The Currituck Fall Food and Wine Festival will be held Saturday, September 24, from noon to 6 p.m. at Sanctuary Vineyards in Jarvisburg, NC.Events include:Live music all afternoon The Great Currituck Grape Stomp Pork and Cork BBQ Competition Sample local wines and beers Local food vendors Advance tickets are $20 Day of the event $25Admission includes signature wine glass, wine tastings, and entertainment.
The 1st Annual Hatteras Island Shorebreak 5K and Tidepool Fun Run will be held on Memorial Day, Monday, March 28, 2012. Participants will enjoy running through Kinnakeet Shores on gorgeous Cape Hatteras Island, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.The race terrain includes paved roads through Kinnakeet Shores to wooden bridges, boardwalks, a beach walkway and a few steps up and over the dune to the finish line on the beach. Run, jog, or walk, particiapnts of all ages are welcome.
This past weekend, the Outer Banks of North Carolina hosted The Graveyard 100 Marathon . 82 runners registered for the 100-mile marathon beginning at 5 am in Corolla on March 10, 2012. The race is reached the half-way point at Oregon Inlet, in the late afternoon. A separate 100K race (63 miles) with 18 runners started at 4 p.m. from the Bodie Island Lighthouse. The races finished at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum at the end of Hatteras Island. All proceeds from the Graveyard 100 Marathon and Graveyard 100K benefited the museum. Participating runners traveled from 23 states.
The Outer Banks is all about flight. From the first flight of the Wright Brothers, to scenic biplane tours , to hanggliding, to skydiving , the Outer Banks has a variety of attractions based on flight. The newest craze to hit the area? Riding the shores of the Outer Banks of North Carolina with a Jet Pak. The OBX JetPak Flight Center located on the waterfront marina, in front of the local deli and restaurant Poor Richards in the Historic Town of Manteo , offers several ways for you to experience flight. Experience the ultimate thrill of a lifetime. Blast off in a Jet Pak.
2012 is a great year to be living at the beach. Why? Local Outer Banks residents will get to enjoy the beach 366 days of out of the year. 2012 is a leap year. Every year the earth turns 365 and a quarter on its axis. Simply put, every 4th year the calendar has to play catch up and February 29th is added. Did you know that every once in a while we skip a leap year? This is because the exact number of days in the solar year is in actuality 365.242374. Folks born on leap day, February 29th are called “leapers”. 1 in 1,470 will be born on leap day.
St. Patrick’s Day is the perfect excuse to get to the Outer Banks. With a variety of annual events every year, it’s the perfect time of year to escape for a weekend at the beach. In 2012, St. Patrick’s Day will be even better as it coincides with the Outer Banks Taste of the Beach. A four day seafood and wine festival with individual events held from Corolla to Nags Head. Sun Realty is offering a special deal for St. Patrick’s and the OBX Taste of the Beach weekend.
CNN Money recently named the Outer Banks of North Carolina in their "Honeymoon getaways for less" article. The Outer Banks of North Carolina has been hosting honeymoons for decades and continues to be a popular spot with newlyweds. With miles of pristine untouched beaches, it's easy to find a quiet secluded spot for some quality one on one time with little effort. Skip the hotels while on an Outer Banks honeymoon, vacation rentals are less expensive and provide optimum privacy. Many newlyweds enjoy the solitude and privacy of Hatteras Island .
The 10th Annual Outer Banks Bike Week will be held April 21-29, 2012. The nine day non-stop entertainment and riding event is held where some the world’s most famous pirates patrolled nearly 300 years ago. Cool ocean breezes and over 200 miles of scenic byways, make the Outer Banks the ultimate destination for Bike Week and one of the best spring riding rallies on the East Coast. Sun Realty is offering a special deal for OBX Bike Week patrons. *Special Bike Week Offer :Sun Realty has 2 great offers to get you geared up for 2012 OBX Bike Week!
Outer Banks Photo Booths and More are the perfect complement to your Outer Banks beach wedding. A full service color/black and white photo booth will take pictures and dispense them to your guests in less than one minute. Here at Sun Realty, we had the pleasure of enjoying Outer Banks Photo Booths and More at our Holiday Party 2011. Our employees and their guests enjoyed the keepsake photo booth pictures and now our offices and desks are filled with them. We made a video of images from our Outer Banks Photo Booth experience so you could see for yourself how much we had!
The Outer Banks Wedding Expo will be held this weekend, January 6-8, 2012. The 14th Annual Outer Banks Wedding Expo will feature over 200 vendors who will make your dream beach wedding come true. The Outer Banks Wedding Expo features three main events.