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November 29: Thanksgiving – Smith Island Art League Art Show & Sale
November 29 – 30: Brian Whitted’s Very Merry Christmas with Opera House Theatre Company
November 29: Island Arts Council Holiday Market

DECEMBER 2025

Through December 1: CALL FOR ART: Scotts Hill Medical Center
Through December 4: Workshop – Big Bold Botanicals in Watercolor at Art In Bloom
Through December 12: Fall 2025 Senior Exhibition at CAB Gallery
Through December 12: Drama Unmasked: The Art of the Stage at Wilma Daniels Gallery CFCC
Through December 18: CALL FOR ART: Business Journal’s 2026 Book On Business: Call For Artists
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December 1: A Christmas Carol at Thalian Hall
December 2 – 20: Kristen Dorsey Exhibition at Leland Cultural Arts Center
December 3: Book Launch with Rory Laverty at Pomegranate Books
December 3: Season Of Celebration with Wilmington Choral Society
December 4: Opening Reception Kirsten Dorsey at Leland Cultural Arts Center
December 4: Seán Heely’s A Celtic Christmas at Thalian Hall
December 4 – 6: 2025 UNCW Honor Band Festival
December 4 – 21: Greetings with Brunswick Community Theatre
December 5: First Friday Gallery Walk – Southport
December 5: Fried Fruit Poster Show Pop-Up
December 5: A Charlie Brown Christmas with CFCC Department of Commercial, Fine, and Performing Arts
December 5 – 6: Ballet For Young Audiences: The Nutcracker at Thalian Hall
December 6: Play In A Day with UNCW Theatre
December 6: Social Dance with Cape Fear Swing Dance Society
December 6: Holiday Art Market at Leland Cultural Arts Center
December 6: Client Appreciation Evening at New Elements Gallery
December 6 – 7: Acme Art Studios Annual Open House
December 6 – 7: The Nutcracker with City Ballet at Wilson Center
December 7: Mouth Of Babes Theatre Company Open House
December 7: We Wish You The Merriest! Christmas Concert with The Sea Notes Choral Society
December 8: The Landfall Foundation 14th Annual Holiday Marketplace
December 8 – January 3: Wildlife Artists Of The Carolinas at Sunset River Gallery
December 10: Holiday Dance Party with Cape Fear Contra Dancers
December 11: Retirement Party honoring Ed Wagenseller at UNCW Theatre Department
December 11: North Carolina Symphony Holiday Pops
December 11: The JOHNNYSWIM Christmas Show at Kenan Auditorium
December 11 – 21: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians with Big Dawg Productions
December 12: Photography Show Reception at Council for the Arts
December 12: Swingin’ Into The Holidays at the Leland Cultural Arts Center
December 12 – 13: More Than Words – Theatre For All at Community Arts Center
Certified Arts Friendly: December 12 – 21: Ebenezer! A Musical Christmas Carol with Thalian Association Community Theatre at Thalian Hall
December 13: AUDITIONS: To Kill A Mockingbird with Opera House Theatre Company
December 13 – 14: The Nutcracker with Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts at Wilson Center
December 14: The Bells Of Christmas with Cape Fear Chordsmen Barbershop Society Chorus
December 15: AUDITIONS: Murder On The Orient Express with Thalian Association Community Theatre
December 15 – 16: AUDITIONS: Come from Away with And Seen Theatre Productions
December 16: La Nueva Generacion – A Mariachi Christmas at Wilson Center
December 17: Wilmington Symphony Orchestra Holly Jolly [Mid-Season] Holiday Mixer: a kitschy fundraiser
December 18: Leland Cultural Arts Center Student Pottery Sale
December 18: Michael Feinstein at Wilson Center
December 19: Lindy Hop Social Dance with Brunswick Big Band
Certified Arts Friendly: December 19 – 20: Songs Of The Season with Wilmington Voices
December 19 – 23: GAFA Studios present A Christmas Carol at Kenan Auditorium
December 19 – 23: Grinch’s Christmas Spectacular with Performance Club Theatre Productions at Thalian Hall
December 20: Music On Market – Wilmington Voices
December 20: Disney’s The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert Live to Film at Wilson Center
December 21: Christmas with Wilmington Virtuosi Brass
December 22: BAROQUE CHRISTMAS CONCERT with Tallis Chamber Orchestra
December 26: Fourth Friday Gallery Walk (Visit Arts Council of Wilmington for Official List of Participants)
December 31: Rock Of Ages New Year’s Eve Gala at Thalian Hall
January 2 – 11: Rock of Ages with Opera House Theatre Company

JANUARY 2026

CFCC Humanities International Film Festival
Purlie Victorious with The Willis Richardson Players
The Grace of ALL Living Things with Wildlife Artists Of The Carolinas at theArtWorks
Through January 1: “2025 Annual Holiday Show” Featuring Clarence Mayo & Joan McLoughlin at Art In Bloom
Through January 1: Joyful Chaos by Karmen Hart at Museum of Beer & Art
Through January 7: Seasons Tweetings with Wildlife Artists Of The Carolinas
Through January 17: The View From Here with Ellie Snow and Kathryn DeMarco at Burgwin-Wright House & Gardens
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January 9: Donna the Buffalo at Kenan Auditorium
January 11: Curtain Call 26 – Wilmington Youth Theatre Honors at Wilson Center
January 12 – 14: AUDITIONS: 1776 with Thalian Association Community Theatre
January 15 – February 11: Taro Takizawa: “Undercurrents” at CAB Art Gallery
January 17 – 18: Salty Swirl with Cape Fear Contra Dance
January 18: Young People’s Concert with Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
January 23: Beckwith Recital Series presents Cape Fear Brass Quintet
January 23 – February 1: Little Women with Thalian Association Community Theatre
January 24: AUDITIONS (YOUTH): How I Became A Pirate with Thalian Association Community Theatre
January 24: Trae Crowder at Wilson Center
January 30: Three American Troubadours at Thalian Hall

FEBRUARY 2026

Fundraiser for Forward Motion Dance Company
Annual Boundless Lecture with Daniel Jones at CAM
Joy of Art Show & Sale
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February 5: JUMP – America’s Van Halen Experience (VH1 Tour) at Kenan Auditorium
February 5 – 7: North Carolina Jazz Festival
February 5 – 15: The Scottsboro Boys with Techmoja Dance & Theatre Company
February 5 – April 26: Legends & Landmarks by Jim Horton at Bellamy Mansion
February 6 – 15: THALIAN ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY THEATRE presents Murder on the Orient Express at Thalian Hall
February 7: Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons with Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
February 11: An Intimate Evening with David Foster and Katharine McPhee at Wilson Center
February 12: Cordâme – Fabula Femina at Thalian Hall
February 12 – 22: Little Women with UNCW Theatre
February 13: Caterina Jarboro Memorial Recital: Díana Thompson-Brewer at Beckwith Recital Hall
February 13: An Evening with Sutton Foster at Wilson Center
February 16 – 18: AUDITIONS: The Wizard Of Oz with Thalian Association Community Theatre
February 17 – 18: CHICAGO: The Musical at Wilson Center
February 19 – March 1: To Kill A Mockingbird with Opera House Theatre Company
February 19 – March 8: One Slight Hitch with Brunswick Little Theatre
February 19 – March 19: Jovencio de la Paz: “Numbers in the Dark” at CAB Art Gallery
February 20: Fisk Jubilee Singers Kenan Auditorium
February 21: Cape Fear Contra Dance
February 21 – 22: Music On Market – The Living Last Supper
February 21 – 22: 5th Annual Invitational Joy of Art Show & Sale
February 26: The Sixties Show at Kenan Auditorium
February 28: A Taste of Ireland – The Irish Music and Dance Sensation at Kenan Auditorium

MARCH 2026

Spring Art Show at Oak Island Recreation Center
Through March 15, 2026: Nested: Where Light Gathers and Nature Holds at Cameron Art Museum
Through March 25: CALL FOR MUSICIANS: Vivace International Music Festival
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March 1: Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestras at Kenan Auditorium
March 3: Pilobolus at Thalian Hall
March 5: Three Italian Tenors at Thalian Hall
March 5 – 7: Mamma Mia! at Wilson Center
March 7: Cape Fear Contra Dance
March 7: Mutts Gone Nutts at Thalian Hall
March 8: Chamber Music Wilmington: Wynona Wang and Friends
March 12 – 15: 1776 The Musical with Thalian Association Community Theatre & Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts
March 13: Playstation: The Concert
March 13 – 14: 1776 The Musical with Thalian Association Community Theatre and Thalian Hall Center For the Performing Arts
March 14: Classical Connections with Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
March 15: Beckwith Recital Series presents Virelai, Aaron Peisner
March 20 – 29: How I Became A Pirate with Thalian Association Community Theatre
March 21: AUDITIONS (YOUTH): Newsies Jr. with Thalian Association Community Theatre
March 21: Forest Of Dreams 10 Year Reunion & Renewal with DREAMS Center for Arts Education
March 21 – 22: Make a difference art show
March 23 – 25: AUDITIONS: Hello Dolly! with Thalian Association Community Theatre
March 27: Duo Karolina and Iwo at Kenan Auditorium
March 28: Samara Joy at Wilson Center
March 31: Jazz At Lincoln Center – Great American Crooners at Thalian Hall
March 20 – 22: Uptilt Film Festival

APRIL 2026

North Carolina Black Film Festival
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April 7: From China to Appalachia at Kenan Auditorium
April 9 – May 8: Spring 2026 Senior Exhibition at CAB Art Gallery
April 9 – 26: The Bikinis – A New Musical Beach Party with Brunswick Little Theatre
April 10 – 19: THALIAN ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY THEATRE presents The Wizard of Oz at Thalian Hall
April 12: Beckwith Recital Series presents Danijela Žeželj-Gualdi & Paolo Gualdi
April 14: The Capitol Fools at Thalian Hall
April 16: Joshua Kane – Borders of the Mind at Thalian Hall
April 16 – 26: Crimes Of The Heart with UNCW Theatre
April 18: Cape Fear Contra Dance
April 18: Wilmington Dance Festival at Kenan Auditorium
April 20: Women of Americana at Thalian Hall
April 23: The Chase Brock Experience at Thalian Hall
April 25: Orff’s Carmina Burana with Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
April 25: World Ballet Company: Swan Lake at Kenan Auditorium
April 26: Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestras at Kenan Auditorium
April 28 – 30: Kinky Boots at Wilson Center

MAY 2026

Through May 10: From Mountains to Sea at Cameron Art Museum
Through May 24: Living Waters at Cameron Art Museum
Through May 24, 2026: Magic, Light, and Sacred Geometry: Glassworks by Frederick G. Kahl at Cameron Art Museum
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May 1 – 3: Aesop’s (Oh So Slightly Updated) Fables with Brunswick Little Theatre
May 1 – 10: Newsies Jr. with Thalian Association Community Theatre
May 2: Wizard of Oz on ICE! at Thalian Hall
May 8: Dolly! at Thalian Hall
May 9: Listen To Your Mother with Brunswick Little Theatre
May 10: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at Wilson Center
May 14 – 24: The Wild Party with Opera House Theatre Company
May 15 – 24: THALIAN ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY THEATRE presents Hello, Dolly! at Thalian Hall
May 16: Music On Market – The Benny Hill Jazz Quartet
May 23 – 24: Orange Street ArtsFest
May 29 – 31: BEETLEJUICE at Wilson Center
May 31 – June 9: Port City Music Festival

JUNE 2026

Suor Angelica and Cavalleria Rusticana with Opera Wilmington
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June 11 – 28: End Days with Brunswick Little Theatre
June 12 – 14: Six at Wilson Center
June 27: Cape Fear Contra Dance
June 18 – 28: Gypsy with Opera House Theatre Company

JULY 2026

Ocean City Jazz Festival
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July 16 – 26: Crazy For You with Opera House Theatre Company
July 18: Cape Fear Contra Dance
July 29 – August 9: Vivace International Music Festival

AUGUST 2026

Through August 16, 2026: CAM: The Collection at Cameron Art Museum
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August 6 – 23: Same Time Next Year with Brunswick Little Theatre
August 13 – 24: West Side Story with Opera House Theatre Company
August 19: Cape Fear Contra Dance

SEPTEMBER 2026

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September 24 – October 28: Shabnam Jannesari at CAB Art Gallery
September 26: Cape Fear Contra Dance

OCTOBER 2026

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October 8 – 25: On Golden Pond with Brunswick Little Theatre
October 9: Cape Fear Contra Dance

NOVEMBER 2026

Cucalorus Festival
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November 12 – December 11: Fall 2026 Senior Exhibition at CAB Art Gallery
November 14: Cape Fear Contra Dance

DECEMBER 2026

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December 3 – 20: Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus with Brunswick Little Theatre

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