🌱 Jingle Bell Ball 2026 and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• 26th Annual International Festival at Ogden Park
• Jingle Bell Ball 2026 at Historic Assembly Building

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 57 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 73, low: 48.
• Friday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 63 and low of 41 degrees.

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📸 Around Topsail Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Topsail Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday November 14

• 26th Annual International Festival →
  Ogden Park, 615 Ogden Park Dr, Wilmington
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 5

• Jingle Bell Ball 2026 →
  Historic Assembly Building, 720 Channel Blvd, Topsail Beach
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Bird Walk →
  New Hanover County, NC Calendar, 300 Airlie Road, Wilmington
  8:00 am
• Planetarium Show-One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure →
  New Hanover County, NC Calendar, 230 Grace Street, Wilmington
  10:30 am
• Planetarium Show-Birth of Planet Earth →
  New Hanover County, NC Calendar, 230 Grace Street, Wilmington
  1:00 pm
• Planetarium Show-Secret Lives of Stars →
  New Hanover County, NC Calendar, 230 Grace Street, Wilmington
  3:00 pm
• Surf City Slickers →
  Sears Landing, 806 Roland Ave, Surf City
  5:00 pm
• Weekly Live Trivia at Hidden Ships Distillery - Topsail Island →
  Hidden Ships Distillery, 116 Charlie Medlin Drive, Surf City
  6:30 pm
• Line Dancing →
  High Tides & Good Vibes, 13971 NC-50, Surf City
  6:30 pm
• Line Dance Nights →
  Trailer Bar, 1701 N New River Dr, Surf City
  6:30 pm

Thursday November 12

• Shoreline & Resiliency Committee Meeting →
  214 W. Florence Way, Hampstead
  9:00 am
• Cameron Art Museum's Mary Art Explorers →
  New Hanover County, NC Calendar Wilmington, NC 28403
  10:00 am
• Board of Commissioners Agenda Review Meeting →
  New Hanover County, NC Calendar, 230 Government Center Dr Conference Rooms 137-139, Wilmington
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Surf City

• Pender County families could see school assignments change under draft proposals (wect.com)

Hampstead

• North Carolina high school football: NCHSAA second round playoff schedule, postseason brackets, live broadcasts, scores, state rankings and statewide statistical leaders (maxpreps.com)

Wrightsville Beach

• 43rd annual North Carolina Holiday Flotilla returns to Wrightsville Beach Thanksgiving weekend (wwaytv3.com)
• Wrightsville Beach bridge closure to change access to The Loop (wect.com)
• Veterans Day events planned across the Cape Fear region (wwaytv3.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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