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NC – December 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / Beaches and fireworks?
Check. Lighted beach ball drop? Check. Riverwalk and New Year’s Eve cruises?
Check. Theatre and family celebrations? Check. Affordable? Check. Visitors
who ring in the new year in Wilmington,
North Carolina’s historic river district and the island beaches of
Carolina
Beach,
Kure Beach and Wrightsville
Beach will find all this and more. From the river to the sea, there
are many ways to celebrate. On New Year’s Eve families celebrate at the
strike of 12:00 noon with fun and games at the Children’s Museum of Wilmington.
Then at 9:00 p.m. join the street dance/countdown party at the Kure Beach
Pier featuring a deejay and a giant lighted beach ball drop, followed by
midnight fireworks. Or sail into 2015 with a champagne toast aboard a riverboat
cruise or party boat. There are also theatrical galas, cabaret-style dinner
theatre productions, and a wide array of restaurant and nightlife options.
Spend the weekend exploring our island beaches and a 230+ block National
Register Historic District. Shop after-Christmas sales at beach boutiques
and downtown specialty shops. You’ll also find several outstanding restaurants
offering special New Year’s menus and entertainment. Find hotel specials
and packages at www.WilmingtonAndBeaches.com/packages-deals.
For visitor information and a complete event calendar, visit www.GoWilmingtonAndBeaches.com.
Here’s a preview of New
Year’s events in Wilmington, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, Wrightsville Beach:
Dec. 31 & Jan. 1 –
New Year’s Noon Countdown at the Children’s Museum. 9:00am-12:00pm.
Celebration begins at 9:00am with crafts (streamers, crowns, glittery slime),
music and dancing. Families count down the New Year at 12:00pm (Noon) with
streamers, confetti toss & juice toast! Admission charge. Children’s
Museum of Wilmington, 116 Orange St., Wilmington. 910-254-3534;
www.playwilmington.org
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 Dec.
31 – Island of Lights New Year’s Eve Countdown Party, Street Dance &
Fireworks Extravaganza. 9:00pm-12:30am. This unique New Year’s celebration
features a deejay and dancing, followed by the lowering of a giant lighted
beach ball at midnight and spectacular fireworks over the Atlantic Ocean.
Festivities for all ages begin at 9:00pm. Free. Kure Beach Pier, Kure Beach.
www.pleasureislandoflights.com/the-new-year-celebration.html
Dec. 31 – New Year’s Eve
Cruise aboard the Henrietta III. New Year’s cruise down the Cape Fear
River boards at 8:00pm; cruises 9:30pm-12:30am; party until 1:30am. Heavy
hors d’oeuvre buffet, entertainment, party favors, champagne toast, tax/gratuity
are included in the ticket price. Admission charge. Prepaid reservations
required. Board at the foot of Dock and Water streets in Downtown Wilmington.
910-343-1611; 800-676-0162; www.cfrboats.com
Dec. 31 – New Year’s Eve
Party Cruise aboard the Royal Winner Princess II. Boards at 10:00pm;
returns 12:30am. Cruise to watch the midnight fireworks with desserts,
party favors, dancing, fireworks, and champagne toast. Cash bar. Departs
from Carolina Beach Marina, Carolina Beach. Admission charge. Reservations
required. 910-458-5356; www.winnerboats.com/Happy_New_Year.html.
Dec. 31 – New Year’s Eve
Gala. 7:00pm-1:00am. Cape Fear Theatre Arts, LLC presents “HAIR,” a
Broadway musical gala to benefit historic Thalian Hall. Enjoy dinner, drinks,
dessert, and a live Broadway theatre production. After the show, ring in
2015 with a live DJ, dancing, party favors and a midnight toast. Admission
charge; advance reservations. Thalian Hall, Wilmington. 910-632-2285 or
800-523-2820; www.thalianhall.org
Dec. 31 – Une Soiree Cabaret.
Two seatings: 6:00pm & 9:45pm. Tickets include live cabaret show, French
dinner menu, party favors, and champagne toast at Wilmington’s only dinner
theatre. Advance reservations. Admission charge; tickets required. TheatreNOW,
19 S. 10th St., Wilmington. 910-399-3669; www.theatrewilmington.com
See where the water takes
you in 2015! Wilmington, North Carolina’s historic river district and the
island beaches of Carolina
Beach,
Kure Beach and Wrightsville
Beach are a convenient drive along major highways, including I-40 and
U.S. 74. The Wilmington International Airport (ILM) offers daily flights
to/from major hubs. For visitor information and event calendar, visit www.GoWilmingtonAndBeaches.com
or call 866-266-9690 for an Official Visitors Guide.
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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