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Sea Turtle Talk – Sunset Beach

Jul 27, 2018 - Join us this Sunday for “Sea Turtle Talks” starting at 7:00 p.m. Members of the Sunset Beach ... Read More

May 22, 2018 - It is concert time in Holden Beach. Each Sunday night starting Memorial Day weekend at 6:30 PM, ... Read More

Apr 17, 2018 - Name: Earth Day Festival Event Description: Lets celebrate Earth Day by going green on April 20th from ... Read More

Mar 26, 2018 - Event Description: Join us on Friday, March 30th at 7 PM for the Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt ... 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

May 11, 2015 - The Ride the Tide Kayak Float & Race is on Saturday, May 16th. If you haven’t registered ... 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.