During your stay in Emerald Isle, there is always plenty of family fun in and around our Crystal Coast towns and beaches no matter what time of year it is. December is no exception. During
SANTA and a MOVIE
Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation's 6th Annual "Santa and a Movie"
Friday, December 13, 2019 6:00 PM
Children of all ages join Santa on Friday, December 13th for a Christmas story after enjoying milk and cookies and watching a short Christmas movie classic! Kids are encouraged to wear their most comfy Christmas pajamas! Please bring a blanket for your family to sit on during the movie! Event takes place at Emerald Isle Parks & Recreation, 7500 Emerald Drive. Admission fee is one unwrapped gift per child. You MUST pre-register to attend. Only 75 (children) spaces are available and are expected to fill quickly!
SANTA by the SEA
December 14, 2019 | 10:30 am-5:00 pm
Bring the family to a one-of-a-kind event where the North Pole collides with the Bogue Banks beach town of Pine Knoll Shores (which is just a short coastal drive east on Salter Path Rd./Hwy 58 from Emerald Isle). On Saturday, December 14, Santa by the Sea at the North Carolina Aquarium in Pine Knoll Shores offers children the chance to have a one-on-one visit with Santa as they share their "wishes in front of the fishes".
In addition to a personal visit with the big man in red himself, each child age 12 and under receives a professional 5x7 photo to take home. Parents will be happy to know that additional prints are also available for purchase. The fun doesn't stop there. Included in the admission price that day are magic shows held in the Big Rock Theatre, making holiday cards and an ornament, snack preparation for Santa's reindeer, and elves working with the kids on holiday crafts to take home. Don't forget to leave time for Mrs. Claus as she reads her favorite stories. Event tickets for this action-packed day are $9.95 per participant in addition to Aquarium admission fee or membership. Event tickets will be sold from 9:00 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. on the day of event, and on-site only. Tickets are required only for children participating in the event. Adults are not required to pay for an event ticket, regular admission or membership gives them entry to observe event activities.
AQUARIUM PAINT NIGHT
SUNDAY, DEC. 29 (6:30 P.M.-8:30 P.M.)
Become an artist for the evening! Create memories during a paint night at the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. All skill levels accommodated. Bring your smiles and be ready for fun. Artist Chelsie Edmondson will bring out your inner creative while you paint, sitting in front of our river otter habitat. Choose to paint either an otter or a sea turtle at the time of registration.
What to bring: Wear comfortable clothing you don’t mind getting messy. You may bring beverages and snacks to enjoy while you paint. Please arrive 15 minutes early for check-in and set-up. All painting supplies provided by the artist. This is a limited event. Purchase tickets only online before the event. No ticket sales at the door. The event is $45 per painter (aquarium member and non-member). Age minimum of 6 years old. Children 15 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Adult does not have to paint.Non-painters will be charged $12.95. Non-painters who are aquarium members are free.
WALKING in PEACEFUL SOLITUDE
Every day, rain or shine. Event is FREE
Emerald Isle has several walking routes that I use regularly during December and every other month of the year, for that matter. Walking gives you a special gift of refection and gratitude and serenity, three gifts we always are in need of. Some of my favorite walking paths:
The Emerald Path extends approximately 11 miles from the Indian Beach town limits all the way to The Point at Bogue Inlet. The path winds through grassy areas along Coast Guard Road to Loon Drive, snakes through wooded areas from Loon Drive to the Welcome Center, meanders through the downtown district and passes the Municipal Complex at Black Skimmer Drive and ends at the eastern town limits.
McLean-Spell Park is accessed at the end of Maritime Forest Drive off Emerald Drive or off Sound Drive just east of Live Oak Street in Emerald Isle, it is a heavily wooded 30 acre park with about a mile of trail.
EMERALD ISLE WOODS PARK 41-Acre park located at 9404 Coast Guard Road off of Coast Guard Road; turn right just after reaching Deer Horn Dunes.
STATION STREET PARK Located at 11001 Coast Guard Road. A short ¼ mile walk to the beach and our famous “Point”. Take Station Street to Channel Drive to reach the beach.
For more information on living part time or full time in Emerald Isle, NC, call or text me with your email address at 919-308-2292 or send an email to: DRaczkowski@fathomrealty.com and and I will be sure you receive a complimentary chapter of my revised 2nd Edition book, "Live Where You Vacation."
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