This Week on the Outer Banks Monday, September 6 – Friday, September 10
Monday, September 6
Sunset on the Ridge at Jockey’s Ridge State Park 8 p.m. For more information call (252) 441-7132.
Behind the Scenes of “Nights in Rodanthe” 2 p.m. at Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site Free with paid site admission. For more information call (252) 987-1552. Yoga on Duck Towne Green at 7:30 a.m. For more information call (252) 255-1286.
Tuesday, September 7
Event at North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island – Pier Fishing at 9 a.m. $16 Register in advance. For more information call (252) 473-3494.
Sunset on the Ridge at Jockey’s Ridge State Park 8 p.m. For more information call (252) 441-7132.
Tai Chi at Duck Towne Green 7:30 a.m. For more information call (252) 255-1286.
Banker Ponies – 3 p.m. on N.C. 12 at the Pony Pens (7 miles from the Ocracoke to Hatteras ferry dock) Meet the ponies on Ocracoke Island. Park Service Rangers conduct a free 30 minute program about the Spanish Mustangs who call the island home. No registration is required. For more information, call (252) 928-4531.
Wednesday, September 8
Pet a gentle mustang between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Corolla Wild Horse Museum in the old schoolhouse in Corolla Village. Free. For more information call (252) 453-8002.
Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education in Corolla –All events are free. Fishing by Boat at 8 a.m. Fishing the Sound at 3 p.m. Register in advance. For more information call (252) 453-0221.
Free Skate at Island Revolution Surf Co. & Skatepark in Corolla. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information call (252) 453-9484.
Kids Day at Kitty Hawk Kites in Nags Head 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Face painting, water balloons, kite making and toy demos. For more information call (252) 441-4124.
Whalehead Club Wine Festival in Corolla 3-7 p.m. Taste local wines and wines from around the world, live music and free tours of the Whalehead Club. $20 includes souvenir wine glass. Look for some of the 365 bird species at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge 8 a.m. at Pea Island Visitor’s Center. For more information call (252) 987-2394.
Thursday, September 9
Manteo Waterfront Wine Festival 3-7 p.m. $20 includes souvenir wine glass. Local wines and wines from around the world are available for tasting as well as live entertainment and plenty of food. Located at the Waterfront Shops in downtown Manteo. For more information call (252) 796-4727.
Pilates Class at 7:30 a.m. in Duck Towne Green. Bring a mat or towel. For more information call (252) 255-1286.
Beach Apparatus Drill – See the re-enactment of the historic Breeches Buoy rescue 2 p.m. at Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site. Free with paid site admission. For more information call (252) 987-1552.
Banker Ponies – 3 p.m. on N.C. 12 at the Pony Pens (7 miles from the Ocracoke to Hatteras ferry dock) Meet the ponies on Ocracoke Island. Park Service Rangers conduct a free 30 minute program about the Spanish Mustangs who call the island home. No registration is required. For more information, call (252) 928-4531.
Friday, September 10
Interpreter Fridays at the Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve from 10 a.m. to noon Learn about turtles, birds, snakes, mammals, plants, tress and minerals found in the woods. For more Sunset on the Ridge at Jockey’s Ridge State Park 8 p.m. For more information call (252) 441-7132.
Nags Head Woods Maritime Forest Walk – Join a staff member from the Nature Conservancy and learn about the plants, animals, and mineral items found in Nags Head Woods. 10 a.m. at Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve. Free. For more information (252) 441-2525.
Motorcycle Cannonball – Check out more than 50 motorcycles from the early 1900s to 1915 displayed from 8:30 to 10:30 at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills. The bikes belong to participants in the coast to coast Pre-1916 Motorcycle Cannonball Endurance Run (17-day race across America)