Author: Matt Artz

H2OBX Could Become America’s Largest Waterpark

A new $46 million state of the art water park is coming to the Outer Banks, set to open in Currituck County this summer, and excitement is growing for H2OBX. Currently under construction in Powells...

20th Annual Easter Eggstravaganza Announced in Kill Devil Hills

The Easter Bunny is coming to the Outer Banks, and you are invited to bring the family and join the Dare County Parks & Recreation Northern Beach Division on Saturday, April 1, for the 20th Annual...

Dare High Schools Student Art Show Opens At Festival Park

The Dare County High Schools Annual Art Show will open in the Event Room at Roanoke Island Festival Park on Friday, March 24, with an opening reception from 5 to 8pm. The exhibit will...

Weekend Movie Update – March 17, 2017: ‘Beauty’ Meets ‘Beast’

A classic Beauty finds a beastly kind of love in theaters this week, while The Shack opens at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of March 17, 2017! The biggest movie of the...

‘Shots Fired’ Hits Hot Buttons In New Trailer [NC Film]

Filmed in Gastonia, North Carolina and the Charlotte region, Fox has released a new preview of the upcoming drama Shots Fired, which premieres on the network next week. The 10-hour event series takes an explosive...

Whirligig Woods illustration by Bob Baranick.

Disney Designer Bringing Whirligig Woods Theme Park To North Carolina

A former designer for Disney parks and Busch Gardens has officially announced plans to bring an all new family entertainment experience, Whirligig Woods Amusement Park and Treehouse Resort, to Saxapahaw, North Carolina. WRAL reports that...

Outer Banks Beach Nourishment Projects Explained In New Video

The Town of Kill Devil Hills has joined other Outer Banks communities in investing in beach nourishment projects in 2017 to protect existing coastlines and essential infrastructure. Kill Devil Hills, along with the towns...

Outer Banks National Parks Drew More Than 3 Million Visits In 2016

The National Park Service has announced that its local parks within the Outer Banks Group recorded a total of 3,162,854 visits in 2016, which was celebrated as the Park Service’s centennial anniversary year since...

UNC CSI Hosting Lecture on Beach Combing Biology

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

Kelly’s St. Patrick’s Parade 2017 Highlights [Video / Photo Gallery]

An Outer Banks tradition for almost three decades, the 28th Annual Kelly’s St. Patrick’s Parade turned the beach road green today (Sunday, March 12), as locals and visitors alike came out to celebrate, despite...

Watch the Epic New ‘Wonder Woman’ Trailer!

The third official trailer for Wonder Woman has come online today, featuring a lot of new footage of Gal Gadot in action in the title role of this summer’s highly anticipated movie adaptation of the...

Outer Banks Bike Week 2017 Schedule of Events Announced

The official schedule of events for the 15th Annual Outer Banks Bike Week has been announced. Bike Week roars back to the Outer Banks with various events happening throughout the area, starting on Saturday, April...

Festival Park ‘Digging for Answers’ About Missing Colonists In April

Digging for Answers: The Continued Search for the Missing Colonists of Roanoke Island will be presented in the Indoor Theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park Saturday, April 8 at 1pm in partnership with East Carolina University. The...

History's 'Return to Roanoke: Search for the Seven' premieres on March 26, 2017.

History Channel Will ‘Return To Roanoke’ In New Lost Colony Special

The History Channel continues the search for answers about America’s oldest unsolved mystery, the real life disappearance of the The Lost Colony of Roanoke Island, in the new special Return to Roanoke: Search for...

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...