| Thanks to a fairly temperate climate that keeps the | | | | Currituck you may embark on a guided Jeep tour to |
| Outer Banks pleasant all year long, this strip of the | | | | see these horses in their natural habit, and if you |
| Mid-Atlantic shoreline is a great place to stay no | | | | happen to be here in June you can celebrate Wild |
| matter the month. Currituck and Outer Banks locals | | | | Horse Days with the family. Proceeds from the |
| and businesses thrive on the continuous tourism | | | | festival benefit the horses, preserving the remaining |
| coming into the area, and the festive spirit stretches | | | | herds for future generations. |
| for months as various annual festivals are planned. All | | | | June is also roughly the time of the Dare Days Festival, |
| are invited to participate and enjoy in the celebration of | | | | a days long celebration of Dare County heritage. As |
| the best the North Carolina shores and Outer Banks | | | | one of the first counties founded in North Carolina, |
| have to offer. | | | | Dare Days bring to light the colonial history of the area |
| Bird watchers and birding enthusiasts will want to take | | | | and its importance in the shaping of our nation. Later in |
| note of two particular events. The annual Wings Over | | | | August, the story of Virginia Dare, the first English |
| Water weekend is designed to educate visitors on the | | | | settler born in the New World in reenacted in a special |
| natural preserves in the Outer Banks. Thought the | | | | presentation of The Lost Colony, the longest running |
| area was just beach...think again! The Carolina coast is | | | | outdoor drama in the Carolinas. |
| home to a number of marshes and wildlife refuges. At | | | | And, if you have a taste for best of the Outer Banks, |
| Wings Over Water and at the annual Purple Martin | | | | summer's end bring the annual Knotts Island Peach |
| Roost Festival people can learn how to preserve this | | | | Festival. For two days the island is alive with music and |
| fragile environment while also enjoying the natural | | | | fun, and everything peachy! Guests may pick from the |
| beauty of the area. Wings Over Water is held | | | | orchards or sample baked goods, maybe even a sip |
| normally in early May, while the Purple Martin festival, | | | | of peach wine. Speaking of wine, stay into October |
| celebrating the delightful little birds of the same name, | | | | and you can enjoy the annual Currituck Food and |
| happens in Manteo in August. | | | | Wine Festival. Here the local vineyards come together |
| Another favorite natural attraction of the Outer Banks | | | | to share the year's harvest and wine lovers can try |
| are the wild mustangs that roam the shores of | | | | sweet muscadine wines, fruity dessert wines, and local |
| Currituck. Unstabled and unmarked, these horses fend | | | | cuisine. |
| for themselves and frolic on the beaches. If you stay in | | | | |