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Welcome to the second Annual Ocracoke Earth Day Celebration weekend on Ocracoke Island, NC, April 11-13, 2025! Schedule is subject to change . . . it is still being tweaked!
Friday, April 11
 

4:00pm EDT

Ocracoke Earthday Welcome/Walk Howard Street with Philip Howard
Friday April 11, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
Presenters
avatar for Ocracoke Alive

Ocracoke Alive

Ocracoke Alive
The purpose of Ocracoke Alive, Inc. is to enrich the Ocracoke Island community by encouraging and sponsoring cultural, artistic, educational, and environmental activities including the production of plays, musicals, musical events, exhibits, schools, workshops, and festivals. Ocracoke... Read More →
Friday April 11, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
  Activity

5:30pm EDT

Meet your Ocracoke Fisherman & Tour the Ocracoke Seafood Company
Friday April 11, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Ocracoke Seafood Company
It doesn’t get more local than this! Come tour the Historic Ocracoke Seafood Company, locally known as the Fish House. Hear from local working watermen about sustainable fishing methods, the future of the Eastern North Carolina commercial fishing industry, and why buying local seafood is important for the economy and the environment. Following the tour, walk down to the Community Square Docks and tour the newly restored historic Will Willis Store & Fish House, home of the Ocracoke Working Watermen’s Exhibit.

4th Generation Fishermen Morty Gaskill grew up on the water fishing and crabbing with his dad. Morty will talk about his love for fishing and some of the current issues facing commercial fishing. Stevie Wilson, is an 8th generation islander and owner of the O’Cock Oyster Company will talk about aquaculture and oyster farming Gene Ballance, President of the Ocracoke Working Watermen’s Association will lead the tour of the Ocracoke Working Watermen’s Exhibit following the tour of the Ocracoke Seafood Company.
Friday April 11, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Ocracoke Seafood Company
  Activity

7:00pm EDT

Friday Night Concert featuring the Salem Select Student Choir
Friday April 11, 2025 7:00pm - 8:15pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
Kick off Ocracoke Earthday Weekend with a concert at Ocracoke Alive's Deepwater Theater.
Friday April 11, 2025 7:00pm - 8:15pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
  Concert

8:45pm EDT

Stargazing & Celestial Navigation
Friday April 11, 2025 8:45pm - 10:00pm EDT
Ocracoke Lifeguard Beach Parking
Bring binoculars if you have them, and enjoy some Ocracoke stargazing.
Presenters
DS
Friday April 11, 2025 8:45pm - 10:00pm EDT
Ocracoke Lifeguard Beach Parking
  Activity
 
Saturday, April 12
 

8:00am EDT

Bird Walk with Peter Vankevich
Saturday April 12, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
NPS Campground Parking Lot
Presenters
avatar for Peter Vankevich

Peter Vankevich

Journalist & Bird Watching Enthusiast
Peter Vankevich, worked in the U.S. Copyright Office at the Library of Congress including being head of the Copyright Information Section for 16 years, and has been a freelance writer for the Hill Rag, Washington, D.C. He has a radio show called Theme Tunes on the Ocracoke community... Read More →
Saturday April 12, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
NPS Campground Parking Lot
  Activity

9:00am EDT

Music and Stories with Kathleen Fogarty
Saturday April 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Ocracoke Library
Saturday April 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Ocracoke Library
  Family

9:00am EDT

Crafts and Family Activities
Saturday April 12, 2025 9:00am - 3:00pm EDT
Ocracoke Library
Saturday April 12, 2025 9:00am - 3:00pm EDT
Ocracoke Library
  Family

9:00am EDT

Ocracoke Waterfowl Festival
Saturday April 12, 2025 9:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Ocracoke School
Presented by the Ocracoke Island Decoy Carvers Guild, the 6th Annual Ocracoke Island Waterfowl Festival will take place in the Ocracoke School Gymnasium.
The annual festival draws attendees which include carvers and collectors from Ocracoke Island and the region. Explore the displays of carvers showing and selling their items.
There will be decoy carvings of redheads, ruddy ducks, sprigtail, blue bills, ringnecks, swans, geese, shorebirds and more, along with artwork and artifacts related to North Carolina’s rich waterfowl tradition.
Merchandise will be available for sale including T-shirts, the popular event poster, and raffles.

Saturday April 12, 2025 9:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Ocracoke School
  Other Ocracoke Activities

10:00am EDT

Ocracoke Water Plant Tour
Saturday April 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Ocracoke Water Plant
Saturday April 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Ocracoke Water Plant
  Activity

11:00am EDT

Student Presentation: Ocracoke Trash Survey
Saturday April 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Ocracoke School Elementary Multipurpose Room
Saturday April 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Ocracoke School Elementary Multipurpose Room
  Talk

11:30am EDT

Fish Fry at the Waterfowl Festival
Saturday April 12, 2025 11:30am - 1:30pm EDT
Ocracoke School
Get there early for your fish dinner . . . they go fast!
Saturday April 12, 2025 11:30am - 1:30pm EDT
Ocracoke School
  Other Ocracoke Activities

12:00pm EDT

Navigating Climate Change in Coastal Communities Ocracoke Survey
Saturday April 12, 2025 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
Presenters
avatar for Bevin Hardy

Bevin Hardy

Anthropologist & Climate Researcher
Bevin Hardy is a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pursuing a Ph.D. in anthropology. She received her Masters in sustainability from the University of Louisville while focusing on her research tracking harmful algal blooms in the Ohio River. Bevin’s... Read More →
Saturday April 12, 2025 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
  Talk

1:00pm EDT

Composting and Organic Farming
Saturday April 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
Presenters
JW
Saturday April 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
  Talk

2:00pm EDT

Facing Climate Realities Together: A Community Conversation
Saturday April 12, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
This will be an interactive opportunity to share specific changes folks are noticing and experiencing with regard to climate change, identify some of the overall patterns, begin to align around the most significant areas needing attention, and identify next steps we might take together.
Presenters
avatar for Bevin Hardy

Bevin Hardy

Anthropologist & Climate Researcher
Bevin Hardy is a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pursuing a Ph.D. in anthropology. She received her Masters in sustainability from the University of Louisville while focusing on her research tracking harmful algal blooms in the Ohio River. Bevin’s... Read More →
CH
Saturday April 12, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
  Talk

3:45pm EDT

Fireflies with Clyde Sorenson
Saturday April 12, 2025 3:45pm - 4:30pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
Presenters
CS
Saturday April 12, 2025 3:45pm - 4:30pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
  Talk

4:45pm EDT

Presentation by Documentary Filmmaker Ben Knight
Saturday April 12, 2025 4:45pm - 5:30pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
Presenters
BK
Saturday April 12, 2025 4:45pm - 5:30pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
  Talk

7:00pm EDT

Dark Skies/Fireflies presentation with Joyce Harman & Clyde Sorenson
Saturday April 12, 2025 7:00pm - 7:45pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
Saturday April 12, 2025 7:00pm - 7:45pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
  Talk

8:00pm EDT

Traditional Ocracoke Square Dance
Saturday April 12, 2025 8:00pm - 9:30pm EDT
Ocracoke Community Center


Saturday April 12, 2025 8:00pm - 9:30pm EDT
Ocracoke Community Center
  Activity
 
Sunday, April 13
 

8:00am EDT

Meditation at the Island Inn Commons Garden
Sunday April 13, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Island Inn Commons
Presenters
CH
Sunday April 13, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Island Inn Commons
  Activity

9:00am EDT

Cross Cultural Exchange
Sunday April 13, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
Sunday April 13, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
  Talk

10:30am EDT

Nature Walk and History Talk at Springer's Point (Rain Location Community Center)
Sunday April 13, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Springers Point Nature Preserve (Bike or park on Lighthouse Road Community Lot on right Before Lighthouse)
The Coastal Land Trust’s Springer’s Point Preserve on Ocracoke Island is the perfect spot to spend the morning bird watching or the afternoon hiking and sitting on the beach overlooking the Pamlico Sound. This tranquil Preserve was opened to the public on May 20, 2006 and encompasses more than 120 acres of maritime forest, tidal red cedar forest, salt marsh, wet grasslands and sound front beach. Join island historian, Philip Howard, and entomologist, Kane Lawhorn, as they walk you through the natural and human history of Springers Point.

The walk will include the use of citizen/community science phone applications (e.g., iNaturalist, Seek, and PlantNet), and downloading them prior to the walk is highly encouraged. All three apps can be found in the Apple/Google Play Store for free. Kane will also be collecting and identifying insects along the hike, but supplies are limited. Insect enthusiasts are encouraged to bring their own equipment (e.g., nets, jars, hand lens, etc.) to facilitate collecting.
Presenters
avatar for Philip Howard

Philip Howard

Ocracoke Island Historian
Philip Howard has been collecting Ocracoke Island history and stories for more than five decades. He traces his family roots back eight generations, to William Howard who purchased the island in 1759. He has published two previous books, Digging up Uncle Evans and Howard Street Hauntings... Read More →
avatar for Kane Lawhorn

Kane Lawhorn

Entomologist
Kane Lawhorn is an Ecology Ph.D. candidate at the University of Louisville.
Sunday April 13, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Springers Point Nature Preserve (Bike or park on Lighthouse Road Community Lot on right Before Lighthouse)
  Activity

12:30pm EDT

Invasive Species
Sunday April 13, 2025 12:30pm - 1:15pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
Presenters
MJ
Sunday April 13, 2025 12:30pm - 1:15pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
  Talk

1:30pm EDT

Going Green: Affordably Using Greener Products in Your Home
Sunday April 13, 2025 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
Presenters
avatar for Desiree Adams

Desiree Adams

Ocracoke Alive President & Yoga Instructor
Desirée has a background in the performing arts and education, as a member of Actor's Equity Association, and she has a deep love for the community of Ocracoke. She became active in Ocracoke Alive in 2012 and has enjoyed watching the organization grow and adapt over time, remaining... Read More →
Sunday April 13, 2025 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
Deepwater Theater, School Road
  Talk

2:30pm EDT

Beach Cleanup
Sunday April 13, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
Ocracoke Lifeguard Beach
Sunday April 13, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
Ocracoke Lifeguard Beach
  Activity

4:00pm EDT

Community Beach Bonfire & Smores, and Earthday Ocracoke Farewell (Weather-permitting, Cancelled if Raining))
Sunday April 13, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Ocracoke Lifeguard Beach
Wrap up the weekend with an Ocracoke Beach Fire & Smores at the Lifeguard Beach.
Sunday April 13, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Ocracoke Lifeguard Beach
  Activity
 
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Deepwater Theater, School Road
Island Inn Commons
NPS Campground Parking Lot
Ocracoke Community Center
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Ocracoke Lifeguard Beach Parking
Ocracoke School
Ocracoke School Elementary Multipurpose Room
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