Ferris Wheel Returns To Nags Head At New Amusement Park This Summer

For many generations of visitors and locals of the Outer Banks, the annual appearance of the Ferris wheel at the old Dowdy’s Amusement Park just prior to the start of tourist season was a beloved sign that...

Music Icon Ralph Stanley To Play Waterside Theatre [Concert Preview]

Two American legends will come together on Roanoke Island this summer as country music icon Ralph Stanley, the man behind the music of the 2000 film Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?, brings his Clinch Mountain Boys band to the historic Waterside...

Studio 12 Hosts Jewelry Artist Laura Howard In Avon

Studio 12 Art Gallery in Avon is celebrating its 10th anniversary with numerous special events planned throughout the year, including two dates with jewelry artist Laura Howard this month. Howard will present a demonstration on hand hammered...

UNC Greensboro Brings Best Of Broadway To Roanoke Island Festival Park

Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo will host UNC Greensboro Opera Theatre Young Artist Program’s new production Broadway Goes to the Beach this summer. The program is sure to delight theatergoers who love the all-time stage favorites, including My...

Lucky 12 Announces Outer Banks Bike Week 2013 Entertainment Lineup

Outer Banks Bike Week roars back to Currituck and Dare for its 11th annual year this month and the full schedule of events is now online, along with the official announcement confirming the daily lineup...

Keep It Clean At Earth Fair OBX In Nags Head

The second annual Earth Fair OBX is happening at Jennette’s Pier this month, celebrating the environment friendly traditions of Earth Day while helping to keep Outer Banks beaches clean and green. Sponsored by the Outer Banks Community Foundation, the...

ECU Presents Kids Jazz Workshop At Roanoke Island Festival Park

East Carolina University presents a special Jazz Excursion and Workshop just for kids at Roanoke Island Festival Park this month. The ECU Jazz Ensemble will be in town for a concert as part of...

[Local Buzz] OBXentertainment.com Welcomes Sun Realty!

We would like to officially welcome Sun Realty to the OBXentertainment.com Family! For more than three decades, Sun Realty has been the leader in real estate sales and vacation rentals on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Sun...

Theatre Of Dare Presents Evening Of One Act Comedies

Theatre of Dare will wrap up their 22nd production season by presenting for the first time a night of One Act Plays, with four performances coming up this month.  Life After Elvis written by Jason...

Outer Banks Bike Week 2012 (photo by Artz Music & Photography)

Outer Banks Bike Week 2013 Dates Announced

Outer Banks Bike Week roars back to Currituck and Dare for its 11th annual year this April. Outer Banks Harley-Davidson recently confirmed that the dates of Bike Week 2013 will run from Saturday, April...

Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival 2013 Lineup Revealed [Concert Preview]

The 2nd Annual Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival returns to Manteo this fall with three more days of the world’s top bluegrass musicians live in concert. Last year’s headliner, bluegrass queen Rhonda Vincent is coming back to Festival Park...

Dig Into Outer Banks Cuisine at Taste of the Beach 2013

The Outer Banks Restaurant Association’s 2013 Taste of the Beach will serve up four days of food, drink, and wine in March. The annual Taste of the Beach Food and Wine Festival kicks off...

2012 Best in Parade Winners

2013 Kelly's St. Patrick's Day Parade Now Taking Entries

Kelly’s is currently accepting applications to participate in the 2013 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Nags Head this March. The annual parade, recognized as the largest St. Patrick’s Day celebration in  North Carolina, will...

Entry Call for 35th Annual Frank Stick Memorial Art Show

The 35th Annual Frank Stick Memorial Art Show is coming to Glenn Eure’s Ghost Fleet Gallery this January, and the Dare County Arts Council is currently looking for entries. Read on for the full press...

NASA Administrator Honored at 109th First Flight Anniversary [Photo Gallery]

The 109th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first flight was celebrated today at Wright National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, honoring man’s journey from the sands of these Outer Banks all the way to...

OBX Entertainment Awards 2012 Winner

OBX Entertainment Awards 2012 Winners Announced!

We are excited to officially announce the 2012 OBX Entertainment Award Winners, as voted by our readers! A total of more than 150,000 votes were submitted between June 1 and Sept. 30, 2012 by our readers...

Go Fishing with Santa at Jennette's Pier

You can wet a line with Santa Claus during “Fishing with Santa” in Nags Head this weekend. The family friendly event is set for this Saturday, Dec. 15, starting at 9 am at Jennette’s...

The Wright Brothers' first flight on December 17, 1903 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, photographed by John T. Daniels.

Celebrate First Flight 109th Anniversary at Wright Brothers Memorial

The 109th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first flight in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina will celebrate man’s journey from the sands of these Outer Banks all the way to space. This year’s first...

Outer Banks Jubilee Premiere Show Celebrates Christmas [Photo Gallery]

The new Outer Banks Jubilee debuted its first official Christmas show to an excited crowd in Kitty Hawk on Friday, Nov. 30, and OBXentertainment.com was there on opening night to bring you the following...

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[BATB 2] Stars Align for Second VA Beach Horror Convention [Event Report]

For the second time this year, blood reigned in Virginia Beach, as the “Blood at the Beach II” Horror Convention took over the plush Cavalier Hotel on the oceanfront, Nov. 9-11, 2012, and OBXentertainment.com...