The Outer Banks Taste of The Beach event is fast approaching

March 15-18, 2012. Events are posted now! Go to our EVENTS PAGE

for the full four-day intinerary and descriptions of over 50 events! It all

takes place over St. Patrick's Day weekend and there are events

with the Irish culinary theme, but many that simply celebrate fresh

seafood, highly trained Chef's, fine wine tastings and brewery tours, and

the company of friends and family. Please make plans to join us!!  

About the Outer Banks Taste of The Beach.....

This fun food festival event features: wine tastings, cooking classes,

special menu presentations, brewery tours, tapas crawls, cook-offs,

dine-arounds and many more creative combinations, culinary delights,

and fun activities on the Outer Banks. It involves over 50 restaurants!

The OBX Grand Tasting on Sunday, March 18th, will be the hottest

ticket in town with about 30 area restaurants and beverage vendors

serving a sampling of original hand prepared foods, fine wines and

beers from around the world. Restaurants will be competing for the 3rd

Annual TOB'y Awards; Best Booth Presentation, Best In Show, Best

Outer Banks Catch, and the two top awards, the Chefs Award and

People's Choice Award.

The Outer Banks Taste of The Beach Weekend is a fantastic way to

sample the fare of several fine restaurants on the Outer Banks in one

fun-filled, food-centric weekend! Casual chefs to full-on foodie fanatics

will revel in innovative culinary opportunities offered up by members of

the Outer Banks Restaurant Association. You can indulge in a fancy

wine dinner one night and mix with the masses in an organic farm to

fork experience the next. Or maybe an intimate cooking class with one

of the area's world class chefs is more your speed.

Freshness is the hallmark of dining on the Outer Banks of North

Carolina. Offering much more than just seafood, the barrier islands are

home to over 160 locally owned and operated restaurants. You'll be

delighted by a diverse offering of culinary delights in unique settings,

with menus dreamed up by the finest-trained chefs. 

Nothing beats locally caught seafood - you can taste the difference in

ours. We have the finest Watermen in the world who bring in plump

oysters, savory shrimp, fresh Gulfstream tuna, East Coast scallops,

and many other fresh fish daily to our docks. Locally caught means

it's the freshest it can be, it's affordable, and it's prepared by trained

Chefs that know it well and prepare it often. Expect to enjoy the freshest

seafood available when you dine on the Outer Banks.

There are some additional Outer Banks events planned for this

weekend, The First Flight Cruisers 5th Annual Shamrock Car Show

and Poker Run, the Kelly's Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade and the

Annual Running of The Leprechauns 8k.  Another great Outer Banks

event is the Third Annual Night at the Races benefitting the Corolla

Wild Horse Fund.

Lots to do! Plan your adventure now and please check our

Accommodations page with specials and offers from our

accommodations sponsors...ask for the Outer Banks Taste of The

Beach special accommodations packages by name!