Ocrafolk Festival is a Folk Music and Storytelling Festival that fund-raises for the Ocracoke non-prot Ocracoke Alive. The weekend features performances, juried artisan booths, and Lots of activities. Prots from the event support critical student and community arts and cultural programming on the island. It's a dern good time too!

Schedule

June 2, 2023

Golden Stage
2:00-2:45 PM - Brooke and Nick
3:00-3:45 PM - Coyote
4:00-4:45 PM - Blue Cactus
8:00-8:45 PM - Josh Goforth
9:00-10:00 PM - Larry and Joe

Berkley Stage  
Katy Mitchell and Friends
2:00-2:45 PM - Noah Daniel
3:00-3:45 PM - Dusty Old Bones
4:00-5:00 PM - The Madame Presidents
5:30-6:30 PM - Classical picnic with Saltare Sounds (Backyard of Berkley. Bring yer basket)

Barn Stage
7:30-8:15 PM - The After School Surf Club
8:45-10:00 PM - "Let's Dance!" with Martin Garrish and The Ocracoke Rockers

June 3, 2023

Golden Stage
9:00-9:45 AM - mahaloJazz
10:00-10:45 AM - Saltare Sounds
11:00-11:45 AM - Josh Goforth
12:00-12:45 PM - Earl White
1:15-2:00 PM - The Burnett Sisters
2:15-3:00 PM - Beleza
3:15-4:00 PM - Larry and Joe
4:15-5:00 PM - Donald Davis
5:15-6:00 PM - Molasses Creek
7:00-7:45 PM - Wyldwood
8:00-8:45 PM - Cold Chocolate
9:00-10:00 PM - Josh Goforth, Aaron Caswell and Friends Acoustic Jam

Workshop Stage   at Ocracoke Preservation Museum (Free)
9:00-9:45 AM - Folk Song Sing-a-long" with Bob and Jeanne Zentz
10:00-10:45 AM - Meet The Burnett Sisters
11:00-11:45 AM - Meet Berto and Vincent
1:15-2:00 PM - Meet Larry and Joe withAna Chavez
2:15-3:00 PM - Pickin' with Earl White and Josh Goforth
3:15-4:00 PM - Bob and Jeanne Zentz
9:15-10:00 PM - Ocracoke Ghost Stories

Berkley Stage
10:00-10:45 AM - Donald Davis
11:00-11:45 PM - Coyote
12:00-12:50 PM - Cold Chocolate
1:15-2:00 PM - Blue Cactus
2:15-3:00 PM - Wyldwood
3:15-4:00 PM - Aaron Caswell Duo
4:15-5:00 PM - mahaloJazz
5:15-6:00 PM - Berto and Vincent

OcraFamily Stages and Activities (Yard and Barn)
10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Fish Print Ts, Raguela, Crafts, Games (Yard by Barn Entrance Gate)
10:00-10:45 AM - Rodney Kemp's Down East Tales (Barn)
11:00-11:45 AM - Paperhand Puppets presents World of Wonder (Barn)
12:00-12:45 PM - Drum Circle with Beverly Botsford (front lawn of OPS museum)
12:45-1:15 PM - Paperhand Puppet Parade (assemble at 12:30, front of OPS museum)
1:30-2:15 PM - Juggling with Jef the Mime (Yard by Barn Entrance Gate)
3:00-3:45 PM - Paperhand Puppets presents World of Wonder (Barn)

Barn Stage
10:00 AM - Rodney Kemp's Down East Tales
11:00 AM - Paperhand Puppets presents World of Wonder
12:00 PM - Saltare Sounds
2:00 PM - Family Harmony with The Burnett Sisters
3:00 PM - Paperhand Puppets presents World of Wonder
7:15-8:30 PM - Squaredance withGreen Grass Cloggers and Rodney Kemp
8:45-10:00 PM - Ballet Folklorico de Ocracoke, Larry and Joe, Ana Chavez

Night Around the Village
6:30-8:30 PM - Ocracoke Coffee Company - Brooke and Nick, The Madame Presidents (Free)
7:30-8:30 PM - Community Square Docks (near Kitty Hawk Kites), The Saltare Sounds (Free)
8:00 PM - 9:15 PM - Ocracoke Community Center - Donald Davis (Festival Armband Required)
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM - 1718 Brewery - After School Surf Club, Blue Cactus (Free)

June 4, 2023

Barn Stage
7:30 AM - Yoga(7:30), sound meditation(8:10), and freeform movement(8:30) withDesireé Ricker, Brooke German, and Saltare Sounds (Free. Bring your own mat)

Golden Stage
9:15-10:45 AM - Gospel Sing (withhosts Gary Mitchell, Louis Allen, and Madeline Sales. Free)
12:30-1:30 PM - mahaloJazz
1:45-2:45 PM - Martin and Friends withspecial guest Dallas Mason
3:00-4:00 PM - "International All-Star Jam" hosted by Beleza and Coyote

Berkley Stage
11:30 PM - "Songs That Matter" withBob Zentz, Gary Mitchell, Louis Allen, Jeanne McDougall, Josh Goforth
1:00-2:00 PM - Acoustic Music Jam with Wyldwood and The Burnett Sisters

Date and Time:
June 2, 2023 from 2-10 PM
June 3, 2023 from 9 AM-10 PM
June 4, 2023 from 7:30 AM-4 PM

Location:
Ocracoke Island

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