November Outer Banks Events

The main event for the Outer Banks in the month of November is the annual Outer Banks Marathon which will be held on November 14th. This is the 5th year of this event which benefits the Outer Banks Relief Foundation and the Dare Education Foundation--returning all monies to our community. The marathon organizers also have a Fun Run scheduled for the 13th of November as well which is great for families. Find out info (they are still looking for volunteers) here.


Also on the 13th of November, at Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo, there will be a Jewelry Expo from 9 am til 5 pm. Visitors will be able to view how various jewelry is made by local makers and there will be items for sale as well. Find out more information here.

On November 27th Kitty Hawk Kites will illuminate the sky with lit stunt kites on the dunes of Jockey's Ridge to the music of holiday songs. Kites generally go up in the air about 4 pm and when the sun goes down the fun begins. Find out more information here.


And speaking of Thanksgiving weekend, enjoy specials at our Days Inns for the holiday. Stay 3 nights at either the Days Inn Oceanfront Wright Brothers or the Days Inn & Suites Mariner during the holiday in a streetside room with 2 doubles for a grand total of $155.00. Other specials are also available, so check our hotel's websites for more info! Or call the Mariner today at: 252-441-2021 or call the Days Inn Oceanfront at: 252-441-7211.

Come to the Outer Banks--there's a lot to see and do!

The Inuagural Outer Banks Flying Pirate Half Marathon

Those folks who do such a good job of putting on our annual OBX MARATHON on Veteran's Day Weekend have decided to put on another great event in April to be called the "Flying Pirate Half Marathon" (it will be an annual event). The course will be the 1st half the OBX Full Marathon (which is held in November)--so runners will run through Southern Shores into Nags Head.

Runners can sign up now for this great event by visiting HERE. It's a great chance for runners who run the 1/2 marathon in November to see the beginning of the course, since their half of the marathon starts in Nags Head and ends in Manteo. This marathon will also be the USA Track & Field's Half Marathon Championship for North Carolina. Some come try your hand against those in the Championship runnings, or just come out and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the course.

OBX MARATHON WEEKEND--NOVEMBER 6TH

We were happy again to help sponsor the OBX MARATHON once again this Veteran's Day Weekend. This Boston Marathon Qualifier helps provide monies for the Outer Banks Relief Foundation and the Dare Education Foundation helping to enrich lives here on the Outer Banks. We are looking to have FABULOUS weather for Sunday (the actual marathon day) and on Saturday the weather-gods will be smiling on us as well.

We still have cottage availability at the Wright Cottage Court for this weekend. Call 252-441-7331 for reservation information. If not running, come on down and cheer for the runners at the finish line at the Post Race Party. Find more info on the party HERE.

It's going to be a gorgeous weekend on the Outer Banks---call us today for reservations for this fabulous weekend!

OBX MARATHON NOV 7-9, 2008

The OBX Marathon is upon us again on the Outer Banks--celebrating 3 years! We're happy to act as sponsors to this great event which helps to raise monies for the Outer Banks Relief Foundation and the Dare Education Foundation on the Outer Banks. We all love to see the runners who have traveled from all over the world, and many of us stand along the route cheering the runners on.

For the past few years a few thousand people descend on the Outer Banks to run this beautiful course which is a Boston Marathon qualifier. The course is not just street/pavement--runners will traverse through Nags Head Woods a pristine ecological preserve, view the Albemarle Sound in Kitty Hawk, and wind their way around Kill Devil Hill--where the Wright Brothers had their first flight.

Registration is closed via the internet but you may register on-site at the Expo on Friday or Saturday. We still have a handful of cottages available for Marathon Weekend at our Wright Cottage Court. So come and have fun running from one end of the beach to the other (or just do the 1/2 Marathon---they welcome runners and walkers too) and view the many scenes of the Outer Banks!