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Azalea
Festival Events
The 61st
Annual North Carolina Azalea Festival: April 9 - 13, 2008
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Events
Festival highlights include
the opening ceremony and Queen's coronation, a three-hour
parade, two-day street fair, the Superheroes of the Circus,
home and garden tours and of course, concerts!
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Opening Ceremony
The Festival opens with the Queen's Coronation, welcoming
the Queen Azalea and celebrity guests. Held on the Wednesday
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Parade
This fun-filled, three-hour extravaganza winds through downtown
Wilmington Saturday morning. With floats, celebrities, marching
bands, and clowns, it's a spectacle of sight and sound not to
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Street Fair
There's fun and entertainment everywhere you look!
Arts & crafts vendors, concert stages, international foods,
displays and exhibits await you Saturday and Sunday in historic
downtown Wilmington. Don't miss the contemporary Christian
concert on Friday night, a street dance on Saturday evening,
along with more entertainment on Sunday! |
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Circus
There's always a party when the circus comes to town!
The Cole Bros. Circus comes to town Thursday - Sunday of the
Festival. Located at the Wilmington International Airport.
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Concerts
The Azalea Festival has a proud history of bringing top-notch,
national entertainers to Wilmington. Past entertainers
include Frank Sinatra, Carrie Underwood, the Beach Boys, Alabama,
the Judds, Jessica Simpson, and Natalie Cole to name a few.
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Tours
Take a leisurely stroll in one of the many gardens in
full bloom. Soak up some fun facts about art, architecture
and history in Wilmington's many historic homes and museums.
Visit one of the varied military attractions or special ships
in port. It's the Azalea Festival "on tour!"
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