Downtown Wilmington, North Carolina | Wilmington Downtown Inc.

Ride WAVE Transit's FREE Downtown Trolley on the new permanent route. Click here for details.

Downtown Leaders Announce OverFlo Fundraising Campaign, Graphic and Social Media Portals and First Challenge Donation.

Dozens of small business owners envisioned a campaign to provide a unified and collaborative approach to help with relief efforts and support small businesses in the area. Their vision is now a reality as civic leaders have announced a new initiative called Over Flo. Use this link to learn more about the event.

Downtown
Wilmington, NC

Downtown Wilmington is the economic and social hub for the region. With boundaries spanning from the Cape Fear River to the west, the Isabel Holmes Bridge to the north, to the Memorial Bridge to the south and 5^th Avenue to the east,

Downtown is home to about 880 businesses, 10,800 workers, and 2,100 residents. As a hospitality and tourism center, Wilmington also boasts an amazing 1.75-mile long riverwalk, hotels, convention and meeting space, museums, cultural facilities and one of the largest historic districts in the County.

WDI has been a part of the civic infrastructure since 1977. The organization’s visionary and thoughtful approach, ability to forge key alliances and collaborations and responsiveness to constituent needs have all contributed to the growth and development of Downtown Wilmington since WDI’s inception.