Events in Oriental/Pamlico County, NC

January 1, 2021  Sailors in a sailing town need very little excuse to leave seats in front of television sets and get out on the water. The New Year's Day traditional regatta accepts any motorboats, sailboats, small aircraft, and homemade helicopters willing to meet when the countdown begins at Channel One Marker...more about Instead of (Football) Regatta

EVERY SATURDAY, all year long from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM (Winter hours 9:00 - noon) gardeners, crafters, artists and hobby farmers are chatting with customers and neighbors at Oriental Farmers' Market. On Hodges Street between South Water and the Oriental Harbor, creative people are selling home-made baked goods, hand-made craft items,...more about Oriental Farmers Market

TBA March 2020  The Chowder Cook-off on the grounds of the Oriental Marina and Hotel is serious business to professional chefs from local restaurants and home-grown chowder perfectionists happy to display their creations to the tasting public. Volunteer firemen are among the most serious cook-contenders, working all hours and guarding their...more about Oriental Chowder Cook-off

March, 2022 TBA  Every spring for the past 17 years, residents of this small riverside community (where boats outnumber people three-to-one) take the opportunity to exercise their creativity, sense of fun and love of all things canine by participating in this much-anticipated family event.

Dogs garbed as everything from astronauts to tiny dragons...more about PAWS Pet Parade

November 5-7, 2021  Cycle North Carolina's Coastal Ride event brings in 1,500 cyclists and their family and friends to Edenton, NC, this year. The three days are spent cycling on back roads throughout the county, always returning to Edenton each evening to rest and sleep. The slots for cyclists' participation fill up...more about Cycle North Carolina Coastal Ride

EVERY SATURDAY, all year long from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM (Winter hours 9:00 - noon) gardeners, crafters, artists and hobby farmers are chatting with customers and neighbors at Oriental Farmers' Market. On Hodges Street between South Water and the Oriental Harbor, creative people are selling home-made baked goods, hand-made craft items,...more about Oriental Farmers Market

May 2019 Visitors will enjoy one-of-a-kind products displayed along the paths and boardwalk by the harbor in Oriental during Art on the Neuse. Wood carvers, furniture makers, artists in glass and copper enamel, painters in many media and several styles, fiber artists, quilters, sculptors in various materials, jewelry makers and photographers display, discuss...more about Art on the Neuse

June 2021  The Eastern Carolina Artificial Reef Association (ECARA) will be holding its annual fundraising dinner. There will be exhibits, silent auctions, a 50/50 raffle, entertainment, and shows by the aquarium staff. ECARA is a non-profit organization that seeks to raise money to promote the understanding of the economic and ecological benefits...more about Eastern Carolina Artificial Reef Association Annual Fundraiser

July 2 - 4, 2021  During Croaker Festival, Oriental's population soars. Thousands of visitors arrive to honor the croaker, a very tasty and surprisingly vocal fish found only in Southern waters. (Anyone not having heard a croaker's croak needs to spend more time in boats.) The festival provides food, great children's games...more about Oriental Croaker Festival

EVERY SATURDAY, all year long from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM (Winter hours 9:00 - noon) gardeners, crafters, artists and hobby farmers are chatting with customers and neighbors at Oriental Farmers' Market. On Hodges Street between South Water and the Oriental Harbor, creative people are selling home-made baked goods, hand-made craft items,...more about Oriental Farmers Market