2012 Southport Spring Festival April 6 - 7, 2012 (Click here for more info & Vendor App) Franklin Square Park, Southport, NC Please come out and welcome spring in style at the Southport Spring Festival, a tradition for more than 25 years. Running from 10 am until 5pm on Friday and 10am until 4pm on Saturday, this festival features arwide variety of activities such as musical entertainment, handmade arts and crafts, children's activities, azaleas and other plants for sale, and food vendors. Included is a Chili Cook-off, so get your taste buds ready to vote for the People's Choice Award. There will also be a 5K Run/Walk. The festival is sponsored by Downtown Southport. Inc. and the Southport-Oak Island Kiwanis Club.
May 2,2012 through September 26, Ft. Johnston’s Garrison House Lawn Wednesdays – 8am – 1pm Sponsored by: Downtown Southport, Inc. Contact: 910-279-4616 You can browse the beautiful local produce, baked goods and handcrafted items spread under ancient live oak trees. There is a breeze off the river as well as music in the air as entertainment is always available.
3rd Annual Southport Wooden Boat Show Sept. 29, 2012 10am - 4 pm Old Yacht Basin, Southport, NC There will be Wooden Boat displays (on land & water), Maritime Arts & Crafts, nautical & maritime demonstrations, Nauti-kids events, and a new event this year, a Chowder Cook-off, so get your taste buds ready. Awards will be given both in the boat exhibits & for the Chowder Cookoff. More information can be found at the SWBS web site www.southportwoodenboatshow.com.
December 8, 2012 Southport’s Annual Winter Festival 9am – 4pm Located at Ft. Johnston’s Garrison Lawn Homemade Arts & Crafts, Homegrown Winter Vegetables, Cut flowers, Homemade Baked Goods, Honey, Jellies, Pickles and more.
December 8, 2012 SOUTHPORT HOLI-DAY Day’s CHRISTMAS TOUR OF HOMES Join us for our 24th annual home tour, from 2 PM to 7 PM, featuring historic, renovated, and new homes all wonderfully decorated for the holidays. The Trolley will be available. Children’s activities, a Waterfront Winter Craft Festival, special music, and the Old Jail Open House are also planned. Enjoy dining in our area restaurants and top off the day at the waterfront as lighted boats sail on the Cape Fear at the 7:00 pm Holiday Flotilla. Sponsored by: Downtown Southport, Inc. & City of Southport, Dept. of Tourism & Other Nonprofits. DSI @ 910-279-4616 or Visitors Center @ 910-457-7927
2012 Southport Spring Festival
May 2,2012 through September 26,
3rd Annual Southport Wooden Boat Show
December 8, 2012