Things to Do in Washington & Beaufort County
Welcome to The Original Washington. Locals call it Little Washington, and it was renamed for George Washington in 1776. This river town on the Pamlico is the heart of North Carolina's Inner Banks. ⛵
Walk the waterfront 🌅
Festival Park and the riverfront boardwalk anchor downtown. The North Carolina Estuarium has hundreds of exhibits about the river and the sound.
Catch a show 🎭
The Historic Turnage Theatre opened in 1913 as a vaudeville house and is now home to Arts of the Pamlico.
Visit North Carolina's first town 🏛️
Historic Bath, founded in 1705, offers guided tours Tuesday through Saturday. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, built in 1734, is the oldest surviving church in the state.
Get outside 🌲
Goose Creek State Park has trails, paddling and free day use. Families can dig for shark teeth at the Aurora Fossil Museum.
Mark your calendar 🎉
Smoke on the Water BBQ and Chili Festival fills the waterfront every October, and the Washington Summer Festival returns each June.