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Feb 13, 2018 - Date: VALID thru Feb 24, 2018 Location: Island Resort and Inn 500 Ocean Drive, Oak Island NC, ... Read More

Oct 19, 2017 - Name: Boo at the Beach Date: October 21, 2017 Time: 5:30 p.m – 7:30 p.m. Location: Holden ... Read More

Sep 8, 2017 - Name: Carolina Soulfest Date: September 9th, 2017 Time: 11:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m. Location: 9480 Ocean Hwy ... Read More

Jul 6, 2017 - Name: Shallotte Farmer’s Market Date: Jul 8, 2017 (Every Saturday May 13th through July 19th) Time: 9:00 ... Read More

Jun 20, 2017 - Name: Yoga @ Sunset Beach Park Date: June 24, 2017 (Saturdays throughout the summer) Time: 10:00 AM ... Read More

Feb 10, 2017 - MARDI GRAS BY THE SEA FESTIVAL AND PARADE Mar 4, 2017 – Mar 4, 2017, 1:00 ... Read More

Nov 10, 2016 - That special time of the year is fast approaching and there is no better way to take ... Read More

Oct 14, 2016 - Halloween is upon us and there is no better way to celebrate than the Boiling Spring Lakes ... Read More

Jul 11, 2016 - Come and experience the awe inspiring fireworks by the sea on the beach near the Carolina Beach ... Read More

Feb 12, 2016 - Brunswick County Parks and Recreation, in conjunction with the Benesch Group, has been working on a master ... Read More

Did You Know:

The first person believed to have set foot on present day Brunswick County was Italian explorer Giovanni Verrazano in 1524.
The first “marketing campaign” for Brunswick County was published in 1666, in London, in the form of a pamphlet penned by Robert Horne.
Brunswick County is a popular destination for birding enthusiasts. Here bird watchers can spot warblers, painted buntings, bald eagles and several kinds of sparrows.
During the Revolutionary War, Brunswick Town was burned to the ground by British troops.
The Shallotte River was originally called the “Charlotte River.” Somehow, over time, the pronunciation was altered.
If you stay out late at night on the beach during the months of May through October you can witness baby sea turtles “boiling” out of the sand and walking into the ocean for their first time.
Edgar Allen Poe composed some of his writings while spending a summer in Brunswick County.
The first “stud book” in America – a publication with information on the pedigrees of horses – was made in Brunswick County by James Harrison.