Come one, come all! This is an event not to miss to officially kickoff your Taste of the Beach weekend! We are making this a true KICKOFF EVENT by holding it on Wednesday night before all the other events begin (Thursday).

Get the lowdown on all the events, purchase tickets right then to events still available, and win some awesome prizes by entering our raffles. There will be free light apps provided by the Outer Banks Brewing Station (so you know that’s great!) This is one of the only four events where Taste of the Beach merchandise will be on sale too…get your annual T-shirts, (really popular) wine “sippy cups”, new ball caps and more, to commemorate your fun time at Taste of the Beach 2015.

This year food will feature a new and dynamic product called “Succulent Crab” by our sponsors at Shure Foods. Come taste what Shure Foods Chef Freddy Ortega and Chef Tony collaborate to create and present. (If you want to know more about Succulent Crab click here  and watch their informative video.) You will be among the first in the nation to try this new innovative, cold-pressed REAL CRAB product!

And also compliments of Shure Foods, enjoy live music from an OBX favorite, SoulOne. Brent Nultemeier and friends will perform classic favorites with a little reggae and rock jams also featured. Come out and enjoy this fantastic live music performance…and it’s all FREE!

You are invited to come join us, enjoy the food and live music, and hey buy some raffle tickets while you’re there. In addition to prize raffles for great restaurant swag and gift certificates, we will be selling special raffle tickets for a Jonny Waters and Co. band private backyard concert performance. All the proceeds from this raffle go to the Outer Banks Restaurant Association’s Culinary Scholarship fund. The drawing for this special raffle will be held Friday, March 20 at the Joe Lamb Jr. Outer Banks BBQ & Wings Showdown. You will simply note your name and contact info on the back of your ticket and if your name is drawn as the winner on Friday, we will contact you.

Raffles for restaurant gift certificates and swag will be on sale for just a few bucks, but the party is FREE for everyone! No pre-registration necessary. Free entrance at the door.