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PCP Wed May 21: 3. Free Music + Fireworks All Summer Long 🌊🎇

PCP Wed May 21: 3. Free Music + Fireworks All Summer Long 🌊🎇

Fireworks, music, and beachside dancing—Carolina Beach just dropped its summer lineup.

Jason @ Port City Pulse
May 21, 2025

Start your summer right—Carolina Beach just dropped the 2025 Boardwalk Blast lineup, and it’s packed with 15 weeks of free concerts and fireworks. Whether you’re into funk, soul, country, or Beatles covers, there’s something for everyone at the gazebo stage. Grab your crew, your lawn chairs, and maybe a frozen drink—it all kicks off this Friday with Port City Shakedown.

Don’t Miss

Sonic Duos

THUR MAY 22: 8PM @ Bazarre - ILM
For our May 22nd show, Hooked on Sonics will present a series of duos among a set of performers and invitees, a mixture of composed and experimental sounds. Performers include Meat Candy, Authorless, CTb, and Carl Kruger.

Learn More »

70’s Day Party

SAT MAY 24: 2-6Pm @ Ironclad Brewery - DT
Better is Possible CDC is throwing it back with a 70’s Day Party Fundraiser — and YOU’RE invited!

Bust out your bell bottoms, platform shoes, and best disco fits for a funky good time!

This isn’t just a party—it’s a PURPOSE. All proceeds support our continued efforts to help the youth in our community thrive.

Learn More »

Live Music

Wednesday

7:00 PM	Live Music	Ponysaurus Beer Garden - ILM
6:00 PM	Keeping It Country Live	Gio Fund Event Center - LL
7:00 PM	Shane Meacom Live	Larry’s Deli-Que - TS
7-10 PM	Open Mic	Celtic Monkey - ILM
7-10 PM	Open Mic	Palate - ILM
8-11 PM	Hump Day Ham Jam	Wilmington Distillery - ILM
7:00 PM	Open Mic Night	Bottega - BAD

Thursday

5:00 PM	Open Mic with Chris Nash	LIV DBD - ILM
6:00 PM	Champ St. Amand	Cameron Art Museum - ILM
6:30-9:30PM	Open Mic	Wilmington Wine - ILM
6:00 PM	Open Mic	Grinders - ILM
6:00 PM-8:00 PM	Live at Cam Cafe w/ Shamp St. Amand	Cameron Art Museum - ILM
6:00 PM	A Skylit Drive	The Eagle's Dare - DT
6:00 PM-9:00 PM	Joe Copple	Dockside - WB
6:00 PM	A Skylit Drive	The Eagle's Dare - DT
7:00 PM	Town Mountain W/ Dawn Landes	Bowstring - SPD
7:00 PM	Joey Blackburn Live	Larry’s Deli-Que - TS
7:00 PM	Drum Circle	Bottega - ILM
7:00 PM	Open Mic	The Bend - OGD
8:00 PM	Open Mic	Tapyard - CD
8:30 PM	Kind Hearted Strangers With The High Riders	The Palm Room - WB

FRIDAY

5:00 PM	Free Concert Friday: A Tribute To The Foo Fighters With Hey, Johnny Park & More!	The Eagle's Dare - DT
5:00 PM	Jeremy Mathews	Coquina Fishbar - MF
6:00 PM	Live Music	Hi-Wire - LIM
6:00 PM	Delia Stanley	Bigger's Market - ILM
6:00 PM	Live Music	Seagate Bottle Shop - ILM
6:00 PM	Tater-Pop	Brunswick Beer Xchange - LL
6:00 PM	Jesse Stockton Duo - Free Live Music @ Sunset Live Music Series	Marina Grill - ILM
6:00 PM	Live Music With Tater Pop & Well Fed Ed	Brunswick Beer Xchange - LL
6:00 PM	Back Flash Live	Gio Fund Event Center - LL
6:00 PM-9:00 PM	Delia Stanley	Bigger's Market - ILM
6:00 PM-9:00 PM	Leaf & Barrel (Hampstead)	Larry’s Deli-Que - TS
6:00 PM-9:00 PM	Tater-Pop	Brooklyn Arts Center - BA
6:00 PM	Jesse Stockton Duo	Pier 33 at Port City Marina - DT
6:30 PM-9:30 PM	Port City Shakedown	Boardwalk Blast Music Series - CB
6:30 PM-9:30 PM	6^th Anniversary Celebration Featuring The Doorsman	Rooster & The Crow - DT
6:30 PM	The Doorsman	Rooster & The Crow - DT
7:00 PM	Will Maxwell L Live @ Cloud 9	Cloud 9 - ILM
7:00 PM	Beth Manning	Tapyard - ILM
7:00 PM	Jazz Friday	Bottega Wine Bar & Art Gallery - DT
7:00 PM	Shane Meacom Live	Larry’s Deli-Que - TS
7:00 PM	Dekker Road	Bowstring - SPD
8:00 PM	Spare Change Live At Seawitch	SeaWitch - CB
8:00 PM	Catesby Jones	Live at Teds - ILM
8:00 PM	Chessie & The Quitters	The Exchange Barbershop & Lounge - DT
8:00 PM	The Investigators	The Rusty Nail - DT
9:00 PM	Open Mic Night Fridays	Bottega - ILM
10:00 PM	Check Your Head	The Palm Room - WB
10:00 PM	Dirty Dead	Wilmington Distillery - DT

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-Jason