Ocracoke Lessons & Educational Events - 2026 Schedule

Ocracoke Lessons & Educational Events - 2026 Schedule
Week of May 4, 2026 - May 10, 2026
Friday, May 8th 11:00 AM
Ocracoke

Visitors can pay tribute to the fallen heroes of Ocracoke’s past at this special and inspired ceremony that pays homage to the heroes who lost their lives off the island’s coast. Orchestrated by the Friends of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, the Ocracoke community, the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary 16-04, the National Park Service, and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the annual British Cemetery Ceremony is a historic and landmark event that honors Ocracoke’s tumultuous past.

Week of June 29, 2026 - July 5, 2026
Thursday, July 2nd - Saturday, July 4th
Ocracoke

Head to the tiny coastal village of Ocracoke for a big Independence Day celebration that includes fireworks, a parade, and plenty of family fun. The highlight of the Ocracoke Independence Day Celebration is the annual amazing fireworks display over the Silver Lake Harbor after the sun goes down. Visitors will find plenty of seating all around the harborfront docks, and can bring along beach chairs, towels, blankets, and everything they need to enjoy the show.

Week of October 5, 2026 - October 11, 2026
Saturday, October 10th
ocracoke

Join the Ocracoke Preservation Society in celebrating Ocracoke heritage with its rich history and continuing tradition of working on the water with this unique festival that made its grand debut in 2023. Held on the grounds of the Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum, this festival will celebrate these traditions with booths and exhibits with the watermen themselves, as well as plenty of food and fun to go around.

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Joe Lamb Jr. & Associates

Since 1968, our family owned and operated company has offered families just like yours a wide selection of Outer Banks vacation rentals in beach communities and towns of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head and South Nags...

180 | Peters' Cottage

This fantastic Nags Head Oceanfront home is spacious (4,800 sq. ft.) and very well equipped to ensure a great time on the Outer Banks. Situated in the Nags Head Historic District, this home provides a peaceful location, a wide, uncrowded Beach that...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 16
The Christmas Shop

Discover gifts, garlands and glittering lights galore. Looking for a trinket for someone who has everything? Choose ornaments for every hobby, occupation, occasion or enthusiast; from the fisherman or Disney lover; dancer or photographer. Throughout...

Ocean Dance

OCEANSIDE Salvo — Hattie Creef Landing — The 4,500 sq. ft. OCEAN DANCE is a pas de deux of rejuvenation and recreation, a place where everybody’s vacation dreams move to their own rhythms. Those soothed by water will be rewarded by painless...

  • Salvo
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
Ben Franklin

Stop by Nags Head's Ben Franklin at Mile Post 10 on the Bypass where you will find everything you need for the beach! From Clothing, T-shirts and Swimwear to Boards, Chairs, Umbrellas and Tackle. You'll find it all…and of course, we have the...

339 | Avalon Times

Avalon Times is a great dog friendly beach home that provides an open living/dining/kitchen area with cathedral ceilings on the top floor along w/Ocean Views. Soak your cares away in the hot tub and enjoy the ocean breezes from the two sun decks...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Big Buck's Homemade Ice Cream

Serving our customers on the Outer Banks since 1994, Big Buck's ice Cream is dedicated serving you “The Best.” We offer a full line of super-premium ice cream products, smoothies, chocolates, and custom-made ice cream cakes! 2 locations...

VH124 Littleton's Landing at Villas of H...

Welcome to Littleton's Landing at the Villas of Hatteras Landing by KEES Vacations! Rarely do getaways have a smaller getaway built into them, but that's exactly what you will find at Hatteras. While the Outer Banks is a place overflowing with...

  • Hatteras
  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 1 Bathrooms
Back Beach Wild Horse Tours

Welcome to Back Beach Wild Horse Tours in Corolla NC. Our tours embark from Corolla NC, the last Outer Banks outpost before the road ends into nothing but stretches of wide beach. We provide safe family fun to see the Corolla Wild Horses...

818 | Unique

This home is centrally located to all that the Outer Banks has to offer. There are many choices nearby for dining, shopping, & fun entertainment. Public Beach access points are easily accessible within a half a mile. Water sports like kayaking...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Jolly Roger

When you first catch sight of The Jolly Roger, you might be unsure exactly what to think of it. Since its conversion from a gas station/grocery store to a restaurant in 1972, The Jolly Roger has been anything but your ordinary Outer Banks...

Moby's Landing

Enjoy ‘Moby’s Landing’ in Old Nags Head Place! Private pool, hot tub and easy beach access are just part of the charm of this property. Wrap around decks on one side gives plenty of room for everyone to relax and stretch out. The pool area is...

  • Nags Head
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 14
Black Pelican

Black Pelican oceanfront restaurant is one of the Outer Banks’ premier restaurants serving lunch and dinner daily. Black Pelican is where you can enjoy fresh seafood, steaks, vegetarian dishes, sandwiches and some of the barrier island’s...

Mess'n Around 149

Tucked into the quiet Carolina Dunes community in Duck, Mess’n Around is a 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath oceanside retreat made for slow mornings, salty air, and easy coastal living. This is the kind of place where shoes come off at the door, mornings start...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2.5 Bathrooms
2/14 - 2/21
$1,333  $1,383
$50 off
2/21 - 2/28
$1,333  $1,383
$50 off
2/28 - 3/7
$1,403  $1,453
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3/15 - 3/22
$1,438  $1,488
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3/22 - 3/29
$1,438  $1,488
$50 off
3/28 - 4/4
$1,557  $1,607
$50 off
4/5 - 4/12
$1,746  $1,796
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4/12 - 4/19
$1,746  $1,796
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4/20 - 4/27
$1,746  $1,796
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4/26 - 5/3
$1,746  $1,796
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5/3 - 5/10
$2,019  $2,069
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$2,019  $2,069
$50 off