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PCJ Mon Aug 25: 🎶 From Buffett to Bubbles: Your Week in Wilmington Starts Here

Music festivals, bubbly fun, and beachside vibes — Wilmington’s got it all this week.

From Tubbs to Bubbles to Buffett, this week is packed with music-based parties and festivals. Be sure to catch one or catch them all before the pop!

Don’t Miss

Let’s Yacht

TUE 6-8:30 PM @ Satellite Lounge - Greenfield Lake
Join us at Satellite Bar & Lounge on Tuesday, August 26th for LET'S YACHT — a very special edition of Fort Lowell Records' weekly LET'S TUESDAY Vinyl DJ Night, deejayed by label owners Tracy + James Tritten. This particular evening, Tracy + James will be spinning their favorite Yacht Rock tunes from the past five decades. Music goes from 6:00-8:30pm. This is a free event to the public; there is no cover charge to get in. Wear your captains hat and Bermuda shorts, enjoy some music, and meet some new friends!

Songs of Peace presented by Encore Magazine & Wilmington Peace Festival

SAT AUG 30: 6-9 Pm @ Waterline Brewing Co - DT
Please join us for a night of peace songs along with speakers, raffles, vendor and info tables, a food truck, interactive activities, and more!!

This event is free and open to the public! $1 per beer sold will benefit the newly returned Encore Magazine and the newly formed Wilmington Peace Festival!

Music:

  • Port City Ukuholics

  • Jesse Stockton

  • Jesse James DeConto (The Pinkerton Raid)

  • Kelly Zullo

  • Nate Gerry

Speakers:

  • Velva Jenkins (YWCA)

  • Dr. Lesley Daspit (UNCW)

  • Rev. Meg McBride (The Warming Shelter)

  • TR Nunley (Wilmington Transgender Support Services)

Sponsors:

  • 86 Prints

  • Old Books on Front Street

  • Dock Street Printing

  • Terra Sol Sanctuary

  • Guitar Pickers

  • Chalice of Light (band)

  • Wellness Massage (Kristen Dempsey)

We will not post our vendor sign up form. If you wish to be a vendor at this event, email us at [email protected]. Do not engage with scam comments about vendors! Stay safe.

Live Music

Monday

Open Mic

7:00 PM-Midnight @ Bazarre - ILM

Open Mic with Delia Stanley

8-11:30 PM @ Mad Katz - MJ

Frank Grant’s Music Mondays

8:00-11:00 PM @ Wilmington Distillery - DT

Tuesday

Not So Terrible Tuesday

4:00 PM @ Cloud 9 - ILM

Tuesday Drum Jam

6:30 PM-11PM @ Bazarre - ILM

Stu Cru Jamaru

7:00 PM @ The Bend - OGD

Open MIc

7:00 PM @ Brunswick Beer Xchange - LL

Open MIc

7:00 PM @ Island Beverage - CB

Cape Fear Blues Jam

8:00 PM @ The Rusty Nail - ILM

Open Mic

7:00-10:00 PM @ Lulua's , A Pub

Wednesday

Open Mic

7:00-10:00 PM @ Celtic Monkey - ILM

Burning Bridges Jazz

7:00-10:00 PM @ The Rusty Nail - DT

Hump Day Ham Jam

8:00 PM-11:00 PM @ Wilmington Distillery - ILM

Open Mic Night

9:00 PM - Midnight @ Bottega - BAD

Stay tuned: Buffett parties, Bubble fest and Beehive Blondes all happening this week!
-Jason