Sunset Beach, NC Old Swing Bridge Christmas

News Release from Old Bridge Preservation Society
For immediate release

Christmas at the Old Bridge
The third annual “Christmas at the Old Bridge” will be held on Monday, December 9 from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. at the Old Bridge. Mark your calendars.

“Christmas at the Old Bridge” has become a special holiday tradition for the Sunset Beach area. It is a chance to slow down, savor the holiday and get into the spirit. Come to the Old Bridge and see it decorated for Christmas with lights and greenery. Refreshments will be served for those gathered and you’ll hear holiday carols drifting through the air. Everyone in the community, residents and visitors alike, are invited by the Old Bridge Preservation Society to listen to holiday music sung by local soloists Linda Ladrick, Mandee Williams, and Tain Collins. As well, a trio of West Brunswick freshmen, Elizah Fish, Sophie Hughes, and Gibbie Griffin, will sing for those assembled. To conclude the event, the community will be invited to participate in a holiday sing-a-long. This all takes place at the Old Bridge, 109 Shoreline Drive West, Sunset Beach. “Christmas at the Old Bridge” will definitely put you in the Christmas spirit.

If you were able to take part in the past, you know it is an event not to be missed. If you were unable to come, please start a new Sunset Beach holiday tradition and plan on being at the Old Bridge, 109 Shoreline Drive West on Monday, December 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more information please check the Old Bridge Preservation Society website, oldbridgepreservationsociety.org. Christmas will be in the air, don’t miss it!

Five minute drive from Ocean Isle Beach, NC

There's Nothing Ghoulish About the Hotels Around Here, Honest

Some people get a little skiddish around this time of year. They peek around corners, look over their shoulders, and check under the bed at night. Even when they don’t do these things it feels like the right thing to do. Why? Because Halloween is approaching and for many, that means paranoia! Nobody wants to be caught by surprise and have the daylights scared out of them!


Just because you may be coming to the beach for a vacation, doesn’t mean you can escape the ghoulishness of Halloween. This time of year ghosts and goblins run amuck no matter where you are. So when you’re looking at Ocean Isle Beach hotels where you can stay you just might want to come on over to Sunset Beach and stay at The Sunset Inn instead.


Unlike at some Ocean Isle Beach hotels there’s no need to check under the bed when you’re with us. But if you decide to go out, be careful where you venture. There are some scary happenings taking place in the area.


For instance, the Panic Attack Haunted Attraction is the largest, most elaborate, scariest, wildest, bloodiest, most intense haunted house the area has ever seen. Hollywood-quality special effects, elaborate sets, and terrifying live actors will scare you and exploit your deepest fears. The shocking and twisted journey through the Panic Attack is like a bad dream gone worse that sends you into a blood-curdling, psychological massacre of fears, phobias and haunts. It’s taking place now through Nov. 2, 6-11 p.m. Thursdays, 6 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday at 1290 South 15th Street, Wilmington, NC.

Family Fun Day and Vacations to Sunset Beach NC

This is the perfect time of the year to enjoy Sunset Beach NC vacations because unless there’s a special event going on, you’ll pretty much have the each to yourself to enjoy. The water is still plenty warm enough for all the water sports you’ve been putting off and for some real fun why not rent yourself a jet ski or pontoon boat to take it over the top!

Check out 2013 Family Fun Day this weekend in the Brunswick Nature Park, Winnabow on October 19, 2013. This event is hosted by the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust. The park is located off NC 133 at 2601 River Road in Winnabow. Activities include mountain biking, pony riding, kayaking and more. The Cape Fear Chapter of the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association will be guiding riders through the park's mountain bike trails. Riders may bring their own bikes or borrow on onsite.


The Adventure Company will be providing kayaks for attendees to try paddling in Town Creek, and the Carolina Classic Horseman's Association will provide educational displays, pony rides and share plans for the trail system. The NC Coastal Land Trust will be leading nature hikes. There will also be food vendors, face painting, nature crafts, and other activities. The day promises to be a whole lot of fun for everyone who attends!


Mark your calendar now for the North Carolina Festival by the Sea being held October 26-27, 2013. This 2-day event kicks off with a parade down the Holden Beach causeway at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Arts and Crafts vendors are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. There will be a horseshoe tournament and a sand castle building contest. Children enjoy face painting, huge kites flying overhead and children's rides and amusements. Live musical entertainment begins at 10 a.m. both days at Holden Beach's new pavilion. There is free admission and free parking.


When you plan on coming here to enjoy yearly vacations at Sunset Beach NC you can plan on always having a fun time. If we can answer any questions or help with your reservations, please don’t hesitate to call us at 888-575-1001. We look forward to seeing you!

Oyster Fest Time!!

Fall is upon us; bringing cooler weather, shorter days, changing colors and oysters!!


Oyster season runs October 15th – March 31st and to kick things off, The 33rd Annual NC Oyster Festival starts just next week on October 19th. This festival is put on by the Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce and held in Ocean Isle Beach between 2nd and 3rd streets, beside the Museum of Coastal Carolina. With tons of things for both kids and adults to enjoy, this festival is a great draw for the area. Live music will start Saturday morning at 10am, and last throughout both days. Oyster shucking, amateur and professional, are on at 1pm Saturday. Great food and oyster stew are available both days. The website for the event says “The 33rd Annual North Carolina Oyster Festival will feature live entertainment, arts and crafts vendors, festival food, a road race, kid's area, North Carolina Oyster Shucking Championships and an Oyster Stew Cook-off!”

Come join us here at The Sunset Inn, just minutes from the action to enjoy a great festival and some yummy oysters.


Also, don’t forget about our terrific mid-week special going on: stay three nights Monday-Thursday and get the 3rd half off!!


We hope to see you soon for a visit!!

Come Spend Labor Day at Our Sunset Beach Resort

With Labor Day Weekend right around the corner many believe summer is winding down. But at a coastal location such as ours vacation season runs far into the end of the year. If you haven’t managed to squeeze in a vacation this summer it’s not too late to make reservations for a luxurious stay at our Sunset Beach resort.

This time of year is a lovely time to visit the beach. With many families back home and preparing to send their kids off to school before month’s end, the beaches as well as our Sunset Beach resort have plenty of room to spread out.

We’d like to wish everyone a safe and happy Labor Day this year. Here are some local events taking place in the area.

Labor Day Music Extravaganza is on Bald Head Island from August 30 through September 2. Come dance the weekend away with Bald Head Island's signature beach music bash! Weekend events include the Coastal Carolina Bash, Harbourside Pavilion Picnic and Texas BBQ. Call 910-457-3701 for more information.

The Labor Day Sand Sculpture Contest in Ocean Isle Beach, NC, is taking place from 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 31. There are two divisions: Children's division - up to age 13, Family division - 4 adults and no limit on children. Rules are available at the Museum of Coastal Carolina. Trophies and prizes awarded in all divisions. The event takes place on the beach behind the Community Center on 44 East 1st Street in Ocean Isle Beach. For more information or if you have questions please call 910-579-1016. Happy Labor Day!

The Hatching has begun! Visit Brunswick County Beachest to Witness the Baby Sea Turtles

This is such an exciting time to visit Sunset Beach, NC, Holden Beach, NC and Ocean Isle Beach NC. After months of dicovering Sea Turtle Nests the hatching has finally begun

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The mother Sea Turtles start to come ashore in May and lay there eggs by the dunes. Volunteers with the Sea Turtle Watch Program then tour the beach night and day to look for the nests, mark them, and then they wait.

After about 50 to 60 days the hatching begins and it is a glorious sight!

Volunteers come back when they know it is getting close so they can be there to guide the baby sea turtles to the water. When the eggs are ready to hatch it is called a boil because they flow out of the nest like boiling water. There can be as many as 160 eggs so you can imagine how much help they need to make it to the water safely.( If you are vacationing they ask that you take up all beach equipment and fill in holes and knock down sand castles near the nest and trenches so they can have a smooth trail to the water.)


Sunset Beach has 19 nests this year. Holden Beach is ready to break the there record from 1999 with 69 nests, and Ocean Isle has marked quite a few as well. And the mother Turtles are still coming ashore to lay eggs. August through October is a great time to visit our area so you can be here to witness this amazing and once in a lifetime event. For more information about the Nests you can visit the Sunset Beach turtle patrol website at www.sunsetbeachturtles.org or visit www.hbturtlewatch.org


Holden Beach also hosts a turtle talk every Wednesday night by the foot of the bridge at 7:00 p.m. until Labor Day.If you can't make it to the talk then don't hesitate to approach a volunteer on the beach because they love to answer any questions you have and can tell you the best chance of seeing a nest boil over with these cute and tiny sea creatures.


Call and make your reservation with us at The Sunset Inn today so you can be one of the lucky vacationers and have stories to tell your friends for years to come. Beautiful Sunset Beach is here and calling your name!

If You're Looking For an Ocean Isle Beach Hotel During the Sailfish Classic

The Cape Fear Sailfish Classic takes place on Friday and Saturday, August 9 and 10, 2013. This is an open tournament for all fisherman, targeting Captains and their crews from Wrightsville Beach to the west side of the Shoals at Ocean Isle Beach. It will be a weekend of fun and festivities, cash payouts, Champions Trophy and bragging rights.


This is an all-release event, designed to promote fun and exciting fishing that occurs nearshore every year as the waters warm and the Gulf Stream eddies push inward. Captains will fish as far "offshore" as the Tower, and the boundaries are defined as the Dallas Rock to Schoolhouse and Parking Lot Areas off of Wrightsville to 23 mile Rock, west to the Jungle/Hammer areas off of Ocean Isle.

The event is a 2 day fishing tournament, commencing with a pig-picking Captains meeting at the Wightsville Beach Marina on August 9. Fishing days are Friday/Saturday. Lines in at 8 a.m. and out at 3 p.m. This event is designed to be fun, all release and open to boats of any size. Book your place now, come for the Captains meeting and experience first hand the art of circle hook rigging ballyhoo by noted area fisherman.

If you find yourself looking for an Ocean Isle Beach hotel where you can stay during the tournament, be sure to check out Sunset Inn in nearby Sunset Beach. You simply won’t find any Ocean Isle Beach hotel that can provide you with the level of comfort and quality that our accommodations can.