Arts In Wilmington – Sharing arts opportunities in Wilmington, NC and surrounding communities

The Arts In Wilmington, North Carolina and Surrounding Communities

Most Recent Update: May 12, 2025

Check with Event Host for Details and Status / SUBSCRIBE HERE

Support Arts In Wilmington . . .

The Arts In Wilmington . . .

Certified Arts Friendly: Through May 17: CALL FOR ART: Carolina Art Show
Through May 22: alejandro t. acierto: open grounds for wholly indeterminate futures at Fried Fruit Art Space
Through May 24: CALL FOR ART: 2026 Landfall Foundation Art Show
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
Through May 27: Colorful Reflections by Janet Sessoms at Burgwin-Wright House & Gardens
Through May 31: Wilbur & Orville – The Workshop Upstairs
===================================
May 12: Visiting Artist & Scholar Series – Sarah Peoples with UNCW Dept of Art & Art History
May 12: David Lee Roth at Wilson Center
Mary 12 – 13: ARTS Day 2026
May 13: Urban Sketchers Wilm NC at Burgwin-Wright House & Gardens
May 13: Darryl Murrill at Jazz at the Bellamy Mansion
May 13: One Night of Queen at Wilson Center
May 14: Lecture: Magic, Light and Sacred Geometry: Glassworks by Frederick G. Kahl at Cameron Art Museum
May 14: John Crist Live at Wilson Center
May 14 – 24: The Wild Party with Opera House Theatre Company
May 14 – 24: Men On Boats with Big Dawg Productions at Thalian Hall
May 15 – 17: Sea Jam 2026 with Cape Fear Swing Dance Society
Certified Arts Friendly: May 15 – 24: THALIAN ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY THEATRE presents Hello, Dolly! at Thalian Hall
May 16: GRAND OPENING: River’s Edge Art Supplies
May 16: Music On Market – The Benny Hill Jazz Quartet
May 16: Judy Collins with the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra at Wilson Center
Certified Arts Friendly: May 16 – 17: 2nd Annual Carolina Beach MuralFest
May 17: Leann Rimes at Wilson Center
May 18: Lecture – American Impressionist, Mary Cassatt at Franklin Square Gallery
May 21: Sunset Performance Series: Alexis Raeana at CAM
May 21 – 31: Dear Evan Hansen with And Seen Theatrical Productions
May 22: ON THE ROAD: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL TRAVELOGUE with Cape Fear Chorale
====================
May 22: Fourth Friday Gallery Walk (Visit Arts Council of Wilmington for Official List of Participants)
- Acme Art Studios: ANNUAL SPRING SHOW
- Bellamy Mansion: A Year of Fiber Arts from Quilters by the Sea
- Burgwin-Wright House & Gardens: Colorful Reflections featuring Janet Sessoms
- Cathryn O’Donnell Gallery: Barnyard Follies – Paintings, Sculpture, & Photography
- MC Erny Gallery: “Taking Flight” – The Art of BJ Grimmer and Cody Suther
- MoMentum Companies (Art In Bloom):
- New Elements Gallery: Todd Caringnan & Angie Sinclair
====================
May 22 – 23: 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗔𝗬-𝗻𝗶𝗮
May 22 – 23: THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL YOUTH EDITION with Laney Performing Arts
May 23: Jason Mraz: Still Yours Tour at Wilson Center
Certified Arts Friendly: May 23 – 24: Orange Street ArtsFest
May 28 – 30: It’s ALL Art Show & Sale
May 29 – 30: The Lighthouse with Theatre For All
May 29 – 30: Silver Pride Cinema Festival – Painted Bunting Shorts Block
May 29 – 31: BEETLEJUICE at Wilson Center
May 29 – 31: MAHALIA: A Gospel Musical at Thalian Hall
May 29 – 31: PORT CITY PLAYWRIGHTS presents Ten-Minute Miscellany at Thalian Hall
May 29 – June 28: Shakespeare On The Green with Cape Fear Shakespeare
May 31: Wilmington Symphonic Winds at Kenan Auditorium
May 31 – June 9: Port City Music Festival

JUNE 2026

Certified Arts Friendly: Through June 1: CALL FOR ART: Echoes of Place – Artist’s Reflection of New Hanover County with Island Arts Council
Through June 1: On The Edge – Paintings by Suzanne Cunningham at Sweet Nector
Through June 20: Colorful Reflections by Janet Sessoms at Burgwin Wright House & Gardens
Through June 27: Barnyard Follies at Cathryn O’Donnell Gallery
===================================
June 4: Meeting of the Art League of Leland
June 5: EXHIBITION: In Blush by Megan Smith at Fried Fruit Art Space
July 5 – 6: Lumbee Film Festival
June 5 – 7: Guys & Dolls Sr! at Hannah Block Historic USO- Community Arts Center
June 6: Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts Presents America250: Stars and Stripes at Wilson Center
June 10: Film Festival Submission Strategy at Jengo’s Playhouse
June 10: El Jaye Johnson Quartet at Jazz at the Bellamy Mansion
Certified Arts Friendly: June 11 – 28: End Days with Brunswick Little Theatre
June 12 – 13: GAFA Studios presents The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe at Kenan Auditorium
June 12 – 14: Six at Wilson Center
June 12 – 14: Cape Fear Blues Festival
June 13: Bluegrass in the Grove Fest
June 18 – 28: Gypsy with Opera House Theatre Company
June 19 – September 6: EXHIBITION: Fresh Air: Inflatable Sculptures at Cameron Art Museum
June 19 – September 27: EXHIBITION: Andy Warhol: Silver Clouds at Cameron Art Museum
June 19 – January 24: EXHIBITION: Rooted in Memory: The Gullah Geechee Vision of Jonathan Green at Cameron Art Museum
June 22 – July 18: 2026 Summer Regional Show at Franklin Square Gallery
July 24 & 26: Opera Wilmington presents SUOR ANGELICA & CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
June 26: Fourth Friday Gallery Walk (Visit Arts Council of Wilmington for Official List of Participants)
June 27: Cape Fear Contra Dance
June 27: Social Dance with Cape Fear Swing Dance Society
June 27 – 28: Celebrate America with Sea Notes Choral Society
June 28: Wartime USO Jazz with Benny Hill

JULY 2026

Ocean City Jazz Festival
Add Art League of Leland Dates for Second Half of 2026
Through July 26: Quilters by the Sea Guild – “A Year of Fiber Art” at Bellamy Mansion
===================================
July 2: North Carolina Symphony Presents Stars & Stripes at Wilson Center
July 3 – 5: 16th Annual Ocean City Jazz Festival
July 4: USO Social Dance with Cape Fear Swing Dance Society
July 4: America 250: Fourth of July Symphony Pops Concert with Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
July 6: America250: Stars and Stripes at Wilson Center
July 8: Crescent Moon at Jazz at the Bellamy Mansion
July 9 – 16: The Shark Is Broken with Big Dawg Productions at Thalian Hall
July 11: Social Dance with Cape Fear Swing Dance Society
July 11: Straight No Chaser at Wilson Center
July 16 – 26: COME FROM AWAY with Opera House Theatre Company
Certified Arts Friendly: July 17 – 19: Carolina Art Show
July 17 – 26: Puccini’s Suor Angelica – Mascagni’s Cavelleria Rusticana with Opera Wilmington
July 18: Cape Fear Contra Dance
July 18: Jurassic Park In Concert at Wilson Center
Certified Arts Friendly: July 20 – August 30: CALL FOR ART: Abstracts In America 2026
July 24: Fourth Friday Gallery Walk (Visit Arts Council of Wilmington for Official List of Participants)
July 29 – August 9: Vivace International Music Festival
July 30 – August 2: Splintered Stage presents”Love/Sick”
July 31 – August 2: Mean Girls with Opera House Theatre Company at Thalian Hall

AUGUST 2026

Through August 16, 2026: CAM: The Collection at Cameron Art Museum
===================================
August 1 – 15: Echoes Of Place – Artist’s Reflections On New Hanover County
August 6 – 23: Same Time Next Year with Brunswick Little Theatre
August 13 – 23: West Side Story with Opera House Theatre Company
August 13 – 23: The Explorers Club with Big Dawg Productions at Thalian Hall
August 12: FROG Project at Jazz at the Bellamy Mansion
August 15: Social Dance with Cape Fear Swing Dance Society
August 19: Cape Fear Contra Dance
August 25 – 27: 2026 Landfall Foundation Art Show
August 28: Fourth Friday Gallery Walk (Visit Arts Council of Wilmington for Official List of Participants)

SEPTEMBER 2026

===================================
September 5: Social Dance with Cape Fear Swing Dance Society
September 9: Burning Bridges at Jazz at the Bellamy Mansion
September 12: American Craft Walk
CERTIFIED ARTS FRIENDLY: September 19 – 20: Art In The Yard with Island Arts Council
September 19 – April 15: EXHIBITION: With a Southern Accent at Cameron Art Museum
September 24 – October 28: Shabnam Jannesari at CAB Art Gallery
September 25: Fourth Friday Gallery Walk (Visit Arts Council of Wilmington for Official List of Participants)
September 26: Cape Fear Contra Dance
September 27: Chamber Music Wilmington
September 28 – October 4: The Wolves with UNCW Theatre

OCTOBER 2026

===================================
October 8 – 25: On Golden Pond with Brunswick Little Theatre
October 9: Cape Fear Contra Dance
October 10: Social Dance with Cape Fear Swing Dance Society
October 10 – 11: Art In The Arboretum
October 15: Daniel Tosh at Wilson Center
October 15 – 25: BIG DAWG THEATRE COMPANY presents Chemical Imbalance A Jekyll and Hyde Play at Thalian Hall
October 22 – 24: Abstracts In America
October 23: Fourth Friday Gallery Walk (Visit Arts Council of Wilmington for Official List of Participants)
October 24 – May 23: EXHIBITION: Echoes of Us: North Carolina Storykeepers at Cameron Art Museum

NOVEMBER 2026

Cucalorus Festival
===================================
November 6: USO Veterans Social Dance with Cape Fear Swing Dance Society
November 12 – 25: The Reunion in Tauris with UNCW Theatre
November 12 – December 11: Fall 2026 Senior Exhibition at CAB Art Gallery
November 14: Cape Fear Contra Dance
November 15: 4th Annual Open House Art Show with Bradley Carter
November 15: Chamber Music Wilmington
November 27: Fourth Friday Gallery Walk (Visit Arts Council of Wilmington for Official List of Participants)

DECEMBER 2026

===================================
December 3 – 20: Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus with Brunswick Little Theatre
December 10 – 20: BIG DAWG THEATRE COMPANY presents Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol at Thalian Hall
December 12: Social Dance with Cape Fear Swing Dance Society
December 18: Fourth Friday Gallery Walk (Visit Arts Council of Wilmington for Official List of Participants)

JANUARY 2027

===================================
January 31: Chamber Music Wilmington

FEBRUARY 2027

===================================
February 11 – 24: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Enchanted Edition) with UNCW Theatre

MARCH 2027

===================================
March 7: Chamber Music Wilmington

APRIL 2027

===================================
April 15 – 25: By the Bog of Cats with UNCW Theatre

MAY 2027

===================================

JUNE 2027

===================================

FREE: Subscribe to Arts In Wilmington

JOIN: Arts Friendly

###