7 AM
Fish Avalon Pier
Avalon Pier · Family
Cast off the nearly 700-foot pier for spot, croaker and bluefish; rod rentals and bait at the pier house.
9 AM
First Flight at the Memorial
Wright Brothers National Memorial · Family
Ranger talks, the full-scale 1903 flyer replica and the granite monument mark the spot of the first powered flight.
10 AM
Ocean Bay Bathhouse Beach Day
Ocean Bay Blvd Access · Family
The town's fully accessible access with a bathhouse, showers and a lifeguard, KDH's easiest family beach day.
7:37 PM
sun-timed
Sunset from the Memorial Hill
Wright Brothers National Memorial · Sunset
Climb Big Kill Devil Hill under the monument for the wide sunset over Roanoke Sound. Longer grounds hours in summer.
First Flight Anniversary
The December 17 ceremony at the Wright Brothers National Memorial marks the anniversary of the 1903 first powered flight.
Outer Banks Marathon
A fall marathon and half-marathon weekend through Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head and Manteo, one of the OBX's biggest races.
Fourth of July Fireworks
Fireworks over the ocean off Avalon Pier draw crowds to the Kill Devil Hills beach each Independence Day.
see you out there
Real recurring local happenings — schedules can change, so check the venue. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.
At Kill Devil Hills, the sun sets at 8:07 PM today — about 13h 55m of daylight. Sunrise was 6:12 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Kill Devil Hills update at the top of the conditions page.