.TheSouthernLightsNC.com for more information and to purchase your tickets. Children 5 and under get in for free!
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The Town of Burgaw is excited to partner with the Burgaw Area Chamber of Commerce to host the Burgaw Annual Christmas Parade! See details below. Date: December 9 Time: 5:30 pm Place: Downtown Burgaw (route will be released later) Float registration and more information: burgawnc.gov/parade All registration will be taken online, over the phone, or in-house at Town Hall. There will be no paper applications. Due to the volume of requests, some groups may be turned away if registration is full. Registration will open on Tuesday, September 12, at 8:00 a.m. All proceeds will go to the Burgaw Area Chamber of Commerce.
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Its the most wonderful time of year, Christmas on the Square! Celebrating Christmas, shopping, family fun, and a jolly oh time in Downtown Burgaw
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What could be a better way to celebrate the new year? Come join in on the new New Year tradition and family fun! Make sure to join the Town of Burgaw on December 31st from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm (12 midnight GMT). for the Annual New Year's Eve Blueberry Drop
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