February Newsletter
Feb 2020
Issue No. 7 

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5th Annual Cupid is Stupid Scavenger Hunt Bar Crawl
Date:   Sat, Feb 15
Time: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tickets:   $20 for a team of 6 
Location:  Downtown Wilmington

It's that time of year again to put Cupid in his place during the   Cupid is Stupid Bar Crawl.  Come celebrate with some of your favorite bars downtown on a scavenger hunt bar crawl!  There will be a bunch of gift certificates and prizes up for grabs.  

Team size: 1-6 people
Registration Fee: $20 per team

Show up at The Husk with your team and get your scavenger hunt checklist and be off!  Return your checklist and your photos. 
3rd Annual Downtown Restaurant Madness Tournament
The Madness is Back! 
Copper Penny is the defending Chompions!   
Will they retain the title or will another victor emerge?

It's time to vote for your favorite Downtown Restaurant for the 3rd Annual Downtown Restaurant Madness Tournament. Just like the college basketball tournament, the top restaurants must first make the bracket to battle it out in March.  Voting will take place until March 1st.

The top 16 restaurants will be chosen to participate and placed in elimination brackets which will be announced on Monday, March 2nd.  Over several weeks, the field will be narrowed down based on your on-line voting with the winner of the tournament being announced on Monday, March 30th.  The winning restaurant will receive the Downtown  Restaurant Madness Trophy and will retain that trophy for a year until the next March Madness Tournament.  

Eligibility: All venues that serve food must be located within Downtown Wilmington, the Brooklyn Arts District, the Castle Street Arts and Antique District and the South Front District. 

Charity Wristband Partners Applications
Wilmington's signature summertime concert series returns for its 15th season in Downtown. The Downtown Sundown Concert Series will run each Friday night from May 22 through September 4, 2020. The free event is from 6:30pm to 10pm and features both local performers and touring bands. Wilmington Downtown Incorporated (WDI) organizes and directs the event.

WDI is now accepting applications from any charity interested in participating as a    Charity Wristband Partner   . Applications are available on the WDI website or by using   this link

Applications are due by February 21, 2020. Completed applications can be returned via email at [email protected], mailed to PO Box 2235, Wilmington, NC 28402 or delivered to 221 N. Front Street, Suite 102 during normal business hours.
WDI Economic Series Luncheon

Date:  Friday, March 13, 2020
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
SPEAKER: Tom Turner
                    President and CEO,   
                    Nashville Downtown Partnership

TOPIC:   Music and Parks as Economic Drivers

Wilmington Downtown Incorporated's most visible business event is set for Friday, March 13, 2020. With attendance exceeding 350 business and civic leaders along and speakers that attract significant media attention, sponsoring the Economic Series luncheon is a magnificent way to align with the region's largest and most influential business district, connect with key trendsetters, forge relationships with clients and customers and visibly support our successful efforts to grow the local economy.

Click Here  for Ticket Information
Click Here  to Sponsorship Information

Film
Date: Mon, Feb 17 - Wed, Feb 19
Time: Mon 7:00 PM/ Tues 4:00 PM/ Wed 4:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Tickets: $7
Location: Thalian Hall
Theater
Date: Sat, Feb 15
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
 
Date: Every Thursday
Time: 8:00 PM
Location:   Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
 
Date: Every Thursday
Time:  7:00 PM
Location:  Dead Crow Comedy Club

Music  

Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Goat & Compass
 
Date:  Every Tuesday
Time:  8:00 PM
Location:  Rusty Nail Saloon
Art
Date: Thurs, Jan 16 - Sun, Feb 16

Date: Fri, Feb 7 - Fri, Feb 28
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Other Happenings
Date: Fri, Feb 14
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Tickets: $27
Location:  Wilmington Water Tours**

Date: Sat, Feb 15 - Sun, Feb 16
Time: On the hour from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tickets: $12
Location:  Wilmington Water Tours**

Date: Fri, Feb 14 - Sat, Feb 15
Time: 10:00 AM
Location:  Cape Fear Museum 

Date: Fri, Feb 14
Time: 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
 
Date: Fri, Feb 14
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
 
Date: Sat, Feb 15
Time: 3:00 PM
Tickets: $22.57 - $46.93
Location: Wilson Humanities and Fine Arts Center
 
Date: Sat, Feb 15
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Cape Fear Museum
 
Date: Sun, Feb 16
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Cape Fear Museum
 
Date: Tues, Feb 18
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
 
Date: Tues, Feb 18
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Date: Every Monday
Time: 2:00 PM
Tickets: Adults $12/ Active,retired military $10 / Students (ages 6-18) $6 / Children under 5: Free
Location: Thalian Hall

Date: Every Monday and Thursday
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Hell's Kitchen

Date: Every Monday - Saturday
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Tours on the hour (last starts at 2)
Location: Latimer House
 
Date: Every Thursday
Time: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Wilmington Wine
 
Date: Thursday - Saturday
Time: 6:30 PM
Tickets: Adults $13/ Seniors, Students or Military $11
Location: Foot of Market and Water Street
 
Date: Every Friday and Saturday
Time: 7:30 PM
Tickets: $17.50
Location: Black Cat Shoppe

Date: Every Friday
Time: 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Location:  Wilmington Wine

Date: Every Saturday
Time: 1:30 PM
Tickets: $8
Location: Old Books on Front
 
Date: Every Saturday
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Latimer House
Date: Every Saturday 
Time: 2:00 PM
Tickets: Adults $13/ Seniors, Students or Military $11
Location:  Foot of Market and Water Street
   
Date: Every Saturday
Time: 2:15 PM & 3:15 PM
Tickets: $55 - $75
Location:  101 S. Water

Date: Every Sunday
Time: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Wilmington Wine
 
Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Wilmington Wine
 
Date: Every Wednesday
Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Wilmington Wine
 
Date: Every Day
Time: Mon - Sat 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM/ Sun 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Bellamy Mansion

Date : Every Day
Time:  Call for Tour Times
Location:   Foot of Market and Water St

**2020 WDI Partner
Bring it Downtown

The Bring It! Downtown Marketing Campaign was created to help market and rebrand downtown Wilmington and to define a universal image for downtown that all businesses can embrace and utilize to create a unified message. 

 

Ultimately, the campaign's goal is to encourage locals and visitors to spend more time in historic downtown Wilmington through branding and education.  By educating people on the ease and abundance of parking and the many options for entertainment, we can convince people to make downtown their destination.  Watch a Video.

WDI

Wilmington Downtown, Inc. (WDI) is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is to promote the economic growth and development of downtown Wilmington.

 

Events listed in this newsletter are pulled from the WDI website. To submit a downtown event, click here. WDI will not be held responsible for the information contained herein. Before traveling any distance, please contact event organizers to confirm dates and times.

 

Wilmington Downtown, Inc.

P.O. Box 2235

Wilmington, NC 28402

Phone: 910.763.7349

Email: [email protected]

Website:  www.wilmingtondowntown.com
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