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

Happy Cow Ice Cream in Morehead City, North Carolina, has been scooping up smiles since 1913 and was opened by Taylor McCullen when she was just 14 years old, because her dad taught her, nothing in life is free and to work for what she wanted. Now after a few years, they have expanded to serve coffee, frappes, smoothies and tea. Come support Taylor with her incredible drive, vision and hard work, the products are great too, you'll back. Happy Cow Ice Cream is open in summer and Taylor and staff look forward to meeting you for scoops of smiles and great beverages.READ MORE

Tight Lines Pub and Brewing Co. in Morehead City, North Carolina, take two things very seriously, Southern cuisine and beer, and they offer a full lunch and dinner menu and fresh local seafood with 30 craft beers on tap, the most at the beach as they say. Enjoy the famous outdoor beer garden with live music the 3rd Saturday of every month, the 65 inch HD Big Screens and 130 inch HD Projector showing college and professional games, plus they will soon have a roof top deck and bar, and they can accommodate large parties. Tight Lines Pub and Brewing Co. is located in a historic building that captures the heritage and lifestyle of Carteret County, and they produce premium beers and exquisite meals at this fully operating brewery and restaurant. Open for lunch and dinner, they make all meals from scratch using only the finest high quality meats, seafood and produce locally whenever possible. Tight Lines Pub and Brewing Co. also offer catering for special occasions with no event too big or small, and they have a full kitchen and bar, custom or pre-set menus, and an on-site private dining room that seats 100 for the best time ever, they also do off-site catering.READ MORE

The Morehead City Yacht Basin welcomes you and have 45, 50, 55, 60, 65 and 125 foot slips available with seasonal and winter specials, they are also dealers for yacht sales and have full listings on their website for perusal. This full service marina offers fuel and dockage for transient vessels and long term stays, and amenities include an on-site laundry facility, spacious showers and clean restrooms for your convenience, as well as pump-outs, a fish cleaning station and book exchange. The Morehead City Yacht Basin have Valvtect gas and diesel fuel, WIFI internet, competitive rates and a courtesy vehicle at a nominal fee, plus there are repair and maintenance services, electricity and much more. This is a world class, premier marina with a history of excellence ideally located close Morehead City's downtown waterfront, great restaurants, a few hundred feet west of the ICW just north of the Morehead City causeway bridge and State Port, the Calico Creek deep water channel leads to a well protected basin dredged to a depth of 10-13 feet at mean low water, 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

Akai Hana in Morehead City, North Carolina, is a Japanese restaurant and sushi bar serving delectable tempuras, sushi and teriyakis and is ideally located downtown. Serving traditional Japanese cuisine in a contemporary atmosphere, they have two locations serving the freshest of Japanese dishes and outstanding sushi in the sushi bars, they way it's meant to be, made fresh to order right in front of you. Akai Hana Japanese Restaurant are open for lunch and dinner, and do sushi burritos at their Carrnboro North Carolina location, come for a wonderful Japenese dining experience, they are highly recommended. READ MORE

70 West Marina in Morehead City, North Carolina, is located at the heart of a boater's paradise and has a reputation for impeccable service, they are a full service marina well equipped to handle all your boating needs. It's all here they can do anything from engine repair to bottom painting, with staff on hand 7 days a week to tend to your boat, and certified technicians and mechanics are available for Volvo and Yamaha engines, they also have an on-site parts department. Dry storage is available, and 89 octane gas that is Ethanol Free, they will start your boat before you arrive and ensure it's ready to go with unlimited ins and outs, and there are slips and work racks available with power and water, two forklifts and an indoor air conditioned waiting area. 70 West Marina offer new and pre-owned boats for sale and offer way more than the others, their retails store on-site has shirts and sweatshirts, boating safety gear, bait, tackle, cleaning supplies and a huge inventory of boating accessories, every you'll need for your day out on the water, so come today and walk away prepared your your boating adventures.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 Portside Marina welcomes you to this fisherman's paradise in Morehead City, and is North Carolina's best kept secret with deep water slips and dockage for vessels up to 125 feet. This full service marina also has transient boat slips, dry stack storage, a complete ship store and fuel docks, and they do professional boat maintenance and repair by certified mechanics. Boat rentals, no problem, they have well serviced, center console, power boats for fishing, cruising and island hopping, and the ship store will supply all your needs including fishing tackle and bait. They also offers safe ferry boats with knowledgeable captains for fun out on the water in groups or private charters with marine life, islands, maritime forests and stunning sandy beaches waiting to be explored, they also do respectful ceremonies at sea. Portside Marina has cable TV and WIFI internet, laundry facilities, fax and copy services and have new boat sales, it's all here.READ MORE

The History Place in Morehead City, North Carolina, promotes the history and culture of the people of Cateret County, and related areas and the 12,000 square foot facility houses museums, exhibits, a gallery with displays, research library, conference classroom, an auditorium banquet hall, museum store and offices. The Infusion Cafe steeped in history is a proper tearoom located inside the museum and share their knowledge of the teas and coffees they carry with over 100 world infusions and numerous freshly roasted single origin coffees, they also serve lunch, and host exciting dinner theatre every third Saturday. The History Place houses interesting and extensive collections including textiles, period clothing, furniture, military memorabilia, glassware and artwork, and the library houses more than 10,000 books and publications and photo files documenting the history. The History Place can be reserved for weddings, receptions and other special events and occasions, and they offer special guided tours to schools for free, they welcome donations and entrance is free to the public.READ MORE