Outer Banks Posts

The lineup for the 2026 Duck Jazz Festival presented by PNC keeps getting better 🎶✨

We’re thrilled to welcome powerhouse vocalist Shayna Steele to this year’s festival! Known for her electrifying stage presence and soulful blend of jazz, blues, and soul, Shayna delivers performances that leave audiences wanting more.

From appearances at legendary festivals like Monterey Jazz and North Sea Jazz with Snarky Puppy to performances with more than 100 symphony orchestras, Shayna has shared the stage with artists including Chris Botti, Moby, Bette Midler, Rihanna, and Kelly Clarkson. 🎤

Her latest album, Gold Dust, showcases her artistry as a songwriter, vocalist, and arranger — cementing her place as one of today’s most compelling voices in jazz and soul music.

Join us on Sunday, October 11 as Shayna Steele takes the Main Stage at the 2026 Duck Jazz Festival! 🌟

Introducing the incredible artists joining us for the 2026 Duck Jazz Festival presented by PNC🎶✨

We’re excited to welcome acclaimed guitarist, producer, and composer Adam Hawley to this year’s lineup! With 17 Billboard #1 hits and honors including Mediabase Artist of the Year (2024) and Billboard Song of the Year (2022 & 2020), Adam has become one of the most celebrated names in contemporary jazz. 🎸

His career has included performances alongside Jennifer Lopez, Natalie Cole, Lalah Hathaway, The Manhattan Transfer, and many more, and now he’ll be opening festival weekend on Saturday, October 10 at 4:00 p.m. on the Main Stage at 1200 Duck Road!

Start building your 2026 Duck Jazz Festival playlist now and get ready to groove along with us 😎

You could spend the day doing something ordinary.

Orrrrrrr you could listen to live jazz by the water 🎷🎶🎵

We recommend the latter 😎

Some mighty fine music is coming to Town. The Duck Jazz Festival is bringing the bands, the brass, and a proper good time.

Save the date. Bring your friends. Stay for the music.

October 10-11, 2026 in the Duck Town Park.

Today we have Soft Shell Sandwich or Platters for Lunch Special and the Dinner portion for Tonight's Special, Flounder, Portuguese Seafood Stew, Collards and Corn on the Cob!😋

☘️🍔 MONDAY MOOD: We’re just here for the burgers. 🐾
Liam knows how to start the week right… head down, eyes on the prize. 😂💚
Stop by McGrath’s for today’s Lunch Special from 11AM–2PM!
🍔 Quarter-Pound Cheeseburger
🥬 Lettuce, tomato & onion
🍟 Hand-cut fries
💵 ONLY $12
Because Mondays are a whole lot better with a burger, fries, and a little Irish luck. ☘️
📍 McGrath’s Burger Shack
Zero Lucks Given. Just Great Burgers. 🇮🇪🍔

A quick photo drop from our shop from this weekend's very exciting Rock the Cape Gallery Tour by Dare Arts. Authors and artists were at several locations in our shop, on the porch next door, and outside under tents. What a day!

Are you're an early riser who loves getting your day started while the rest of the world is still sleeping? We may have the perfect job for you! 🧁
Our summer crew is heading out in the next few weeks. We are looking for a few more people to join our team!
Experience is great, but we're happy to train the right people! We offer competitive pay, year round employment, and housing available on a case-by-case basis.
Spend your mornings with making fresh pastries, brewing coffee, and helping our customers start their day with a smile. The best part? You'll still have plenty of your day left to enjoy the beach!
Stop by Muffins & Scones and apply in person.

THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER: The 2026 Halloween Island t-shirts have arrived!!!! 🎃

Since *every penny* of the $30 purchase price of the 2026 “Rise of the Moondog” shirts will be donated to the Outer Banks Relief Foundation, we’ll need a few days to sort through them for quality control, inventory, and allocation to each of the Halloween bars. While we originally stated that October 1st would be the official “on-sale” date, we’ve decided to start the fundraising a week early, so these limited-edition shirts will be available for purchase beginning at 12:00 NOON on Friday, September 25th!

Many of you have reached out in hopes of purchasing previous-year designs from 2024 and 2025, and we plan to make those “retro” designs available again in 2027. But for now, we expect this new design to sell out as quickly as the others, so we encourage you to get them early before sizes & colors begin selling out…WHICH THEY WILL. Get yours early by visiting The Hop Shop in person or by calling (252) 423-3033. And YES…we ship domestically & internationally!

Something wicked is coming back to Goombays 💀
Meet this year’s Gloombays & Frights look — new logo, new tee, same spooky season takeover.
Starting October 9th, Goombays slips back into the shadows as Gloombays & Frights for the Ghostly Gallies of the Outer Banks.
Four haunted pop-up bars. One spooky month on the beach.
🕷️ Spooky 12 | Gloombays | Shack of Shadows | Monster Kwans
Haunted cocktails, creepy events + plenty of reasons to stay out after dark.
The haunt begins October 9th. Consider this your warning.