July 4 events continue today (July 3) through Tuesday. Photo by Erin Oleski

Monday, July 3
Book signing and fig cake sale Kelley Shinn’s “The Wounds That Bind Us” and Trudy Austin’s fig cake. 1 to 4 p.m. at Books to Be Red.

Fund raising Fish Fry at the Community Center to benefit the Island Inn Commons landscaping project. 4 pm until sold out. $15 per plate; $5 for desserts.

Old Fashioned Ocracoke Square Dance: Berkley Barn: 6:30 to 8:30 pm. $5 adults 13 and over. Music by Molasses Creek.

1718 Brewing Ocracoke (music at 7 pm): Dune Dogs

Ocracoke Oyster Company (music at 7 pm): Kate McNally

The Breeze (all music at 9 pm): Morgan & Company

Tuesday, July 4:

Bird Walk: Meet at NPS Campground parking lot, 8:30 am
Sand Sculpture Contest: 9:30 am to noon. Lifeguard Beach. Peoples’ choice judging for best in show begins at noon.

Ocracoke Lighthouse base open: 10:30 am to 12:20 pm

3 to 5 pm: Ocracoke Pool Association sells fundraising T-shirts in the Ocracoke Lightship Realty parking lot, 3 to 5 pm.

Old Time Independence Day Parade: 4 pm. Begins at Wheelie Fun. Signup across from Wheelie Fun beginning at 3 pm.

Awards & singing of national anthem: 5:30 pm, Books to Be Red stage.

Community Beach Fire: Lifeguard Beach, 7 to 10 pm. BYO seating, marshmallows, roasting sticks.

The Breeze (all music at 9 pm): The Ray McAllister Band

Wednesday, July 5
Mini Bar at Ocracoke Coffee (6-8 pm): Team Trivia

Deepwater Theater: Ocracoke Opry, 8 pm

The Breeze (all music at 9 pm): The Bill Lyerly Band

Thursday July 6

Ocracoke Preservation Society Porch Talk: Al Scarborough July 4 on Ocracoke, 1 pm.
Mini Bar at Ocracoke Coffee (6-8 pm): Brooke & Nick

Community Center: Ocracoke Decoy Carvers Guild, 7 pm.

The Breeze (all music at 9 pm): The Bill Lyerly Band

Friday, July 7
Mini Bar at Ocracoke Coffee (6-8 pm): Kate McNally

1718 Brewing Ocracoke (music at 7 pm): Whisky Business

The Breeze (all music at 9 pm): The Daniel Jordan Band

Ocracoke Oyster Company(music at 7 pm): Nick & Adam

Saturday, July 8
Mini Bar at Ocracoke Coffee (6-8 pm): TBD

The Breeze (all music at 9 pm): The Daniel Jordan Band

Ocracoke Oyster Company(music at 7 pm): Ray Murray

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