Holiday Cheer

Off-season visitors to Ocracoke are often surprised at the many activities here, especially in November and December. Below are events scheduled between now and Christmas. This list does not include various music and open house events at selected island businesses. Please check the Ocracoke Current and the Ocracoke Observer for more information.

If you are on the island in December, you are invited to attend all of the events.

• December 3.....OPS Historic Houses Tour, 3 pm
• December 4.....Library Cookie Swap, 2 pm
• December 6.....Community Tree Lighting & Wassail Party, 4 pm at OPS
• December 10....Community Christmas Concert, 7 pm
• December 11....Assembly of God Christmas Program, 7 pm
• December 15....Ocracoke School Holiday Program, 7 pm
• December 17....Community Christmas Potluck at the Oyster Co., 6 pm
• December 21....Christmas Caroling, 5 pm
• December 24....Christmas Eve Service, Ocracoke Methodist Church, 7 pm

Our current Ocracoke Newsletter is a 1938 article about Capt. Gary Bragg, waterfowl hunting, and wooden decoy carving. You can read it here: http://www.villagecraftsmen.com/news112116.htm.