Since 2000, the Ocrafolk Music and Storytelling
Festival has rapidly become for many the highlight of a Spring trip to Ocracoke. The Ninth Annual Ocrafolk Music and Storytelling
Festival is scheduled for June 6th through the 8th, 2008. For
more information, please check out the Ocrafolk website.
July 4th Celebrations
OPS sponsors and manages many festivities during Ocracoke's famous July 4th celebrations. OPS
assists with the Street Parade, the Sandcastle Competition, the Sky-Diving, the announcing of prizes, the ever-popular visit
from Blackbeard himself, and many other activities.
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Porch Talks
Throughout the summer season, the OPS museum hosts weekly porch
talks on topics of local and historical interest. For a schedule of
topics and presenters, please click here.
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| Ocracoke History Porch Talk |
Art Shows
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| Elenora Hamilton Art Show |
The Ocracoke Museum hosts art exhibits by local & North
Carolina artists. Photographs, paintings, and carvings are featured in these shows, which open to the accompaniment of music,
flowers, refreshments and a chance to meet the artists. These openings receive support from the Beaufort County Arts Council who is funded through the NC Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of North Carolina, and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
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