The theme for 2010's festival, which opens with a Friday night concert in Riverfront Park and runs through Sunday, is “preserving the river for future generations.” And while you might not think that you or the tens of thousands of people who attend Riverfest each year are doing much for the ol' Cape Fear by checking out the arts and crafts booths or food vendors strung up and down Water Street, consider this.
Since Riverfest began in 1979, said festival chairman Donna Worrell, The Old Wilmington Riverfront Celebration Inc. has given more than $200,000 to Cape Fear Community College, including more than $20,000 in scholarships to the school's Marine Technology program in the past three years alone. Some of that scholarship money goes to young people looking for careers working on and protecting our waters.
Just something to think about while you're hanging out in the beer garden, watching the fireworks Saturday night or taking your kid(s) to the Kids Zone.
Below are some highlights of this year's festival.
Invasion of the Pirates
Invasion of the Pirates is a partnership between Riverfest and the Wilmington Harbor Enhancement Trust, a nonprofit group of business owners and local boaters “interested in promoting the orderly development of property and recreational activities along the Wilmington riverfront,” according to WHET's website.
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