Ocrafolk Festival Schedule
Here is an example of the 2015 schedule. 2016 Schedule will be posted later!
(RAIN OR SHINE, We are on! Subject to change)
Friday, June 5, 2015
4:00-5:00 PM -- Storytelling with students from Donald Davis's Storytelling Workshop. (Deepwater Theater)
Come join participants in Donald Davis's Storytelling Workshop Week as they share new stories they have been crafting!
4:30-6:30 PM-- Ocrafolk Festival Fundraising Silent Art Auction/Live Auction Preview (Berkley Manor)
5:00-7:00 PM -- Ocrafolk Festival Fish Fry w/special appearance by the Joyful Band of Singers (Ocracoke Preservation Museum) Price of $15 includes a main dish, sides, and tea or water. A special plate of mac n' cheese & peas will be made available to children only for $5. Dessert will be free at the Ocrafolk Festival Art Auction, to be held across the street at the Berkley Center.
6:00-7:00 PM - Mahalo Jazz 2 (Berkley Manor) Listen to incredible jazz by Alison Weiner & Robbie Link while you peruse the silent auction.
7:00 PM -- Live Auction (Berkley Manor)
A much-anticipated event, the art auction this year will focus on local artists — Ocracoke and the OBX. Complimentary desserts will be offered to guests and a cash wine/beer bar will be available beginning at 4:30 PM. The Silent Auction and Live Auction Preview will be from 4:30-6:30 PM. The auction will start promptly at 7:00 PM. Artwork offered will be also be previewed on this webpage.
9:00-10:00 PM – World Music Jam hosted by Craicdown (Live Oak Stage @ Books to be Red)
10:00 - 11:30 PM Donald Thompson Band (Community Center) ~ Groove the night away with the vintage rhythm ‘n’ blues and classic rock of the Donald Thompson Band. Community Center. Cash bar.
Saturday, June 6
(Festival grounds on School Road and Howard Street)
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM -- Music, Stories, Artisans, & Food from Coastal Carolina and beyond!
Howard Street Stage
9:30 - 10:00 AM - Mahalo Jazz 2
10:15 - 10:45 AM - Donald Davis
11:00 AM - Mipso
12:00 PM - Victor & Penny
1:00 PM - Blue Eyed Bettys
2:00 PM - The Yes Team
3:00 PM - Los Tarascos de Michoacan
4:00 PM - The Outliers "A Brief History of Bluegrass"
Live Oak Stage
10:00 AM - Yes Team
11:00 AM - Blue Eyed Bettys
12:00 PM - Green Grass Cloggers with Rodney Kemp
1:00 PM - Martin Garrish & Friends
2:00 PM - Victor & Penny
3:00 PM - Mipso
4:00 PM - Donald Davis
5:00 PM - Molasses Creek
Deepwater Theater
10:00 AM - Painting Clyde Critters & Fish Print Ts
11:00 AM - Alberti's Flea Circus
12:00 PM - Juggling with Jef the Mime
1:00 PM - Alberti's Flea Circus
3:00 PM - Alberti's Flea Circus
Workshop Stage
9:00 AM - "Sixties Folk Revival" Sing-a-long with Bob, Jeanne & Friends
10:00 AM - "The Big Squeeze" Accordions, harmonicas, melodicas, and everything in between with
Bob Zentz, David DiGuiseppe, and Alison Weiner
11:00 AM - "The Kora" with Diali Cissokho
12:00 PM - "Sweet Harmonies" The Yes Team & The Blue Eyed Bettys
1:00 PM - "String Band Jam" Mipso & the Outliers
2:00 PM - "Ocracoke's Music History" with Martin Garrish & John Golden
3:00 PM - "UKElicious" Bring your uke and play along with Victor & Penny, and Bob & Jeanne
4:00 PM - "Meet Los Tarascos de Michoacan"
School Circle & Road
2:40 PM - Paperhand Puppets parade (meet at school circle)
Ocracoke Methodist Church
11:00 AM - Finley Woolston's Joyful Band of Singers
2:00 PM - Finley Woolston's Joyful Band of Singers
Saturday Evening Events
6:00 - 7:30 PM - Ocrafolk Festival Admiralty Dock Party aboard the Skipjack Wilma Lee with Bob Zentz, Jeanne McDougall & Craicdown. Limited ticket event. $75 per person, (Community Square Dock)
7:30 PM - Paperhand Puppets kid's parade (Community Square)
8:00 - 9:00 PM -- Traditional Ocracoke Square Dance with Philip Howard at the Ocracoke Community Square on the Harbor. Easy to learn and open to all!
8:00 - 9:15 PM -- Donald Davis Storytelling Evening. RSVP ticket required due to limited seating. A number of these tickets are given to sponsors before the festival weekend. The remainder of these free tickets will be handed out first come/first serve at the info booth on Saturday during the day. If you've got to have one . . . follow this link to find out how you can become a Patron Level Sponsor! (Community Center)
9:15 - 10:30 PM – Kaira Ba (Community Square)
9:30 - 10:45 PM – Ocrachicks concert. Room for everyone this year! Want a reserved seat up front . . . become a Patron Level Sponsor! (Live Oak Stage)
9:45 - 11:30 – Los Tarascos De Michoacan (with Eduardo's Mexican food & cold beer) (Community Center)
10:30 - 11:30 PM – Bluegrass Jam hosted by the Outliers (Community Store)
11:00 - Midnight – Jacob Johnson in concert (Deepwater Theater)
Sunday, June 7
7:30 AM Tai chi/qi gong with Terrilynn Grace West at Lifeguard Beach (rain location Deepwater Theater)
Live Oak Stage
9:15 AM - Gospel Sing with hosts Gary Mitchell & Louis Allen
11:00 AM - Services at the Ocracoke Churches
12:00 PM - Kaira Ba
1:00 PM - Stories with Philip Howard & Capt. Rob Temple
2:00 PM - Outliers
3:00 PM - All Star Jam (Hosted by Jacob Johnson)
Deepwater Theater
1:00 PM - "Our Favorite Songs" w/Bob Zentz, Mipso and Friends
2:00 PM - "Growing up on Ocracoke" w/Rodney Kemp and friends
Friday, June 5, 2015
4:00-5:00 PM -- Storytelling with students from Donald Davis's Storytelling Workshop. (Deepwater Theater)
Come join participants in Donald Davis's Storytelling Workshop Week as they share new stories they have been crafting!
4:30-6:30 PM-- Ocrafolk Festival Fundraising Silent Art Auction/Live Auction Preview (Berkley Manor)
5:00-7:00 PM -- Ocrafolk Festival Fish Fry w/special appearance by the Joyful Band of Singers (Ocracoke Preservation Museum) Price of $15 includes a main dish, sides, and tea or water. A special plate of mac n' cheese & peas will be made available to children only for $5. Dessert will be free at the Ocrafolk Festival Art Auction, to be held across the street at the Berkley Center.
6:00-7:00 PM - Mahalo Jazz 2 (Berkley Manor) Listen to incredible jazz by Alison Weiner & Robbie Link while you peruse the silent auction.
7:00 PM -- Live Auction (Berkley Manor)
A much-anticipated event, the art auction this year will focus on local artists — Ocracoke and the OBX. Complimentary desserts will be offered to guests and a cash wine/beer bar will be available beginning at 4:30 PM. The Silent Auction and Live Auction Preview will be from 4:30-6:30 PM. The auction will start promptly at 7:00 PM. Artwork offered will be also be previewed on this webpage.
9:00-10:00 PM – World Music Jam hosted by Craicdown (Live Oak Stage @ Books to be Red)
10:00 - 11:30 PM Donald Thompson Band (Community Center) ~ Groove the night away with the vintage rhythm ‘n’ blues and classic rock of the Donald Thompson Band. Community Center. Cash bar.
Saturday, June 6
(Festival grounds on School Road and Howard Street)
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM -- Music, Stories, Artisans, & Food from Coastal Carolina and beyond!
Howard Street Stage
9:30 - 10:00 AM - Mahalo Jazz 2
10:15 - 10:45 AM - Donald Davis
11:00 AM - Mipso
12:00 PM - Victor & Penny
1:00 PM - Blue Eyed Bettys
2:00 PM - The Yes Team
3:00 PM - Los Tarascos de Michoacan
4:00 PM - The Outliers "A Brief History of Bluegrass"
Live Oak Stage
10:00 AM - Yes Team
11:00 AM - Blue Eyed Bettys
12:00 PM - Green Grass Cloggers with Rodney Kemp
1:00 PM - Martin Garrish & Friends
2:00 PM - Victor & Penny
3:00 PM - Mipso
4:00 PM - Donald Davis
5:00 PM - Molasses Creek
Deepwater Theater
10:00 AM - Painting Clyde Critters & Fish Print Ts
11:00 AM - Alberti's Flea Circus
12:00 PM - Juggling with Jef the Mime
1:00 PM - Alberti's Flea Circus
3:00 PM - Alberti's Flea Circus
Workshop Stage
9:00 AM - "Sixties Folk Revival" Sing-a-long with Bob, Jeanne & Friends
10:00 AM - "The Big Squeeze" Accordions, harmonicas, melodicas, and everything in between with
Bob Zentz, David DiGuiseppe, and Alison Weiner
11:00 AM - "The Kora" with Diali Cissokho
12:00 PM - "Sweet Harmonies" The Yes Team & The Blue Eyed Bettys
1:00 PM - "String Band Jam" Mipso & the Outliers
2:00 PM - "Ocracoke's Music History" with Martin Garrish & John Golden
3:00 PM - "UKElicious" Bring your uke and play along with Victor & Penny, and Bob & Jeanne
4:00 PM - "Meet Los Tarascos de Michoacan"
School Circle & Road
2:40 PM - Paperhand Puppets parade (meet at school circle)
Ocracoke Methodist Church
11:00 AM - Finley Woolston's Joyful Band of Singers
2:00 PM - Finley Woolston's Joyful Band of Singers
Saturday Evening Events
6:00 - 7:30 PM - Ocrafolk Festival Admiralty Dock Party aboard the Skipjack Wilma Lee with Bob Zentz, Jeanne McDougall & Craicdown. Limited ticket event. $75 per person, (Community Square Dock)
7:30 PM - Paperhand Puppets kid's parade (Community Square)
8:00 - 9:00 PM -- Traditional Ocracoke Square Dance with Philip Howard at the Ocracoke Community Square on the Harbor. Easy to learn and open to all!
8:00 - 9:15 PM -- Donald Davis Storytelling Evening. RSVP ticket required due to limited seating. A number of these tickets are given to sponsors before the festival weekend. The remainder of these free tickets will be handed out first come/first serve at the info booth on Saturday during the day. If you've got to have one . . . follow this link to find out how you can become a Patron Level Sponsor! (Community Center)
9:15 - 10:30 PM – Kaira Ba (Community Square)
9:30 - 10:45 PM – Ocrachicks concert. Room for everyone this year! Want a reserved seat up front . . . become a Patron Level Sponsor! (Live Oak Stage)
9:45 - 11:30 – Los Tarascos De Michoacan (with Eduardo's Mexican food & cold beer) (Community Center)
10:30 - 11:30 PM – Bluegrass Jam hosted by the Outliers (Community Store)
11:00 - Midnight – Jacob Johnson in concert (Deepwater Theater)
Sunday, June 7
7:30 AM Tai chi/qi gong with Terrilynn Grace West at Lifeguard Beach (rain location Deepwater Theater)
Live Oak Stage
9:15 AM - Gospel Sing with hosts Gary Mitchell & Louis Allen
11:00 AM - Services at the Ocracoke Churches
12:00 PM - Kaira Ba
1:00 PM - Stories with Philip Howard & Capt. Rob Temple
2:00 PM - Outliers
3:00 PM - All Star Jam (Hosted by Jacob Johnson)
Deepwater Theater
1:00 PM - "Our Favorite Songs" w/Bob Zentz, Mipso and Friends
2:00 PM - "Growing up on Ocracoke" w/Rodney Kemp and friends