Category: Events

Santa Claus is Coming to (the Outer Banks) Town

It’s a well-known fact that Santa Claus’ busiest weekend of the year is Thanksgiving Weekend, when he manages to visit hundreds and hundreds of places in just three days. It’s an important time for...

The Grandest of Grand Prize winners—Prince of Canned Goods. Chef Brian Hardison in Black and Frank Griffs, sous chef of the Jolly Roger.

Outer Banks Chefs Rise to the Challenge

If the 3rd Annual Holiday Chefs Challenge at the Hilton Garden Inn Thursday night proved nothing else, Outer Banks chefs can take even the most common day-to-day foods and create something memorable. The Chefs...

Reindeer among holly.

Winter Lights, Outer Banks Holiday Magic

I’m surrounded by hundreds of thousands of lights, and it’s magical. I’m wandering through The Elizabethan Gardens’ paths at night, but with the radiance of Winter Lights illuminating the trail there’s plenty of light....

Big Curri-Shuck, Big Fun

You have to say this for the folks at Sanctuary Vineyards and I Got Your Crabs…they sure know how to throw a party. The Annual Big Curri-shuck celebration of oysters, crab, barbecue, wine, beer...

OBX Dance Marathon: Fun for a Great Cause

Nine-and-a-half hours after the Riff Tides played the first notes of the First Annual G.E.M. Carpe DM Dance Marathon on Saturday, two dancers were still on the floor. Brittany Slaughter from Team Black Pelican...