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!

Restaurant Week, Blackbeard's Pirate Jamboree and More!

By Michael Lay | Tuesday, October 22, 2013
The week ahead is so full of great events and happenings it's hard to know where to start. But my motto is, "When in doubt, start with food." And it IS another fabulous food week here on the Outer Banks. Following hot on the heels of last week's Outer Banks Seafood Festival is Fall Outer Banks Restaurant Week, nine... Read More
Taste the local catch at the Outer Banks Seafood Festival.

OBX Seafood Fest, a Dune Buggy Bash and More Hauntings!

By Michael Lay | Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Last year's first ever Outer Banks Seafood Festival was such an over-the-top success that the event organizers and participating restaurants and vendors have cooked up an even bigger and better Round Two set for this weekend. This year The Dunes Restaurant in Nags Head kicks off the festival on Friday at 6:30 p.m.... Read More

Hometown Tenor Aims High

By Michael Lay | Tuesday, October 15, 2013
You may not know the name Tshombe Selby, but if you've attended any number of local events over the past few years, you've likely heard him sing. And, wow, can he sing! Tshombe Selby is a young local man possessing a remarkable vocal talent, and he has repeatedly and graciously volunteered that talent at local events... Read More
Check out the free Duck Jazz Festival this weekend.

The Jazzy, the Southern and the Ghoulish

By Michael Lay | Wednesday, October 9, 2013
October shows no signs of slowing down. Hot on the heels of the Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival come two, couldn't-be-more-different music festivals back-to-back in Corolla and Duck, a combination pig-picking and oyster roast, a production of Steel Magnolias and a bevy of ghost tours. Coastal CastlesFrom Thursday,... Read More
"PsychoPath" runs Friday and Saturday nights in October.

Fright Time, Bluegrass and Fishing for the Future

By Michael Lay | Tuesday, October 1, 2013
The Outer Banks is no stranger to mysterious events, disappearances and spooky stories. In fact, one of the world's greatest unsolved mysteries took place along these very shores more than 425 years ago when 117 men, women and children vanished forever from Sir Walter Raleigh's Roanoke Island colony. Couple that... Read More