July
> Elizabeth City
Arts of the Albemarle Exhibits & Gallery
Visit the Gallery where you will find exhibitions, original artwork, unique handcrafted items and photography.
The resident Encore Theatre Company produces three shows per year with about
twenty performance nights.
Arts of the Albemarle
July > Camden County
Hiking, biking, birding, boating, fishing the Great Dismal Swamp
The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is located in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. Trails are open everyday from sunrise to sunset. The refuge headquarters is located at 3100 Desert Road in Suffolk, Virginia. The headquarters is closed on federal holidays; the hiking and biking trails remain open. Fishing and boating are permitted year-round on Lake Drummond. A Virginia fishing license is required. Access is via the Feeder Ditch, which connects Lake Drummond with the Dismal Swamp Canal. A public boat ramp is located north of the Feeder Ditch on the Dismal Swamp Canal. Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
July > Hyde County
Mattamuskeet Lake open to fishing and boating.
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge
July > Gates County
Merchants Millpond State Park
Rangers hold regularly scheduled educational and interpretive programs about Merchants Millpond State Park, one of North Carolina's rarest ecological communities. Massive cypress & gum trees covered with Spanish moss form a canopy for the dark waters of the 750-acre cypress millpond ~ a wilderness sanctuary for wetland wildlife. Contact the park office or check online: Merchants Millpond
July > Plymouth
Pettigrew State Park
Rangers hold regularly scheduled educational and interpretive programs about Pettigrew State Park. Contact the park office or check online: http://207.4.179.50/dprcoe/coe_pub.html Pettigrew State Park
June 25 - Aug 02> Edenton
Annual People's Choice Exhibit
The top three voted upon artists at the Members Exhibit will have a joint show. www.chowanarts.org
July > Currituck County
Open Roads Day on Mackay Island NWR
Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge
July 03 > Weldon, Halifax County
Weldon Independence Day Celebration
Family oriented event including food, games for the kids, live musical entertainment and fireworks display. Free admission. Location is River Falls Park. Halifax County Tourism
July 04 > Halifax County
4th of July Fireworks in Halifax
Join us for our annual fireworks at dark. Halifax County Tourism
July 04 > Edenton
Annual 4th of July Celebration
Fireworks, food, entertainment and more. Edenton Tourism
July 10-11 > Edenton
Edenton Bay Challenge
The Annual Edenton Bay Challenge brings one-class sailboats to Edenton for races on both Saturday and Sunday -Flying Scots, Tanzers, Sunfish. Edenton Tourism
Jul 28-31 > Murfreesboro
N.C. Watermelon Festival
Over 40,000 people will participate in this four day event which includes amusement rides, crafts fair, delicious food, large parade, street dances each night, and free watermelon slices. Murfreesboro Tourism
Early May thru Late October > Elizabeth City
Downtown Waterfront Market
A weekly celebration of local foods, crafts and activities!! Cooking and arts-and-crafts demonstrations! Music and live performances!! On the green at Mariner's Wharf Park, Saturdays morning to mid-afternoon. Hope to see you there!! For more information downtownwaterfrontmarket.com
BLACKBEARD !!
