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Aug 11, 2017 - Date: Aug 18, 2017 Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Location: Middleton Park Soccer Field SE 46th Street ... Read More

Jul 6, 2017 - Name: Shallotte Farmer’s Market Date: Jul 8, 2017 (Every Saturday May 13th through July 19th) Time: 9:00 ... Read More

Jun 20, 2017 - Name: Yoga @ Sunset Beach Park Date: June 24, 2017 (Saturdays throughout the summer) Time: 10:00 AM ... Read More

Apr 10, 2017 - It’s that time of year again! Bring your friends and family to meet Easter Bunny, hunt for ... Read More

Feb 10, 2017 - MARDI GRAS BY THE SEA FESTIVAL AND PARADE Mar 4, 2017 – Mar 4, 2017, 1:00 ... Read More

Dec 19, 2016 - If you’re in the market to see a Christmas Show, nothing holds a candle to The Christmas ... Read More

Nov 10, 2016 - That special time of the year is fast approaching and there is no better way to take ... Read More

Oct 14, 2016 - Halloween is upon us and there is no better way to celebrate than the Boiling Spring Lakes ... Read More

Sep 6, 2016 - New Hanover County and other districts in the Cape Fear are celebrating progress. The graduation rate is ... Read More

Aug 9, 2016 - The Farmer’s Market in Shallotte is a fantastic opportunity to get your produce fresh, directly from the ... Read More

Did You Know:

The first person believed to have set foot on present day Brunswick County was Italian explorer Giovanni Verrazano in 1524.
The first “marketing campaign” for Brunswick County was published in 1666, in London, in the form of a pamphlet penned by Robert Horne.
Brunswick County is a popular destination for birding enthusiasts. Here bird watchers can spot warblers, painted buntings, bald eagles and several kinds of sparrows.
During the Revolutionary War, Brunswick Town was burned to the ground by British troops.
The Shallotte River was originally called the “Charlotte River.” Somehow, over time, the pronunciation was altered.
If you stay out late at night on the beach during the months of May through October you can witness baby sea turtles “boiling” out of the sand and walking into the ocean for their first time.
Edgar Allen Poe composed some of his writings while spending a summer in Brunswick County.
The first “stud book” in America – a publication with information on the pedigrees of horses – was made in Brunswick County by James Harrison.