Photo by Clay Nolen 



Sailing regattas are a 

 part of many coastal 

 celebrations 



FESTIVALS AND EVENTS 



Join the celebration. Center your coastal 

 visit around one of the area's many special 

 events. Cities up and down the coast honor 

 local flora such as the azalea, crops and 

 catches such as the peanut and the shrimp, 

 and special events such as the Fourth of July. 

 Here's a sampling of coastal events. 



■ APRIL 



10 - 13. North Carolina Azalea Festival. 

 Wilmington. 919/762-2613. 



■ MAY 



9 - 11. 14th Annual Hang Gliding Spectac- 

 ular. Jockey's Ridge State Park, Nags Head. 

 919/441-4124. 



16 - 18. Pleasure Island Spring Festival. 

 Carolina and Kure beaches. 919/458-8434. 

 23-25. RiverSpree Festival. Elizabeth 

 City. 919/335-4365. 



■ JUNE 



7. Dare Day. Manteo. 919/473-2143. 

 7-8. Spring Gathering of Small Wooden 

 Boats. N.C. Maritime Museum, Beaufort. 

 919/728-7317. 



13 - August 30. "The Lost Colony." An 

 outdoor drama in Manteo. Beginning in 

 June, presented nightly, except Sunday, at 

 8:30 p.m. Reservations recommended. Write 

 P.O. Box 40, Manteo, N.C. 27954, or call 

 919/473-2127. 



13 - 14. North Carolina Blue Crab Derby. 

 Morehead City. 919/726-6340. 

 Mid-June. Great Trent River Raft Race. A 

 homemade raft race on Trent River in New 

 Bern. 919/637-6144. 



21. Wanchese Seafood Festival and Bless- 

 ing of the Fleet. Wanchese. 919/261-3801. 

 27-28. Old Homes Tour and Antique 

 Show. Beaufort. 728-5225. 

 Late June to mid-August. "Blackbeard: 

 Knight of the Black Flag." An outdoor 

 drama in Bath. 919/792-4977. 



■ JULY 



4. Belhaven Fourth of July Celebration. 

 919/943-3370. 



4. Fourth of July Fireworks. USS North 

 Carolina Battleship Memorial in Wilming- 

 ton. 919/762-1829. 



4. July 4th Celebration. Waterfront Park, 



EUzabeth City. 919/338-3860. 



4. Optimist Fabulous Fourth. Edenton. 



919/482-3400. 



4 - 6. Croaker Festival. Oriental. 919/249- 

 0031. 



25 - 27. Washington Summer Festival. 919/ 

 946-9168. 



■ AUGUST 



9. Shrimp Festival. Sneads Ferry. 919/327- 

 3388. 



21. 10th Annual Strange Seafood Exhibi- 

 tion. N.C. Maritime Museum, Beaufort. 

 919/728-7317. 



■ SEPTEMBER 



13 - 14. Currituck WildHfe Festival. Barco. 

 919/336-2787. 



26 - 28. 8th Annual N.C. Waterfowl Week- 

 end. Nags Head. 919/261-3801. 



27. National Hunting and Fishing Day 

 Expo. Manteo. 919/473-3493. 



■ OCTOBER 



3-4. Peanut Festival. Edenton. 919/482- 

 3400. 



3-4. Spot Festival. Hampstead. 919/270- 

 2464. 



3 - 5. October Marsh and Sea Fest. Man- 

 teo. 919/473-3493. 



11. 32nd Annual Mullet Festival. Swans- 

 boro. 919/326-4256. 



11 - 12. 6th Annual N.C. Oyster Festival. 

 Ocean Isle Beach. 919/754-6644. 

 Mid-October. Pleasure Island October- 

 fest. Carolina and Kure beaches. 919/458- 

 8434. 



27 - 28. Festival by the Sea. Holden Beach. 

 919/842-6844. 



■ Brunswick Town, near Southport. The Brit- 

 ish burned this town in 1776, and it was never 

 rebuilt. Then, during the Civil War, Fort Ander- 

 son was constructed on part of the village site. 

 Today, a nature trail meanders past colonial 

 foundations, the ruins of St. Philips Church and 

 the fort's earthenworks. Admission is free. 

 919/371-6613. 



■ Fort Fisher, three miles south of Kure 

 Beach. The last major stronghold of the Con- 

 federacy, this fort was the largest earthwork 

 fortification in the South during the Civil War. 

 The fort fell in January 1865, severing the Con- 

 federacy's supply line. Located on site are the 

 remains of the fort and a visitor center/mu- 

 seum. Admission is free. 919/458-5538. 



