• Cape Lookout Lighthouse from Barden Inlet

    Cape Lookout

    National Seashore North Carolina

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Special Events

Portsmouth Homecomming 2008
US Coast Guards demonstrate surf rescue techniques at the 2008 Portsmouth Village Homecoming.
 

2012 Event Dates

Special Event

Location

Saturday, March 24
Sunday, March 25

Occupied Beaufort:
Civil War Lighthouse Climb

  
Cape Lookout Lighthouse
  


Saturday, April 14

Crystal Coast Earth Day Festival Fort Macon
State Park


Saturday, April 21

Junior Ranger Day
Harkers Island
Visitor Center

Saturday, April 28

Portsmouth Village Homecoming
Portsmouth Village

Tuesday, June 19

Horse Sense & Survival Tour Shackleford Banks

Friday, July 13

Horse Sense & Survival Tour
Shackleford Banks

Saturday, July 21

Take Your Parent Outside Day Harkers Island
Visitor Center

Tuesday, August 14

Horse Sense & Survival Tour
(Indoor Presentation)
Harkers Island
Visitor Center


Saturday, September 8

Horse Sense & Survival Tour
Shackleford Banks

Saturday, October 27

Horse Sense & Survival Tour Shackleford Banks

Saturday, October 27

Critters of the Night Harkers Island
Visitor Center

Saturday, November 17

Horse Sense & Survival Tour Shackleford Banks

Did You Know?

Loggerhead hatchling

Once they reach the ocean, male sea turtles never return to land while females only come ashore to nest. Cape Lookout National Seashore More...