June > 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
June > 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
June > Hyde County
Mattamuskeet Lake open to fishing and boating.
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge
June > Manteo
Red Wolf Howling Safaris
Learn more about red wolves and to experience a howling! Meet at the designated time at Creef Cut Wildlife Trailhead. Pre-registration is required. We recommend you bring flashlights and insect repellent. PLEASE-- do NOT bring pets and dress for the weather. Creef Cut Wildlife Trail is about a 15 minute drive from Manteo. Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge http://www.fws.gov/alligatorriver/ To pre-register for a howling, visit www.redwolves.com
More about the Red Wolf at ARNWR
June > Manteo
Guided Canoe Tours
Guided Canoe Tours (fee program) on Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. http://www.fws.gov/alligatorriver/spec.html#schedule Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
June > Edenton
Edenton National Fish Hatchery Open House
Edenton NFH has an active public use program. The hatchery has a public aquarium and a raised boardwalk through a wetland area. All facilities are open to the public for self-guided tours. Large groups, as well as small, are given tours by station personnel if arrangements are made in advance. Edenton National Fish Hatchery
June > 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
June > 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 > Manteo
Weekly Summer Interpretive Programs on Alligator River NWR
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. http://www.fws.gov/alligatorriver/spec.html#schedule Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
June 06-08 > Elizabeth City
Annual Carolina Cup Regatta
The Carolina Cup Regatta provides an exciting and unforgettable weekend of boat competition on the beautiful Pasquotank River. discoverec.org
June 07 > Elizabeth City
Kidsfest
A day of fun and games for children at Southgate Mall. southgatemallec.com
June 07 > Creswell, near Plymouth
Heritage Day
Sounds and smells from long ago fill the air as visitors gather for Davenport Heritage Day. There are on-site demonstrations on how early settlers killed and processed hogs, how they churned butter, how they ginned cotton. Other demonstrations include making wreaths and other items from corn shucks. Washington County Tourism
June 07 > Edenton
Edenton Annual Bass Tournament
Edenton Tourism
June 13 - July 17 > Edenton
Annual People's Choice Exhibit
The top three voted upon artists at the Members Exhibit will have a joint show. www.chowanarts.org
June 14 > Edenton
Music and Water Festival
East Coast Flatwater Canoe and Kayak Races will start the day off and will be continued with a celebration of our waterways with free paddling demonstrations, leisure paddles along the creeks, games while topping the day off with Local and regional musically talented people entertain on the shore Edenton Tourism
June 21 > Halifax County
"First for Freedom" Historical Outdoor Drama
Held in Historic Halifax, it depicts the events that led to the adoption of the "Halifax Resolves," the first official action by a colony calling for independence, on April 12, 1776. Halifax County Tourism
June 22 > Hertford
Summer Breeze Concert
Relax to the sounds of live music on the wide lawns of the historic Newbold-White House. Perquimans County Tourism
Late 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
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