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PCP Mon Feb 23: Jam All Weekend, Wilmington

PCP Mon Feb 23: Jam All Weekend, Wilmington

The Pig Kickin’ Pickin’ Party lands Feb. 27–28.

Jason @ Port City Pulse
February 23, 2026

From winter jam sessions to a summer festival at Poplar Grove, Dear Maribella isn’t just playing shows — they’re building something. And it starts with a Pig Kickin’ Pickin’ Party right here in Wilmington.

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Pig Kickin’ Pickin’ Party – Dear Maribella & The Pigkickers

Fri-Sat Feb 27-28: Eve shows/workshops @ Holiday Inn Express - PN
Join your fellow bluegrass pickers for a weekend of jamming. This will be a hotel style jam. Rooms from $109 a night. Free bluegrass jam weekend by local teen siblings + dad (fiddle/guitar/banjo/mandolin/bass). Room reservation required; donations to Earl Jones Music School.

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Live Music

Monday

Open Mic	8:00 PM-11:00 PM @ Barzarre - ILM
Open Mic with Delia Stanley	8-11:00 PM @ Mad Katz - MJ
Frank Grant & Friends	8:00-11:00 PM @ Wilmington Distillery - DT

Tuesday

Tuesday Drum Jam	6:30 PM-11PM @ Barzarre - ILM
Butcher Babies	6:00 PM @ Reggie's on 42nd Street - DT
Open MIc	7:00 PM @ Brunswick Beer Xchange - LL
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 with Emily Burdette	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM @ Brunswick Beer Xchange - LL
Damien Lugo and the Halo of Vultures	7:00 PM @ The Harp - GFL
Rounds On The River W/ Cb Johnson	7:00 PM @ Live at Ted's - CSD
Jazz Night	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

Between this winter jam, their upcoming Bluegrass in the Grove festival in June, and a brand-new single from 14-year-old Pete, the Pigkickers are proving Wilmington’s music future is in very good hands.

-Jason