The Northern Outer Banks Salt & Sound Run/Walk
When is The Northern Outer Banks Salt & Sound Run/Walk?
The Northern Outer Banks Salt & Sound Run/Walk takes place on Saturday, September 19, 2026 in Powells Point Currituck, NC.
What distances does The Northern Outer Banks Salt & Sound Run/Walk offer?
The Northern Outer Banks Salt & Sound Run/Walk offers 3 events: Boardwalk 1-Miler, Salt & Sound 5k, Salt & Sound 10k.
| Event | Distance | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boardwalk 1-Miler | 1.0 mi | $20.00 | Register |
| Salt & Sound 5k | 5.0 km | $35.00 | Register |
| Salt & Sound 10k | 10.0 km | $45.00 | Register |
How much does The Northern Outer Banks Salt & Sound Run/Walk cost?
Registration for The Northern Outer Banks Salt & Sound Run/Walk starts at $15.00. Prices vary by event distance.
Where is The Northern Outer Banks Salt & Sound Run/Walk held?
The Northern Outer Banks Salt & Sound Run/Walk is held in Powells Point Currituck, NC at 184 Milburn Sawyer Road.
About The Northern Outer Banks Salt & Sound Run/Walk
Join us for the Salt and Sound 10k, 5k and 1-mile Fun-Run, at the Currituck County Rural Center on Saturday, September 19th. Experience the area's waterfowl, wetland and the neighboring horses.
This unique race will bring you along water thoroughfares, on boardwalks and straightaways to the edge of the Currituck Sound.
The courses are scenic but not the fastest because you will be on multiple surfaces.
Each event will be well marked with chip timing, water stations and the parks permanent restrooms. Best of all, the rear race marshals will be on horseback! They are there to help you hoof it!
Welcome runners and walkers! We recommend that strollers and dogs (leash required) start at the back.
Stay after the race for pancake breakfast. Thank you to our key sponsors Hoffer Flow Controls, Pro1 Pest Control and Towne Bank for making this event possible and your continued support!
Award Categories/Divisions:
10k:
Overall 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Male and Female
Overall 1st place Military Male and Female
Age Division -- First and second place to first two male and first two female finishers in each age category - 29 & under, 30-45, 46-59, 60 &up
5k:
Overall 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Male and Female
Age Division -- First and second place to first two male and first two female finishers in each age category - 29 & under, 30-45, 46-59, 60 &up
1 Miler
Top 3 Male and Top 3 Female
Wheelchair Division: Top Male and Top Female.
**All finishers in each race will receive a race medal. First 150 registrants will receive a race t-shirt.
This race proudly supports the Corolla Wild Horse Fund, Currituck 4H, Back Packs for Kids and Kid's First.
Boardwalk 1-Miler
This is a perfect 1 mile course. Bring your pets or borrow one of the animal shelters. Strollers are welcome and kids of all ages. Enjoy the views along this trail.
Our Charities
Learn more about the Organizations your Registration will Benefit:
The mission of 4-H is to empower young people with knowledge, life skills, and leadership abilities to become self-directing, contributing, and productive members of society.
Core Mission and Purpose
4-H is a youth development organization that focuses on hands-on learning experiences to help young people grow into capable, confident, and engaged individuals.
The Corolla Wild Horse Fund is dedicated to protecting, conserving, and managing the wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs of the northern Outer Banks in North Carolina.
Mission and Purpose
The Corolla Wild Horse Fund (CWHF) works to protect, conserve, and responsibly manage the herd of wild Banker horses roaming freely on the northernmost Currituck Outer Banks. The Fund’s efforts ensure the survival of this endangered breed and maintain their natural, free-roaming lifestyle.
Kids First Inc. Child Advocacy Center’s mission is to provide Help, Healing, and Hope to children in northeastern North Carolina who have been sexually or physically abused or neglected.
The organization’s work is rooted in the belief that most children they see (up to 250 a year) have experienced sexual abuse, which is an epidemic affecting 1 in 11 children before age 18. Without intervention, many grow up with lasting emotional, mental, or behavioral challenges, or continue to suffer in silence.
Currituck 4-H Backpacks for Kids discreetly provides nutritious, child-friendly, easy-to-prepare food to chronically hungry children during the school year.
This program helps elementary school children in Currituck County by:
Provide Nutrition
Easing Anxieties
Reducing Absenteeism
Improving Attention Span
Raising Academic Performance
Increasing Self Esteem
Over 100 families are touched by this food each weekend, and over the coming winter this number will grow.
A donation of $20 will provide one child with a month's worth of backpack meals.
Packet Pickup
FRIDAY, September 18th, packet pickup will be at the, N.C. Cooperative Extension, Currituck County Center,120 Community Way #120, Barco, NC 27917
RACE DAY:
SATURDAY, September 19th, packet pickup will be at the Salt & Sound Event Site, Currituck County Rural Center, 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd, Powells Point, NC 27966
RACE DAY PARKING:
Salt & Sound 10k
Enjoy this 6.2 mile course which will get you very familiar with the rural center. You will make your way along a boardwalk, by the side of the kayak trail, around the frisbee golf course out of the park onto a secondary road, which you will follow to the edge of the Currituck Sound, and back.
Salt & Sound 5k
You will have amazing sights as you make your way around the 5k course. Expect multiple terrain, including running, or walking on a boardwalk. This event takes you out onto secondary roads and down to the sound and back.
