Head to the cool and relaxed Outer Banks in late September to join in the fun of one of the region’s most distinctive and popular area festivals. Pridefest is a three-day gay pride festival that is full of activities, food, music, and ample beach time, and which is open to all LGBTQ folks and their supporters and friends.
The three-day event is held at multiple locations throughout the Outer Banks, but the cornerstone of Pridefest is the main pride festival which is held on Saturday. During this afternoon celebration, the event will feature a collection of bands, local restaurant food, merchant vendors, pride souvenirs, and nonprofit vendors. Best of all, the Saturday afternoon festival is completely free for all attendees, and everyone is welcome to join in the fun. In addition to the main festival, there will be special outings, tickets and passes to area restaurants, souvenirs and gatherings, and many more daytime and nighttime events that will entice beach lovers of all varieties. Serving as a great way to discover how amazing the Outer Banks can be in the cool fall season, Pridefest is a local festival that has grown deep roots, and which promises full days of sunny fun.
Enjoy Waterfront Dining at Basnight's Lone Cedar Café where we specialize in fresh and local Outer Banks seafood. If you’re craving the freshest fish, clams, crab, shrimp and oysters from local North Carolina waters, you’ll find them at the Lone Cedar Café. Since it first opened in 1996, Basnight’s has been the restaurant where all the movers and shakers in the state would eat when they visted the barrier islands. Owned by Outer Banks native and former state Sen. Marc Basnight and his family, the restaurant, located on the Nags Head-Manteo causeway, is busy nearly all year long. But its lineage is not the reason it’s become so popular. Lone Cedar can boast that it serves only fresh local seafood caught by local fishermen, as well as the freshest North Carolina produce available.