The North Carolina Seafood Festival in Morehead City, is a not-for-profit organisation that holds a wonderful annual festival, the first weekend in October, to celebrate and recognise the importance of seafood to eastern North Carolina. There's fun and free entertainment the whole weekend, and you won't go hungry, they serve everything from traditional “Down East” Clam Chowder, Shrimp Burgers and Charcoal Mullet to Sea Urchin on a stick, Calamari and Marinated Eel and much more. Enjoy the Habitat for Humanity Fish Fry, the 100 individual booths sponsored by restaurants, civic organizations, school groups and churches all featuring their own interpretation of the bounty of the sea, you certainly won't go hungry. The North Carolina Seafood Festival's main goal is to promote the seafood industry on the Carolina coast, and to educate the public about seafood as well as boost tourism and recreation, establish a scholarship program for educational pursuits and more. But serious stuff aside, the festival is about fun, interactive exhibits and demonstrations, along with live animals, storytelling, seafood sampling and much more, not to be missed.READ MORE

Sea Classics Trading is a unique and beautiful shop in historic Morehead City, North Carolina, with a vast array of the unique, the nautical, gifts, ideas, home decor and outdoor furniture, and the team provides exceptional customer service. They offer on-line shopping and a talented interior design team with turn key design solutions and services that include residential and commercial properties for unique and extensive designs. Sea Classics Trading is your nautical retailer on the Crystal Coast, with the unique and the beautiful and a wide selection of styles to fit everyone's outdoor living style, come fulfill your vision or find the perfect gift, it's all here. READ MORE

Tortuga Charters in Morehead City, North Carolina, welcomes you to the number one diving destination in North America after just a short boat ride to some of the most epic wreck and reef diving in the world. The dive vessel Tortuga is a custom built dive boat, roomy and stable able to hold up to 6 divers and even space for 3 to take a nap on the way home, and the provide custom dive charters with only your group on the boat so you know the other divers. Come experience the Tortuga difference, they offer spearfishing, wreck diving, sharks and sealife, game species and scuba training, so join them on the boat and under the water.READ MORE

Procastinator Sportfishing offers year round fun, fast and furious fishing and will show you what the waters off of Morehead City, Beaufort and Cape Lookout have to offer, they are your North Carolina offshore bottom fishing and vertical jigging connection. Come join them for a day on the water, they offer full day offshore trolling and vertical jigging trips for multiple species and a day full of action and variety, your adventure awaits, and the water on this coast are some of the most beautiful in North Carolina. Come trolling the famous Big Rock, or vertical jigging for Amberjack, Cobia, African Pompano, King Mackeral and others off one of the many World War II shipwrecks, the thrills never end. Procastinator Sportfishing are licensed, insured professionals and provide all equipment, tackle and gear, they will also customize your dream fishing trip whether you want to head out chasing marlin or stay close and target Spanish Mackeral, King Mackeral or Redfish, they design fishing trips just for you.READ MORE

The Port City Tour Company offers tours walks and safaris in Morehead City and Beaufort, North Carolina, including a Shackleford wild horse and shelling safari starting with a 15 minute ferry ride over to the pristine Outer Banks Island of Shackleford Banks. There you meet the Wild horses, a free roaming herd dating back from descendants 400 years ago, track the horses with your guide and watch their fascinating behaviour in the wild, it's an unforgettable experience, then enjoy time out on one of the best beaches in North Carolina. The Beaufort Ghost Walk includes a guided walking tour through the Historic District of Beaufort, North Carolina with pirate guides who share haunted tales, ghost stories and interesting histories, they also offer the Beaufort Pirate Walk a tour that focuses exclusively on pirates and their activities back in the day by pirate guides. The Port City Tour Company also offers and after hours ghost tour with hands-on paranormal investigation on the historical Haunted Webb Memorial, one of the most haunted buildings on the Crystal Coast, book today for all the fun and adventure. READ MORE

The Carolina Princess in Morehead City, North Carolina offers fishing and cruising at it's best with half day, full day and 18 hour fishing trips available for snapper, grouper, trigger, black sea bass and much more, and you can even enjoy a boat trip without fishing, there are comfortable seats available. There are extra wide decks on the Carolina Princess, built in bait trays and rod holders and they welcome beginner and experienced anglers for a great day out on the water. Your sport-fishing charter starts from Morehead City waterfront with your captain who has a vast knowledge of the waters and bottom structures off the Crystal Coast. The Carolina Princess offers a must do trip while visiting the area, and occasionally do dinner cruises, come for a fantastic adventure, as they say, all that's missing is you.READ MORE

Diamond Girl Charters at Morehead City waterfront, North Carolina, welcomes you aboard the Diamond Girl a deep sea fishing charter boat with fast cruise speed and state of the art electronics, an extremely comfortable interior, spacious seating, air con, heat and full entertainment center, refrigerator and restrooms. They offer full and half day fishing excursions and sunset cruises and also have tournament and Bluefin dates available. Diamond Girl Charters are about luxury offshore fishing at its best, and targeted species in season include Blue and White Marlin, sailfish, wahoo, Mahi Mahi, Bluefin, Yellowfin and Blackfin tuna. They are available for the annual Big Rock Tournaments, just call for a booking, join them for fast, fun, fellowship and enjoy a memorable fishing adventure out on the beautiful waters.READ MORE

Minoda's Japanese Steak House, Sushi Bar and Izakaya in Morehead City, North Carolina, is a great little find and welcomes you to come enjoy the show as your chef prepares your meal hibachi style on the grill with a great flare for the entertainment and the food is excellent, it's great for large parties to sit around the grill. It's a premier dining experience of sushi, Angus steaks, fresh seafood, and even a Japanese tapas menu. Minoda's Japanese Steak House, Sushi Bar and Izakaya has the Hibachi tables, a full service bar and suishi bar, it's the best Asian fusion dining experience you'll ever have, and menu items include surf and turf combos, lobster, Jumbo shrimp, tiger prawns, ginger pork, sea scallops, filet mignon, dinner set up and much more. They come highly recommended and welcome you to the best tasting show in town, you'll be back many times.READ MORE

The Olympus Dive Center in Morehead City, is the better way to dive North Carolina, an they offer dive charters, dive training, a dive shop and regularly have fun events happening. The waters here, fed by the warm clear waters of the Gulfstream offer incredible visibility and comfortable temperatures, and there are a wonderful number of wrecks to dive with more than 2000 ships having sunk in these waters since records from 1526 and trip options include full and half day charters, twilight or night dives and a technical diving charter. The Olympus Dive Center carries a full line of dive equipment and their dive shop sales staff are divers who understand your needs, plus the have all the accessories you'll need and complete dive systems. Learn to dive with them too, they offer PADI recreational scuba diving courses, technical diving courses and E-Learning, it's simply all here. READ MORE

Bill Collector Charters boat is located at The Big Rock Landing on the Morehead City Waterfront, North Carolina, and they promise to make your fishing adventure one to remember whether you are fishing for Marlin, Tuna, Wahoo, Dolphin, Grouper, Snapper, or King Mackerel. Captain Stephen Draughon brings his 25 years fishing experience and has brought many an angler to tournament places and wins, and everything is provided including Penn International and Shimano reels, all you need to bring is food and drink, you don't even need a license. Bill Collector Charters also have great apparel to go with your trip and keep as souvenirs, and they offer Gulfstream fishing trips, three quarter or half day inshore fishing charters, overnight offshore trips, and winter bluefin tuna charters, the boat is licensed to carry up to six people, and fish cleaning is provided at the marina, they are also agents for Gray Taxidermy, they ensure your fishing experience is the very best and guarantee you will return year after year.READ MORE