The 2011 Hatteras Island Surf Film Festival will be held this Saturday, August 20 from 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at Kitty Hawk Kites in Rodanthe/Waves, NC. The annual Outer Banks surf film festival will feature live music and surf films all night long on a giant inflatable movie screen sponsored by Global Surf Network.
The 424th anniversary celebration of Virginia Dare's birthday is Thursday, August 18. Come join the fun at Virginia Dare Faire Days at The Lost Colony in Fort Raleigh National Historic Site from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Virginia Dare was the first English child born on American soil when her parents arrived with the original colonists from England.
Celebrating its 30th year, the New World Festival of the Arts will be Wednesday, August 17 and Thursday, August 18 on the waterfront in downtown Manteo. This annual Outer Banks art show is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday and 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Free parking and a shuttle to the waterfront is available from at the College of Albemarle.
The 2011 Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival will be held November 8-13. The 15th Annual celebration will be held all across the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The festival includes birding, natural history, photography, and paddling.Participants can expericene a variety of programs. For a complete list of programs, please visit the Wings Over Water website.
The 5th Annual Outer Banks Watermelon Festival at Kitty Hawk Kites kicks off is this Thursday, August 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Nags Head, milepost 12.5 This family friendly event supports the Wright Flight Foundation. The Wright Flight Foundation supports local 5th graders who achieve academic goals with flight! The foundation gives local children the opportunity to learn and explore the basic foundations and principles of flight.
