Holden Beach Area Events Calendar
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Scroll through the calendar to find fun Holden Beach events in every month of the year. Holden Beach is known for its laid-back, family-friendly charm, and we celebrate everything that makes this coastal town so special.
Visit in the off season to enjoy some of the best events Holden Beach has to offer, from family gatherings and outdoor festivals to celebrations of our coastal heritage and local history, plus holiday events, live music, seafood and culinary happenings, and so much more.
Southport Wooden Boat Show
- Location: Historic Old Yacht Basin, Southport, NC
- Starts: 10:00 am
- Ends: 4:00 pm
The Southport Wooden Boat Show returns to the historic waterfront for a celebration of the Cape Fear region’s rich maritime and boatbuilding heritage. Held each year on the first Saturday in November, the show brings an impressive collection of handcrafted and restored wooden boats to the streets and docks surrounding Southport’s Old Yacht Basin.
Visitors can meet boat builders and owners, see wooden boat-building techniques in action and explore maritime exhibits and demonstrations throughout the day. Cape Fear Community College’s boat-building program demonstrates traditional skills such as steam bending, while other activities highlight knot tying, sailing, local maritime history and the working waterfront.
There’s plenty beyond the boats, too. The event traditionally includes live music, nautical and maritime vendors, food, harbor tours and hands-on children’s activities. Kids can even build and decorate their own small wooden boats and test their seaworthiness.
The show runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with boats displayed on land along Moore Street and Caswell Avenue as well as in the water at the nearby docks. Awards and raffle prizes wrap up the afternoon.
