2025 Local Events
February 7 – March 1
Manteo, NC
February 8 9am – 12pm
Dowdy Park, Nags Head
February 15 9am
Jennette’s Pier, Nags Head
March 8 9am – 12pm
Dowdy Park, Nags Head
March 16 1pm
Beach Rd, Nags Head
March 22
Blackbeard’s Revenge 100miler/100K
Outer Banks
March 22 12pm – 4pm
Soundside Event Site, Nags Head
April 4-6
Outer Banks, NC
April 12 9am – 12pm
Dowdy Park, Nags Head
April 12 4:30 – 7:30pm
Outer Banks Brewing Station
Kill Devil Hills, NC
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April 12
The Lost Colony Wine & Culinary Festival
The Lost Colony, Roanoke Island
April 18-19
Jockey’s Ridge, Nags Head, NC
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April 19 12pm – 4pm
Soundside Event Site, Nags Head
April 19 - 27
Various locations
April 25-27
ESA Mid-Atlantic Regional Surfing Championship
Jennette’s Pier, Nags Head
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May 3 9am - 2pm
Baum Center, Kill Devil Hills
May 2-3
Soundside Event Site, Nags Head
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May 15 - 18
53nd Annual Hang Gliding Spectacular
Jockey’s Ridge, Nags Head
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June 5-8
Jockey’s Ridge 50th Anniversary Celebration
Jockey’s Ridge State Park, Nags Head, NC
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June 6-7
Jockey’s Ridge, Nags Head
June 7
Manteo, NC
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June 14
Pirate’s Cove Marina, Manteo, NC
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June 17-18
Corolla Park, Corolla, NC
July 4 8am
Jockey’s Ridge, Nags Head
July 18-19
47th Annual Wright Kite Festival
Wright Brothers Memorial
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July 25-27
Jennette’s Pier, Nags Head
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August 1
19th Annual Watermelon Festival
Jockey’s Ridge Crossing, Nags Head
Sept 12-13
Jockey’s Ridge, Nags Head
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September 19-20
Various Locations
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October 11-12
Duck, NC
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October 16-18
Bluegrass Island Music Festival
Roanoke Island Festival Park​
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October 18
Soundside Event Site, Nags Head
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October 25
Soundside Event Site, Nags Head
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November 1 (12pm – 6pm)
Currituck County Rural Center
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November 29
Jockey’s Ridge, Nags Head
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Nov 21 – Dec 30 (select dates)
Winter lights @The Elizabethan Gardens
Elizabethan Gardens Manteo, NC
Re-occurring Events Summer 2025
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​​Farmer’s/Artisan’s Market​
Thursdays: June 12 – Aug 21 9am – 1pm
Dowdy Park, Nags Head, NC
Saturdays: mid-May – mid-Sept 9am – 1pm
Manteo, NC
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Saturdays: May 4 – Sept 28 8am - 12pm
Wanchese, NC
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Entertainment/Social
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Sanctuary Vineyards
Thursdays April 3 – September 25
5:30pm – 8:30pm
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April 4, May 2, June 6, July 11, August 1, September 5, October 4
6pm - 8pm
Downtown Manteo, NC
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Running & Fitness
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OBX Running Company’s weekly 5k
Various days weekly May – September
Corolla, Nags Head & Cape Hatteras
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Feb 8 9am
Sanctuary Vineyard, Jarvisburg, NC
April 13-15
Flying Pirate Half Marathon Weekend
Kill Devil Hills
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May 3 8am
Manteo, NC
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May 10
Nags Head Woods Preserve, Kill Devil Hills
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July 4 8am
Jockey’s Ridge, Nags Head
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November 7-9
Roanoke Island, NC
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Holiday/Seasonal Events
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