Beach Guide

What’s On

This week on the beach

Something
every night

8 AM

Charter Fishing Fleet

Oregon Inlet Fishing Center · Family

The Gulf Stream charter fleet, the largest on the East Coast, heads out of Oregon Inlet each morning.

9 AM

Hang Gliding Lessons

Jockey's Ridge · Family

Kitty Hawk Kites runs beginner hang gliding lessons off the big dune, the largest such school in the world.

10 AM

Walk Jennette's Pier

Jennette's Pier · Family

Stroll the 1,000-foot concrete pier run by the NC Aquariums, watch the anglers and the education tanks.

7:22 PM

sun-timed

Sunset at Jockey's Ridge

Jockey's Ridge State Park · Sunset

The nightly climb up the tallest dune on the coast for the sunset over Roanoke Sound. Park closes at dusk.

Big Days

annual
Oct

Outer Banks Seafood Festival

An all-day celebration of local seafood, music, storytelling and coastal heritage at the Nags Head Event Site.

Mar

Kelly's St. Patrick's Day Parade

North Carolina's largest St. Patrick's Day parade rolls down the Beach Road through Nags Head each March.

May

Hang Gliding Spectacular

The nation's oldest hang gliding competition, held on the dunes at Jockey's Ridge by Kitty Hawk Kites each spring.

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 Nags Head, 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 Nags Head update at the top of the conditions page.