KURE BEACH, NC (WECT) – Get ready for the official Ocean Front Park grand opening and Kure Beach Annual Street Festival this weekend.

According to the Town of Kure Beach, the grand opening kicks off April 26 at 11:30 a.m. and lasts until 10:00 p.m.  The street festival will take place the following day, Saturday, April 27.

Festivities begin with an official flag raising and ribbon cutting and a performance by the Carolina Beach Elementary School third grade class.

Live music for the grand opening will start at 3:00 p.m. with South of K Bluegrass, followed by The Imitations and Wilmington Big Band.

The street festival begins at 11:00 Saturday morning. There will be festival food, arts and crafts, and live entertainment to enjoy. The festival wraps up around 9:00 p.m. with a grand finale fireworks display over the ocean.

CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WECT) – The Carolina Beach farmer’s market will foot the bill and provide materials to install a new labyrinth near the corner of Third Street and Lumberton Avenue in Carolina Beach.

According to a news release, the path will be located under the old oaks on the grounds of St. Paul’s UMC and will be available to the public at all times.

A labyrinth is a path that looks like a maze, but is not. People will walk these trails for reflection, meditation, prayer, and to just relax. The theory is that by walking the labyrinth one partakes of a spiritual journey of self-examination and enlightenment. 

The community is invited to help lay the stone pathway Saturday, May 4 at 9 a.m.

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PLEASURE ISLAND, NC (WECT) – Congressman Mike McIntyre announced Wednesday an additional $1.5 million has been secured for renourishment at Carolina and Kure Beaches.

“As the beach season is set to begin, this $1.5 million in federal funds will supplement the $9.3 million and ensure that this key project is finalized and that the beach is thoroughly renourished,” said McIntyre.

The congressman recently toured Carolina and Kure Beaches with the Army Corps of Engineers to see the renourishment efforts that are underway.

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