One of the biggest events of the North Carolina Azalea Festival is the parade. Watch floats, marching bands, giant ballons ...

The North Carolina Azalea Festival takes place in Wilmington, NC and features a variety of events from April 2-6. Festival highlights include a street fair, parade, concerts, and home and garden tours ...

N.C. Azalea Festival started on Wednesday, and we've got all of the festival coverage you could ever want right here in the StarNews.

The Historic Wilmington Foundation will host the 2025 Azalea Festival Home Tour, its largest annual fundraising event. Proceeds benefit the foundation mission of preserving and protecting the ...

Spring has sprung, Wilmington. There's a great mix of music, theater, comedy and more going down this weekend.

Spring is here and for Wilmington this means the arrival of the North Carolina Azalea Festival, which has been around since 1948. The festival includes many longtime events, including the Azalea ...

The Wilmington Police Department (WPD) is investigating a fight involving several teens that happened over the weekend.

North Carolina Azalea Festival is underway and with thousands of people here for this weekend's events, there will also be an ...

The beloved Pickens Azalea Festival is back for its 41st year, welcoming visitors to downtown Pickens next weekend. The festival will run from April 25–26 for a weekend packed with artisan vendors, ...

Bethany Joy Lenz, is no stranger to Wilmington. Having spent much of her adulthood filming the beloved series One Tree Hill ...

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 ...

2025 Azalea Festival Ambassadors pose for a photo before Bethany Joy Lenz was crowned Queen Azalea at the Greenfield Lake Amphitheater on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Wilmington. Lenz starred in ...