Find all the décor, furnishings, and indoor and outdoor touches you’ll need to make your vacation home investment a stellar success, or explore little coastal items to take home to spruce up your own off-island residence with a little coastal style. No matter your ambition, you can find everything you need to celebrate the Crystal Coast in your own home and backyard at the Crystal Coast Home and Garden Show. Celebrating its 38th year in 2026, this annual event is a great way to discover the trends in home décor, landscaping, and much more, while meeting all the area vendors and businesses who brighten up the Crystal Coast, one residence at a time.
Visitors of all ages will have a ball at the Emerald Isle St. Patrick’s Festival, which is an annual celebration that has become one of the most anticipated events of the springtime season. Going strong for more than 25 years, the Emerald Isle St. Patrick’s Festival features a wealth of food, arts and craft vendors, rides, and activities for kids, which will all combine to get attendees into a festive holiday spirit.
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.
No vacationer looks forward to a rainy day while trying to soak up the sun along the Crystal Coast, but the fact is that some of the region’s favorite and most treasured destinations are found off the sand, and a rainy day serves as the...
Welcome to AB Sea Digs, your impressive two-bedroom Atlantic Beach hideaway—where coastal simplicity meets comfort just steps from the sea. Located third row from the ocean, this sweet oceanside bungalow is four homes from the beach, with painless...
- Atlantic Beach
- 2 Bedrooms
- 1 Bathrooms
- Sleeps 4
Welcome to your dream oceanfront hideaway in Atlantic Beach, NC! This unique fresh vacation rental, originally an event venue, offers a cavernous and modern open floor concept that seamlessly blends sleeping (sleeps 10) and living arrangements for...
- Atlantic Beach
- 2 Bedrooms
- 3 Bathrooms
- Sleeps 10
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...
Esperanza is a elegant oceanfront home in Emerald Isle! This 8 bedroom, 9 full bath, 2 half bath home has its own Private Pool and Hot tub! There is also a private elevator that is available for use at the property to help you carry your suitcases...
- Emerald Isle
- 8 Bedrooms
- 10 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...