The Elizabeth II, whose homeport is Roanoke Island Festival Park, will be docked on the Elizabeth City waterfront this week, Oct 22-25. The 16th Century representative ship will start her outreach voyage, weather permitting, to...
International Wolf Awareness Week will be celebrated at the National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center, located at 100 Conservation Way on Roanoke Island, with singer/songwriter and naturalist Terri Bocklund. Cry Wolf is a free, one-hour...
Dare County Arts Council is pleased to present a polymer clay workshop with artist Cyndi Buell, creating sea turtle pendants and sculptures. Cyndi says, “Sea turtles are some of our oldest living creatures on...
Theatre of Dare will kick off their 25th anniversary year, as well as the Outer Banks Halloween season, this weekend with the classic thriller Wait Until Dark. Read on for the official press release...
National Park Service Outer Banks Group Superintendent David Hallac announced today the September 4th opening of the newly constructed parking area, a footpath, and Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) Ramp 32, located south of the village...
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 is National Park Service Founders Day – the 99th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service. Superintendent David Hallac invites the public to experience their national park sites...
Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, site of the first flight, will be celebrating Orville Wright’s birthday, recognized throughout the country as National Aviation Day, on August 19 with a full day...
Throughout the year, the National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center on Roanoke Island hosts a series of Art Expos featuring various artforms focusing on Wildlife and Wildlands of Eastern North Carolina. The Fall Art Expo will open...
Virginia Dare is one of the most influential historical figures to Roanoke Island and the Outer Banks, and in celebration of her 428th birthday, The Lost Colony continues its beloved tradition of casting local...
This summer, the National Park Service (NPS) Outer Banks Group hired local youths for the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program to assist with many park projects. These energetic young students recently performed valuable...
Celebrating its 34th year, The New World Festival of the Arts will be held on Wednesday, August 12th and Thursday, August 13th on the waterfront in downtown Manteo. The two-day festival is open...
Dare County Arts Council will host the work of two talented artists for the month of August with Kathryn Osgood and Beverly Perdue. On exhibition will be new works in Jewelry Design by Osgood...
Outer Banks Seafood Festival organizers are now receiving applications from area bands interested in playing at the October 17th Festival. In just a few short years, the Festival has grown into a “must-attend” event...
Nationally recognized Journey tribute band, Resurrection—A Journey Tribute, is making its first Outer Banks performance at The Lost Colony’s Waterside Theatre on Sunday, August 2nd. The Nashville, TN-based band is the final concert of...
The last time the Oregon Inlet Public Boat Ramps received an upgrade was in 1989. After many years of extensive use, and weathering many storms, the ramps were in poor condition. The National Park...
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...
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 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...
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...
Dare County Arts Council is pleased to present a weekly painting workshop with popular Outer Banks artist Catherine Hamill. Designed for beginner to intermediate artists ages 16 and up, this workshop will introduce you...
