Watch Outer Banks July 4th Fireworks! [Video / Photo Gallery]

We hope you all had an enjoyable Independence Day Weekend, and with plenty of Outer Banks July 4th fireworks displays happening throughout the area, the sky was alive with explosions of color in celebration...

July 4, 2006 at Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills (photo: Artz Music & Photography)

Outer Banks July 4th Events To Celebrate Independence Day 2015

It’s the Fourth of July and we have compiled a list of events going on around the Outer Banks where you can celebrate America’s birthday this Independence Day and watch a spectacular fireworks display...

Outer Banks July 4th Concert Returns To Festival Park, Manteo

Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo will once again host their annual Outer Banks July 4th concert, featuring patriotic music performed live this year by the Second Marine Aircraft Wing Band, to be followed...

Village Realty Awards Scholarships To Outer Banks Students

 The second annual Village Realty and Ocracoke Island Realty scholarships, valued at $1,000 each, have been presented to eight area high school seniors and one college student:   Amanda Gaskins – Ocracoke High School Caitlyn...

‘Let Freedom Ring’ Patriotic Outer Banks Concert Announced

Outer Banks Presbyterian Church will hold their 8th Annual “Let Freedom Ring” musical presentation on Sunday, July 5.  Due to high demands in seating, the concert will be held in two presentations.  The First...

‘The Lost Colony’ Gets New Sound System From Community Foundation

The Lost Colony sounds better than ever this year, thanks to a generous donation recently received from the Outer Banks Community Foundation. Directors and staff from the Outer Banks Community Foundation (pictured below) were...

Outer Banks To Get New Bonner Bridge To Hatteras Island

It has been a long time coming (decades in fact), but a settlement agreement was finally reached this week that will allow the aging, unquestionably unsafe Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet to...

Explore Beaches Of Kill Devil Hills In New Video

The Town of Kill Devil Hills has released a new video as part of the Dare County Government Channel’s Destination Dare series, this  time focusing on What You May Find On The Beach while...

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...

‘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...

His Generation Brings Jesus Culture Concert To Outer Banks [Photo Gallery]

His Generation brought Jesus Culture to the Outer Banks live in concert his past weekend in Manteo, featuring national recording artists Kristene Dimarco and Derek Johnson, with special guests the Charlie Perkins Worship Band. ...

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...

Jennette’s Pier Awarded TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence from the national travel website TripAdvisor. No surprise to us here at OBX Entertainment, this is the second year in a row...

Celebrate Jockey’s Ridge 40th Anniversary May 31

Jockey’s Ridge State Park will celebrate its 40th anniversary since being saved from the threat of encroaching development four decades ago with an event this week. On May 31, 1975, after two years of...

Jesus Culture Concert Comes To Roanoke Island Festival Park

His Generation presents the Jesus Culture concert, featuring national recording artists Kristene Dimarco and Derek Johnson, with special guests the Charlie Perkins Worship Band, to the Outer Banks this month.  The event is happening...

Outer Banks Halloween Parade of Costumes 2015

Outer Banks Halloween Parade of Costumes 2015 Details Announced!

OBX Entertainment is excited to present the 2nd Annual Outer Banks Halloween Parade of Costumes, returning to Kelly’s in Nags Head in October for another spirited afternoon of free family fun for all ages!...

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 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...

May The 4th Be With You: Star Wars Day Hits Outer Banks [Video / Photo Gallery]

May the Fourth be with you! For fans of the Star Wars movie franchise, the date of May 4 each year has been adopted as the official holiday celebrating all things that we love...