Cape Hatteras / Outer Banks KOA Resort Events

Dive into our Under the Sea Week! We'll have Sand Art, a Sand Castle Contest, Ghost Crab Hunting, Ocean Animal Crafts, and a Beach Cleanup.

All our campers are super heroes this week! We'll have a Super Hero Costume Contest, Super Hero Crafts and Super Hero Water Train Ride & Movie Night!

Along with the usual fun of the beach, pool, playground and jumping pillow, we will have even more fun planned for you including a Hot Dog Eating Contest, Cornhole Tournament, Patriotic Crafts, Pet Costume Contest, Red, White & Blue Pararde, Pie-A-Staffer, AND a Site Decorating Contest. *Friendly reminder that fireworks and firecrackers are not permitted in the campground.

Join us for all things amphibian! We'll have a Live Animal Show by OBX Lizard Land, Critter Crafts, Rock Snake Painting, and an Animal Scavenger Hunt!

I don't know about you, but camping is pretty JAWsome, especially when the weekend includes a Wet N' Wild Fun Train, Shark Ceramics, Foam Party, Shark Scavenger Hunt, Shark Attack Ice Cream Social, and more. Put your fins together and cheer for a fun Shark-Themed weekend!

Join us for all sorts of Christmas themed fun, including Cookie Decorating, Frozen Hot Chocolate Social, Christmas Movies, Snow Foam Party, Rudolph's Glow Train and maybe even a visit from Surfin' Santa himself!

It's going to be totally rad! Join us as we travel back to the decade of big hair, bright colors and loud music! Rock the pool deck, participate in our costume contest, enjoy movie night, tie-dye and MORE!

What's a camping trip without S'mores! So when a holiday dedicated to our favorite camping dessert rolls around, we celebrate! National S'mores Day will be celebrated with of course a chance to make S'mores, but also with sweet fun and games. We''ll have Candy Bar Bingo, a S'mores Scavenger Hunt, S'mores Ice Cream Social, Sunset S'mores & Special S'mores Kit Deals in the KampStore!

Get out your grass skirts and Hawaiian shirts, we are having a Luau with tropical slushies served poolside! We will be adding more tropical fun to the weekend with a Limbo & Hula Hoop Contest, Surfboard Craft, Sand Art & more!

End Summer with some fun! We'll have Yard Games, Cotton Candy, Decorate a Pencil Pouch, and Water Games!

Come visit us for a great end-of-summer wrap-up! The weekend will include a Limbo Contest, Frozen Lemonade, Cornhole Tournament, Spiked Root Beer Float, Sand Art, and all the usual joys of camping! While this might be our end-of-summer blast, never fear though as we can still have and will have lots of fun going into fall so book that stay today too!

KOA Rewards holders stay as a paying guest on Friday, September 5th at any participating KOA campground and get Saturday, September 6th for FREE*.

KOA Rewards Appreciation Weekend is designed exclusively for KOA Rewards holders to say thanks for your loyalty and for trusting your camping memories to us. On this late-summer weekend, we gather to celebrate friends, family and fun in the great outdoors we all adore.* Only at participating KOA locations. Applies to one site per a KOA Rewards account, for two consecutive nights at the same KOA. Sites may be limited. KOA Rewards discount does apply but not valid with other discounts.

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Bring your four-legged camper for the Best-Dressed Pet Contest, DIY Dog Treats, Ice Cream Social with Pup Cups, Yappy Hour & Pet Photo Contest!

The 2nd Annual Color Run will be a vibrant and exciting weekend event filled with fun and colorful activities for all ages. Participants will race through a dazzling cloud of colored powder, creating an unforgettable experience as they run, walk, or jog. Alongside the Color Run, there will be a variety of other color-crazed events for all to enjoy!

As we welcome the season of Autumn, why not celebrate with all things fall! Along with our usual weekend fun we'll also have a Hard Cider Tasting, Caramel Apple Bar, Fall Games & Crafts!

THINK PINK for a weekend to support and bring awareness those affected by breast cancer. Pink lemonade, a pink ribbon hunt, pink flamingos and plenty of ink vibes as we raise up, celebrate the warriors and raise money for breast cancer awareness.

We're bringing the heat to the 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off at the Cape Hatteras / Outer Banks KOA Resort! Enter your award-winning recipe or for a chance to be crowned the 2025 Chili Champ! It's FREE to enter and for just $5 all others can grab a sample of the tasty entries to help select the winner! With refreshing drinks available to pair with the hearty chili, the weekend offers the perfect combination of delicious food, fun music, and cold drinks. It's a fun and social event for friends and families to gather, taste, and celebrate the spirit of friendly competition.

Brats, Beer and music combined with some quintessential fall fun to remind you of all things fall here at the beach Wilkommen Kampers!

We're celebrating Halloween with two weekends packed full of creepy, crawly fun! Enjoy a Flashlight Candy Hunt, Magic Pumpkin Patch, Pumpkin Decorating Palozza, Monster Mash Party, Costume Contests - Kids, Adults & Pets, Site Decorating Contest, Spooky Crafts and Trick-or-Treating! Come dressed in your Halloween best and decorate your RV site! These are two weekends you won't want to miss!

We're celebrating Halloween with two weekends packed full of creepy, crawly fun! Enjoy a Flashlight Candy Hunt, Magic Pumpkin Patch, Pumpkin Decorating Palozza, Monster Mash Party, Costume Contests - Kids, Adults & Pets, Site Decorating Contest, Spooky Crafts and Trick-or-Treating! Come dressed in your Halloween best and decorate your RV site! These are two weekends you won't want to miss!

Come help us say “Thank You” to our veterans who gave so much for our freedom. We will be writing letters to our servicemen and women and for those camping with us and we'll have free donuts for Veterans.

Be sure to join us this fall for Turkey in the Sand at the Cape Hatteras/Outer Banks KOA Resort. We will have turkey fun all weekend long with activities & crafts for kids and adults. For Thanksgiving Day, we will be hosting our annual dinner potluck style so bring your favorite holiday recipes to share! We will provide the turkey & desserts and you bring the side dishes! Make sure to sign-up at the front office. Happy Campsgiving!

Join us for Shuck Hatteras IV Oyster Festival! It's a SHELLABRATION of community, music, & food. The weekend will be filled with local live music, Kinnakeet Oyster Co. oysters, local art vendors, an Oyster Cook-off Challenge AND an ALL-YOU-CAN EAT Oyster Roast (ticket required). There will also be games and activities for the kids.  ALL PROCEEDS from Shuck Hatteras IV will benefit the Life-Saving station. 

It's always a bit magical here in the Outer Banks, but Christmas is that magical time of year to spread some extra Holiday cheer! Get ready for a few days filled with memories that won't get forgotten. We've got so much planned for including hot cocoa, gingerbread house making, Christmas movies and maybe... just maybe, a special visit from the jolly ol' guy himself!

Join us for a Meat & Cheese Social and Champagne Toast as we watch the sun dip below the horizon for the last time in 2025.

The Dare County Boat Builders Foundation is a non-profit, 501c3 organization dedicated to preserving Dare County's boat building heritage by actively supporting the students and families within its community. We invite you to get involved! Whether you plan to sponsor or participate in our annual sport fishing tournament or give annually to our cause, we are grateful for your support.

Celebrate summer with Kitty Hawk Kites and Food Lion by supporting the Outer Banks Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Coalition at the 19th Annual OBX Watermelon Festival on Friday, August 1st from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM at Kitty Hawk Kites in Nags Head.

Ahoy Mateys! Get ready for a swashbucklin' good time as Kitty Hawk Kites hosts the Outer Banks Pirate Festival!

Two days of bouy racing in the Currituck Sound!

Run, bike, swim the Outer Banks. This event offers half, olympic and sprint distance races with a gorgeous beach landscape as your background.

A regional kite festival that brings some of the nation's best stunt kite pilots right here to our backyard. Come out and join us for two days of kite-flying fun (Fri-Sat) for the whole family. Enjoy massive display kites flying high, including a 100-foot octopus, an 80-foot panda, and a 50-foot fish. And participate in FREE stunt and power kite lessons given by pros. Throughout the event, come watch world-class displays of artistry and skill with kite flying set to music, synchronized performances, and more!

Outer Banks Pridefest is a gay pride festival, FULL of events and ALL INCLUSIVE for all LGBTQ folks and our supporters and friends!

Calling all anglers to the Hatteras Island Surf Fishing Challenge! There will be four divisions (Bluefish, Spanish, Sea Mullet, and Pompano) and over $8,000 in cash and prizes!

Stay at Cape Hatteras/Outer Banks KOA Resort and be right next door to all the action!