Enchanted Airlie
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: Airlie Gardens, Wilmington, North Carolina
When: Select dates November 28 - December 21, 2025
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
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Airlie Gardens' Enchanted Airlie is a strolling light experience through the historic Wilmington gardens, mixing holiday blooms and festive lights with live music and a working model train.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Wilmington is around 5:03 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:31 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 38°F, so dress for standing around outside.