Schedule of 2022 Wizarding Weekend events
Calling all lovers of Magic and the Wizarding World! Join us for the most magical weekend just off of I-95 in Historic Downtown Wilson. Here is the complete list of events by day and time. Scroll to the bottom of this page to find our downloadable version of the Wizarding Weekend in Wilson Map and Schedule! You can print the downloadable version of the schedule or screenshot it, and put a check mark next to everything you want to do! Read carefully through the list. There is a good mixture of drop-in events, events that only happen at a certain time, and some that charge to participate, so plan accordingly.
*****Friday, July 29th*****
🧋Coffee is Magic 8:00am-3:00pm at Larema Coffee House, 127 Goldsboro Street
Come try butter beer coffee and some themed table games.
🧁Horcrux Hunt 8:00am-3:00pm at Treat Yo' Self Bakery, 419 Goldsboro Street
See if you can find all seven horcruxes to defeat dark magic. To delight your senses, they will have a curated selection of pins, chocolate frogs, acid pops, magical candy potions, gummy slugs and pretzel wands and $2 Magical-Themed Cupcakes all day!
🏘Diagon Alley 10:00am-5:00pm at Rummage Warehouse, 315 Barnes Street
Come and see all the magical treasures in Wilson's own wizarding warehouse. You never know what you will find, or what will find you! You'll feel as if you've stepped through a portal as you explore 10,000+ square feet of estate sale and secondhand items.
🧝♀️Finklepott’s Original Fairy Hair 10:00am to 8:00pm at Casita Brewing Company, 217 South Street
The Finklepott Fairy fuses the most magical hair in the world to one strand of hair. It takes minutes to place strands. Finklepott’s Original Fairy Hair lasts until that hair falls out. It can last months or a day: when you lose that hair, who can say? You can wash it, brush it, comb it, curl it. flat iron, (up to 450"), color it, straighten it. perm it, blow it dry, get your haircut, etc. Do whatever you normally do to your hair, but most of all. ENJOY IT! Pricing starts at $30 for ten strands.
SIGN UP LINK: bit.ly/casita72922
🌬The Wind Makes Them Magical 10:00am-5:00pm at the Whirligig Park Museum, 301 Goldsboro Street.
Come to the Whirligig Park Museum and bring your magic wand. Recite a magic spell and receive a free gift.
☀️Summer Magic 11:00am-6:00pm at 252 HQ, 222 Tarboro Street W
Four Loves Decor will be setting up a magical photo op! $20 per group for professional photos to be emailed directly to your inbox.
There will also be delicious frozen treats and refreshing beverages available to help you stay cool! D’Licious Icy will have 12 free “Famous Fortescue Icys” each day for the first twelve customers each day.
🍻Casita Brewing Company® noon-10pm, 217 South Street S
Set up base camp for all your wizarding adventures in the cool air conditioning of Casita Brewing Co.! We'll have Butterbeer frozen slushies (non-alcoholic and boozy), ButterBEER, along with our full assortment of local craft beer, hard seltzer, cider, wine, and soft drinks. Food trucks will be parked curbside each day serving diverse menus of tasty eats, so come check us out!
🗝The Selkie noon-6:30pm, 214 Goldsboro Street
The magical seafolk at The Selkie will have a Wizard Photobooth for taking pictures, wizarding merchandise for sale, and a magical scavenger hunt to locate the key to open the door to the ministry of magic.
🧙♀️Truely Unique noon-5:00pm at Iconostar Art, 224 Goldsboro Street
Come peruse the mystical offerings that the Iconostar Gallery has to offer, and meet the witches from Truely Unique, Wilson's own metaphysical gift shop, who will have a mystery box game, pop-up characters for photo ops, magical rock painting and an offering of the mystical items they have available at their shop.
🎨Art at 123 Gallery and Gifts 1:00pm-7:00pm 123 Barnes Street
The Great Hall is waiting for you! Take photos in front of a Great Hall backdrop. And experience the magical augmented reality landscape paintings from the Forbidden Forest! Free to participate! You will not believe your eyes!
Then prepare to be blown away by the spinning magical machine that creates mini masterpieces. Try your hand at it and see what it creates for you! $10
📚Storytime with Amanda & Tegan El Jaouhari 1:00pm-1:30pm at The Selkie, 214 Goldsboro St. They will be reading The Tale of the Three Brothers.
🍺Borgin & Burkes 2:00pm-midnight at Downtown Public House, 113 Goldsboro Street
Craving a cold beer? Have the urge to become a shady patron? Take a wrong turn downtown and join the dimly lit bottle shop with a spooky B&B theme. All the taps will be picked to capture different elements in the Wizarding world!
🌾Professor Sprout’s Plant Hunt 3:00pm-6:00pm with Seeds of Hope at Casita Brewing Company, 217 South Street. Identify magical, edible plants in the garden and get a prize! Seeds of Hope will also have herbs, herbal lemonade, and baked goods for sale. They will also have coloring pages and a raffle!
🔨Goodwoods’ Goodwands Hand-Crafted Goods from 3:00pm-9:00pm at Casita Brewing Company, 217 South Street Browse his selection of hand-crafted, symmetrical, wooden crafts!
🍔Magical Menu 5:00pm-9:00pm at Casita Brewing Company, 217 South Street
Nard's Food Truck will be here with a magical menu! Come into the taproom for a special slushie!
🔮Tarot by Senah 6:00pm-9:00pm at Casita Brewing Company, 217 South Street
5-card reading for $15 or a 13-Card reading for $30.
🤔Trivia 7:00pm-9:00pm at Casita Brewing Company, 217 South Street
*Trivia is SOLD OUT*
Due to the popularity of trivia and the limited amount of space at our facility, we required preregistration to participate in this event. The Trivia Event is SOLD OUT!!! Only teams who have already preregistered will be allowed to play. Please show up at 6:30pm to get checked in and find your table. Team names and tables will be preassigned for this event.
*****Saturday, July 30th*****
👩🌾The Magical Farmers & Artisan Market 8:00am-noon at the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park under the Pavilion
Find farm fresh herbs and ingredients for any potion you might have in mind, and lots of hand-crafted items to delight the senses. Vote for the stall with the most magical display! The Imagination Station will be there hosting a booth about care for magical creatures. This will be a free event! They will have materials to make your own bowtruckle. Free while supplies last. Celestial Yan Spiritualism will be there with fairy dust making (for kids only) and a selection of celestial goods--herbs, foot detoxes, crystal wands, zen water fountains, holistic care plans, spiritual oils and waters.
🧁Horcrux Hunt 8:00am-3:00pm at Treat Yo' Self Bakery, 419 Goldsboro Street
See if you can find all seven horcruxes to defeat dark magic. To delight your senses, they will have a curated selection of pins, chocolate frogs, acid pops, magical candy potions, gummy slugs and pretzel wands and $2 Magical-Themed Cupcakes all day!
🧋Coffee is Magic 8:00am-3:00pm at Larema Coffee House, 127 Goldsboro Street
Come for a butterbeer coffee and some themed table games.
🧇Waffles with a Wizard, 10:00am-noon at Treat Yo' Self Bakery, 419 Goldsboro Street
Come and have the most whimsical waffles in town while Shaun Jay (as seen on TV's "Masters of Illusion") does table-side magic for you!
🪄Wand Painting 10:00am-until supplies run out at Wilson Arts, 204 Nash Street S.
Make a custom wand with the practitioners of the colorful arts. This will be a free event!
🌬The Wind Makes Them Magical 10:00am-5:00pm at the Whirligig Park Museum, 301 Goldsboro Street
Come to the Whirligig Park Museum and bring your wand, say the magic spell, and receive a free gift.
🏘Diagon Alley 10:00am-4:00pm at Rummage Warehouse, 315 Barnes Street
Come and see all the magical treasures in Wilson's own wizarding warehouse. You never know what you will find, or what will find you! You'll feel as if you've stepped through a portal as you explore 10,000+ square feet of estate sale and second hand items.
🧝♀️Finklepott’s Original Fairy Hair 10:00am to 8:00pm at Casita Brewing Company, 217 South Street
The Finklepott Fairy fuses the most magical hair in the world to one strand of hair. It takes minutes to place strands. Finklepott’s Original Fairy Hair 
lasts until that hair falls out. It can last months or a day: when you lose that hair, who can say? You can wash it, brush it, comb it, curl it. flat iron, (up to 450"), color it, straighten it. perm it, blow it dry, get your haircut, etc. Do whatever you normally do to your hair, but most of all. ENJOY IT! Pricing starts at $30 for ten strands.
SIGN UP LINK: bit.ly/casita73022
🪄Magic by David 10:30am-11:30am sponsored by Breen Law at Bankers Plaza, 108 Goldsboro Street come see a magic show featuring local magician Magic Dave. Prepare to be surprised! This will be a free event.
Face-Painting 10:30am-1:30pm sponsored by The Singer's Studio at Bankers Plaza, 108 Goldsboro Street. Come get your face-painted to add some magic to the day. This will be a free event.
🍻Casita Brewing Company 11:00am-10pm, 217 South Street S
Set up base camp for all your wizarding adventures in the cool air conditioning of Casita Brewing Co.! We'll have Butterbeer frozen slushies (non-alcoholic and boozy), ButterBEER, along with our full assortment of local craft beer, hard seltzer, cider, wine, and soft drinks. Food trucks will be parked curbside each day serving diverse menus of tasty eats, so come check us out!
🌭Wizarding WhirliDogs 11:00am-3:00pm at Casita Brewing Company. Come taste the magical gourmet hot dog menu brought to you by the power of possibility! Whirlidogs is a nonprofit with a powerful mission to help young adults and individuals with disabilities get important culinary, food service, and customer service life skills/job training.
🗝The Selkie 11:00am-5:00pm 214 Goldsboro Street
The magical seafolk at The Selkie will have a "Have You Seen This Wizard?" Photobooth for taking pictures, Wizard merchandise for sale, and a magical scavenger hunt to locate the key to open the door to the Ministry of Magic.
☀️Summer Magic 11:00am-6:00pm at 252 HQ, 222 Tarboro Street W
Four Loves Decor will be setting up a magical photo op! $20 per group for professional photos to be emailed directly to your inbox.
There will also be delicious frozen treats and refreshing beverages available to help you stay cool! D’Licious Icy will have 12 free “Famous Fortescue Icys” each day for the first twelve customers each day.
🧙♂️Wizard World Costume Parade! 11:30am in the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park. Do you love cosplay? Come dressed as your favorite character from the Wizard World. Meet other costumed enthusiasts on the corner of South Street and Douglas Street. At 11:45am sharp, we will parade around the park together!
🔮Tarot by Senah noon-6:00pm at Casita Brewing Company, 217 South Street
5-card reading for $15 or a 13-card reading for $30.
🧙♀️Truely Unique noon-5pm at Iconostar Art, 224 Goldsboro Street
Come peruse the mystical offerings that the Iconostar Gallery has to offer, and meet the witches from Truely Unique, Wilson's own metaphysical gift shop, who will have a mysterybox game, pop-up characters for photo ops, magical rock painting, and an offering of the mystical items they have available at their shop.
🔨Goodwoods’ Goodwands Hand-Crafted Goods noon-9pm at Casita Brewing Company, 217 South Street
Come peruse a selection of handmade, symmetrical items—wands, bowls, pens, and more!
🪄Shaun Jay Magic Show 1:00pm-2:00pm
at Casita Brewing Company, 217 South Street
Shaun Jay (as seen on TV's "Masters of Illusion") will perform a magic show to delight all ages in the Casita beer garden if the weather is nice, or in the taproom if the weather is drizzly.
📚Interactive Storytime 1:00pm-1:30pm at The Selkie, 214 Goldsboro Street, Rebecca Tighe will present Fairy Animal Root Magic storytime with puppetry, songs, and music.
🎨Art at 123 Gallery/ Gifts 1:00pm-7:00pm 123 Barnes Street West
The Great Hall is waiting for you! Take photos in front of a fabulous backdrop. And experience the magical augmented reality landscape paintings from the forboding forest! Free to participate!
✒️The Trial of Sally Slytherin and the Case of the Missing Chocolate Frog 2:00-3:00pm at The Imagination Station Courtroom presented by Legal Aid of Wilson. This will be an interactive mocktrial where wizards and witches of all ages can be the judge.
🍺Borgin & Burkes 2:00pm-midnight at Downtown Public House, 113 Goldsboro Street
Craving a cold beer? Have the urge to become a shady patron? Take a wrong turn downtown and join the dimly lit bottle shop with a spooky B&B theme. All the taps will be picked to capture different elements in the Wizard's World!
📿Wire-Wrapping Owl Pendant Workshop 2:00pm-4:00pm at Wilson Arts, 204 Nash Street S
Owls symbolize wisdom and knowledge. Make a one-of-a-kind whimsical pendant. $35 per person. Register at the link below!
📽Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Film—two showtimes 2:00pm and 5:00pm at the Edna Boykin Cultural Center, 108 Nash Street SE, sponsored by Breen Law. Come rediscover the magic or introduce the next generation to the wizarding world!
👯Ginny's Dance Circle 2:30pm-3:30pm at Casita Brewing Company 217 South Street
Come join Ginny for a Dance Circle. No partner needed as everyone will rotate and change partners throughout the dance. Learn some moves and make some friends! This will be a free event.
🌾Professor Sprout’s Plant Hunt 3:00pm-6:00pm with Seeds of Hope at Casita Brewing Company, 217 South Street
Identify magical, edible plants in the garden and get a prize! Free to participate! Seeds of Hope will also have herbs, herbal lemonade, and baked goods for sale. They will also have coloring pages and a raffle!
🧪Potions Class 3:00pm-5:00pm at Wilson County Public Library, 249 Nash Street N
Learn how to make Troll's Toothpaste! This will be a free event!
🐴Charmed Horse Carriage Rides 4:00-7:00pm from Casita Brewing Company around a Historic Downtown Wilson loop and back to Casita.
This will be a free event! Pre-registration starts at 3:30pm at Casita.
🧹QUIDDITCH!!! 4:30pm-6:30pm at the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park sponsored by Whirlidogs the official hot dog of Wizarding Weekend in Wilson. Learn to play and watch a scrimmage! Presented by the NC State Quidditch Team.
🍷Magic-Owl Paint and Pour Class 10 seats 6:30pm-8:30pm at Art at 123 Gallery /Gifts, 123 Barnes Street West
Magic Owl Paint and Pour Class $25 (must be 21+ to attend) sign up by text 252-292-9447
🎸LIVE MUSIC by the wizardly Tony Jonez and Friends 7:00-9:00pm at Casita Brewing Company 217 South Street
This will be a free event. Casita will have butterbeer and butterbeer slushies for the show.
*****Sunday July 31st*****
🧝♀️Finklepott’s Original Fairy Hair 10:00am to 8:00pm at Casita Brewing Company 217 South Street
The Finklepott Fairy fuses the most magical hair in the world to one strand of hair. It takes minutes to place strands. Finklepott’s Original Fairy Hair 
lasts until that hair falls out. It can last months or a day: when you lose that hair, who can say? You can wash it, brush it, comb it, curl it. flat iron, (up to 450"), color it, straighten it. perm it, blow it dry, get your haircut, etc. Do whatever you normally do to your hair, but most of all. ENJOY IT! Pricing starts at $30 for ten strands.
SIGN UP LINK: bit.ly/casita73122
🍻Casita Brewing Company noon-6pm, 217 South Street S
Set up base camp for all your wizarding adventures in the cool air conditioning of Casita Brewing Co.! We'll have Butterbeer frozen slushies (non-alcoholic and boozy), ButterBEER, along with our full assortment of local craft beer, hard seltzer, cider, wine, and soft drinks. Food trucks will be parked curbside each day serving diverse menus of tasty eats, so come check us out!
🧁Free Cupcake Giveaway for Harry's Birthday noon-until they run out at Casita Brewing Company 217 South Street
🥂Mim-OH-sahs at Casita Brewing Company, 217 South Street S. Come and have some magical mim-OH-sahs (not mim-oh-SAHs). Mimosas will include: unicorn blood, three-headed dog, phoenix feather, and polyjuice potion. We will also have butterbeer and butterbeer slushies while supplies last.
🗝The Selkie noon-4:00pm 214 Goldsboro Street
The magical seafolk at The Selkie will have a "Have You Seen This Wizard?" Photobooth for taking pictures, Wizard merchandise for sale, and a magical scavenger hunt to locate the key to open the door to the ministry of magic.
🔮Tarot by Senah noon-6:00pm at Casita Brewing Company
5-card reading for $15 or a 13-card reading for $30.
🪬Celestial Yan Spiritualism will be there with fairy dust making (for kids only) and a selection of celestial goods--herbs, foot detoxes, crystal wands, zen water fountains, holistic care plans, spiritual oils and waters.
🥙Sunday Funday with Safari Eatz 12:00-6:00pm at Casita Brewing Company, 217 South Street
Try some truly exotic, authentic African cuisine. Come inside the taproom for a special slushie!
Truely Unique noon-6pm at Casita Brewing Company 217 South Street
🧙♀️Meet the witches from Truely Unique 12:00-6:00pm, Wilson's own metaphysical gift shop, who will have a mysterybox game, pop-up characters for photo ops, magical rock painting, and an offering of the mystical items they have available at their shop.
🐉Sassy Clover will be at Casita at noon with wizard wands, house necklaces, dragons, keychains, dragon tumblers, snake tumblers, house tumblers/koozies, butter beer tumblers, and chocolate frog keychains.
🥤Vitality Nutrition will be at Casita at noon with some magical, healthy beverages that will pair perfectly with all of the exercise events we'll have taking place on-site.
🧶All Things Quilted will be at Casita at noon with themed throw pillows, totes, pouches and lap quilts.
Golden Hands Crafters will also be at Casita with at noon some wares you won't want to miss. Handmade Hedwigs, crocheted pillows, flying keys and roses.
🧵Hannah’s Craft Studio will be at Casita at noon with some fun items you’re sure to love.
📚Interactive Storytime 1:00pm-1:30pm at The Selkie, 214 Goldsboro Street, Rebecca Tighe will present Fairy Animal Root Magic story-time with puppetry, songs, and music.
🏃♀️Exercise Magic 1:00pm-2:00pm at Casita Brewing Company
Casita Run Club will have a costumed run with a costume contest. Top two costumes as voted by participants will receive $25 gift cards in addition to the weekly random drawing for a $10 gift card of the runner of the week. The group will also play wizard's tag. Catch the snitch and win a prize!
🎨Art at 123 Gallery/ Gifts 1:00pm-7:00pm 123 Barnes Street West
A Great Hall is waiting for you! Take photos in front of a magical backdrop. And experience the magical augmented reality landscape paintings from the forbidding forest! Free to participate!
🌾Professor Sprout’s Plant Hunt 3:00pm-6:00pm with Seeds of Hope at Casita Brewing Company, 217 South Street
Identify magical, edible plants in the garden and get a prize! Free to participate! Seeds of Hope will also have herbs, herbal lemonade, and baked goods for sale. They will also have coloring pages and a raffle!
🧘♂️Wizard Yoga with Stacy Matthews 3:00pm at Casita Brewing Company, 217 South Street
Bring your mats and wands and get ready for some FREE yoga fun! Stretch your way into a new week at Casita.