Happy Halloween from the Crystal Coast! Are you carving pumpkins today? Or simply want to decorate your Coastal Carolina home with seasonal decor? Below are some ideas for adding Halloween flair to homes in Atlantic Beach, Morehead City, Emerald Isle that you can keep around for the rest of fall— coastal pumpkins are the best!
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It's almost fall and with a new season comes new events and new opportunities to explore the Crystal Coast, NC. Below are some events happening this weekend for you and your whole family to enjoy the areas of Beaufort, Morehead City, Emerald Isle, and more!
Paint and Partake
Friday, September 20, 2013; 7 PM to 9:30 PM
Blu Sail Gallery, 903 Arendell Street, Morehead City
Every Friday evening come join us for a fun filled art and social experience where students will paint their own interpretation of the workshop inspiration painting. Students will follow easy step-by-step instruction. At the end of the evening, you will have your own original 16 x 20” painting read to hang on your wall! BluSail provides the rest. Call 252-723-9516 to make a reservation.
Emerald Isle's 8th Annual Day4Kids
Saturday, September 21, 2013; 10 AM to 2 PM
Emerald Isle Community Center, Emerald Isle
This event, takes place on the 3rd Saturday of September and has been a huge success for the past 7 years. Day4Kids brings adults and children of all ages together for a FREE fun-filled day of vendors, activities, games, face painting and more!
Some of the attractions and activities this year include: An amazing basketball trick performance by Dexter “Loveboat” Williams, a book exchange with the Friends of Western Carteret Library, hotdogs and drinks, popcorn, cotton candy, inflatable rides, kids BINGO, face painting and balloon sculpting by Isabel the Clown.
Cycling for the Coast at Bogue Beach
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Fort Macon State Park, Atlantic Beach
NC Coastal Federation’s 3rd annual ride offers 20K, 40K, and 80K options. For registration and details: visit nccoast.org.
Build a Boat in a Day
Saturday, September 21, 2013; 9 AM
Watercraft Center across from NC Maritime Museum; Beaufort
Each adult and child team uses the stitch-and-glue technique to assemble a prepared kit for a small flat-bottomed plywood boat suitable for rowing or paddling. The boat is 7’10” long, 32” wide and weighs about 40 pounds. By the end of the class each boat will be completed to a watertight condition and clear-coated with epoxy. Teams are limited to a maximum of 4 persons, at least one of whom must be an adult. The minimum age limit for this class is 8 years.
Oktoberfest on Middle Lane
Saturday, September 21, 2013; 2 PM to 6 PM
Middle Lane, Downtown Beaufort
Join the crew on Middle Lane in downtown Beaufort for a craft beer and street party. More than 40 breweries will be represented, with German food and wines, and live music! Limited tickets available for $40 at Clawson's Restaurant and Back Street Pub in Beaufort. All proceeds benefit Carteret General Hospital's new Cancer Center.
Looking to fill your weekend with fun activities while there's still summer sun to enjoy? This weekend on North Carolina's Crystal Coast is going to be a great one! From outdoor movies in Emerald Isle to a Pirate Invasion in Beaufort— get out and experience all that the Coastal Carolina area has to offer before fall rolls around!
Friday Free Flicks
Friday, August 9, 2013, 7 PM
Emerald Isle Community Center
7500 Emerald Drive
This event is FREE, open to the public, and family-oriented. Guests are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets to enjoy the show with popcorn and drinks available for purchase at $1.00. To inquire about the movie showing, please call 252.354.6350.
Beaufort Pirate Invasion
Saturday, August 10, 2013, 1:30 PM
Beaufort Historic Site, Downtown Beaufort
At the Beaufort Historic Site in the center of downtown, an authentic Pirate Encampment will be active Friday evening and all day Saturday with real Brethren of the Sea and wenches of a fascinating variety. Dinner and grog will be served Friday and Saturday night by ticket. Saturday beginning at 1:30 PM, the Beaufort Pirate Invasion will begin! Starting with the Pirates Procession along the downtown waterfront to Pollock Street where, in 1747, the town militia met the long boat of Spanish pirate invaders set on pillaging the town. At 1:30 PM, cannons will be firing on the town, muskets on land will be countering, and the melee will begin! Following the Invasion, there will be a public trial and other occurrences appropriate to a Pirate Invasion, exactly as it was in 1747. The Beaufort Pirate Invasion is an event brought to you by the Beaufort Business Association.
Ahoy, Pirates!
Saturday, August 10, 2013, 11 AM to 3 PM
NC Maritime Museum, Beaufort
Another pirate event happening in Beaufort on Saturday! This series held by the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources will highlight history, heritage, arts, and fun.
Summer Concert Series
Saturday, August 10, 2013, 7 PM to 8:30 PM
Jaycee Park, Morehead City
807 Shepard Street
FREE and open to the public, this even tis part of the summer long concert series beginning Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend. This week the theme is "Seaside Band."
Stay tuned to the blog for more happenings in our great Crystal Coast, NC area!
