The annual Living History Weekend, Roanoke River Lighthouse and Maritime Museum, Cowboys on the Water, Wooden Boat Show, Wildlife Museum, Port O' Plymouth Museum, fishing tournaments and more exciting places and events fill Plymouth's calendar.

Nearby, Pettigrew State Park, Somerset Place, Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Pungo Lake, Lake Phelps, the annual Peanut Festival in Roper, Creswell's Outer Banks Speedway, May Daze and Davenport Homestead, fishing, boating, birding and camping/paddling trails lure visitors each year. North Carolina's famed Outer Banks (OBX) are little more than an hour from Plymouth.

Find contacts for civic clubs and some event schedules here or at Washington County Chamber of Commerce or Washington County Travel and Tourism.