- Thursday, July 16th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 23rd 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 30th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 6th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 13th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 20th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 27th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Visitors can take a step back in time and learn how the heroes of the original US Life-Saving Service performed their daring rescues and everyday duties through this special live demonstration that’s held on the grounds of the oceanside Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station.
- Thursday, July 9th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 23rd 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 30th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 6th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 13th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 20th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 27th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Visitors can take a step back in time and learn how the heroes of the original US Life-Saving Service performed their daring rescues and everyday duties through this special live demonstration that’s held on the grounds of the oceanside Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station.
Now celebrating its 47th year, the Wright Kite Festival is a celebration of aviation that takes place where flight began – the Wright Brothers Memorial. Walk through the sprawling grounds of the museum and gain a little knowledge of the birthplace of aviation and then put this knowledge to the test outside with Kitty Hawk Kites. Large kites will be on display throughout the weekend, joining in the sky with the Wright Memorial!
- Thursday, July 9th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 16th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 30th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 6th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 13th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 20th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 27th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Visitors can take a step back in time and learn how the heroes of the original US Life-Saving Service performed their daring rescues and everyday duties through this special live demonstration that’s held on the grounds of the oceanside Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station.
- Thursday, July 9th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 16th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 23rd 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 6th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 13th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 20th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 27th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Visitors can take a step back in time and learn how the heroes of the original US Life-Saving Service performed their daring rescues and everyday duties through this special live demonstration that’s held on the grounds of the oceanside Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station.
- Thursday, July 9th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 16th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 23rd 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 30th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 13th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 20th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 27th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Visitors can take a step back in time and learn how the heroes of the original US Life-Saving Service performed their daring rescues and everyday duties through this special live demonstration that’s held on the grounds of the oceanside Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station.
Take a stroll along any shaded street in Ocracoke village and you’ll naturally notice the town’s love of all-things fig. Fig trees are everywhere in this coastal town, and during this annual celebration, visitors and locals alike can celebrate the fig through a myriad of music, dancing, history, activities, and of course, plenty of fig goodies.
Get ready for a pirate invasion on the Outer Banks, courtesy of the two-day Outer Banks Pirate Festival. This festival that will be held next to Jockey’s Ridge State Park in the central Outer Banks town of Nags Head promises plenty of swashbuckling good times and activities, and will be a memorable event for young and old salty visitors alike.
- Thursday, July 9th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 16th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 23rd 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 30th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 6th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 20th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 27th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Visitors can take a step back in time and learn how the heroes of the original US Life-Saving Service performed their daring rescues and everyday duties through this special live demonstration that’s held on the grounds of the oceanside Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station.
Come celebrate one of the most important events in Life-Saving local history with this special day at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site in the heart of Rodanthe. The rescue of the Mirlo was one of the most legendary rescues that was ever conducted by the US Life-Saving Service, and during this special day, visitors will dive deeper into this story courtesy of a wealth of activities that will fascinate visitors of all ages.
First proclaimed on August 19, 1939, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, National Aviation Day is a celebration of Orville Wright’s birth date, and is a fun-filled event at the Wright Brothers National Memorial that visitors of all ages will enjoy.
- Thursday, July 9th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 16th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 23rd 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 30th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 6th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 13th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 27th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Visitors can take a step back in time and learn how the heroes of the original US Life-Saving Service performed their daring rescues and everyday duties through this special live demonstration that’s held on the grounds of the oceanside Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station.
- Thursday, July 9th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 16th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 23rd 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, July 30th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 6th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 13th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Thursday, August 20th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Visitors can take a step back in time and learn how the heroes of the original US Life-Saving Service performed their daring rescues and everyday duties through this special live demonstration that’s held on the grounds of the oceanside Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station.
Join the Ocracoke Preservation Society in celebrating Ocracoke heritage with its rich history and continuing tradition of working on the water with this unique festival that made its grand debut in 2023. Held on the grounds of the Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum, this festival will celebrate these traditions with booths and exhibits with the watermen themselves, as well as plenty of food and fun to go around.
Come to Ocracoke Island for a Pirate Halloween! The Ocracoke Pirate Jamboree is an annual and multiple-day event that is highlighted by a family-friendly Pirate Encampment by Blackbeard's Pirate Crew on Ocracoke Island, and an ensuing world of fun on the southern Outer Banks.
Enjoy an uplifting experience at the exact location where aviation was born at the annual Celebration of the Wright Brothers First Flight at the impossible-to-miss Wright Brothers Memorial in Kill Devil Hills. This day-long celebration honors the birthplace of flight, with a commemoration that coincides with the precise time that the first successful launch took place, and a wealth of activities throughout the day that will delight aviation fans of all ages.
Automobile enthusiasts can meet and greet with fellow aficionados while exploring some of the most stunning coastlines that North Carolina has to offer at this two-day festival that features a wide array of ways to have fun. The OBX Rod And Custom Festival is a special celebration of vintage and antique cars that will boast a host of family-friendly activities, from local food, to cruise-ins, to displays that will impress car fans of all tastes and ages.
July 8, 2026
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