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Most visitors have a full day of outdoor activities and are happy with quiet evening activities, like a drink after dinner and a walk on the beach or waterfront. Still, the Crystal Coast offers a few spots where you can dance the night away or take in a live band and just enjoy a night of fun. For the more adventurous, there's the chance to show off your mechanical bull-riding skills or showcase your vocals during an ever-entertaining night of Karaoke. The nightlife here welcomes visitors and entertains locals and is quick to accommodate most musical tastes. Many of the local nightspots offer you a choice of staying inside or enjoying a water view in an outdoor lounge. For those who prefer to be outdoors, which our area's mild climate allows most of the year, there are harbor cruises, the beach and deck bars. Besides the many waterfront bars, several local boats offer sunset trips or dinner cruises. Check our Attractions chapter for more information about entertainment cruises. Shag dancing to beach music is popular here, and there are clubs that cater to people who enjoy this pastime. The shag is a type of dance that was probably a derivative of the beach bop, although it is smoother and done to rhythm and blues or North Carolina's own beach music. The dance is basically an eight-step, alternate-step that has a definite rhythm and distinct appearance. A few local beach clubs and a few parks and recreation departments offer shag lessons for those wanting to learn. Here we have listed the spots that cater primarily to nightlife seekers. Some of these close or are only open a few nights each week during the winter so calling ahead is always a good idea in the off-season. If the business is on Bogue Banks, we have used the mile marker (MM) number for easy location. Bear in mind that many restaurants are considered nightspots because they feature live entertainment on weekends during the season or have a bar, so check our Restaurants chapter for more information on those as well. The local newspaper or any one of the weekly vacation guides might also help you in selecting a nightspot. If we mention ABC permits, it means that
the establishment can legally sell liquor in addition to beer and wine.
ABC stands for Alcohol Beverage Control, the state agency that regulates
the sale of liquor in North Carolina. At the end of this chapter we have
supplied information about movie theaters and a list of ABC stores in
the area.
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Don't expect the nightlife here on the
Crystal Coast to have a lot of big city offerings, that's just not our
style. Instead, expect to find some great local spots that offer
everything from casual beach bars, taverns and pubs to more upscale
waterfront lounges, martini bars and wine bars. Nightlife comes in a
variety of forms on the Crystal Coast and it all depends what you have
in mind for the evening. There's something for everyone whether it's
sports-related, family-oriented, a place to meet up with friends (or
make some new ones) or an intimate setting for two.
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