Chapter President, Chris Milks
(moreheadcitymad@gmail.com)

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MAD 2026 MHC is May 30, 2026General Volunteer Registration is Closed

Boat Registration is Closed

Troop Registration is Closed

This year MAD will begin celebrating our 20 Year Anniversary  and we’re going to make the Morehead City event ROCK at Big Rock Landing!

Starting May 29 – the Captain’s Meeting at 6:00pm at Big Rock Landing with a Prime Rib Dinner, buckets of great swag and instructions for the following fishing day.

May 30 – The Day of the Event. Boats leave from the dock of your choosing. Go Inshore, nearshore or offshore – your choice. Return by 3:30pm for  the Huge picnic and party beginning at 4:45pm at the Big Rock Landing (look for the big flags flying from a crane). Fat Fellas Barbeque will cater the event. There will be great live music and a TON of prizes to give away to our troops.

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Morehead City NC is MAD’s flagship event. Hosting more Troops to date than any of our other events combined, and offering a large multitude of family activities since 2009. MAD is the third largest event in Morehead City, only behind the Seafood Festival and the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament.

This event started in 2006 hosted by Coast Guard Station Ft. Macon, and in 2008 moving into Morehead City. MAD 2013 was one of the largest events, hosting 111 boats, two head boats the Continental Shelf and Carolina Princess, and numerous tour boats. Over 500 Troops fished that event.

The Captain and Volunteer meetings are held in Jaycee Park the Friday evening before the event and then we adjourn to City Park for the cookout and some door prizes.

Event day we start VERY early in the morning getting Troops ready, boats boarded, and away fishing. Family Activities gets underway, when the boats return the catch is cleaned and then the stories of the one that got away are exchanged.  Everyone then gathers to feast on the cookout featuring Murphy Brown Pork Chop Steaks”.

 

Family Activities for Morehead City can include:

• Kids coloring books and sidewalk chalk.
• Kids dock side fishing derby.
• Family boat rides.
• One hour family fishing trips in nearby harbor.
• Carrot Island Wild Pony boat tour.
• Pirate Revenge ship where kids get to dress like pirates and shoot water cannons and a smaller renegade pirate boat.
• Dunk tank.
• Free hot dog and hamburger lunch.
• Free snacks – popcorn, cotton candy, snow cones.
• Free face painting.
• Corn hole and other games.
• Park with slides and swings.
• Live music with bands and DJ.
• DJ at City Park.
• Selfie assistant volunteers will help use your device for taking your picture.

We can’t do it with just a few people, there are throngs of volunteers needed to help make a successful event run smooth. Did we mention the food! Hobo Junction as they are affectionately known crank out some of the best barbecue and fixings ever.

Dozens and dozens of donors help feed the heroes and their families with donations of food, drinks, ice, merchandise, tools, you name it!

Join us in helping our mission of: One, Simple, Thanks!