Fig Festival Seeks Sponsors

This free, family-friendly event takes place on the grounds of the OPS Museum on August 16-17, 2019.

The Ocracoke Fig Festival is seeking sponsors for the annual celebration of “Ocracoke’s Sweetest Tradition.” 

The showpiece of the Fig Festival is the Fig Cake Bake-Off on Saturday afternoon, which is surrounded by fun and tasty events before and after. Friday night features a traditional Ocracoke Square Dance and the Fig Preserves Tasting Contest. Saturday begins early with vendor booths, live music all day long, activities for children, and Museum Porch Talks about figs and fig culture on Ocracoke. A dance with the Ocracoke Rockers & Friends on Saturday evening at the Berkley Barn provides a fun summer tradition for all ages. 

The Fig Festival is a fundraiser for Ocracoke Preservation Society, which provides programming and events throughout the year. Your sponsorship will help to ensure that the Fig Festival can continue to educate and entertain for years to come.

A sample Traditional Fig Cake recipe

Four 2019 Sponsorship levels are available: 

Fig Preserves: $50 donation, name listed in program

Fig Cake: $100 donation, name listed in program, 2 Fig Preserves contest tasting tickets, 1 Fig Festival tee shirt

Fig Tree: $200 donation, name listed in program, 4 Fig Preserves contest tasting tickets, 2 Fig Festival tee shirts, 2 Fig Festival Raffle tickets, and 1 commemorative 2019 Fig Festival poster

Fig-tastic Business Sponsor: $200 donation, business name and logo listed in program and on OPS website, mention from stage, 2 Fig Festival tee shirts

Artisans and Vendors: 

Fig Festival vendors set up along the walkway and in the Museum's back yard.

The Fig Festival committee strives to keep the festival fig-focused. They are accepting applications for artisans and food vendors with the requirement that at least 50% of available items be fig-related. Past vendors have offered fig trees, artwork, photographs, books, preserves, cakes, tea and botanicals, aprons, tea towels, tee shirts, and pottery. Anything goes, as long as it’s figgy. A vendor application is available on the OPS website, ocracokepreservation.org. 

The Ocracoke Fig Festival is sponsored by Ocracoke Preservation Society. A schedule of events and a sample traditional fig cake recipe can be found at ocracokepreservation.org. For more information, contact Sundae Horn (252-921-0283) or Andrea Powers (252-928-7375).

About OPS: The Ocracoke Preservation Society is a 501c-3 non-profit, community-based organization dedicated to the preservation of Ocracoke Island’s rich historical and cultural heritage.