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Mar 14-17 |
OBX Taste of the Beach |
Outer Banks: Over 50 events, more than 35 restaurants, and 4 days of food, drink and fun! |
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Mar 17 |
24th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade |
Nags Head: Over 1,500 participants and approximately 10,000 spectators enjoy floats, live music, marching bands and creative marching, walking and motorized units. |
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Mar 29-30 |
Fly into Spring and Easter Eggstravaganza |
Jockey's Ridge Crossing, Nags Head: Both Friday and Saturday from 10am-4am |
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Apr 6-Dec 7 |
First Fridays on Manteo's Historic Waterfront |
Manteo: Discover the town on the First Friday of each month, April through December from 4pm-8pm |
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Apr 20-28 |
11th Annual Outer Banks Bike Week |
Nags Head Harley Davidson: bike shows, poker runs, guided tours, party nights, tattoo and bikini contests, over 100 vendors, live music, outdoor concerts, pig pickin' & more! |
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Apr 27 |
The Duck & Wine Festival |
Duck Waterfront Shops, Duck: Duck and wine cook-off by area chefs and restaurants |
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May 17-20 |
41st Annual Hang Gliding Spectacular |
Jockey's Ridge State Park, Nags Head: Join professional hang gliders, novices, fans, and families at Jockey's Ridge Sate Park |
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May 26 |
Outer Banks Music Fesitval |
Currituck Heritage Park, Corolla: Top Beach Music Bands on the East Coast performing. High Cotton BBQ, beer, wine, and refreshments will be available for purchase |
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May 31-Aug 22 |
The Lost Colony Outdoor Drama |
1409 National Park Dr., Manteo: The Lost Colony is the epic story of America's first English colony, and the longest running Outdoor Historical Drama in the United States. Phone 252-473-6000 |
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Jun 8-9 |
31st Annual Rogallo Kite Festival |
Jockey's Ridge State Park, Nags Head: Two days of kite flying to honor Francis Rogallo, NASA scientist and inventor of the flexible wing. Phone 252-441-4124 or email events@kittyhawk.com |
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Jun 19 |
12th Annual under the Oaks Art Festival |
Currituck Heritage Park, Corolla: Annual outdoor art show featuring unique talents of over 100 quality artists with a wide variety of media |
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Jun 27-Aug 8 |
Duck's Summer Music Series on Thursdays |
Duck Town Green, Duck: Concert series on Thursday nights featuring some of the area's best known musical acts |
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Jul 4 |
9th Annual Duck's Fourth of July Parade |
Downtown Duck: A community event featuring music, refreshments, parade trophies, and more! |
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Jul 20-21 |
35th Annual Wright Kite Festival |
Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills: Large kites will be on display throughout the weekend, joining in the sky with the Wright Memorial! |
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Aug 8 |
6th Annual Watermelon Festival |
Kitty Hawk Kites, Nags Head: Big outdoor summer bash with fun activities for kids and parents such as a dunk tank, moon bounce, inflatable obstacle course, watermelon seed spitting distance contests, pie eating contests, face painting, and of course, tons of watermelon! |
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Aug 24-26 |
Outer Banks Pirate Festival |
Kitty Hawk Kites, Nags Head: Enjoy everything pirate! Pirate history, storytelling, reenactments, shows, and other entertainment |
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Sept 14-21 |
ESA Eastern Surfing Championships |
Jennette's Pier, Nags Head: ESA, the largest surfing oranization in the world, hosts the season's "grand finale" where the best of the best national and international surfers go head to head |
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Oct 4-6 |
2nd Annual Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival |
One Festival Park, Manteo: Down home cookin' and good ole Southern pickin'! For a fun-filled family weekend with the music of our roots, the music of our grandfathers, the music of America...Bluegrass! |
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Oct 13 |
7th Annual Duck Jazz Festival |
Duck Town Park, Duck: Free all-day event that showcases national, regional, and local jazz musicians |
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Oct 19 |
Outer Banks Seafood Festival |
Nags Head: Free festival celebrating our local fishermen and seafood heritage |
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Oct 22-27 |
Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival |
Outer Banks, Manteo: Offering 85 programs in themes ranging from paddling and wildlife photography to birding, natural history, and more |
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Nov 8-10 |
Outer banks Marathon and Half Marathon |
Kitty Hawk and Nags Head: Outer Banks Marathon starts in Kitty Hawk, and the half marathon begins in Nags Head |