Group and Event Planning on the Outer Banks

Discover the Outer Banks through the eyes of passionate storytellers and interpreters of Outer Banks history and culture. Our Group and Event Planners help bring the destination to life.

Welcoming Groups to the Barrier Islands

Since the late 1500's, the Outer Banks of North Carolina has embraced visiting groups. From the earliest English explorers through the Wright Brothers, hospitality has remained central to life on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. In 1900, Bill Tate, Postmaster of Kitty Hawk, NC, offered the Wright Brothers his help and assured them that they would encounter a hospitable people when they arrived.

For group tours, corporate meetings, school groups, church groups, and family reunions, the Outer Banks provides an ideal backdrop. This is a destination shaped by discovery and adventure. Known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic, it is also a place visited by the first English colonists in the new world. The Outer Banks balances a rich natural setting with a vibrant vacation destination, inviting adventurers and thrill seekers to pursue their dreams. Like the Wright Brothers, visitors are drawn to its breathtaking beauty, deep history, and abundant cultural resources.

The Outer Banks of North Carolina provides enough variety to suit all kinds of groups. For assistance arranging a meeting, group tour, or sporting event, contact Lorrie Love at (877) 629-4386 or love@outerbanks.org.

The page also includes a historical statement from Bill Tate, Postmaster of Kitty Hawk, NC, addressed to the Wright Brothers. Its themes are welcome, hospitality, practical assistance, and hopes for their convenience, success, and pleasure.

Motorcoach and Student Groups

Whether your travelers are seniors or students, the Outer Banks of North Carolina works well as a year-round Group Tour Destination. Motorcoach groups can explore cultural, historic, and natural attractions throughout the area.

Meetings and Conferences

For a conference, board retreat, or incentive trip, consider a coastal setting on The Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Sports

The Outer Banks of North Carolina, also known as the OBX, can inspire new perspectives, experiences, and passions. Groups will find extensive outdoor recreation opportunities and sporting event venues suited to a wide range of events.

Weddings

A wedding marks a long-awaited day shared with the person you love most. With the sun across your face and a new life together beginning, the setting for exchanging vows should be as distinctive as the relationship itself.

Reunions

Organizing a reunion can make destination selection difficult, particularly when the choice needs to appeal to everyone on the guest list.

The Soundside Event Site

Owned by the Town of Nags Head and the Dare County Tourism Board, The Soundside event site is managed by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau.

Group RFP

Need assistance locating group-friendly accommodations or restaurants? We can help by sending a request for proposal to local partners.