10/24/2026
The holiday season offers much to see & do on the Outer Banks!
North Carolina’s “Christmas in the Outer Banks” Road Trip takes you to nine of the most festive and magical experiences along this beautiful coastal stretch of NC:
🎄The Corolla Christmas Village (Corolla)
🎄Whalehead Club Mansion (Corolla)
🎄WinterLights at The Elizabethan Gardens (Manteo)
🎄The Christmas Shop (Manteo)
🎄The 12 Bars of Christmas (Kitty Hawk to Manteo)
🎄Jockey’s Ridge Dunes & Solar Christmas Tree (Nags Head)
🎄Historic Downtown Manteo (Manteo)
🎄Hatteras Village’s Trail of Lights (Hatteras)
🎄Duck’s Waterfront Shopping Village (Duck)
The Corolla Christmas Village features twinkling lights, holiday shopping, Santa, and festive music. The beautiful Whalehead Club Mansion features Christmas decorations inspired by the 1920s, with daytime visits possible even though candlelight tours are sold out. WinterLights at The Elizabethan Gardens brings glowing pathways, decorated trees, and thousands of Christmas lights. The Christmas Shop in Manteo is packed with ornaments, holiday gifts, and Christmas decorations. The 12 Bars of Christmas spreads from Kitty Hawk to Manteo, with twelve restaurants transformed into Christmas-themed hangouts featuring colorful lights, festive decorations, Christmas music, holiday cocktails, and special menus. Jockey’s Ridge Dunes features a glowing solar Christmas tree. Historic Downtown Manteo offers waterfront Christmas decorations, tree lighting, and a holiday parade. Hatteras Village’s Trail of Lights features a beautiful nighttime walk through colorful displays. Duck’s Waterfront Shopping Village offers a pretty holiday stroll past decorated shops, glowing Christmas lights, and the town’s festive crab-pot Christmas tree!