The National Park Service hosts interpretive programs on Ocracoke every week. Find the fall schedule here.
Wonderful NPS volunteers and rangers might even open the Lighthouse. (You can go in, but not up!) Stop by the NPS Visitor Center for specific times or check the Current's Facebook page.
Monday, September 26th:
4pm: Go Dolphins! Home Middle School volleyball game, Ocracoke vs. the Columbia Wildcats, at 4pm in the Ocracoke School gym. Fear the Pod!
Tuesday, September 27th:
4pm: Go Dolphins! Your loyalties will be tested with two concurrent home games, both starting at 4pm: Varsity volleyball, Dolphins vs. Perquimans (double-header!), and Varsity Soccer, also Dolphins vs. Perquimans. (If you're bringing a bus all the way from Perquimans County, you wanna get a lot of bang for your buck.) Will you watch soccer or volleyball? Half of each? Volleyball is played in the Ocracoke School gym; the soccer field is at Ocracoke Community Park.
7am: Ferry into Fall! Both the Cedar Island-Ocracoke and Swan Quarter-Ocracoke routes will begin their off-season schedules on Sept. 27. Both routes will run three round trips daily. Check it out the schedule here.
8pm: Music at the Coyote Den! The Coyote Den is in the Community Square, and will host "Coyote Plus One" at 8pm every Tuesday night. More info at www.coyotemusic.net
Wednesday, September 28th:
8pm: Music at the Coyote Den! The Coyote Den is in the Community Square, and will host "Coyote" (just Marcy and Lou!) at 8pm every Wednesday night. More info at www.coyotemusic.net
8pm: Last Show of the Season! The weekly Ocrafolk Opry is tonight! Live music and storytelling by a variety of local talent. Shows begin at 8pm at Deepwater Theater. More info here.
Thursday, September 29th:
1pm: Early Fall Hours begin today at Zillie's Island Pantry. It will henceforth be open daily, 1pm-8:30pm.
3pm: Live Music! Martin & Lou at the Ocracoke Oyster Company, 3–6pm. Great tunes in the afternoon.
6pm: Coloring Night at Books to Be Red! Come out to color your stress away! 6-8pm. Books to Be Red provides coloring pages, crayons and markers, and refreshments, and it's FREE! Not sure what Coloring Night is? Read this story and find out!
Friday, September 30th:
6pm: Zillie's is hosting a five-course Chef’s Tasting Menu and Beer Dinner at the Berkley Manor with Victory Brewing Company. The Berkley's on-staff chef Christopher Johnson will be pairing delicious courses with Victory Brewing’s finest brews. Reservations for this very special evening are limited to 32 guests at $75 per ticket. Sign up at zillies.com.
8pm: Music at the Coyote Den! The Coyote Den is in the Community Square, and will host Martin Garrish and Friends "Playing Your Ocracoke Memories" every Friday night from March 25th – November 18th. More info at www.coyotemusic.net
Saturday, October 1st:
3pm: Educational Program aboard the Skipjack Wilma Lee! "BUOY Bingo - Nautical Charts and Navigation" During this program, students will learn the fundamentals in reading nautical charts, using longitude and latitude hydrographic maps to determining location in degrees, minutes and seconds, reading compasses and learning about nautical symbols. Students will make their own compasses and investigate the variations in magnetic north as well as play a game that will allow them to locate different maritime and historical features in and around Ocracoke Inlet.
7:30pm: The Coyote Den is adding a new Saturday night event for the fall: Raygun Ruby Unplugged! That's right -- it's everybody's favorite rockin' 80's cover band in a small, intimate listening room at the Coyote Den in the Community Square. More info at www.coyotemusic.net
Sunday, October 2nd:
2pm: The Annual Blessing of the Pets at Ocracoke United Methodist Church will be at 2m. Bring your four-footed and feathered and scaly friends to get a blessing from Pastor Richard Bryant. All species are welcome!
Check out the Ocracoke Current calendar for more events and information! We're on Twitter and Instagram, too!
Send me info about any events I may have missed to ocracokecurrent@gmail.com. This story will be updated as needed with more information, so check back!
ORV drivers, here's what's open:
The lifeguards are off-duty for the season, but the rip currents aren't. Please be careful.
