Missed Pleasure Island Pageant 2017

Mark your calendars for the return of the Missed Pleasure Island Pageant on Friday, February 10 at the Courtyard Marriott Carolina Beach!

This hugely popular event features a full pageant for "woMEN" to show off their skills and get in touch with their feminine sides! Contestants will don full pageant gear featuring swimwear, evening attire, and will even have the chance to perform a talent. Only one woMAN will take home the crown!

Attendees can enjoy watching the pageant, as well as a cash bar, gift basket raffle featuring great baskets with items and certificates for local businesses, and more! Purchase your raffle tickets in advance to save!

Want to learn more about this year's pageant? Check out the official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Missed-Pleasure-Island-Pageant-1028207940541331/

Tickets for this event are only $20 per person and go to support the Island Women and Island Men 501C-3 organizations. Island Women and Island Men are groups committed to making life better on Pleasure Island through various efforts. Want to learn more about them? Check out their websites:

• Island Women
• Island Men

Surfrider Foundation to Hold Dune Re-Building Event Jan. 28

For the past several years, the Surfrider Foundation has spearheaded a cheap and resourceful way to help rebuild our area dunes: recycled Christmas trees. On Saturday, January 28, The Surfrider Foundation, a nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s oceans, waves and beaches, is coordinating with the town of Carolina Beach and a slew of volunteers to partake in the fourth annual dune rebuilding program using the discarded trees.

Tickets Still Available for Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues & Jazz Festival (Rescheduled for April 23, 2017)

As many of you know, Hurricane Matthew forced us to reschedule the wildly popular Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival originally scheduled for November 2016. Now, the event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 23, 2017 and tickets are still available. But HURRY, as this event is very likely to SELL OUT!

Tickets are $50 each (plus $4 service fee if buying online). You can purchase tickets to the 23rd Annual Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues & Jazz Festival through Eventbrite or you can buy them at one of several local businesses, including Island Tackle & Hardware, Olde Salty, Gravity Records, Southern Sign Company, The Silver Dollar, Carolina Beach Furniture, Bank of America at Carolina Beach and of course the Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce office.

Remember, this event will most likely SELL OUT, so buy your tickets soon! For more information, call (910) 458-8434 or click here for details on the festival schedule, rules and band lineup.

2017 Special Olympics Polar Plunge

The 13th Annual Special Olympics Polar Plunge, 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk (aka the 5K Run-N-Plunge) will take place in Kure Beach on Saturday, February 11, 2017. This fun, family-friendly event encourages contestants to brave the cold conditions of the Atlantic Ocean by plunging into the shore after completing a 5K (or 1 Mile Walk) that winds through the beach.

Contestants are also encouraged to come to the event dressed as their favorite super hero, with an awards given for the day's Costume Contest. And did we mention this event is dog-friendly? In fact, there will be a special "Pooch Plunge" just for brave Plungers who want their canine companions to participate, too!

Contestants can opt for the 5K Run-N-Plunge, the 1 Mile Fun Walk or just the plunge. No matter what you choose to do, you're sure to have a great time supporting the Special Olympics of New Hanover County!

Take a look at the following schedule for an overview of the day's events: