Outer Banks This Week Blog

Outer Banks information comes in many forms, but there’s no better way to learn it than through conversations with a local. The OuterBanksThisWeek.com blog is that local friend … even if you already live here! Every week, Molly Harrison gives the run down on Outer Banks activities, Outer Banks events, Outer Banks shopping – all the Outer Banks information needed to ensure that you have the best possible experience. And she does it in a conversational way that’s easy to read and entertaining. Outer Banks activities are numerous, and this blog gives you an insider’s scoop to help you plan your day. She leads you to all the Outer Banks events you won’t want to miss – sports, annual functions and holiday festivities. She gives you her input on the most exciting Outer Banks activities – the ones she loves, the ones she thinks you should love. If anything exciting or out-of-the-ordinary is happening during your visit – and there definitely will be something – this blog is your trusty guide to figuring out the whats, whens and wheres.

Nightlife, for example, is detailed here – what band is playing where, which scene is wild, which is chill. Festivals are also described – the ones that are old and loved and the ones that are new and anticipated. The amount of Outer Banks information offered here will keep you busy and in the know. You can find out what would be fun for you, your family or even your pets.

A fun touch of this blog is its conversational element. Hannah Lee always wants to hear from you! In fact, reader input can influence the basis of her next blog’s focus. So if there’s a topic or question you’re craving an answer for, let her know. Sit a spell and read through present and past OuterBanksThisWeek.com blogs. With all the Outer Banks information detailed for you, you’ll be the trusted source to all your friends!

Greetings of the Season

By Beth P. Storie | Tuesday, December 23, 2014
All of us at OuterBanksThisWeek.com want to wish you the happiest holiday season. However you celebrate this time of year, we hope you celebrate it well and pass the cheer on to the others around you and accept theirs back to you. It seems the time goes slowly as we anticipate the holidays, then it flies by once the... Read More

Dimming Days A Prelude To Holiday Glow

By Michael Lay | Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Mostly, I love this time of year. I am relatively impervious to the cold, so I don’t mind winter’s chill much at all. (Spend a few collegiate winters in Blacksburg, VA, and you’ll laugh at winter just about anywhere else you go south of the Great Lakes.) By Thanksgiving my preferred wardrobe with its gothic-inspired... Read More

But, wait! There’s more! Christmas Comes to Town, Part 2

By Michael Lay | Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Santa’s already out and about, there’s much too much to do and time’s a-wastin,’ so let’s get right to it. I’ll begin with a set of events that are running throughout the holidays before covering the festivities specific to the coming weekend.Each year The Elizabethan Gardens’ nightly WinterLights celebration just... Read More

Christmas Comes to Town!

By Michael Lay | Friday, December 5, 2014
Outer Banks holiday festivities really get rolling this week, beginning with events on Roanoke Island. Friday at 2 p.m. Roanoke Island Festival Park kicks things off in its indoor theater with Holly Jolly Christmas, a fun-filled holiday extravaganza featuring classic Christmas songs and a performance of a new... Read More

A Marathon And A New Fishing Tournament Highlight The Week On Music Island

By Michael Lay | Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Runners will be hoofing it all over the Outer Banks this weekend as the TowneBank Outer Banks Marathon and its accompanying races increase the foot traffic on roadways typically dominated by automobiles with out-of-state plates. Although registration is now closed for all races you can still thrill to the competition... Read More