Carolina
Beach, NC – May 2016 / Newsmaker Alert / Are you ready for some
good old-fashioned summer fun? Then Carolina Beach, North Carolina is the
place to be on Saturday, June 4. Beginning at 11:00 a.m., three bands will
rock the oceanfront stage on the historic boardwalk with beach music and
shag-dancing during the 31st annual Carolina
Beach Music Festival. Organizers believe the Carolina Beach Music Festival
to be the longest-running beach music festival that is still held on the
beach. So grab your sunscreen, beach chairs and dancing sandals to continue
the tradition.
Set against a scenic backdrop
that showcases the Atlantic Ocean and the newly renovated Carolina Beach
Boardwalk, this year’s entertainment lineup will feature regional favorites
North Tower (11:00am), The Band of Oz (1:00pm), and Jim Quick & Coastline
(3:00pm). Each band is renowned for beach music, a laid-back style of rhythm-and-blues
that has strong ties to the Carolina coast. In fact local history buffs
claim that the uniquely coastal Carolina “shag dance” is likely to have
originated on the Carolina Beach Boardwalk.
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The 31st Annual Carolina
Beach Music Festival is presented by the Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce.
Gates open at 10:00am, so bring your chairs, sunscreen, coolers and plan
to spend all day listening and dancing to classic beach tunes. Coolers,
beverages and food are allowed. No glass; no pets; no refunds. Tickets
($20 in advance; $25 cash only day of show). Attendees with an Anheuser-Busch
product in their cooler can register to win prizes. For advance festival
tickets, visit www.pleasureislandnc.org/events-details.php?id=1065
or call 910-458-8434 for details. Advance tickets are also available (cash/check
only) at Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce (1121 N. Lake Park Blvd.,
Carolina Beach), Island Tackle & Hardware, Silver Dollar and Olde Salty’s
in Carolina Beach.
Start your weekend early
on Thursday night (6:30pm-9:30pm) with a free concert by “Roots United”
(Reggae), followed by fireworks over the Carolina Beach Boardwalk. Continue
the fun on Friday at the newly renovated Carolina Beach Boardwalk with
rides and amusements, souvenir shops, surrey rentals, and the legendary
Britt’s Donuts and homemade sweet treats at The Fudgeboat. Rise early on
Saturday so you can shop for local produce and crafts at the Carolina Beach
Farmer’s Market at Carolina Beach Lake Park (8am-1pm). Then spend Saturday
afternoon dancing on the beach to three live bands at the Carolina
Beach Music Festival (11:00am-4:30pm). On Sunday, enjoy a laid-back
brunch at an island restaurant, relax at the beach, sign up for a surf
lesson, and wind down with a free outdoor movie at the Carolina Beach Lake
amphitheater. This week’s family film is “Mr, Popper’s Penguins” (PG; 8:45pm).
Or, travel down the road to experience the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher’s
summer exhibits: DINOSAURS! and Butterfly Bungalow. On Sunday evening,
enjoy a Boogie in the Park concert at Kure Beach Oceanfront Park with music
by “Mangroove” (swing/jazz/blues) from 5pm until 7pm.
This summer, discover the
island’s simple pleasures and unexpected treasures in Carolina Beach and
Kure Beach. Celebrate 100 years of North Carolina State Parks when you
visit Carolina Beach State Park and Fort Fisher State Recreation Area.
Cast your rod and reel from the Carolina Beach Fishing Pier. Sign up for
a party cruise or fishing excursion at the Carolina Beach Marina. Take
a surf or SUP lesson at local surf schools. Just minutes away, explore
Kure Beach—North Carolina’s small wonder—where you can fish from the state’s
oldest fishing pier and relax at an oceanfront park. Just a few miles down-island
you can visit the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher and explore Civil
War history at Fort Fisher State Historic Site.
Go with the flow and see
where the water takes you when you visit Wilmington,
North Carolina and the island beaches of Carolina
Beach, Kure Beach and Wrightsville
Beach. For a complete calendar of events, visit www.WilmingtonAndBeaches.com/events-calendar.
For seasonal specials and summer highlights, visit www.WilmingtonAndBeaches.com/seasonal-page.
Media
Contact:
Wilmington
and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau
Connie
Nelson
Communications/PR
Director
910-332-8751
866-266-9690
ext. 120
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The
New Hanover County Tourism Development Authority d/b/a Wilmington and Beaches
Convention and Visitors Bureau is the official destination marketing organization
of New Hanover County, North Carolina that stimulates economic development
through the promotion of travel and tourism.
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