NAGS HEAD, N.C. — "Kegs will fly"
That's the motto for the 8th annual OBX Brewtag, which returns to Nags Head on Saturday, October 26.
The event brings food, drinks and festivities, along with lessons about the history of flight in the Outer Banks.
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"We want to get everyone together, really, to celebrate flight, the history of flight and the invention of the flexible wing, from Francis and Gertrude Rogallo," said James Kahle, the marketing director for Kitty Hawk Kites, who has been a sponsor at the event since it started.
Rogallo, who lived on the Outer Banks, invented the flexible wing, Kahle says.
That invention laid the groundwork for kite boarding, parachuting, hang gliding, paragliding, and other wind sports.
Another staple of the event is a competition of homemade flying machines.
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Twelve teams will compete to see whose contraption can carry a 1/6 beer keg the furthest, launching them from a structure 20 feet in the air.
Thousands from near and far are expected to make their way to Nags Head for the event.
The event is free, but there will be food, drinks and merchandise to purchase from vendors, including 10 breweries with 26 beer varieties, and local food vendors.
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All the money that is raised will go to The Rogallo Foundation to support its mission in the Outer Banks — with the ultimate goal of one day building a museum.
For more information, head to the OBX Brewtag website here.
