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Only Two Weeks 'Til Thanksgiving? Start Planning Your Outer Banks Holiday
For me Thanksgiving is synonymous with eating out at an Outer Banks restaurant. While I know that the holiday is traditionally depicted as families gathering in a cozy home and everyone preparing their signature dish (including the weird stuff), I always prefer going out. Why? For starters there's no stress to meal... Read More
Downtown Manteo Halloween Edition: Who Wore It Best?
The Halloween bustle began in downtown Manteo’s streets well before the trick-or-treaters emerged. Vendors, bounce houses, game booths and more turned Queen Elizabeth Avenue into a festive carnival scene. By dusk costumed trick-or-treaters of all ages, sizes and degrees of scariness filled the streets.
Handing out... Read More
Summertime Horror Stories
We love our Outer Banks visitors. They bring us so many tales about the places they call home and their travels; they ask for our suggestions while they’re on the Outer Banks – they’re just overall lovable and charming folks. And, yes, there are the occasional exceptions to this standard. And, yes, we still love them... Read More
Halloween Hootenannying on the Outer Banks
With less than a week left until Halloween, the Outer Banks is cooking up events and activities that are sure to deliver scares, delights, tricks and treats. What’s everyone dressing up as? I’ve spent weeks planning out my costume, just waiting to dive into the festive happenings and activities about to take over the... Read More
Flying Kegs and Fall Festivities at OBX Brewtag
Have you ever seen a keg take to the skies? Personally, I haven’t, which is why I’m psyched to attend OBX Brewtag on October 27. This annual event is the Outer Banks rendition of Germany’s Flutag, or Flying Day. Traditionally Flutag is a festival in which people compete for the most successful invention of a human-... Read More