Ocracoke surf refreshes in the dog days of summer. Photo: C. Leinbach

Tuesday, Aug. 9
Ocracoke Oyster Company: Bryan Mayer, 7 pm
Ocracoke Preservation Society: Rodney Kemp (storyteller), “Fish house Liar,” 1 pm
1718 Brewing Ocracoke: Dusty Old Bones  

Wednesday, Aug. 10
Ocracoke Preservation Society: Kids Kraft: Ocracoke Ponies, 1 pm
Ocracoke Oyster Company: Bryan Mayer, 7 pm
The Breeze: Red Stapler Duo, 9:30 pm 

Thursday, Aug. 11
Ocracoke Oyster Company: Brooke & Nick, 7 pm
The Breeze: Red Stapler Duo, 9:30 pm 
Bingo: Ocracoke Community Center, 6 pm 

Friday, Aug. 12
Ocracoke Coffee Company: Live music, 6-8pm
Ocracoke Oyster Company: Kate McNally, 7 pm
The Breeze: Zach Brock & Good Intentions, 9:30 pm 
1718 Brewing Ocracoke: DJ Yess 

Saturday, Aug. 13
The Breeze: Zach Brock & Good Intentions, 9:30 pm 
Ocracoke Oyster Company: Martin Garrish & Friends, 7 pm

NPS Programs

Discovery Center hours open daily: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Ocracoke Lighthouse base open daily: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Twenty-minute talks are at 11 a.m. Monday to Thursday.

Shaping these Barrier Islands
Monday to Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Wars, hurricanes, winds and ocean currents have all had impacts on the shores of Cape Hatteras.

Banker Ponies 
Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the pony pen.Meet the ponies who once roamed as a wild herd and learn about their living history on Ocracoke Island.

Bird Walk
Every other Tuesday: Aug. 16 and 30, at 8:30 a.m. Meet winged residents of Ocracoke and those traveling the Atlantic Flyway. Binoculars are available.  (60 minutes) Meet at the parking lot adjacent to the NPS Campground.  

The Ocracoke Express Passenger ferry is back up and running.

Ocracoke Express passenger ferry. Photo: P. Vankevich
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