We’d love to have you stay with us and join the fun in Manteo all year-round. OBX isn’t just for summer anymore!
2025
American Tune: Simon, Croce And Taylor
Saturday, January 20
7:30 PM
First Flight High School Auditorium
August Osage County
2/2, 2/3, 2/4, 2/8, 2/9, 2/10, 2/11
Theatre of Dare
Hatteras Island Oyster Roast
Saturday, February 3
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Oden’s Dock
The Virginia Symphony
Saturday, February 24
First Flight High School Auditorium
Running of the Leprechauns!
Saturday, March 16
8:00 AM
Outer Banks Sporting Events
St Patrick’s day Beer Mile
Saturday, March 16
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Outer Banks Brewing Station
Last Date: The Floyd Cramer Story with Grandson Jason Coleman
March 23, 2025
7:30 PM
First Flight High School Auditorium
Blackbeard’s Revenge 100
Saturday-Sunday, Mar 23-24
8:00 AM
Outer Banks
Eastertide in the Gardens
Saturday, March 30
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Elizabethan Gardens
Wilbur Wright Day
Wednesday, April 16
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Taste of The Beach
Friday-Sunday, April 12-14
The Lost Colony Wine & Culinary Festival
Saturday, April 13
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Waterside Theatre, Roanoke Island
Flying Pirate Half Marathon
Friday-Sunday, April 19-21
7:00 AM
Flying Pirate Half Marathon
A Tribute to the Legendary Ladies of Soul
April 27, 2025
7:30 PM
First Flight High School Auditorium
OBX Rod and Custom Festival
Friday-Saturday, May 3-4
The Soundside Event Site
Nags Head Woods 5k
May 10, 2025
7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Nags Head Woods Preserve
Hatteras Village Offshore Open
May 13-17
58058 NC-12
Hang Gliding Spectacular
May 15-18
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Kitty Hawk Kites – Nags Head – Kayak, SUP, Surf Board, and Bike Rentals
2024 Season of The Lost Colony
May 31, 2024 – August 24, 2025 (Mon-Sat)
7:45 PM
Soundfront on Roanoke Island
2025 Season of The Lost Colony
May 31, 2025 – August 24, 2025 (Mon-Sat)
7:45 PM
Soundfront on Roanoke Island
Rock The Cape Festival
Thursday-Fiday, June 6-7
Avon
Outer Banks Rum Festival
June 15, 2025
Independence Beer Mile
June 30, 2025
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Outer Banks Brewing Station
2024 Season of The Lost Colony
May 31, 2024 – August 24, 2025 (Mon-Sat)
7:45 PM
Soundfront on Roanoke Island
Freedom 5k presented by SUN Realty
July 4, 2025
7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Kill Devil Hills Town Hall
2024 Season of The Lost Colony
May 31, 2024 – August 24, 2025 (Mon-Sat)
7:45 PM
Soundfront on Roanoke Island
Bluegrass Island Music Festival
October 16-18, 2025
Roanoke Island Festival Park
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Winterlights
12/1, 12/2, 12/3, 12/5, 12/6, 12/7, 12/8, 12/9, 12/10, 12/12, 12/13, 12/14, 12/15, 12/16, 12/17, 12/19, 12/20, 12/21, 12/22, 12/23, 12/26, 12/27, 12/28, 12/29, 12/30
6:00 PM to 9:00PM
Elizabeth Gardens
Town of Manteo Christmas Tree Lighting
Friday, December 1
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Manteo Waterfront
Christmas on the North End
Friday-Saturday, December 1-2
3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Island Farm
Town of Manteo Christmas Parade
Saturday, December 2
10:30 AM
Start at Manteo High School
Manteo Holiday Tour of Homes
Saturday, December 2
1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
108 Budleigh St., Manteo
Soundside Holiday Market
12/3, 12/10, 12/17
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
The Soundside Event Site
Wright Lights Illumination
December 5, 2025
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Aviation Park
Wings Over Water Encore – Birding Session
Friday-Sunday, December 8-10
Outer Banks
Dowdy Park Holiday Farmers Market
Saturday, December 9
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Dowdy Park
Hatteras Village Christmas Parade
Saturday, December 9
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Hatteras Village
First Flight Holiday Markets
Saturday, December 16
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Aviation Park
Wright Brothers Day – 120th Anniversary
Sunday, December 17
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Midnight Magic in Manteo
Sunday, December 31
Waterfront in Downtown Manteo
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