What's on, on the island.

This season

• Nov 12

  Festival of Trees

  November 12 to December 31. Thursday to Saturday 10 to 4, Sunday noon to 4 · Museum of Coastal Carolina, 21 East Second Street

  Decorated trees fill the museum through the holidays.

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• Nov 27

  Tree lighting and Letters to Santa

  Friday, November 27, 6 to 8 pm. A food truck opens at 5:30 · Town Center Park

  Santa takes letters and the town's tree goes on, weather permitting. A Black Friday market is on the island earlier in the day.

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• Nov 28

  Christmas parade

  Saturday, November 28. Expected at 2 pm, as in past years; this year's time was not posted when we checked · On the island, along Second Street

  Decorated golf carts and floats. The Ocean Isle Beach flotilla that used to follow after dark ended with the 2025 run. Holden Beach has one that evening, and a new boat parade runs from Sunset Beach on December 5.

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• Nov 28

  Holden Beach Flotilla

  Saturday, November 28. Boats get under way at about 5:30 pm · Holden Beach, on the Intracoastal Waterway, from near Sailfish Park toward the bridge

  The first Holden Beach flotilla, started after Ocean Isle Beach's ended. Up to 25 lit boats; awards follow at Holden Beach Marina. About 25 minutes from the island by car.

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• Dec 5

  Christmas boat parade from Sunset Beach

  Saturday, December 5. No start time was posted when we checked · On the Intracoastal Waterway, from Sunset Beach Town Park past Ocean Isle Beach to Brick Landing

  A new parade that residents started when the Ocean Isle Beach flotilla ended. It passes the island on its way east.

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• Dec 12

  SOHO-HO and Away We Go, Christmas trail run

  Saturday, December 12, 10 am · Silver Coast Winery, 6680 Barbeque Road

  A Christmas-themed 5K and one-mile trail run through the winery. Costumes encouraged. Register on RunSignup.

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• Dec 31

  Noon Year's Eve

  Thursday, December 31, 11 am to 12:30 pm · Town Center Park

  A countdown at noon for the kids. Free, all ages.

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• Jul 4, 2027

  Fourth of July

  Sunday, July 4 · East First Street and the pier

  Parade on East First Street, fireworks from the pier.

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Every year

• Santa PawsMid-November, Town Center Park. Dogs, Santa, photos.
• Letters to Santa and the tree lightingThe Friday after Thanksgiving. Town Center Park.
• OIB Christmas ParadeThe Saturday after Thanksgiving, 2 pm. Lines up at the museum lot and runs east on Second Street to Lee Street.
• Christmas flotillaIt has ended, after more than 20 years. Holden Beach now holds one the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
• Shallotte Christmas ParadeThe first Saturday of December, Main Street, Shallotte.
• Noon Year's EveDecember 31 at midday, Town Center Park. A countdown for kids.
• Concerts, movie nights and Trunk or TreatSpring through fall, Town Center Park. The town calendar has the dates.

The Ocean Isle Beach flotilla will not return: the organizers said in September 2026 that the 2025 flotilla was the last. Source: Brunswick Beacon, September 17, 2026.

The town confirms each year's dates on its calendar. Town of Ocean Isle Beach calendar