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