Ocean Isle & Sunset Beach - Budget Friendly Things to do on your Family Beach Trip

It's officially SUMMERTIME and the beaches on Ocean Isle and Sunset Beach are the perfect place with plenty of space for you and your family to visit. But entertainment can be expensive! Luckily with miles and miles of beautiful beaches - there's plenty of free spots to claim as your own "home away from home" for the day...but when you've washed off the sand and sunscreen - what other free activities are out there for your group? Here are some great ideas located both on the island and off the island. Check out these events below and start making plans for your next vacation to Ocean Isle Beach and Sunset Beach.
Mondays:
- Turtle Talk on Ocean Isle Beach
- 5pm & 6:30pm Presentations
- 111 Causeway Dr., Ocean Isle Beach
- https://oibseaturtles.org/turtle-talk
Tuesdays:
- Summer Market on Ocean Isle
- 9am to 1pm
- 3rd Street, Ocean Isle Beach
- https://www.thepuremarkets.com/
- Art in the Park - Crafts for Kids
- 10am to 11am
- Town Center Park 11 E 2nd St., Ocean Isle Beach
- https://www.oibgov.com/files/documents/2021SummerPrograms1318031359060121PM.pdf
- Calabash Concert Series
- 6pm to 8:30pm
- Calabash Town Park 868 Persimmon Rd
- https://www.townofcalabash.net/alert_detail.php
Wednesday:
- Scavenger Hunt for Kids
- Registrations is 10am to 10:30am
- Town Center Park 11 E 2nd St., Ocean Isle Beach
- https://www.oibgov.com/files/documents/2021SummerPrograms1318031359060121PM.pdf
- Young Explorers Ages 5-11 - Sunset Beach Old Bridge Preservation Society
- 10:30am to 12pm
- 109 Shoreline Dr., Sunset Beach
- https://www.theoldbridge.org/summer-programs.html
- Movies in the Park
- 8:30pm
- Town Center Park 11 E 2nd St., Ocean Isle Beach
- https://www.oibgov.com/files/images/image1318084409031821am.jpg
- Sunset Sound Waves Summer Concert Series
- 6pm to 8pm
- 1791 Queen Anne Street Village Park, Sunset Beach
- https://www.sunsetbeachnc.gov/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={5ACCA4EB-0530-4AEA-8A8F-D9FB86ED4977}
Thursday:
- Learn To Line Dance
- 9am
- Town Center Park 11 E 2nd St., Ocean Isle Beach
- https://www.oibgov.com/files/documents/2021SummerPrograms1318031359060121PM.pdf
- Sunset Beach Old Bridge Preservation Society History Walks
- 9am - 10:30am
- 109 Shoreline Dr., Sunset Beach
- https://www.theoldbridge.org/summer-programs.html
- Sunset Summer Market
- 9am - 1pm
- 206 Sunset Blvd N, Sunset Beach Town Park
- https://www.thepuremarkets.com/
- Shallotte SummerFest
- 7pm
- Mulberry Park, Shallotte
- https://www.townofshallotte.org/index.asp?SEC=07FC260D-00E4-4342-83F5-5AF9580FD2E0
Friday:
- Peggy Hughes Summer Concert Series
- 6:30pm
- Town Center Park 11 E 2nd St, Ocean Isle Beach
- https://www.oibgov.com/newsview.aspx?nid=7616
When you're ready to break away from the beach - enjoy some of these budget friendly ideas. Make memories, have more fun, and fill your trip with new experiences. Book your Vacation Home, Condo, or your Oceanfront Hotel Room stay today and start planning the best vacation ever!