When you’re planning a trip to Coastal North Carolina for an off-season Ocean Isle Beach vacation and you’re looking for accommodations during your stay here, you’ll be delighted when you discover our superb accommodations at The Sunset Inn in nearby Sunset Beach. We believe you’ll find our accommodations to exceed your expectations while being pleasingly affordable. The amenities you would enjoy during your Ocean Isle Beach vacation here include beautifully appointed rooms with king-sized beds, private baths, private screened porches, wet bars, large porches, and private storage areas for bikes, golf clubs, beach chairs, etc. Our Inn is a cross between a small Inn and a large B&B. We promise, you’re just going to love it here!

If you want to be a part of the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremonies in the area you’ll need to schedule your Ocean Isle Beach vacation around the following dates.

The Town of Calabash Christmas Tree Lighting & Spirit of Christmas Parade takes place on December 2, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. Calabash's 16th annual tree lighting launches with a Spirit of Calabash Christmas golf cart parade marching down Beach Drive. Holiday music, live entertainment from the West Brunswick High School band, cookies and cocoa and a visit from Santa! The festivities traditionally culminate with a candle lighting, as candles are handed out and lit among the crowd. Callahan's Gifts Parking Lot, Calabash, NC

Southport Waterfront Movies - "The Grinch" - December 9, 2011 at dusk. Bring your lawn chair, blanket and your love to Garrison Lawn at Fort Johnston, Southport Waterfront for free movies. This is the fifth year of the Waterfront Movies provided free on the Garrison Lawn at Fort Johnston. Sponsored by the City of Southport Tourism, Downtown Southport Inc., and Screenplay Entertainment. Phone: 910-457-7927 or 910-279-4616

You surely won’t want to miss the Southport Lighted Boat Flotilla on December 10, 2011 beginning at approximately 7:00 p.m. It’s a real blast! Enjoy an evening on the Southport Waterfront watching a parade of boats decorated with holiday lights. Phone: 910-457-7927 or 910-279-4616.
 

Brookgreen Gardens’ Nights of a Thousand Candles
December 2-3, 9-10, 15, 16 & 17, 2011 From 3 - 10 p.m.

See Brookgreen Gardens come to life amid the soft glow of more than 5,500 hand-lit candles and countless sparkling lights. Walk the paths with a warm cup of cider, hear the sounds of hand bells ringing, carolers singing, and celebrate the season with family and friends. More than 30 acres of the gardens are open to the public creating a magical wonderland that will leave you awe struck as you stroll through ten unique garden areas. Candles aboard colorful floating bulbs drift softly in the fountains surrounding sculpture as white lights gently cling to the limbs of mossy oaks, all illuminating the gardens with the magic of the holiday season. Each night an extensive array of musical performances will be held throughout the gardens as local choral ensembles, hand bell choirs and jazz groups play classical and current holiday favorites and a variety of musicians stroll the lighted paths.

Nights of a Thousand Candles is one of South Carolina’s premier holiday festivals not to be missed. Come see why the Southeastern Tourism Society calls Brookgreen Gardens’ Nights of a Thousand Candles one of the Top 20 Events in the Southeast.

Brookgreen Gardens is an hours drive from Sunset Beach, NC and Ocean Isle Beach, NC.
 

Tickets:   Your purchases make a difference. All ticket proceeds go to support Brookgreen Gardens, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve and display American sculpture and regional plants, animals, and history.

Purchase tickets early and save on adult admission - Through November 30, discounted adult tickets are $13 and Individual and Family Members discounted tickets are $9*. Tickets are available online and at Brookgreen’s Admission Plaza, Lowcountry Information Center, and by phone at (843) 235-6016. If you wish to have your tickets mailed to you, we must receive your order by November 25. A $2 processing fee will be charged to mail tickets. Huntington Society, Chairman Council or President Council members please call (843) 235-6016 or go online to receive your tickets. In December, adult tickets are $16 and child tickets (ages 4-12) are $7. Tickets are $11 for Individual and Family Members* and member-child tickets (ages 4-12) are $5. All children age three and under are free. Tickets are non-refundable and unused tickets will be considered a donation to Brookgreen.