This year’s Ocrafolk Music and Storytelling Festival will be held June 6 to 8 on the grounds of the Berkley Manor.
The 25th annual celebration features musicians, storytellers, artisans, characters of Ocracoke Island and more.
Produced by the nonprofit Ocracoke Alive, musical performers include a mix of old and new with blues, country, soul, funk, classical, bluegrass and spiritual genres.
Arriving from throughout the United States, Venezuela and Brazil, the more than two dozen performers include Larry and Joe, the Clements Brothers, Foreign Landers, Reggie Harris, Jeff Little Trio, Wilder Flower, Josh Goforth, the Sam Fribush Organ Trio, Donna Washington, Biscuit Eaters, Donald Davis, Saltare Sounds, Lipbone Redding, Beleza, Martin Garrish and the Ocracoke Rockers, Jay Turner and the Swinging Doors Ocracoke Rockers, Molasses Creek, Aaron Caswell Trio, Bob and Jeanne Zentz, Louis Allen and the Green Grass Cloggers.
Also scheduled is a parade of life-sized, hand-made puppets, a roving mime and juggler, square dancing and nighttime ghost stories.
In addition to performances at four stages, there will be several children’s activities and an artisan village to wander through.
Fine craft offerings include pottery, woodwork, paintings, photography and metal, leather, glass, cloth, tea, soap and jewelry.
For a bite to eat or exploring the village outside the festival area, nearby restaurants are within walking distance or via the free village tram.
Tickets range from $25 to $115, depending on length of stay and advance vs. walk-up purchase.
Children up to age 17 are free and island residents are entitled to a free pass.
For details on this, tickets and other information, visit the general information page at http://www.ocracokealive.org.
Proceeds from the festival support student and community programs.
