Must-see entertainment in Coastal North Carolina

  • Coyote Music Den

    Outer Banks

    This tiny live venue (or room) inside a clapboard waterside house offers a chance to hang out with real locals, and experience the island's homegrown folk…

  • Ocracoke Alive's Deepwater Theater

    Outer Banks

    Community theater showing amateur productions. Shows range from a comedic take on the story of Blackbeard (the pirate who took a liking to the island) to…

  • Lost Colony Outdoor Drama

    Outer Banks

    Staged between late May and August, this outdoor play, written by Pulitzer Prize–winning North Carolina playwright Paul Green, dramatizes the fate of 116…

  • Art's Place

    Outer Banks

    You can't miss this colorfully painted haunt in Kitty Hawk, where tourists are 'sometimes tolerated.' This place prides itself on being a 'local secret'…

  • Dead Crow Comedy Room

    Coastal North Carolina

    Dark, cramped, underground and in the heart of downtown, just like a comedy club should be. Stop in for improv, open-mic nights and touring comedians,…

  • Ye Olde Pioneer Theatre

    Outer Banks

    Movies take place once a night at this atmospheric old theatre, dating back to 1918. Built in English Tudor–style, it remains the oldest family-owned…