The community-wide holiday experience brings together 12 local bars and 12 local charities through the “spirits” of Christmas. These local bars are re-themed for the holiday season complete with new decor, menus, and merch. You can purchase a “passport” to record your travels through the 12 bars during the window of November 30-December 31. Each location sells passports and donates the proceeds of those passports to a local non-profit. In 2023, “Mama-Klaus” (re-themed Mama Kuans) donated the proceeds from their passport sales to Surfing for Autism.

(specific dates & times are TBD)

Beyond donations and sales, our primary fundraiser is the silent auction. Jack Brown’s in KDH hosted us in 2024 and we’ll share info for 2025 as soon as it’s available. The silent auction puts you just one click away from sand bar jewelry, gift certificates, good eats, great places to spend the weekend, amazing art, Outer Banks experiences, merch, and more. You can help by donating items, volunteering to help, or placing a bid. It’s never too early to shop for Christmas. Just saying.

You can view items and register for the auction a couple of weeks before the live event.

Families and participants are encouraged to attend the “Meet & Greet” at Jennette’s Pier in their upstairs banquet room. You’ll be able to check in and then head upstairs for a very casual meal while mingling with other families. (“Casual” is casual for the beach = sandals, t-shirts, and boardshorts are welcome.) This time is also a great opportunity for our families to relax, chat, and pick up some merch. We’ll end dinner with a short program and information about the surfing event.

When the program wraps up, siblings of participants will have an opportunity to go fishing on the pier FOR FREE. This sibling-only experience is one of the unique offerings of Surfing for Autism and provided by the kind folks at Jennette’s Pier.

While the siblings head out to fish, surfing participants can head down to the beach. This is an optional opportunity to get accustomed to the surfboard, practice standing on a board, and ask all the surfing questions you can think of. This will be ON LAND. We’ll get in the water on Saturday.