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Kick back at year-round events

Check out the Kure Beach events calendar and take your pick of concerts, music festivals, and fishing tournaments. Witness authentic historical re-enactments, take part in thrilling dive shows and animal encounters at the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher, or get swept up in the joy of our island holiday celebrations. For such a small town, Kure Beach certainly has plenty of events where you can escape the daily grind, unplug and reconnect. 

Help us celebrate our 65th anniversary at the Kure Beach Street Festival on April 28. Local bands, live music and kids entertainment highlight the day and we'll cap it off with a colossal fireworks display after dark.

Below is a sampling of the types of events in Kure Beach. Use the search box below to find a complete list of island events.

See turtles, sharks and touch a starfish, picnic under live oak trees, or visit a nearby boardwalk with arcades and miniature golf.		Spend the day fishing, recast your priorities. Catch the big one at one of the annual mackerel tournaments.
Choose from events under the sea and beach music festivals by the sea to island chowder cook-offs and seafood, blues and jazz festivals.		Attend historical reenactments by the sea at Fort Fisher State Historic Site and Museum, the site of the largest land-sea battle of the Civil War.
Fishing, surfing, swimming, windsurfing, scuba diving, boogie boarding, kayaking, sailing and snorkeling provide endless outdoor opportunities.		Music reigns supreme here with the nearby Carolina Beach Music Festival , Seafood, Blues & Jazz Festival, and outdoor summer concerts.