Current Events July 1-7
The OPS Museum and National Park Service both offer several free programs each week for all ages, including opening the lighthouse. Summer Reading Program begins this week at Ocracoke Library! Lifeguards are on duty 9-5, seven days a week at the lifeguard beach (a.k.a. Day Use Area). It's going to be a busy week on Ocracoke and we're all happy you're here. Here's some helpful tips:
- Walk facing traffic; bike with traffic.
- If you have to drive, do it slowly. Relax! You're on vacation and we're all going to get where we're going...
- You have to be 16 to drive a golf cart. Don't let your 15-and-under kids drive golf carts. Seriously.
- Don't cross the yellow line to pass golf carts. They count as real vehicles; slow down and stay behind them.
- Learn about rip currents, and be careful at the beach. The lifeguard beach is the safest place to swim.
Check out the Ocracoke Current calendar for more events and information! We post updates on our Facebook page, too!
Monday, July 1st:
1pm: Ocracoke Pirates NPS Program @ Ocracoke Visitor Center. Learn about Blackbeard and other pirates with a park ranger.
1pm: Museum Tour @ OPS Museum. Get the inside scoop on exhibits!
3pm: Barrier Island Nature NPS Program @ Ocracoke Visitor Center. Join a park ranger for a talk about the wild side of the park.
6pm: Hyde County Board of Commissioners meeting @ Community Center. Click here to view the agenda and packets.
7pm: Open Mic @ Dajio Every Monday night all summer long!
7pm: Live Music! Bryan Mayer @ Oyster Co.
8pm: A Tale of Blackbeard @ Ocracoke School gym. Opening Night! Ocracoke's homegrown musical will run on Monday nights from July 1 until August 12 at 8:00 PM in the Ocracoke School Gym. Admission is $15.00 for adults and $7.00 for children 12 and under. You may purchase tickets at the door or online here: https://www.ocracokealive.org/tale-of-blackbeard.html
8:45pm: Night Sky NPS Program @ Lifeguard Beach Ocracoke After Dark! Enjoy and evening of stars and stories on the beach!
Tuesday, July 2nd:
9am: Ocracoke Friends of the Library Annual Used Book Sale @ Ocracoke Library. Booklovers love the book sale! Friends of the Library members can come in early at 8:30am. Not a member? Join at the door!
10:30am: All About Turtles! NPS Program @ Ocracoke Visitor Center. This activity especially for seashore kids and families.
1pm: Porch Talk @ OPS Museum. Porch Talks are free, informative, and informal. Join Woody Billings and Al Scarborough as they talk about Ocracoke's 4th of July traditions.
1:30pm: Ocracoke Lighthouse is open! You can go in, but not up! You know you want to see inside... 1:30-3:30pm.
2:30pm: Ocracoke History NPS Program @ Ocracoke Visitor Center. Join a park ranger to learn about the island’s rich past.
6pm: Wine Tasting @ Zillie's 6pm: Wine tasting at Zillie's Island Pantry! Wine tastings take place every Thursday @ 6pm, and pair five great wines with delicious hors d'oeuvres from the pantry. Space is limited, so make a reservation, and sign up at zillies.com.
7pm: Live Music! Bryan Mayer @ Oyster Co.
8pm: Live Music! @ Coyote Music Den: Coyote Plus One "Well-Crafted Spontaneity" - Marcy & Lou with a different special guest every Tuesday at 8pm (doors at 7:30). A fun, heart-felt evening of live music in a magical setting. This week's guest is Dave Pollard.
Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/profile/1040249 Watch from wherever you are for $1 - www.concertwindow.com/coyote
Wednesday, July 3rd:
9am: NPS Banker Ponies Program @ Pony Pens. Meet the ponies unique to Ocracoke! Bring bug spray!
10:30am: All About Turtles! NPS Program @ Ocracoke Visitor Center. This activity especially for seashore kids and families.
11am: Happy Birthday, America Story Time & Craft @ Ocracoke Library: Story Time with Ms. Juju! All ages welcome! FREE!
1pm: Kids's Create-a-Craft @ OPS Museum Join us each Wednesday during the summer (June 5 - August 14) to make a cute craft! This week's theme is Buoys. FREE; Donations are happily accepted!
1:30pm: Lighthouse Open! You can go in, but not up! You know you want to see inside... 1:30-3:30pm.
2:30pm: Ocracoke Pirates NPS Program @ Ocracoke Visitor Center. Learn about Blackbeard and other pirates with a park ranger.
8pm: Traditional Ocracoke Square Dance @ Berkley Barn. Anyone can learn! Local favorites Molasses Creek will provide the tunes for square dance caller Philip Howard.
8pm: Live Music! Lounge Rays @ Dajio
8pm: Pre-Fireworks Gathering @ NPS Docks: Music and dancing!
9:15pm: FIREWORKS! The pyrotechnic show will launch from the NPS parking lot adjacent to the boat ramp. Watch from anywhere around the harbor.
Thursday, July 4th:
8am: Meet Captain @ Ocracoke Pony Pens. 8-10am.
9am: Flag Raising and Singing of National Anthem @ Ocracoke School Flag Circle
9am: NPS Banker Ponies Program @ Pony Pens. Meet the ponies unique to Ocracoke! Bring bug spray!
9:30am: Sand Sculpture Contest @ Lifeguard Beach: 9:30am-Noon.
10am: Classic Car Show @ Pony Island Lawn 10-2
10am: Ocracoke Lighthouse open 10-2. You can go in, but not up!
10am: Scavenger Hunt, 10-2. Begins @ Books to Be Red.
2:30pm: Ocracoke History NPS Program @ Ocracoke Visitor Center. Join a park ranger to learn about the island’s rich past.
4pm: Old-Fashioned Ocracoke Parade!
5:45pm: Storytelling with Donald Davis @ on lawn at Books to Be Red
7:30pm: Ocra-Glow Island Party @ Community Park. Admission $7 per person. Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Wear your glow-in-the-dark gear and party! Dancing, games, giveaways, and foam party! 7:30-11pm.
8pm: Live Music! Raygun Ruby @ Dajio, 8–11pm
8pm: Live Music! Molasses Creek @ Deepwater Theater. Every Thursday night all summer! Doors open @ 7:30pm. For 26 years, Molasses Creek's high-energy performances and heartfelt songwriting has brought the love of their coastal home to the stage. The band's elegant harmonies and arrangements, stellar songwriting, blazing instrumentals, and quirky sense of humor have won loyal followers throughout the United States and around the world.
Friday, July 5th:
8:30am: Birds & Beaches NPS Walk @ Campground beach parking lot. Join a ranger for an island exploration. Fun for all ages! (90 minutes). Bring bug spray.
1pm: Porch Talk @ OPS Museum. Porch Talks are free, informative, and informal. Join NPS volunteers Crystal Canterbury and Griffin Wells as they talk about taking care of Ocracoke's pony herd.
2:30pm: All About Turtles! NPS Program @ Ocracoke Visitor Center. This activity especially for seashore kids and families.
6pm: Wine Tasting @ Zillie's 6pm: Wine tasting at Zillie's Island Pantry! Wine tastings pair five great wines with delicious hors d'oeuvres from the pantry. Space is limited, so make a reservation, and sign up at zillies.com.
7pm: Live Music! Kate McNally @ Oyster Co.
7pm: Community Beach Fire @ Lifeguard Beach. Join in the finale event at the “Community Beach Bonfire Under the Stars” from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ocracoke Day Use Area/NPS Lifeguard Beach. Bring your beach blankets, chairs, marshmallows, roasting sticks. S’mores will be provided for first 80 attendees.
8pm: Live Music! Jon Gilbride @ Dajio
8pm: Live Music! @ Coyote Music Den Friday nights through October 25th, Fridays at the Den will be Marcy & Lou "In Concert" with a special guest (or not) at 8pm (doors at 7:30). A fun, heart-felt evening of live music in a magical setting.
Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/profile/1040249 Watch from wherever you are for $1 - www.concertwindow.com/coyote
Saturday, July 6th:
6pm: Wine Tasting @ Zillie's Island Pantry! Wine tastings pair five great wines with delicious hors d'oeuvres from the pantry. Space is limited, so make a reservation, and sign up at zillies.com.
8pm: Live Music! Kate McNally @ Dajio
8pm: Dance Party with the Ocracoke Rockers @ Oyster Co.
Sunday, July 7th:
Services @ both churches: Ocracoke United Methodist (Sunday School 10am; service at 11am) and Ocracoke Assembly of God (Sunday School 10am, services at 11am and 6pm; also Wednesday night service at 7pm).
Looking ahead....
Check out the Ocracoke Current calendar for more events and information! We post updates on Facebook, too!
Send info about any events we may have missed to ocracokecurrent@gmail.com.
This story will be updated as needed with more information, so check back!
