Independence Day Celebrations

Ocracoke Island's Independence Day Celebrations begin today!

Monday, July 3:

 6:00pm – 8:00pm: TRADITIONAL ISLAND SQUARE DANCE
Music with Molasses Creek; Philip Howard as square dance caller.
Located at Community Square

8:00pm – 9:15pm: GATHERING AT THE NPS DOCKS
Fun dance tunes and patriotic songs spun by a local deejay

9:15pm: FIREWORKS!!!!
Gather at the NPS docks and around Silver Lake Harbor to see the Pyrotechnic Show shot from the NPS Parking Lot

Tuesday, July 4:

8am – 10am: MEET JOBELLE!
Jobelle was born May 7^th, and is the newest member of Ocracoke’s wild pony herd.
At the NPS Pony Pens

9am:  FLAG RAISING CEREMONY and SINGING OF NATIONAL ANTHEM                                                                                                                                  
Led by Ocracoke Boy Scout Troop # 290 at Ocracoke School flag circle on School Road

9:30am – Noon: 39^th ANNUAL SAND SCULPTURE CONTEST                                                                                            
At the NPS Lifeguard Beach

10am – 2pm: CLASSIC CAR SHOW
On the Pony Island Motel lawn; sponsored by Jimmy’s Garage.

10am – 2pm: OCRACOKE LIGHTHOUSE                                                                                                                   
The lighthouse will be open for viewing – all are welcome to see inside!
  
4pm:  OLD TIME OCRACOKE PARADE                                                                                                                        
All are welcome to enter! Entrants should register by July 2nd, by emailing a photo of the entry form to info@ocracokevillage.com
Pick up your parade entry number between 1–4 PM on July 4^th at Ocracoke Station.
Entry forms available at the Post Office or request a form from info@ocracokevillage.com
Parade route starts at Ocracoke Oyster Company, left on Lighthouse Rd., right on Creek Rd., right on Silver Lake Dr., follow road around harbor to Parade’s end at NPS Parking Lot. Cash prizes!

6pm: STORYTELLING WITH DONALD DAVIS 
On the lawn at Books to Be Red; bring your own chair or blanket

7pm: NATIONAL ANTHEM AND AWARDS PRESENTATION
Winners announced for Parade and Sand Sculpture Contest!
On the lawn at Books to Be Red

EVENING CELEBRATION
At the Ocracoke Day Use Area/Lifeguard Beach                                                                                        

7pm–10pm: COMMUNITY BEACH FIRE
Bring your beach blanket, chair, and marshmallows to roast.
OCBA will provide a beach fire for all to enjoy.

Sponsored by the Ocracoke Civic and Business Association with lots of assistance!


This month's Ocracoke Newsletter is a recording of Rex O'Neal telling about the time he fell overboard when he was gigging for flounder. The story was recorded for Coastal Voices, an oral history project about the maritime heritage of the Outer Banks and Down East region of coastal North Carolina. Click here to listen to Rex telling his story: https://carolinacoastalvoices.wordpress.com/2014/06/17/rex-oneal-gigging-flounders-2/.