OBX Trio is on TV!

UNC TV  popped into local hot spot Trio in Kitty Hawk to make this great short for their show, North Carolina Weekend. It’s a great peek into the amazing selections of wine, beer and cheese on offer at Trio and the dynamic partners that created this match up made in heaven! Trio is at Milepost 4.5 in… Continue reading OBX Trio is on TV!

bring it on down to summeritaville

Great food, awesome local music, fun watersports and a craft beer garden are just a few of the good reasons to head down to Waves Village Watersports Resort in Rodanthe on Friday evening! Local favorites Jonny Waters and SOULone will perform at Summeritaville 2015, and tickets are only $10 for adults 16 and older and $5 for… Continue reading bring it on down to summeritaville

on the obx? get outside this weekend!

Temps are heating up on the Outer Banks, and so are the weekend events! The weather is looking beautiful for two of our favorite spring events, the Mustang Spring Jam in Corolla and Kitty Hawk Kite’s 42nd Annual Hang Gliding Spectacular in Nags Head at Jockey’s Ridge, so whichever end of the OBX you are on… Continue reading on the obx? get outside this weekend!

hidden outer banks? find it here.

Kitty Hawk Beach

Hidden Outer Banks is a fresh online magazine for discovering what’s best about the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Featuring insider info from the best local sources, articles, photos, videos and links that all tell a story about these beautiful barrier islands. Hidden Outer Banks is a place to get turned on to the local… Continue reading hidden outer banks? find it here.

you (yes, YOU!) can sponsor ocrafolk festival!

Caravan of Thieves performs on the Live Oak stage in 2013. Photo by Hidden Outer Banks

The 16th annual Ocrafolk Festival is happening on Ocracoke Island, this June 5th through 7th! The family friendly weekend is presented by the non-profit Ocracoke Alive, and showcases music, storytelling, artisans, and characters from the NC coastal region and beyond, in addition to being rated one of the top fifteen island festivals in the WORLD… Continue reading you (yes, YOU!) can sponsor ocrafolk festival!

have you met taste of the beach lately?

Photo courtesy of obxtasteofthebeach.com | GingerSnaps Photography

If you love food, and dig the OBX, boy, are you in luck! The Outer Banks Taste of the Beach is ON and we’re looking at four days of fun foodie events to treat your taste buds THIS weekend, from March 19 through 22! The Outer Banks offers up a wide variety of restaurants to choose from… Continue reading have you met taste of the beach lately?

ocrafolk festival! great music + art = a great time

It was an incredible weekend at the Ocrafolk Festival on Ocracoke Island! Madeleine Bishop does a great job of capturing the fun in this article she wrote for the Ocracoke Current. “Ah. Maze. Ing.” “Can you put a freaking in there? Ah. Freaking. Maze. Ing,” Shana Tucker gushed after a successful performance at this year’s Ocrafolk Festival. Musicians and… Continue reading ocrafolk festival! great music + art = a great time

music, storytelling and art this weekend @ ocrafolk festival!

The 15th Annual Ocrafolk Festival is happening this weekend! Ocrafolk is a celebration of all things Ocracoke, and includes loads of great music on different stages, kid’s activities, storytelling, arts and crafts. Ocracoke’s online newspaper, the Ocracoke Current, has the story. “The weekend is presented by Ocracoke Alive, and celebrates music, storytelling, and artisans from the… Continue reading music, storytelling and art this weekend @ ocrafolk festival!

jars of clay @ the lost colony’s waterside theatre!

Jars of Clay

Sunday was a day of rest at The Lost Colony’s Waterside Theatre, but this certainly won’t be the case when The Waterside Concert Series begins this summer.   Taking advantage of Sunday as a day off for Lost Colony actors, the venerable outdoor theatre company has created the The Waterside Concert Series with five shows scheduled through… Continue reading jars of clay @ the lost colony’s waterside theatre!

molasses creek makes music in the lobby!

Enjoy this video of Ocracoke’s own Molasses Creek, playing in the lobby at the Our State offices. The magazine, Our State: Down Home in North Carolina, celebrates the people and places that make this state great. From the mountains to the coast, they feature North Carolina travel, history, folklore and beautiful scenic photography. Molasses Creek  is Gary… Continue reading molasses creek makes music in the lobby!