There is so much happening during the Holiday Season on the Outer Banks that it's hard to make a simple recommendation. So we'll hand out multiple recommendations over the next few weeks.
Our first recommendation, and it is a must do, is Winter Lights at the Elizabethan Gardens.
At any time of the year, the Elizabethan Gardens on Roanoke Island is exquisite. But on a December night when the dark of winter seems to last so long, the magic of thousands and thousands of miniature lights illuminating the trees and statuary of the Gardens is exquisite.
There is so much that makes this special.
Certainly the beauty of the lights and how they are used to create stories all their own is wonderful.
There is, though, more to the evening than just the lights, as spectacular as they may be.
In the Great Lawn, which is in the heart of the Gardens there is always a roaring pit fire with free marshmallows and tongs of roasting. Do not be cynical and channel that inner child. Roast a few marshmallows. Or better yet, go with a child and roast marshmallows together.
There is usually a very family friendly Christmas movie playing on a screen that has been brought it as well.
Elizabethan Gardens is closed on Sundays and Mondays, and will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Years, which still leaves a lot of opportunities to go.
It is weather dependent. If it is raining too hard, the evening event will be cancelled, so it won't hurt to call ahead if there are any doubts.
An important tip—the wind off Croatan Sound can be very cold. Dress accordingly.
There is so much to do on the Outer Bank at this time of the year. Play your stay with Joe Lamb, Jr. & Associates to see what it's all about.
