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This is a family fun event on the beautiful beaches of the Outer Banks featuring the new expansive shores of Nags Head. There will be a post-race/crab crawl, breakfast with refreshments, and of course the most beautiful sunrise on the East Coast. There will be finisher medals and Summer Series Shirts to all participants.
Visit Roanoke Island Festival Park's latest traveling exhibit, NC Digs! The exhibit features five types of archaeological sites each of which can be found in North Carolina, along with a tool and technique important to excavating or analyzing each. An interactive panel, entitled “Reading the Clues” will allow participants to delve further into learning about archaeologists’ tricks of the trade. A children’s archaeological dig and other activities, as well as encased artifacts from the Office of State Archaeology Lab, are open to guests.
The annual show is held in memory of Mollie A. Fearing, one of the founders of the Dare County Arts Council, and features an eclectic mix of artwork. The Mollie Fearing Memorial Show goes on display every May at the DCAC Gallery. In 1975, a group of citizens gathering at Mollie’s house began what was originally called the Sea and Sounds Arts Council. It was established to bring cultural arts programing to Dare County, including dance, theater, visual arts, music, literature and more.
In May, The Dare County Arts Council Vault Gallery will feature photography by Chip Freund. Welcome to The Water’s Edge. As you read this you are but steps from Roanoke Sound. Humanity has been living at the water’s edge since the beginning. Explore the beauty and rhythms in shorelines of sea, sound, lake, and stream through this exhibition. Images range from stunning colorful sunsets to small intimate landscapes, and abstract patterns and textures created at The Water’s Edge.
This program at Jockeys Ridge State Park will introduce the trees of the park and their benefits to humans and wildlife. This arts and craft activity will allow participants to “twist” a tree and decorate it while a ranger discusses the importance of trees. Materials will be provided, and finished trees can be taken home.
Get out and explore Jockeys Ridge with a state park ranger on a 1-mile loop hike along the sound. NC State Park's educational theme this year is "The Year of the Tree!" You'll be able to learn about trees alongside local wildlife and the park's natural world.
Visit Roanoke Island Festival Park's latest traveling exhibit, NC Digs! The exhibit features five types of archaeological sites each of which can be found in North Carolina, along with a tool and technique important to excavating or analyzing each. An interactive panel, entitled “Reading the Clues” will allow participants to delve further into learning about archaeologists’ tricks of the trade. A children’s archaeological dig and other activities, as well as encased artifacts from the Office of State Archaeology Lab, are open to guests.
The annual show is held in memory of Mollie A. Fearing, one of the founders of the Dare County Arts Council, and features an eclectic mix of artwork. The Mollie Fearing Memorial Show goes on display every May at the DCAC Gallery. In 1975, a group of citizens gathering at Mollie’s house began what was originally called the Sea and Sounds Arts Council. It was established to bring cultural arts programing to Dare County, including dance, theater, visual arts, music, literature and more.
In May, The Dare County Arts Council Vault Gallery will feature photography by Chip Freund. Welcome to The Water’s Edge. As you read this you are but steps from Roanoke Sound. Humanity has been living at the water’s edge since the beginning. Explore the beauty and rhythms in shorelines of sea, sound, lake, and stream through this exhibition. Images range from stunning colorful sunsets to small intimate landscapes, and abstract patterns and textures created at The Water’s Edge.
Ascend Jockeys Ridge with a state park ranger! Along the way you can learn more about life on the dunes and just how unique the park really is. The panoramic view will be memorable.
Visit Roanoke Island Festival Park's latest traveling exhibit, NC Digs! The exhibit features five types of archaeological sites each of which can be found in North Carolina, along with a tool and technique important to excavating or analyzing each. An interactive panel, entitled “Reading the Clues” will allow participants to delve further into learning about archaeologists’ tricks of the trade. A children’s archaeological dig and other activities, as well as encased artifacts from the Office of State Archaeology Lab, are open to guests.
The Outer Banks Woman’s Club is holding a Spring Arts and Crafts Fair. Be sure to attend this fun event featuring local artists and crafters, a food truck, baked goods, and raffles. Proceeds from the Arts and Crafts Fair will support programs in the Outer Banks community and local scholarships.