Ocracoke Alive's Deepwater Theater is the home base for our non-profit's community activities. Ocracoke Alive hosts student and adult programming in the space all year round.

During the summer season, Wednesday night Ocrafolk Opry shows run weekly, May 21  through  September 24, with Martin Garrish, Dallas Mason, Gary Mitchell, Fiddler Dave, Lou Castro, Jenny Hargrove,  and special guests .
Ocrafolk Opry 2025 Lineup 
Since he was a teenager, Ocracoke Heritage award winner Martin Garrish has been at the heart of the music scene here on the island, fronting bands such as "The Ocracoke Rockers", "The Graveyard Band Revived", and his acoustic ensemble Martin and Friends". His exceptional guitar playing and rich voice covers everything from acoustic folk and bluegrass to hard rock, classic country and blues.
Ocracoke's Dallas Mason, now age 13, is 'off the charts' (to quote Martin Garrish). Establishing himself as the drummer for the Ocracoke Rockers, Dallas picked up the guitar two years ago, and has been soaking up everything that Martin can throw his way. Catch this youngster locally while you still can!
Since 1993, Gary Mitchell and Fiddler Dave Tweedie have been at the heart of Ocracoke's own Molasses Creek, giving high-energy performances and heartfelt songwriting has brought the love of their coastal home to the stage. The band's elegant harmonies and arrangements, stellar songwriting, blazing instrumentals, and quirky sense of humor have won loyal followers throughout the United States and around the world. Molasses Creek has recorded 17 albums and are award winners from Garrison Keillor's `A Prairie Home Companion.'
A graduate of the Berkley School of Music in Boston, Lou Castro is a musician's musician. Equally at home on the acoustic & electric guitar, slide guitar, & electric bass, Lou's electric stage presence will have you on the edge of your seat.
Returning to the Opry for her third year, Jenny Hargrove's beautiful voice enraptures the audience, whether she is singing country, folk, or gospel classics.