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Sandbar Lecture Series: Longleaf Pine Forests

Tue, Jul 21, 2026 • 5:30 PM—6:30 PM · Museum of Coastal Carolina · Ocean Isle Beach, NC

Before Europeans colonized the present day United States, longleaf pine forests covered almost all of the southeastern region.  In fact, the longleaf pine…

Sea Tales: Summer Song

Tue, Jul 21, 2026 • 11:00 AM—12:00 PM · Museum of Coastal Carolina · Ocean Isle Beach, NC

Join us every Tuesday at 11 a.m. for Sea Tales. Each week we will read a story representing one of the animals or exhibits at the…

Sandbar Lecture Series: Predators and Prey at the Beach

Tue, Jul 28, 2026 • 5:30 PM—6:30 PM · Museum of Coastal Carolina · Ocean Isle Beach, NC

Coyotes have become the primary predator of loggerhead sea turtle nests on Bald Head Island (BHI), North Carolina. This lecture, from BHI’s Beth Darrow, will…

Pirate Ghost Walk

Mon, Jul 6, 2026 • 7:00 PM—8:00 PM · Museum of Coastal Carolina · Ocean Isle Beach, NC

Join us for a not-so-scary-stroll through Ocean Isle Beach to hear stories of pirates from long-time OIB residents and story-tellers Allison and Wil Smith.…

Sea Tales: Crabby and Nabby

Tue, Jul 14, 2026 • 11:00 AM—12:00 PM · Museum of Coastal Carolina · Ocean Isle Beach, NC

Join us every Tuesday at 11 a.m. for Sea Tales. Each week we will read a story representing one of the animals or exhibits at the museum and complete an…

Sandbar Lecture Series: The Life and Times of Crazy Dale Varnam

Tue, Jul 14, 2026 • 5:30 PM—6:30 PM · Museum of Coastal Carolina · Ocean Isle Beach, NC

This unusual Sandbar Lecture features the writer of  My Right Hand To Goodness: The Life and Times of Crazy Dale Varnam. The quaint fishing village of…

Sea Shanties for Little Pirates

Tue, Jul 7, 2026 • 11:00 AM—12:00 PM · Museum of Coastal Carolina · Ocean Isle Beach, NC

Join Jason Andre for a fun-filled hour of Sea Songs For Little Pirates, a collection of fun marine biology/pirate themed folk rock songs for kids…that parents…

Sandbar Lecture Series: Pirates of the North Carolina Coast

Tue, Jul 7, 2026 • 5:30 PM—6:30 PM · Museum of Coastal Carolina · Ocean Isle Beach, NC

In this program, author and historian Jack E. Fryar, Jr. will explore the role North Carolina played in the Golden Age of Piracy, recounting the exploits of…

Pirate Week 2026

Sun, Jul 5, 2026 • 12:00 PM—4:00 PM · Museum of Coastal Carolina · Ocean Isle Beach, NC

Join the Museum of Coastal Carolina for a week of swashbuckling fun for the entire crew. The Ocean Isle Beach Pirate Week tradition continues for its fourth…

Pirate Swordsmanship Class

Pirate Swordsmanship Class

Sun, Jul 5, 2026 • 1:00 PM—2:00 PM · Museum of Coastal Carolina · Ocean Isle Beach, NC

This is an introductory class for ages 13 through adult from North Carolina’s Sword Circle that teaches all the basics of historical swordsmanship. Lead…