In addition to signature events like the much-anticipated Azalea Festival Home Tour and our Annual Fundraising Luncheon, HWF and Legacy Architectural Salvage host workshops and happenings all year ‘round. We are continually updating our calendar, so check back often!

2019 Preservation Awards

St James Parish - Great Hall | 25 S 3rd St | Wilmington, NC 28401Enter the building via the brown door on Market Street, between 3rd and 4th Streets.We are excited to announce 2019 Preservation Award winners! Join us as we honor outstanding local Rehabilitation, Adaptive Reuse, Renovation projects and more! We’ll also unveil this […]

2nd Annual Castle Street Crawl

Station No. 2 Historic Firehouse 5th Ave & Castle St, Wilmington, NC

Station No. 2, Historic Firehouse | Corner of 5th Ave and Castle St | Wilmington, NC 28401LOCAL FLAVOR * VINTAGE VIBES * MEMBERS ONLYCelebrate Preservation Month on Castle Street with Historic Wilmington Foundation! Party at the historic firehouse on 5th & Castle, then stroll one of Wilmington’s earliest shopping districts: Castle Street. Shops will have […]

Impact of Preservation High School Speech Contest

Union Station 411 N Front Street, Wilmington, North Carolina

As part of HWF's Preservation Weekend, join us to watch high school juniors and seniors address the question: Why does historic preservation matter?Competing local juniors and seniors have just five […]

Free

Plaque Research Made Easy

CFCC McLeod Building 411 North Front Street, Wilmington, North Carolina

If you’ve always been curious about your home’s history, you won’t want to miss this fun, informative, FREE how-to presentation on Wilmington’s popular historic plaque program. As part of HWF's Preservation Weekend, professional researcher and Historic Wilmington Foundation Plaque Committee member Carol Bragale will walk you through the historic plaque application with invaluable research tips, […]

Free

HWF Presents: Wilmington on Fire (Film Screening)

The Art Factory (at Waterline Brewing Co.) 721 Surry St, Wilmington, North Carolina

As a part of HWF's Preservation Weekend, we proudly present a *FREE* film screening of "Wilmington on Fire," a documentary about the coup d'état of 1898. To remember our past, and to push for a better future, HWF invites you to join us.“Wilmington on Fire” documents the only successful coup d'état in U.S. history, a […]

Free

2019 Fundraising Luncheon

Coastline Conference & Event Center 501 Nutt St, Wilmington, NC

Please save the date. More info coming soon!Check out http://historicwilmington.org/events/annual-fundraising-luncheon/ for more info.

2020 Annual Meeting

Connected Investors 254 N. Front St., Wilmington, NC, United States

It’s time for our annual gathering where HWF reflects on the previous year, swears in the Board of Trustees and lets our members know what's on tap for 2020! All members and volunteers are invited and encouraged to attend.Many thanks to our event sponsor: Block, Crouch, Keeter, Behm & Sayed, LLP!This year, we're hosted by […]