Author: Matt Artz

Weekend Movie Update – March 10, 2017: ‘Kong’ Lives

King Kong roars back into theaters this week, while La La Land gets a sing-along edition, and Lego Batman lands at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of March...

OBX Arts & Craft Festival Coming To Kitty Hawk

The annual OBX Arts and Craft Festival returns to the Hilton Garden Inn in Kitty Hawk in September. It’s that time of year again for one of the Outer Banks’ most memorable art shows....

Putt Putt for Polio Returns to Professor Hacker’s in May

The 5th Annual Putt Putt for Polio charity event is back in May.  The purpose of the event is to raise funds to fight the scourge of polio and to keep it from coming...

Outer Banks Quilt Show Vendor Day Is This Weekend

Outer Banks Community Quilt Show Vendor Day and Trunk Show is on exhibit this month at Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo, and the annual vendor day is coming this weekend. Vendor day will...

You Can Now Purchase Photos From OBX Entertainment!

We are opening our vault and allowing the public the purchase select photos from our archives, taken at a variety of events and landmarks throughout the Outer Banks of North Carolina, available for the...

OB-Xscape Rooms

OB-Xscape Rooms Coming To Southern Shores

The Outer Banks will finally get its own escape room experience when the new OB-Xscape Rooms officially opens this summer in Southern Shores. For those who are unfamiliar, an escape room is a physical...

Weekend Movie Update – March 3, 2017: Good Old ‘Logan’

The Wolverine is back for one last ride in theaters this week, while God appears in The Shack, death gets a redo in Before I Fall, and The Pioneer finds A Dog’s Purpose. Here’s your...

Outer Banks Shred Fest Returns To Nags Head In May

The second annual Dare2Care OBX Shred Fest will be held Saturday, May 20 from 2 to 8pm at the Soundside Event Site in Nags Head. The family-friendly event will feature live music by multiple...

Weekend Movie Update – Feb. 24, 2017: ‘Get Out’ To Theaters

You can Get Out to see the latest horror gem in theaters this week, while a Dog rocks out, a Lion grows up, and The Pioneer experiences a horrifying Split. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for...

Outer Banks Quilt Show Opening At Roanoke Island Festival Park

The Outer Banks Community Quilt Show will open on Friday, March 3, with an opening reception from 6 to 8pm in the Event Room at Roanoke Island Festival Park. The piano students of Calvino...

Kelly’s 2017 St. Patrick’s Parade Marches On In Nags Head!

Watched by more than 8,000 attendees each year, the annual Kelly’s St. Patrick’s Parade in Nags Head is recognized as the largest St. Patrick’s Day celebration in North Carolina, and it’s happening again this...

Outer Banks Halloween International Film Festival Now Taking Submissions!

The 2nd Annual Halloween International Film Festival returns to Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina this October 26-28, 2017 during HalloWeek on the Outer Banks, presented by Halloween Daily News and OBX Entertainment, featuring independent films submitted...

Weekend Movie Update – Feb. 17, 2017: ‘Fight’ with ‘Wellness’

You can watch a Fist Fight or find a Cure for Wellness in theaters this week, while monsters attack The Great Wall, and The Pioneer goes to La La Land. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie...

Dare High School Art Show Opens At Festival Park

The Dare County High Schools Annual Art Show returns to Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo, showing March 24 through April 20 (Mon.-Fri. 9am to 5pm). A meet-the-artist reception is set for March 24 from 5 to...

UNC CSI to Host Lecture on NC’s Changing Coastline

The UNC Coastal Studies Institute (UNC CSI) is hosting a lecture on North Carolina’s changing coastline as part of its  “Science on the Sound” lecture series.  This series, held monthly, highlights research on coastal...

Dare County Arts Council To Host Former NC Poet Laureate

Dare County Arts Council is bringing former Poet Laureate of North Carolina Joseph Bathanti back to the Outer Banks for a two-day residency March 10-11. On Saturday, March 11, Bathanti will teach a writing...

Theatre of Dare Presents ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’ on Stage

When Theatre of Dare decided to go “all comedy” for its 2016-17 season, the obvious choice for the group’s annual big cast, big-budget musical became abundantly clear: Monty Python’s 2004 Broadway hit Spamalot. “Not many musicals...

Weekend Movie Update – Feb. 10, 2017: ‘Lego Batman’ Arrives

Batman is back in theaters this week in Lego form, while John Wick reloads, Fifty Shades goes Darker, and The Pioneer uncovers Hidden Figures. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of February...

Civil War Battle of Roanoke Island to be Remembered at Festival Park

155 years after the Battle of Roanoke Island, By Land and by Sound: A Modern Conversation on the Battle of Roanoke Island will be held on Thursday, March 16, in the Indoor Theatre at...

Roanoke Island Festival Park Seeking Volunteers

Roanoke Island Festival Park is currently looking for new volunteers to the join staff for the upcoming 2017 season. Roanoke Island Festival Park has several volunteer opportunities available including costumed interpreters in the Settlement...