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Spend the Holidays on the OBX

Spend the Holidays on the Outer Banks for a different kind of cozy this winter. The weather can be quite warm for December, or you can have the stiff cool breezes and crisp salty snap in the air that comes with life on an island. Travelers this time of year will find they have the place all to themselves, with isolated beaches for combing the shores for shells like conch, whelk or sand polished beach glass in hues of brown, green and blue. The stars sparkle like you’ve never seen them under deep black velvety skies, far from city lights. Local shellfish are in season at many of our original restaurants, as well as fresh fish caught daily from North Carolina waters. For a listing of restaurants Holiday hours click here. The offseason remains one of the most popular times to visit with the great rates on accommodations. By the way, the shopping is fantastic at our boutiques, local retailers and outlet center. We hope to see you here with us.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

November 21 & 28
3rd Annual Pet Photos with Santa
1-4 p.m. This is a fund raiser for the Outer Banks SPCA. For $5 donation per pet, he or she gets a photo session in Santa's lap. You receive one 4X6 print, and can have the photo emailed to you. 100% of the requested donation goes to the SPCA. Appointments suggested.(252) 473-2094 or obxpuparazzi.com

November 26
14th Annual Advice 5K Turkey Trot
Duck. A great warm up for your Thanksgiving Feast! Starting on Scarborough Lane in Duck with a finish line full of post race festivities. Runners and walkers of all abilities and ages are welcome. active.com

November 26
The Outer Banks Gobbler 5K
Thanksgiving Day 8 a.m. Presented by the Outer Banks Running Club. Run, Walk, Stroll, or Trot through The Village of Nags Head on a crisp Holiday morning! This is a fun family and community event. The overall winner receives a pumpkin cheesecake, 2010 Gobbler 5K Registration, and a full cooked turkey for their return trip 2010 Thanksgiving Dinner! Prizes/Raffle. In the spirit of the Holiday, a food drive will be held for the Beach Food Pantry. Complete Details Available at The Outer Banks Running Club outerbanksrunningclub.org/thanksgiving.html

November 27 - 28
Hatteras Island Arts and Craft Guild Holiday Show
10am-4pm. Cape Hatteras Secondary School, Buxton. Free admission, food, and scholarship raffle. Local artists. (252) 441-1850.

November 27 - 28
Kitty Hawk Kites Hangin’ with Santa & Kites with Lights
Kitty Hawk Kites, Nags Head. Children can have their free photo taken with Santa in a demonstration Hang Glider. Watch the night sky magically transform as skilled flyers maneuver their lit stunt kites to the sounds of your favorite holiday songs atop Jockey’s Ridge State Park. (252) 441-4124, (877) FLY-THIS or kittyhawk.com

December 3 - 5
21st Annual Hotlines Festival of Trees
Noon - 9 p.m. The Pearl Restaurant, located at the Sea Ranch Hotel in Kill Devil Hills. Fundraiser of donated Christmas Trees, holiday items, seasonal musical performances, a Santa visit, and bazaar, including an auction to benefit crisis intervention programs of the Outer Banks. (252) 473-5121 or obhotline.org

December 4 - 5
Town of Manteo Christmas Tree Lighting and Parade
Tree Lighting will be December 4th at 6 p.m. with Santa visiting with the children afterwards at the Maritime Museum at the Creef Davis Boathouse. The parade will be December 5th at 11 a.m. in downtown Manteo. manteo.govoffice.com

December 4 - 5
12th Annual Manteo Rotary Rockfish Rodeo
Outdoor Pavilion, Roanoke Island Festival Park. A fishing tournament sponsored by the Manteo Rotary. (252) 473-6644 or rockfishrodeo.com



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The Outer Banks of North Carolina® is a chain of barrier islands midway on the Atlantic Seaboard, 90 miles south of Norfolk, Virginia and 321 miles north of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. From Virginia, we're accessible by Highways 168 and 158 and in North Carolina by Highway 64. Surrounded by 900 square miles of water, we have the third largest estuary system in the world, wildlife refuges, maritime forests, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the highest sand dunes on the East Coast at Jockey's Ridge State Park.

The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, a public authority, is the lead marketing and promotional agency for The Outer Banks of North Carolina® and is funded by 1% occupancy and 1% prepared meals tax, collected in Dare County. 1 Visitors Center Circle, Manteo, NC 27954

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