There’s a host of reasons to explore a creative side, as well as the picturesque Swansboro waterfront, at the Swansboro Arts by the Sea Festival. This unique and day-long festival has a wealth of activities, entertainment and enticements for everyone in the family, and with plenty of food, crafts, children’s activities, shopping opportunities and more, the festival is sure to be a highlight of any Crystal Coast vacation.
If you’re a southern seafood fan, then you’re going to love the annual Mullet Festival of Swansboro. This two-day affair features a wealth of ways to enjoy this local crystal coast staple, as well as plenty of games and activities that celebrate the food, flavor, and all around fun of the heart of Swansboro and the North Carolina coastline.
Come explore a winter wonderland of holiday sights, sounds, and smells at this festive event that is celebrating its 12th year in 2026. The annual Gingerbread Festival & Competition is a fun and all-encompassing celebration that has incredible gingerbread displays, fun crafts and activities for the kids, and lots of ways to celebrate the holidays in style while admiring some of the most unique and creative gingerbread creations that the Crystal Coast has to offer.
Located on the edge of the Bulkhead Channel which leads to the Back Sound, the Radio Island Beach Access is a unique and wonderfully convenient beach destination for both Morehead City and Beaufort visitors.
Leave your worries behind on an idyllic getaway at this Emerald Isle vacation rental. Boasting interior amenities and an oceanfront location, this 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom condo is ideally equipped to be your home-away-from-home. Here, your crew will...
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- 3 Bedrooms
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Welcome to your Summervilla - a warm, inviting coastal getaway ideally positioned just one home from the ocean in the heart of Emerald Isle! Located atop a high dune, this nearly‑oceanfront home offers elegant ocean vistas, painless beach access...
- Emerald Isle
- 4 Bedrooms
- 3 Bathrooms
- Sleeps 8
The Crystal Coast is best explored from the water, and Morehead City Ferry Service will take explorers to some of the most remote and beautiful corners of this long stretch of Southern Outer Banks shoreline. Launching from the heart of Downtown...
A Southern Exposure is a statuesque Oceanfront 8 Bedroom, 6 Full-Bath, 1 Half-Bath home. Appreciate the convenience of being right on the water and all of the space for your entire event to appreciate. Make A Southern Exposure your choice for your...
- Emerald Isle
- 8 Bedrooms
- 6 Bathrooms
- Sleeps 16
Take a quick and scenic ferry ride with your experienced guide over to the pristine Outer Banks Island of Shackleford Banks, which is part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore. There, you are introduced to the wild horses of Shackleford...