The Ocracoke Fig Festival will be Friday and Saturday, Aug. 7 and 8, in the Berkley Barn. Above are the entries for last year’s Fig Cake Bake-off, followed by a ‘fig-for-all’ where everyone gets to taste the entries. See below for daily schedule. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer

Monday, Aug. 3:
Friends of the Library Used Booksale continues during library public hours, weekdays from 3 to 7 pm and 9 am to 1 pm Saturdays

Hyde County Board of Commissioners, 1 pm. Community Center. Livestreamed on Hyde County Public Information Facebook page. See agenda below.

Jolly Roger: Ray Murray, 6-9

Ocracoke Oyster Company: Billy Breslin

Tuesday, Aug. 4:
OPS Porch Talks Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1 pm. See http://www.ocracokepreservationsociety.org for updated schedule.

Ocracoke Oyster Company: Kamden Wayne

1718 Brewing Ocracoke:

Wednesday, Aug. 5:
The Jolly Roger: Adam Lavigne, 1-3 pm

Community Market (various vendors) 3 to 7 pm. Pony Island Inn lawn

Zumba, 6 pm. Community Center

MiniBar at Ocracoke Coffee: Island Trivia, 6-8 pm

Deepwater Theater: Molasses Creek, 8 pm

DAJIO: Nick Derrick, 6-8 pm

Ocracoke Oyster Company: Kamden Wayne

Thursday, Aug. 6:
OPS Porch Talk: Jeanne and Steve Brook with their homing pigeons, 1 pm

Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department (OVFD) meeting, New volunteers always welcome. 6 pm. 822 Irvin Garrish Hwy.

MiniBar at Ocracoke Coffee: Brooke + Nick, 6-8 pm

Jolly Roger: Playin‘ Possum, 6-9

Ocracoke Oyster Company: Ray Murray

1718 Brewing Ocracoke: Sam on Sax with Dallas Mason & the Relativz, 7 pm

Friday, Aug. 7:
Ocracoke Fig Festival
FREE admission & open to all ages at the Berkley Barn: 10 am – 8:30 pm
Vendor booths: 10 am to 5 pm Inside & outside the Barn
Beer & wine available for ($5 suggested) donation: Noon to 8 pm
​Live music on the tent stage:
11 am: Aaron & Jackie 
Noon: Kim France
1 pm: Brooke & Nick
2 pm: Gin & Salt
​Martin & Friends acoustic on the Barn stage: 4 – 6 pm
​Fig preserves & Fig BBQ sauce tasting contest: 4 – 6 pm ($3 ticket to join the tasting)
Ocracoke traditional square dance with Molasses Creek: 6:30 – 8 pm

What’s Happening on Ocracoke (news/cultural show), Rex O’Neal will be the guest. 11:30 am, 90.1FM on the island and wovv.org

MiniBar at Ocracoke Coffee: Kate McNally, 6-8 pm

Ocracoke Oyster Company: Gin & Salt

1718 Brewing Ocracoke: Brooke + Nick, 7 pm

DAJIO: Ray Murray, 8-10 pm

Saturday, Aug. 8:
Ocracoke Fig Festival. At the Berkley Barn 10 am – 8:30 pm
FREE admission & open to all ages
Vendor booths: 10 am – 5 pm Inside & outside the Barn
​Silent auction: 10 am – 5 pm
Beer & wine available for ($5 suggested) donation: Noon to 8 pm ​
Activities for kids: Yie-dye 11 am to 1 pm
Q & A with Chef Jamie Davis on tent stage: Noon
​Live music with Playing Possum on tent stage 1 – 3 pm
​Fig cakes on display for Fig Cake Bake-off 2:30 pm
​Fig Cake Bake-Off judging begins: 3 pm. After the winners are announced, the Fig-For-All serving of the cakes will take place under the tent.
​Fish Fry with Ocracoke Seafood Company (fish house): 4 pm until they run out.
Live music with Molasses Creek: starts at 4-ish, after the Fig Cake Bake-Off winners are announced.
​Live music with The Drop-Ins: 6 – 8 pm
​Fig festival raffle drawing: 8 pm

MiniBar at Ocracoke Coffee: Music TBD, 6-8 pm

1718 Brewing Ocracoke: music TBD

Ocracoke Oyster Company: Ocracoke Rockers

Sunday, Aug. 9:
Church services:
Ocracoke United Methodist Church, 11 am
Ocracoke Life Saving Church, 11 am
Stella Maris Chapel: Sunday Mass: 10 am in English, 5:30 pm in Spanish. For future Sunday Mass schedules go to Masstimes.org and type in the zip code 27960, look for Our Lady of the Seas.

Memorial music jam for Jubal Creech, 4 pm. Deepwater Theater. See flyer below.

DAJIO: Sam on Sax smooth jazz Sundays, 6-8 pm.

1718 Brewing Ocracoke: Open mic, 7 pm

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