Celebrate Thanksgiving History at Island Farm's Fall Foodways

Island Farm c.1847 in Manteo is hosting Island Foodways this month, a Thanksgiving event featuring historical interpreters demonstrating how an 1850s family would prepare and preserve foods for the coming winter months on the Outer Banks. Island Foodways...

[BATB 2] Blood Rules at VA Beach Horror Convention [Photo Gallery]

[BATB 2] Blood Rules at VA Beach Horror Convention [Photo Gallery]

 We hit the road to cover the second Blood at the Beach Horror Convention, taking over the Virginia Beach, Virginia oceanfront Nov. 9-11, and we’ve got over 150 exclusive photos from the event for you to check...

[BATB 2] 'Walking Dead', Gremlins, and More Hit VA Beach Horror Convention

 If you watched last night’s The Walking Dead on AMC, you may have some new questions to ask Irone Singleton, who plays “T-Dog”, and Chandler Riggs, who plays “Carl”, about the actions of their characters in the landmark episode, and...

Violins & Voices Charity Christmas Concert Returns to Nags Head

Violins & Voices Charity Christmas Concert Returns to Nags Head

The 4th Annual Violins & Voices Classical Christmas Concert returns to St. Andrews Church in Nags Head this December to kick off the Outer Banks holiday season with a gathering of local music talents...

[BATB 2] 'Halloween' Movie Stars Join VA Beach Horror Convention

 Fans of the Halloween movie franchise likely already have their tickets to the second Blood at the Beach Horror Convention, taking over the Virginia Beach, Virginia oceanfront this November, featuring more than 40 celebrity guests, including...

[BATB 2] VA Beach gets 'Weird' Reunion at 2nd Horror Convention

Cast members of the 1985 sci-fi comedy classic Weird Science will reunite for the first time ever at the second Blood at the Beach Horror Convention, taking over the Virginia Beach, Virginia oceanfront Nov....

Celebrate 'Halloween' at The Myers House NC [photo gallery]

Celebrate 'Halloween' at The Myers House NC [photo gallery]

The ultimate Halloween party is happening this weekend in Hillsborough, North Carolina at the world’s only life-size replica of the home of the holiday’s most infamous cinematic icon. Built to almost identical specs of...

'Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives' OBX Episode Airing in November

The first episode of The Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives with footage filmed on the Outer Banks this summer will air in November, and one local restaurant featured is hosting a big screen showing...

Bite into OBX Seafood Festival this Weekend

It will be a seafood lovers paradise in Nags Head this weekend, with the first ever Outer Banks Seafood Festival offering a taste of some signature local cuisine from 20 of the area’s top...

Learn Victorian Death Rituals at Island Farm's 'Draped in Black'

Island Farm c.1847 is hosting a dark exploration into Victorian era death rituals in a new Halloween-themed tour called ‘Draped in Black’. Friday and Saturday nights in October, Island Farm on Roanoke Island is taking visitors into the...

Brewing Station Hosts 11th Annual Exotic Erotic Halloween Ball

The Outer Banks Brewing Station will present its 11th annual Exotic Erotic Ball this Halloween in Kill Devil Hills, hosted this year by Bryce “The Guv’na” Graves of the Hellzapoppin Sideshow. The Exotic Erotic Ball XI happens...

Fear at the Pier Haunts Jennette's this Halloween

Fear is coming to Jennette’s Pier this Halloween for one night only, featuring a spooky new haunted tour. “Fear at the Pier” will take place on Sunday, October 28, at Jennette’s Pier in Nags...

Island Farm Hosts Pumpkin Patch Saturdays in October

Island Farm c.1847 is hosting their first pumpkin patch every weekend this month, celebrating old school Halloween with a hayride, corn husk doll making, and scarecrow stuffing for the whole family. Saturdays in October, Island Farm on Roanoke Island...

Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival Draws Sell-Out Crowd [Photo Gallery]

Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival Draws Sell-Out Crowd [Photo Gallery]

The 1st Annual Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival exceeded all expectations, and organizers tell us that next year’s event has already been scheduled and will be even bigger and better. “I believe the event exceeded everyone’s expectations,”...

NC Actress Addy Miller Returns for VA Beach Convention and Zombie Walk [OBXE Interview]

NC Actress Addy Miller Returns for VA Beach Convention and Zombie Walk [OBXE Interview]

TV’s most famous zombie, North Carolina actress Addy Miller is returning to Virginia Beach this fall to walk with the undead at the Hampton Roads Zombie Walk and meet hundreds of fans at the second...

Blackbeard's Pirate Jamboree Takes Over Ocracoke and Hatteras [UPDATED]

[UPDATED 10/26/12: Due to Hurricane Sandy, the Ocracoke/Hatteras Pirate Jamboree has been cancelled for this weekend, and is tentatively rescheduled for next weekend, Nov. 2-3.] The 2012 Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree is set for October...

Cornfest Bowl Crawl Honors Fallen Local Skateboarder

Cornfest 2012 and the 2nd Annul Outer Banks Bowl Crawl will take skateboarders to six local skatespots throughout Dare and Currituck over two days, as an extended “rememberance session” dedicated to the passing of local skater Scott Greene, who lost his battle...

Bluegrass Legend Doyle Lawson Joins OBX Festival [Concert Preview]

Bluegrass legends Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver will take the stage this weekend as part of the innaugural Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival, bringing gospel flavored Tennessee picking to Manteo. Six time International Bluegrass Music Association Vocal...

Trick-or-Treat Under the Sea at NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island

After a decade as one of the most popular Halloween events on the Outer Banks, the North Carolina Aquarium’s annual Trick or Treat Under the Sea is expanding to two nights for the first...

Symposium Explores Fact and Fiction of The Lost Colony

Your chance to explore what’s real and what has been colored by myth in the legend of The Lost Colony begins this weekend at the Roanoke Conundrum – Fact & Fiction international symposium, featuring five...