Preparations are underway for this year’s North Carolina Azalea Festival.Over 1,000 volunteers are putting together ...

Just in case anyone needs ideas for who might make a good Azalea queen, here are some women with local ties who would fill ...

Young women from across the Wilmington area will soon compete for the title of Azalea Festival Princess in the annual North Carolina Azalea Festival 2025 Scholarship Pageant. The pageant is ...

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The North Carolina Azalea Festival has named its 78th queen, and it's a person many Wilmingtonians will be familiar with.

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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Azalea Festival at Wilmington, Inc. has announced Bethany Joy Lenz as this year’s Queen Azalea. Joy Lenz, best known for her role as Haley James Scott on ...

A trio of storytellers participating in the annual Azalea Storytelling Festival performed at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on ...

The North Carolina Azalea Festival has been crowning queens since 1948, with most being actresses or pageant winners. Since 1997, nearly a third of Azalea queens have been from Wilmington or have ...

Bethany Joy Lenz (Photo: Catherine Powell/NC Azalea Festival handout) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Actress, author, and singer Bethany Joy Lenz has been named the 2025 North Carolina Azalea Festival ...