Riverfest
Active Life
Why pick this one
Riverfest is a free, family-friendly Wilmington festival featuring live music, food, and 130+ vendor booths.
Best for
- Free family activities in Wilmington
- Live music and food during the first full weekend of October
- Browsing artisan, craft, and food vendors
- Community members seeking volunteer opportunities at a large festival
Look elsewhere if
- People seeking a 2026 festival, since the website states Riverfest 2026 is canceled
- People seeking a ticketed single-artist concert rather than a multi-activity street festival
Specialties
- free family-friendly street fair
- live music performances
- riverfront vendor marketplace
- community festival
What makes them different
- Free admission for a family-friendly street fair
- Held in Historic Downtown Wilmington during the first full weekend of October
- Features 130+ vendor booths and 10 main-stage performers
- Reports approximately 100,000 annual attendees
- Named one of North Carolina's Top Seven Festivals
- Serves
- Wilmington
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 1723 White Rd, Wilmington, NC 28405-7730
- Phone
- +19104526862
- Website
- http://www.wilmingtonriverfest.com
Services
- festival entertainment
- food and artisan vendors
- volunteer opportunities
- event sponsorships