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Outer Banks Events
Hatteras Storytelling Festival The Hatteras Storytelling Festival is May 1-2, 2015. The festival will be held at the Hatteras Civic Center in Hatteras, NC. It begins on Friday night May 1 at 5:00pm with registration and a welcome reception. Storytellers, artist and performers at this year’s Hatteras Storytelling Festival are Danny Couch, Elvin Hooper, Clifford … Read more
The rocket launch of another rocket carrying cargo to the International Space Station should be visible from the Outer Banks Monday evening. The night time launch at 6:45pm from Wallops Island, Virginia should be easy to spot looking northeast as the rocket arches out over the Atlantic Ocean. The forecast calls for clear skies. The … Read more
Day at the Docks in Hatteras Village is Sept. 18-20, 2014. Entertainment, music, food, local art and crafts, kids activities. This is a 3 day event that started a few years ago after the community had to pull together in recovering from Hurricane Isabel in 2003. It is a unique coastal celebration with exhibits that … Read more
The Currituck Wildlife Festival is this weekend Sept. 6 and 7, 2014 at the Currituck County High School. The festival is a decoy-wildlife art exhibit and sale. It features the best of the nation’s wildlife carvers, wildlife artists, and decoy collectors. Also includes hunting stories and Currituck historic folklore. It is put on by the … Read more
North Carolina has another lighthouse to be proud of. The restoration is complete and the 1886 Roanoke River Lighthouse grand opening will be on August 15, 2014 in Edenton, NC at 10:00am in Colonial Park. The Roanoke River Lighthouse was built in 1886 and served as a guide for ships traveling through the waters of the Albemarle … Read more
If you are a Dare County resident tonight you can attend Preview Night at The Lost Colony at Waterfront Theatre on Roanoke Island. All Dare County residences get in free to see the first performance before the season starts tomorrow May 30, 2014 for the 2014 summer season. Hope the weather cooperates!
The award wining and popular outdoor drama The Lost Colony starts the 2014 summer season at the Outer Banks on May 30 this year and runs until August 22, 2014. The outdoor drama is the story of the first attempt by an English settlement in 1587 to settle in the New World and then vanished … Read more
Every May Jockey’s Ridge, the largest natural sand dune, has a 3 day hang gliding competition. This years event will be the 42 Annual Hang Gliding Spectacular, the longest running hang gliding competition in the world! It is free to come and watch! Watch the pros gang glide from Jockeys Ridge. It starts May 16 and last … Read more
The Hatteras Storytelling Festival is May 2-4, 2014 this year. The festival takes place in Hatteras Village on Hatteras Island at the NC Outer Banks. Storytellers will be Clyde Edgerton, Bland Simpson, Clifford Swain, Kevin Duffus, Ben Cherry, Rodney Kemp and James Charlet. There will also be music by Nu-Blu and Banjo Island. “A weekend … Read more
The 36th Annual Newport Pig Cooking Contest will be April 4-5, 2014 in Newport at the Newport Town Park. Rides, crafts, concession stands, bake sale, music and BBQ. Free admission and free parking. “The USA’s Largest Whole Hog BBQ Pig Cookin’ invites you to join us for two days of food, fun and springtime celebrations!” … Read more
