Numbers can help to tell a story, and so it is with the 2025 North Carolina Azalea Festival. With concerts, a parade, street fair, fireworks and many other events and activities, the Azalea Festival ...

The annual North Carolina Azalea Festival parade will be held on Saturday, April 5th in downtown Wilmington. The parade will feature floats, marching bands, and Queen Azalea LXXVIII Bethany Joy Lenz.

As the N.C. Azalea Festival gets underway this week, Wilmington will be awash in blooms of white and pink as the azaleas hit their peak season. The StarNews will provide coverage online at ...

The North Carolina Azalea Festival has named its 77th queen. Sharon Lawrence, a longtime actress of TV, film and stage, was announced Friday as this year's queen in a news release from the Azalea ...

Battleship North Carolina is ready to get into the N.C. Azalea Festival spirit. The USS North Carolina Battleship Commission, in partnership with the Friends of the Battleship North Carolina, ...

The 77th annual North Carolina Azalea Festival is in full swing in the Port City. The festival kicked off with much fanfare at the queen's coronation on Wednesday. The celebrity reception followed on ...

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — The 2026 Azalea Festival is already just a few months away, and the official artwork was unveiled on Tuesday night. Created by Wilmington native Elizabeth Sheats, the ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Iconic rapper Snoop Dogg will perform as a headlining act at the North Carolina Azalea Festival, event officials announced Friday. The festival runs April 6-10 in downtown ...