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PCJ Fri Dec 19: One Week to Christmas 🎄 Here’s What’s Happening

PCJ Fri Dec 19: One Week to Christmas 🎄 Here’s What’s Happening

Mild weather, live music, and holiday parties across Wilmington.

Jason @ Port City Pulse
December 19, 2025

Huge congrats to Port City Rock Jam for being awarded a 2026 Grassroots Grant from the Arts Council. It’s a win not just for the festival, but for Wilmington’s entire music community—and a sign that PCRJ 2026 is shaping up to be something special.

Don’t Miss

HoHoH’Oc3ans Holiday Party

FRI DEC 19: 9PM @ Wilmington Distillery - DT
🎶🎄HoHoH’Oc3ans Holiday Party at Wilmington Distillery! 🥃🎶

Get ready to rock the Holidays with OC3ANS and all your friends. One of Wilmington’s favorite live bands is bringing all the HoHoH’Oc3ans Rockin’ Cheer to Wilmington Distillery this Friday night!

🔥BROOKE RENSHAW delivers bluesy, sultry and powerhouse vocals
🎸JOSH BOYD lights it up with fiery guitar riffs
🥁JOEY LAM lays down the beats that move ya feet

Gonna be a holiday party for the record books - so grab your dancing shoes, party pants, and ugliest sweater, for a night of tasty dranks, and a RRRRrrrockin’ good time!

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Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings

FRI DEC 19: 6:30 PM @ Front Street Inn - DT
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Wilmington. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Christmas Carols on Strings at The Elia under the gentle glow of candlelight. $45-$63

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It’s a Broomtail Christmas Party, Charlie Brown!

FRI DEC 19: 5-10 PM @ Broomtail Pub & Arcade - OGD
Dust off those ugly Christmas sweaters and get out your Santa hats because it’s that time of the year again!…. Time to celebrate the holidays with your loved ones and friends at Broomtail Brewing! Bring those gifts to exchange with friends, do some last minute holiday shopping, and eat and drink and be merry with us!

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Live Music

Friday

Two Picky Guys	6:00 PM@ Island Beverage - CB
Live Music	6:00 PM @ Hi-Wire - LIM
Alternative Vision	6:00 PM @ Bowstring - SPD
Paige Bacon	7-9Pm @ Palate - ILM
Open Mic with Wes Sayer	7-10 PM @ The Harp - GFL
Free Jazz Friday	7:30-10:30 PM @ Bottega Wine Bar & Art Gallery - DT
Millie Palmer Duo	7:00 PM @ Fermental - CD
Open Mic	8-11:00 PM @ Rooted Kava
Dew Drops	8:00 PM @ Satellite Bar and Lounge - GFL
Carolina Crush Trio	8-11 PM @ Seawitch - CB
Open Mic Night Fridays	9:00 PM @ Bottega - ILM
The Snozzberries	10:00 PM @ The Palm Room - WB

Saturday

Treya	1-5 PM @ Palate - ILM
Sips & Songs	2-5:00 PM @ Wilmington Distillery - DT
Dough McFarland	5:30 PM @ Larry’s Deli-Que - TS
Dragons with Matches	7:00 PM@ Fermental - CD
The Eco & Harvey Street	8:00 PM @ Bowstring - SPD
The Doorsmen	8:00 PM@ The Tiki Tavern - SP
The Cut Trio	8-11 PM @ Seawitch - CB
Audiomelt	8:00 PM @ Jimmy's - WB
Cape Fear Blues Jam	8:00-11:00PM @ The Rusty Nail - ILM
Hair Trigger	9:00 PM @ Wilmington Distillery - DT
The Snozzberries	10:00 PM @ The Palm Room - WB

Sunday

Dead on Deck	2-5 PM @ Katy's Grill & Bar- ILM
Delia Stanley	2-5 PM @ Prost - DT
The Rhythm Bones	3-6:00 PM @ The Rusty Nail - DT
Gage Saylor and the Creekside Boys	3:00 PM@ Waterline Brewing Co. - DT
Dram Fam Jam Band	3:00 PM @ Dram Tree Tavern - GFL
Backyard Bluegrass	3-6:00 PM @ Tapyard - ILM
Open Jazz Jam	5-8:00 PM @ Fermental - CD
Christmas Jazz w/ The Jim Ferris Trio	6:00 PM @ Bourgie Nights - ILM
Live Music	7-9:00 PM @ Slice of Life - PN

Christmas is less than a week away, and Wilmington is easing into it with mild weather and a packed weekend of music, parties, and festive gatherings. Whether you’re rocking ugly sweaters, swaying to candlelit carols, or dancing late into the night, this weekend’s events are a great way to kick off the final countdown to Christmas.

-Jason