Wilmington’s Riverfest

For forty plus years, Wilmington’s Riverfest has boasted craft vendors, concessions, booths, a children’s play area, entertainment on various stages, Saturday night fireworks, an exciting acrobatic BMX Bike Show and many other events. On the first full weekend of October each year, Riverfest draws over 50,000 – 75,000 people to downtown Wilmington, NC for a free fun-filled two days!

For as delightful as the festival is, the most rewarding part for the Riverfest committee is that we award scholarships for marine related studies to Cape Fear Community College, donate to the Cape Fear River Watch, and give a scholarship to North Carolina Riverfest Queen and Teen Pageants.

Through the sponsorships and donations from community businesses and organizations, the economic impact of Riverfest for historic downtown Wilmington has been estimated at over 3 million dollars! The goal is to continuously increase this revenue, so the scholarship award amount granted to Cape Fear Community College and Cape Fear River Watch can continue year after year allowing our picturesque waterfront to continue to thrive and grow in beauty, cleanliness, and culture.

Above everything, the greatest thing stemming from this miracle called Riverfest are the people that come together as one to make it all happen. Our committee is one that is united in celebrating our heritage and the beautiful Cape Fear River. The spirit of the Riverfest tradition has been passed down from generation to generation and we hope to further it for many more decades to come!

The Wilmington Riverfest looks forward to building a strong partnership with you, which will enable us to fulfill the hopes and dreams of our community. We welcome any comments or questions regarding the details of your sponsorship and look forward to forming a mutually beneficial partnership. Please mail your commitment regardless of how big or small.

Please follow our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wilmingtonriverfest), Instagram (@wilmingtonriverfest) or Twitter (@ilmriverfest) social media pages for the latest updates!

We would like to receive sponsorship commitments by August 15, 2023, which will allow us to have time to have logos printed on the T-Shirts.
Thank you in advance for your consideration and support of the Wilmington Riverfest.

Roderick Bell -Riverfest President

Riverfest Gold Sponsor 

Your logo on our website from September 1st thru June 30th

Your logo on the commemorative Riverfest T-Shirt

Your business mentioned in radio spots

Your logo in any print ads produced and the Official Thank you ad run in the Encore Magazine

Continuous mentions on all social media outlets (Facebook, Instagram & Twitter) during the festival

1 10X10 booth space in a prime location

Sponsorship Amount

$6,000.00