“Riot was a gymnast. Then she was a soccer player. But she traded her cleats for knitting needles. A hula hoop came along, but she didn’t want to put down her knitting. Now Riot knits and hula hoops, but not at the same time (though she has tried). After a while, Riot decided to add more dimension to her performances with aerial silks and lyra.

Riot lives, hoops, and is an aerialist in Savannah, Georgia. She combines her background in gymnastics with her love for punk music, burlesque, hula hooping and aerial arts. You’re in for a treat.”

Riverfest Show Schedule

Saturday, October 8th
10:45am
11:45am
1:45pm
2:45pm
3:45pm
4:45pm
5:45pm

Sunday, October 9th
10:45am
11:45am
12:45pm
1:45pm
2:45pm
3:45pm

Friday, October 7, 2011
9pm -SRVT Stevie Ray Vaughn Tribute (Headliner)

Band Bio:
After being inspired to really take guitar seriously after seeing Stevie Ray Vaughan on Austin City Limits. Justin Fox honed his skills on the instrument and never looked back.
Touring the east coast and Caribbean from the age of 16 to 21 playing blues and rock and playing in his original band Medusa Stone in his later years Justin lives his life for music.
Together with his cousin Jeremy and brother from another mother Dave they have decided to pay tribute to one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. SRVT was formed with one thing in mind. Paying respect to the music of Stevie Ray Vaughan and to love every second of it.

Saturday, Ocotber 8, 2011
8pm until The 360 degrees (Headliner)

Band Bio:
Serving the Wilmington area for over, The 360 Degrees are the refined cover band & end result born from the original three piece trio known as, The 360′s. The 360′s name came from the simple concept of three guys playing 60′s music. The tunes would be the great Soul/R&B & British Invasion Rock & Roll songs that we played “back in the day”. The music would bring us Full Circle (360 Degrees) back to the music we started out playing…And there you have it…!
Throughout the years our band has been turned up quite a few degrees with the addition of three new members. With this addition we gained loads of talent, more instrumentation & stronger vocals. Now everything is 360 Degrees hotter!
The band has earned the reputation of being the premier band for weddings, corporate functions, private parties & clubs due to the excellent combination of diverse music genres & an interactive high energy show. The 360 Degrees specialize in customizing & personalizing the details of your occasion to make it a complete success!
Just remember to turn the heat up on your next event a full
360 Degrees!!!!
www.the360degrees.com

Due to 3rd Street construction, there may be some traffic congestion during Riverfest. The easiest ingress and egress to Water St. will be from the northern end, MLK to Front to Nutt to Water. 

The Old Wilmington Riverfront Celebration, Inc. the organization responsible for the Annual Wilmington Riverfest, has been established as a charitable organization to benefit the Cape Fear River environment.

To that end, it is our goal to actively participate with the community to raise capital for reinvestment in the human resources necessary to research and develop river preservation methods and technology.

We will strive to promote the Annual Wilmington Riverfest to successfully raise funds for donation to the Cape Fear Community College Marine Sciences Division in the form of the Riverfest Endowment fund.

The endowment fund will be used to award scholarships based on academic achievement and desire to benefit the Cape Fear River and surrounding community.

*Schedules subject to change without prior notice.

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Today Riverfest has evolved into a three-day celebration with 150,000 visitors.  It’s a family-fun shindig along the Cape Fear River with live music, arts and crafts, exhibits, dance performances, contests, children’s activities, food, river events, friendly competitions and fireworks.