1964 The Tribute Brings The Beatles To Outer Banks [Concert Preview]

The Beatles are coming to the Outer Banks this weekend, or at least as close as we can get, as 1964 The Tribute brings the legendary band to life, live in concert for Father’s...

Pea Island Wildlife Refuge Hosts Fishing-Crabbing Rodeo

You are invited to come join your friends and neighbors at the annual Fishing and Crabbing Rodeo, one of the most looked forward to events for families on the Outer Banks, happening on Saturday, June...

National Park Service Hosting Outer Banks Beach Cleanups

The month of June marks the beginning of summer and also the beginning of World Oceans Month.  The oceans make up approximately 70 percent of the earth and are global natural treasures providing a...

Summer Programs Announced At Outer Banks Wildlife Refuges

This summer you are invited to get outside and enjoy your Outer Banks national wildlife refuges. Summer programs started on Tuesday, June 2, and will continue through Friday, August 28.  Read on for the full schedule...

‘Murder Rides Again’ At OBX Mystery Dinner

The OBX Mystery Dinner is back this summer with another interactive production featuring local talent performing live as you dine on a delicious meal, at the Comfort Inn in Kill Devil Hills. Read on...

‘The Lost Colony’ Dare Night Performance Dates Announced

Enjoy a local’s night out where all residents of Dare County are invited to attend The Lost Colony free of charge by making a donation of non-perishable items or dry goods to help food...

‘The Lost Colony’ Announces Character Dinners

Would you like to dine with Native Americans, colonists of the New World, or even Queen Elizabeth I?  You are invited this summer to The Lost Colony‘s featured character dinners. Each Tuesday & Wednesday evening...

Outer Banks Full Moon Lighthouse Climbs Scheduled

Grab your flashlight and experience a lighthouse at night by joining the National Park Service on a Full Moon Climb at the Cape Hatteras or Bodie Island Lighthouse this summer.  Hear stories of keepers...

Outer Banks Summeritaville Concert Features Jonny Waters, SOULone

Our friend Jonny Waters will headline the 3rd Annual Summeritaville Concert at the Waves Village Watersports Resort in Rodanthe in June, with SOULone also set to perform. Read on for the official announcement, and...

‘The Lost Colony’ 78th Season Opens on Outer Banks

Actors, directors, designers, technicians, dancers and singers are in the final days of rehearsal for Paul Green’s The Lost Colony opening for its 78th season on May 29. Each year, the symphonic drama is...

Soundside Fire on Alligator River Refuge Reaches 100 Acres

At approximately 4:30 pm yesterday, smoke was reported on the sound shore north of Point Peter Road and south of Callahan’s Creek on Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.  Refuge and NC Forest Service personnel...

National Park Service Announces Outer Banks Summer Programs

Summer is almost upon us and the National Park Service Outer Banks Group is ready with a summer schedule full of a variety of programs for park visitors, including history talks, nature walks, recreational...

Outer Banks Mustang Music Festival 2015 Lineup Revealed

Keller Williams and Rusted Root will headline a great lineup of stellar musicians just announced for the 2015 Mustang Music Festival at the Whalehead in Corolla this October. Read on for the official announcement...

Hatteras Island Art Show Benefits Announced

The first Hatteras Island Art Show of 2015 is coming to the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Center on Memorial Day. All are welcome to this community event, free of charge, so you can save your money...

Wright Memorial Bridge Work Finished, Reopens Today!

The N.C. Department of Transportation will reopen the westbound U.S. 158 Wright Memorial Bridge at the Currituck and Dare County line to traffic today. All work on the bridge deck project is now complete....

Outer Banks Freedmen’s Colony 152nd Anniversary Commemorated

One hundred and fifty-two years ago, thousands of African-American slaves risked punishment, family separation, and even their lives to reach the freedom waiting for them on Roanoke Island.  The story of the Freedmen’s Colony...

Celebrate Migratory Bird Day At Alligator River Refuge

You are invited to the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day with an open air tram tour this Saturday, May 9, from 9am to 12pm.   You can hop on...

Spring Wildlife Art Expo Opening Reception Announced

The Opening Reception for the Spring Wildlife Art Expo is scheduled for Friday, May 8, 2015 from 5 – 8 PM at the National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center on Roanoke Island.  The reception is...

Hatteras Wildlife Protection Environmental Assessment Released

Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) released today, for public review, the Seashore plan which reviews wildlife protection buffers for public access.   This environmental assessment (EA), prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy...

Outer Banks National Parks Tourism Creates Economic Benefits

A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2014 shows that over 2.8 million visitors to Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial spent more than $170...