UPCOMING EVENTS
Kitty Hawk Surf Co. hosts and participates in numerous annual events that occur on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Our most popular recurring events include SUPtastic, the Outer Banks Kayak Fishing Tournament, Light up the Night, and the BIC SUP One Design Series Challenge. We also work closely with our parent company, Kitty Hawk Kites, to coordinate a dozen or so events each year. Many of our events are free, and are guaranteed to be a great time for all.
53rd Annual Hang Gliding Spectacular
May 15, 2025 - May 18, 2025
Kitty Hawk Kites is proud to announce the 2025 Hang Gliding Spectacular! Join professional hang gliders, fans, and families for this Outer Banks tradition. This event is the longest-running hang gliding competition in the world!
Salty Tails of Love Adoption Day
May 21, 2025
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Salty Tails of Love Adoption Day event May 2025. Salty Tails and Kitty Hawk Kites are teaming up to support our local Outer Banks SPCA.
Kiteboarding Kickoff Weekend
May 30, 2025 - Jun 1, 2025
Join in for all the fun at our Waves Village Watersports Resort this May to kick off our 2025 season! Gear Demos, Tech Talks, and more!
Outer Banks Rogallo Kite Festival
Jun 6, 2025 - Jun 7, 2025
10:00am- 4:00pm
Kitty Hawk Kites invites you to join us and fly a kite at the 43rd Annual Rogallo Kite Festival to celebrate Francis Rogallo and his many accomplishments. Enjoy the sights of 30-100 foot kites as they fly over Jockey's Ridge State Park while learning to fly a kite!
Salty Tails of Love Adoption Day
Jun 25, 2025
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Salty Tails of Love Adoption Day event June 2025. Salty Tails and Kitty Hawk Kites are teaming up to support our local Outer Banks SPCA.
Surfrider Foundation Summer Beach Cleanup
Jul 6, 2025
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Kitty Hawk Kites is partnering with Surfrider Foundation to host a series of beach cleanups. Participants will meet at the Soundside Rd. public sound access. Once volunteers have checked in, they will receive gloves, cleanup bags, and will be free to clean up a stretch of beach of their own choosing. Whether it be their favorite spot to hang out or their home beach access.
Outer Banks Wright Kite Festival
Jul 18, 2025 - Jul 19, 2025
10:00am - 4:00pm
Join in where flight first began with Kitty Hawk Kites at the Wright Brothers National Memorial. Enjoy a walk up to the Wright Brothers Memorial statue, then come fly a kite!
19th Annual Outer Banks Watermelon Festival
Aug 1, 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Games, music, food, and LOTS of watermelon. What more could you ask for in a summer celebration? Join Kitty Hawk Kites for a summer bash you won’t want to miss. Splash tank, corn hole, toy demos, face painting, and tons of watermelon competitions including seed spitting, watermelon eating, and a watermelon ice cream eating competition just to name a few.
Outer Banks Pirate Festival
Aug 14, 2025 - Aug 15, 2025
Ahoy Mateys! Get ready for a swashbucklin’ good time as Kitty Hawk Kites hosts the Outer Banks Pirate Festival. Pirates will be camped out at Jockey’s Ridge Crossing. Come learn the vast history of pirates on the OBX, and participate in Scallywag school for the little ones to see if they have what it take to be a pirate!
Outer Banks Kite Festival
Sep 12, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025
10:00am - 4:00pm
The Outer Banks Kite Festival brings some of the nation’s best kite fliers right here to our backyard. Come out and join us for 2 days of kite-flying fun for the whole family. Enjoy massive display kites flying high, and participate in stunt and power kite lessons given by pros.
Outer Banks Kayak Fishing Tournament
Sep 25, 2025 - Sep 27, 2025
Benefitting the North Carolina Coastal Federation
Outer Banks Brewtag
Oct 25, 2025
11:00 - 6:00 PM
Founded on the basis of fun and flight, the Outer Banks Brewtag strives to be an event chock full of education, recreation, culture, community, and wholehearted excitement for the whole family.
Hangin' with Santa
Nov 28, 2025 - Nov 29, 2025
Come spread the holiday cheer with Kitty Hawk Kites and the Jockey’s Ridge Crossing crew. Free visit and pictures with Santa, cocoa and cookies, and a light show with kites on Jockey’s Ridge are just a few of the fun and festive things going on… not to mention all the amazing holiday sales!
Kites with Lights
Nov 29, 2025
4:00 - 7:00 PM
Come spread the holiday cheer with Kitty Hawk Kites and a kite light show on the dunes of Jockeys Ridge State Park!