May
> 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
May > 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
May > Hyde County
Mattamuskeet Lake open to fishing and boating.
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge
May > Windsor
Turkey Hunt on Roanoke River NWR
Hunt administered by NC Wildlife Resources Commission. http://northcarolina.fws.gov/ncevents.html Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge
May 07 > Edenton
May Play Day
Family Fun, Games, Entertainment and Great Food Edenton Tourism
May 15 > Murfreesboro
Roanoke-Chowan Pork-Fest
Annual BBQ cook-off, all you can eat dinner, entertainment, crafts, antique cars, tour of Jefcoat Museum of Americana. Murfreesboro Tourism
May 20-21 > Engelhard, Hyde County
Engelhard Seafood Festival
A day for good family fun. Children's activities, rides, music, arts, crafts, historic displays and more! Little Miss & Mr. Seafood Pageant & Miss Seafood Pageant. All the seafood, cooked anyway you want it! Hyde County Tourism
May 21 > Elizabeth City
Annual NC Potato Festival
Annual celebration of northeast North Carolina's most important crop. Live music, craft venders, childrens activities. Food and drink vendors. ncpotatofestival.com
