On Saturday and Sunday, Holden Beach hosts a very popular local event, Festival by the Sea. This 2-day celebration is kicked off with a parade down the Holden Beach causeway on Saturday at 9am. This is the only day of the year that you can walk across the Holden Beach bridge, and each year several hundred people do so after the parade to get to the festivities. Arts and Crafts vendors are open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm … [Read more...]
North Carolina Oyster Festival is This Weekend
Ocean Isle Beach will host the 31st annual North Carolina Oyster Festival this weekend. More than 30,000 people typically come to celebrate this popular mollusk. In addition to oysters cooked just about any way you could imagine the 2011 festival will include an oyster stew cook off, live music (headlined by country singer Josh Kelley), and plenty of activities for the kids. Admission is $5, but free for kids under 8. … [Read more...]
Wilmington, North Carolina… The Next Big Thing
Good news for southeastern North Carolina! Outside Magazine recently ranked Wilmington among its list of nineteen Best Towns. From the magazine, “These towns are the finest places you'd ever want to call home, from a Midwestern mountain-biking hub, to a Seattle-area hang-gliding mecca, to, um, Boulder.” Here’s what they wrote about Wilmington: “Similar to Charleston: southern charm, a 300-year-old harbor, … [Read more...]
