UNCW, Wilmington NC
Saturday, February 15th, 2025
The Azalea Festival Seahawk Sun Run benefits several great organizations.
The North Carolina Azalea Festival is held every Spring in Wilmington, North Carolina. The Azalea Festivalโs roots go back to 1934 with Dr. Houston Moore who had the vision of transforming un-kept, swampy Greenfield Lake into a beautifully landscaped park. He enlisted the support of a coalition of local clubs, headed by the Wilmington Rotary Club, to bring the vision to life. It took nearly ten years of financial ups and down before the park finally blossomed, but once it did, its splendor inspired Dr. Moore to conceive the idea of a Festival to be held annually โwhen the flowers burst into bloomโ. The first North Carolina Azalea Festival was held in 1948 and despite modest projections, drew over 60,000 spectators โ including one invited guest that came all the way from Hollywood: movie queen Jacqueline White, who was named the first Queen Azalea.
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