Things To Do

Wilmington Riverfest

Wilmington's annual Riverfest will be happening on our wedding weekend, October 7th and 8th along Water Street. It will have a street fair, live music, arts & crafts, etc. Be sure to check it out, and be aware of it for other travel and traffic planning!

The Basics

A delicious breakfast/lunch place near the hotel

The Dixie Grill

Great diner for breakfast or lunch

Bespoke Coffee & Dry Goods

Todd's favorite place to get coffee in Wilmington

The Fork 'N' Cork

Pinpoint Restaurant

Wake N Bake Donuts - Wilmington

Detour Deli & Cafe

Flytrap Brewing

Fun brewery very close to downtown

Ironclad Brewery

The Blind Elephant Speakeasy

Growlers Tavern

Fun late night spot with tons of bar games (buck hunter anyone?) and decent beer. Closed on Sundays, fyi

Anne Bonny's Bar and Grill

It's a bar that's on a barge! Need we say more?

Cape Fear Wine & Beer

Rx Restaurant

The Rusty Nail

Great dive bar where we heard live Blues

Ogden Tap Room

Not downtown, but a great place to go for good beer. And there is a cute bottle shop very close!

Fermental Beer & Wine

Sweet n Savory Cafe

A little closer to Wrightsville, but we had an awesome breakfast here one morning!

Carolina Beach

If you want to get to the ocean, Carolina beach is only 30 mins away - a good trip if you're coming in early for the weekend!

Wrightsville Beach

Another great option for getting to the beach one day. Also about 30 mins away!

Tusc Boutique

Cute women's boutique

Threve mercantile

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