Outer Banks Posts

🌌 Nature’s Light Show Over the Outer Banks ✨
Tuesday night, the Outer Banks skies put on one of nature’s most breathtaking displays — the Aurora Borealis! Shades of pink and green danced overhead, painting a rare and magical glow across our coastal horizon. 💫
This stunning phenomenon happens when energy from the sun interacts with Earth’s magnetic field. During a geomagnetic storm, charged particles from the sun collide with gases in our atmosphere, releasing light that illuminates the sky. These storms are caused by bursts of solar wind — sometimes from powerful coronal mass ejections (CMEs) — that reach Earth and energize our magnetosphere, creating those beautiful, colorful waves of light we call the Northern Lights.
Even though the aurora is typically seen much farther north, strong geomagnetic activity made it visible here in the Outer Banks — a truly rare and unforgettable sight! 🌠
📸 Captured right here along our coast

Gray Day -- Anglers have caught and released small BLUEFISH and SPECKLED TROUT. Overcast skies. Ocean water temperature is 60 degrees, air temp 53 degrees. There's a moderate NW breeze at 11 knots. Low tides 8:01 a.m. and 8:48 p.m. High tide 2:19 p.m.

GOBBLE GOBBLE TO GO!
By popular demand, we’ve whipped up two delicious ways to bring Red Sky home for the holiday!
Option 1: Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner – $180
Feeds 4 and includes ALL the fixings…
(see menu on the flyer)
Option 2: A La Carte - Build your own spread with local favorites like Chef Wes’s Shrimp & Grits, Bistro Steak with Chimichurri, Crab Cakes, Brunch Frittatas, Mac n’ Cheese, Spiced Cider, and more!
👉 EMAIL YOUR ORDER: orders@redskycatering.com
Include your full name and phone number to reach you.
Order deadline: Tuesday, November 25 @ 5PM
Pickup: Wednesday, Nov 26 (11am–4pm) or Thursday, Nov 27 (9am–1p) at Red Sky Casual Dining & Cocktails in Duck!

Don't skip dessert! 🥧🍰 It's the most important meal of the day! 😁

👉Key lime and coconut bar with a Biscoff crust topped with toasted meringue.

📸: @edible_photography_obx

Oh boy, y'all, have we got a treat for you.

Our lead tour guide extraordinary, Tree, was out this morning doing some scouting and came across this parade of beauties sauntering through the street.

We are bumping up against the back end of the season but it is still thrilling to see them each and every time!

Did you notice the pair further up the road on the left hand side..

We’re starting to get in the Holiday spirit at the pier. That being said, we are happy to announce that we are participating in the OBX Angel Gift Program supporting Dare county children. We have adopted 10 children this season that are in need of some holiday cheer. Please check the link in our bio for the Amazon wish list we put together. Let’s make some Christmas miracles come true. 🎄✨

🎄✨ Christmas Holiday Hours at The Dunes ✨🎄
The holiday season is fast approaching, and we’ll be taking a little extra time to celebrate with family and friends! 💫
Check out our special hours below so you can plan your breakfast (and maybe a breakfast cocktail 😉) with us Christmas week.
📅 Holiday Hours:
🕒 Closed Dec 22–26
🥞 Open Dec 27–28 | 7AM–12:30PM
☕ Open Dec 29 | 7AM–12PM
🚪 Closed Dec 30
🍳 Open Dec 31 & Jan 1 | 7AM–12PM
We can’t wait to share a cozy coastal Christmas with you at The Dunes Restaurant, Nags Head, NC.
❤️ From our family to yours — Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Chef Wes and Leela Harpur Heyder from Calm Minds Kind Hearts @calmmindskindhearts are teaming up to bring you a night celebrating the harvest season and the incredible local educators who make a difference every day.
Join us Wednesday, November 19 at 6 PM for Flavors of the Fall, a 5-course dinner paired with creative cocktails. A portion of proceeds will support the Teacher Wellness Retreat 2026, designed to bring mindfulness, rest, and care to those who give so much.
Text 252-455-1791 to reserve your seat!

#FlavorsOfTheFall #NCCoastGrillAndBar #outerbanksrestaurant