Events

It's Tuesday. Let's make beautiful music together. Bring your songs. Bring your voice. Bring your friends. All ages. All genres.

Join us Tuesday, October 6th, 6pm - 8pm! We will be painting wooden bookmarks with a paint-by-number pattern while playing The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood trivia and enjoying a personal cheese and fruit plate with a glass of wine. The winner of trivia will get a $25 gift certificate! Need a copy of The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood? Stop by our downtown neighbors Papercut Books at 200 Market Street! You'll love their adorable shop! Ticket holders must be 21+ and IDs will be checked before wine is served. Tickets are $65 plus fees and taxes.

Wine Lovers — I’m OOO searching for the best American juice to put in your glass🍷

Free tastings will resume on Wednesday 9.30

Every Wed from 5-8pm

David Hessel with Jake Beamer and Radford Carrick

7:30 PM–No cover

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9th @markethouseilm 8p-11p SALSA NIGHT!

If you missed my salsa night last weekend, there’s another chance! October’s Market House After Dark is all about salsa!! And this one will also be an all vinyl set. I’ll be playing salsa records from Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, New York, and more!

Market House will be supplying a fine selection of wines for you to enjoy in between dancing or even if you just want to kick back and enjoy the music.

This is going down next Friday, October 9th from 8pm-11pm
Free admission as always

Hope to see you there 💃 💃 💃

🍷 Wine in the Patch 🍂

This October, we're creating a cozy Wine in the Patch experience on Wednesday, October 21st evening in our beach pumpkin patch for our wine lovers!

✨ We're putting it on your radar now so you can save the date. More details about the experience will be added to this page closer to the date.

Use code CHECKWHATSGOOD for 20% off your ticket purchase

https://www.universe.com/events/the-cellar-sea-shore-tickets-KLS7TW?unii-trigger-open=KLS7TW&unii-discount-code=CHECKWHATSGOOD

Think specialty craft beers, full wine bars, oysters, meats, fish, and other delectable delights! This is an event for true-life aficionados, so come and try something new. Mark your calendar for October 23, 2026, and join us as the sun sets into the river!

Fine wines, craft brews, coastal cuisine, and the vibrant spirit of Wilmington. Lighthouse Beer & Wine hosts an amazing night with breweries pouring their most sought-after beers, winery representatives sharing their favorite grapes, a champagne bar, a Kamado grilling extravaganza, restaurant stations, and, of course, oysters.

Last year we had an amazing array from The Butcher’s Market, NSEA Oysters, Chef Eric Gephart with Kamado Grill, Chef Clay Fuller, Castle Street Kitchen, Salt and Charm, Crofton’s Pretzels, On Thyme, and Nothing Bundt Cakes! The Voracious Cellar, Sea and Shore event is the precursor to our large event on Saturday, but it is also the ultimate date night experience. Tickets are extremely limited, so get yours in hand ASAP. Included in the evening is a tasty menu, delightful wine, craft beer, and live music!

The Cellar, Sea & Shore Event (Use Code CHECKWHATSGOOD at checkout for 20% off)

Fri, Oct 23 at 6-9 PM

Think specialty craft beers, full wine bars, champagne, oysters and other delectable delights from your favorite eats in town! This is an event for the true aficionado of life; come try some new things. Tickets are extremely limited.

Tickets: https://www.universe.com/events/the-cellar-sea-shore-tickets-KLS7TW?unii-trigger-open=KLS7TW&unii-discount-code=CHECKWHATSGOOD

Lighthouse Beer and Wine Festival (Use Code CHECKWHATSGOOD at checkout for $10 off)

Sat, Oct 24 at 12:00-5:00 PM

The largest beer and wine festival in the southeast! The widest variety of beers from more breweries than you can ever taste, jammin' live music, food and more!

Tickets: https://www.universe.com/events/lighthouse-beer-and-wine-festival-tickets-SDX3BT?unii-trigger-open=SDX3BT&unii-discount-code=CHECKWHATSGOOD

The Cause

The Carousel Child Advocacy Center, a non-profit organization committed to assisting victims of child abuse, and providing critical care services to children from throughout southeastern North Carolina. The Lighthouse Beer and Wine Festival has grown to be an integral part of the Carousel Center’s yearly budget. This festival helps the Carousel Center so they can continue to help those in need in our surrounding counties and cities.

Use Code CHECKWHATSGOOD for $10 off

https://www.universe.com/events/lighthouse-beer-and-wine-festival-tickets-SDX3BT?unii-trigger-open=SDX3BT&unii-discount-code=CHECKWHATSGOOD

The Beer & Wine Festival

Lighthouse Beer and Wine Festival, benefiting the Carousel Child Advocacy Center, downtown Wilmington North Carolina!

Join us October 24, 2026 from 12:00PM-5:00PM

Lighthouse Beer and Wine puts on this fantastic event once a year, always in the wonderful month of October. Mark your calendars for October 24, 2026 for the Lighthouse Beer and Wine Festival, benefitting the Carousel Child Advocacy Center. This is the beer and wine event of the year– more breweries, wineries, and delights than you can possibly sample in a day. Don’t forget to try some delta drinks, chill with some live music and delicious food, all in one amazing venue. Upon entry, you will receive your tasting cup to responsibly taste and find your favorites! No tokens, just unlimited responsible samples! VIP grants you access earlier and allows you to experience the delights with a limited number of fellow lucky VIP ticket holders.

In just the last 5 years, the Carousel Center has seen an average of 450 children a year between the ages of birth and 17 from New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties. Most of these children have been referred to them by local law enforcement or the County’s Department of Social Services. Since their doors opened in January of 2000 they have provided Certified Medical Exams to well over 10,000 children and have facilitated over 15,000 child trauma therapy sessions.

Drag at the Market- Halloween Edition

Market House Beer & Wine Wilmington, NC

Saturday, October 24 • 7 PM - 9 PM

Join us for a night of hauntingly fabulous drag with Tara Nicole Brooks, Prwincezz Malaysia Kay, & Ieeda Evating at Market House Beer & Wine

Bring up to 3 books, swap for new reads, enjoy wine, and compete for a prize at this free, organized book swap!

Join Wilmington Sip Society and Wine with Emma for a relaxed evening of books, wine, and meeting fellow local readers at Wine Knot Sky Bar!

Bring up to three gently used books you’re ready to pass along, then browse the swap and take home some new-to-you reads. All genres are welcome.

To keep the swap organized and fair, guests will receive a colored wristband at check-in. Each wristband group will be invited to browse during a designated time block, giving everyone a better chance to find a great book.

We’ll also award a prize for the best book brought to the swap, so choose wisely!

How it works

• Bring up to 3 gently used books
• Check in and receive your wristband
• Add your books to the swap tables
• Browse when your wristband group is called
• Choose up to the same number of books you contributed
• Vote for the best book brought that evening

This event is free to attend, but Eventbrite registration is required so we can plan accordingly. Wine and other beverages will be available for purchase from Wine Knot Sky Bar.

Come solo or bring a friend. You do not need to be part of a book club or wine knot skybar to join us, but please register.

Wednesday, October 28 at 6 PM
Wine Knot Sky Bar
Free entry with Eventbrite registration

Please only bring books that are in good condition and that you would be excited to give to another reader. Any books left at the end of the evening may be donated.