--- title: OBX History Weekend description: If you are a history buff, then you need to get yourself to the Outer Banks this spring for OBX History Weekend! image: https://www.outerbanks.me/hubfs/mr-cup-fabien-barral-Fo5dTm6ID1Y-unsplash.jpg --- [![outerbanks-me-stacked](https://www.outerbanks.me/hs-fs/hubfs/outerbanks-me-stacked.png?width=565&name=outerbanks-me-stacked.png "outerbanks-me-stacked")](https://outerbanks.me) [![outerbanks-me-stacked](https://www.outerbanks.me/hs-fs/hubfs/outerbanks-me-stacked.png?width=565&name=outerbanks-me-stacked.png "outerbanks-me-stacked")](http://outerbanks.me) [**](https://www.outerbanks.me/obx-history-weekend#) 1 ![featured image 1](https://www.outerbanks.me/hubfs/mr-cup-fabien-barral-Fo5dTm6ID1Y-unsplash.jpg) History # OBX History Weekend ![](https://www.outerbanks.me/hubfs/BEAADA8B-EAB9-41DB-B81E-479BD788DF9F.jpg) By [Bailee Wilson](https://www.outerbanks.me/author/bailee-wilson) March 13, 2022 ### Posts by Topic - [Activities (119)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/activities) - [Amusement (107)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/amusement) - [Events (94)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/events) - [Family (62)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/family) - [Around Town (55)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/around-town) - [Shopping and Dining (54)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/shopping-and-dining) - [Holiday (43)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/holiday) - [Outdoor (28)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/outdoor) - [Summer (28)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/summer) - [Beach (26)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/beach) - [History (22)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/history) - [Winter (22)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/winter) - [Free (18)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/free) - [Tips and Tricks (16)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/tips-and-tricks) - [Date Night (15)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/date-night) - [News (13)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/news) - [Music (8)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/music) - [Nightlife (4)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/nightlife) - [Fitness (2)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/fitness) - [Off-Season (2)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/off-season) - [Notable Locals (1)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/notable-locals) - [Pop Culture (1)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/pop-culture) - [Season Passes (1)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/season-passes) - [Wildlife (1)](https://www.outerbanks.me/tag/wildlife) Search If you are a history buff, then you need to get yourself to the Outer Banks this spring for OBX History Weekend! ![obx-history-weekend-2022-1200x525](https://www.outerbanks.me/hs-fs/hubfs/obx-history-weekend-2022-1200x525.jpg?width=1200&name=obx-history-weekend-2022-1200x525.jpg) Photo from [https://www.firstcolonyfoundation.org/obx-history-weekend/](https://www.firstcolonyfoundation.org/obx-history-weekend/)  March 30 through April 22, 2022, OBX History Weekend will bring free, interactive events to the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. The theme for the event is Searchers of New Horizons, so the weekend will celebrate the questors, inventors, dreamers, and pioneers of the Outer Banks Featured presentations will cover topics such as Roanoke Colonist Thomas Harriot and his remarkable discoveries; English and Native views of the Carolina Algonquians; new discoveries about the fate of the fabled Lost Colony; a new view of Sir Walter Raleigh; and groundbreaking aviators including the Wright Brothers and Sister, General Billy Mitchell, Amelia Earhart, Chuck Yeager, Francis Rogallo, and more. ![275441647_1563031617429864_4293490464513057262_n](https://www.outerbanks.me/hs-fs/hubfs/275441647_1563031617429864_4293490464513057262_n.jpg?width=2048&name=275441647_1563031617429864_4293490464513057262_n.jpg) Photo from [https://www.facebook.com/firstcolonyfoundation/photos/1563031620763197](https://www.facebook.com/firstcolonyfoundation/photos/1563031620763197)  There will be everything from dramatic performances to historic site tours to aircraft flyovers! There's a little bit of everything during this exciting, history-packed weekend! Read the full schedule of events here: [https://www.firstcolonyfoundation.org/obx-history-weekend/schedule/](https://www.firstcolonyfoundation.org/obx-history-weekend/schedule/)  Tickets for most events are free, but you still need to reserve your spot in advance. 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