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Carolina Beach Watersports Events - 2025 Schedule

Carolina Beach Watersports Events - 2025 Schedule
Week of September 15, 2025 - September 21, 2025
Friday, September 19th - Saturday, September 20th
Carolina Beach

Both spectators and mariners will have a ball at this colorful celebration that celebrates life on the water in Carolina Beach. The Dragon Boat Regatta & Festival is a fun-filled weekened event that includes plenty of food and entertainment, and a competitive but family-friendly race in the cool waters of the Cape Fear region.

Week of October 6, 2025 - October 12, 2025
Friday, October 10th - Sunday, October 12th
Wilmington

Wilmington is known as the “Port City” for a reason, and lifelong local mariners and visitors alike can celebrate this heritage with a stop at the Wilmington Boat Show. Featuring multiple events throughout town over the course of several days, this sprawling event features plenty of ways to discover the past, present, and future of Wilmington’s life along the water.

Friday, October 10th - Monday, October 13th
Wrightsville Beach

The annual U.S. Sailing Youth Championship is coming close to home for Cape Fear mariners, and participants and spectators alike will find plenty of reasons to cheer at this annual event. Held at the Carolina Yacht Club at Wrightsville Beach, this annual competition is an exciting sporting event that features top young sailors from around the country in a challenging race that circles the beautiful Cape Fear coastline.

Week of October 13, 2025 - October 19, 2025
Friday, October 10th - Monday, October 13th
Wrightsville Beach

The annual U.S. Sailing Youth Championship is coming close to home for Cape Fear mariners, and participants and spectators alike will find plenty of reasons to cheer at this annual event. Held at the Carolina Yacht Club at Wrightsville Beach, this annual competition is an exciting sporting event that features top young sailors from around the country in a challenging race that circles the beautiful Cape Fear coastline.

Week of December 1, 2025 - December 7, 2025
Saturday, December 6th
Carolina Beach

Pleasure Island is inherently known for celebrating life on the water, and at this holiday event, spectators and participants alike will enjoy a glowing show in one of the prettiest corners of the waterfront Cape Fear region. The Island of Lights Christmas Flotilla is an annual tradition that rings in the holidays with plenty of dazzling style, and which is sure to charm and delight anyone with a front-row seat along the Intracoastal Waterway.

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Greenfield Lake Park

Greenfield Lake Park is known as one of Wilmington’s coolest and most scenic destinations, and is a vast public park that’s located just south of the historic downtown area. Located on the western edge of Greenfield Lake, and just a...

Victory Beach Vacations

Visitors who are on the hunt for the postcard-perfect vacation rental in the heart of the Carolina Beach or Kure Beach area will find an enticing selection and plenty of friendly customer service when they rent through Victory Beach Vacations. Based...

This is a 4 bedroom 2 and a half bath, p...

Imagine a getaway where the ocean breeze whispers through your windows and the horizon stretches endlessly before you. Welcome to 'A Shore Thing,' a enchanting Carolina Beach bungalow that promises an escape from the everyday. Here, up to 10 guests...

  • Carolina Beach
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
Jungle Rapids Family Fun Park

There’s an ocean of adventures waiting for visitors at the Jungle Rapids Family Fun Park. Featuring a full range of entertainment options including a water park, mini golf course, go karts, arcade, and so much more, veritably every visitor...

Hobbs Realty - “Shalom Y'all” | Coas...

Shalom Y'all! This oceanfront home has a roomy, open floor plan with an elevator. Elegantly furnished with five bedrooms (3K, 1Q, 5T), four and 1/2 baths, a freshly refreshed, over-the-top kitchen with a gourmet wolf stove, pantry, sizable dining...

  • Holden Beach
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
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Southport Waterfront Park

While Downtown Southport has an ample supply of wide front porches to take a load off and enjoy a breeze, many longtime visitors attest there's no better place to relax than the Southport waterfront Park.