Annual Events
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The Outer Banks has several Annual Events that keeps people coming back throughout the year. Many of these events help great causes or celebrate a local tradition, food or holiday. Be sure to come back and visit during these events and experience a time like no other!
Duck Jazz Festival
This annual festival takes place on the lawn of the Duck Town Park and features world reknown Jazz musicians for an afternoon of music, food, and fun. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy the cooler fall weather, beautiful scenery and smooth jazz music. The Duck Jazz Festival takes place on the Sunday of Columbus Day weekend each year.
The Outer Banks Marathon
This annual event features a full and half marathon as well as a 5K and kids fun run. The event takes place each November. Visit Outer Banks Marathon website for more information and race registration
Outer Banks Taste Of The Beach
4 days of Food, Drinks, and Fun!! The Outer Banks Taste of the Beach has become a Spring Tradition. This food festival gets bigger each and every year with cooking classes, wine tastings, tapas crawls, celebrity chefs and more!
Outer Banks Bike Week
Happens every Spring in April, Bike Week brings motorcyle riders from all over the country to tour the area and take in all the OBX has to offer!! Siteseeing rides, vendor displays, music, food and fun take place at many of the local restaurants in the area.
Outer Banks Relay for Life
The Outer Banks Relay for Life is an annual cancer fundraiser and one of the biggest events on the Outer Banks. In 2009, the Outer Banks was #1 in raising the most money during Relay for Life. The funds raised go to help cancer research and treatment.
