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Monday July 12
Yoga on Duck Towne Green at 7:30 a.m. For more information call (252) 255-1286.
Sunset on the Ridge at Jockey’s Ridge State Park 8 p.m. For more information call (252) 441-7132.
Outer Banks Daredevils game at 6 p.m. $5 for adults $4 for seniors and children. Kids 5 and under are free. For more information call (252) 441-0600.
Behind the Scenes of “Nights in Rodanthe” 2 p.m. at Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site Free with paid site admission. For more information call (252) 987-1552.
Head out to the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills this weekend for the 32nd Annual Wright Kite Festival. Admission to the memorial is $4 for adults and free to children 16 and under. All festival activities are free. The festival will be held on Saturday, July 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday, July 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in celebration of the history of aviation. Large kite displays will dazzle festival goers from the top of the Wright Brothers Memorial.
The Corolla Surf Shop Surf & Skim Grom Fest Contest is being held on Thursday, July 8 at 11 a.m. The contest is open to all surfers and skim boarders, 18 or under. The surf contest will be divided in to the following divisions: Boys ages 16-18, 13-15, 11-12, 9-10 and 8 and under & Girls 13-18, 9-12 and 8 and under. The skim boarding competition is open to boys and girls of all ages. The contest begins at 11 a.m. at Lighthouse Ramp Road in Corolla. Entry fee is $27 and includes lunch and a contestant t-shirt.
