Ocrafolk Music and Storytelling Festival 2024
OCRAFOLK FESTIVAL EARLYBIRD TICKETS ON SALE ONLINE APRIL 1 - MAY 31. AFTER MAY 31, TICKETS AVAILABLE AT BOX OFFICE.
Date and time
Location
Berkley Manor, Ocracoke Island
58 Water Plant Rd Ocracoke, NC 27960Refund Policy
About this event
- 2 days 4 hours
ALL TICKETS ARE GENERAL ADMISSION AND WILL PERMIT YOU TO PASS THROUGH THE FESTIVAL GATES.
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ONLINE EARLYBIRD TICKET SALES OPEN APRIL 1-MAY 31
WALK-UP TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE BOX OFFICE ALL WEEKEND LONG
EARLYBIRD ALL WEEKEND PASS = $80 (Not including fees and tax.)
FRIDAY ONLY EARLYBIRD= $40 (Not including fees and tax)
SATURDAY ONLY EARLYBIRD= $45 (Not including fees and tax)
SUNDAY ONLY EARLYBIRD= $30 (Not including fees and tax)
REGULAR TICKET INFO (At Box Office Festival Weekend)
REGULAR ALL WEEKEND PASS = $90 (Not including fees and tax)
FRIDAY REGULAR TICKET= $45 (Not including fees and tax)
SATURDAY REGULAR TICKET= $50 (Not including fees and tax)
SUNDAY REGULAR TICKET= $35 (Not including fees and tax)
CHILD/STUDENT TICKETS 17 YEARS AND YOUNGER ARE FREE!
You may reserve your Child/Student Tickets Online, or get them when you pick up your tickets. Child/Student Tickets are clearly labeled and will not be usable by adults. The Child/Student must be present at ticket pickup and wristbands must be put on at ticket booth.
ON A TIGHT BUDGET? CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING (SEE BELOW)
FOR INFO ON ISLAND RESIDENT TICKETS AND MORE DETAILS VISIT
https://www.ocracokealive.org/ocrafolk-festival.html
BOX OFFICE HOURS ARE:
Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m
Saturday 8 a.m – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 8 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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SPONSOR INFORMATION & PERKS!
SPONSORS receive tickets and special rewards for supporting the festival. Ocrafolk Festival 2024 Sponsorship Levels range from $600-$5000. If you are planning on sponsoring the festival, check out the details before you order your tickets at www.ocracokealive.org/sponsor-ocrafolk.html
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VOLUNTEERS
Volunteer Positions open April 1 for Ocrafolk Festival 2024 and we have hundreds positions to fill! Folks have such a good time volunteering for Ocrafolk, some people say it is the highlight of their weekend (they may be crazy but we love em for it). 4 hours Volunteering = ALL WEEKEND PASS. No matter your activity level, we will try to find a job for you. Just click here for more information.
OCRAFOLK 2024 DETAILED SCHEDULE WILL BE POSTED IN MAY
ABOUT OCRAFOLK FESTIVAL
About ~ Ocrafolk Festival features musicians, storytellers, artisans, and characters of Ocracoke Island, Eastern Carolina, and beyond. This magical celebration reflects the unique nature of this remote "Pearl of the Outer Banks,"(Ocracoke Island is only accesible by ferry, and features a close-knit year-round community of 1000, and the most beautiful undeveloped 13 miles of beach that you will find anywhere on the US east coast).
Featuring 3 days chocked full of performances and events, kids activities, a squaredance, workshops, food, and artisans, the Ocrafolk Festival will make you feel right at home. Best of all, your ticket fee supports kids and community programming on the island. Your only question upon departure . . . "How soon can I return?"
2024 Performers include Kaira Ba, Clements Brothers, Cold Chocolate, Lipbone Redding, Rev. Robert Jones, Cassie & Maggie MacDonald, Jacob Johnson, Biscuit Eaters, Donald Davis, Molasses Creek, Saltaire Sounds, Blue Cactus, Beleza, Berto & Vincent, Martin Garrish and the Ocracoke Rockers, Jay Turner & the Swinging Doors, Aaron Caswell Trio, Paperhand Puppets, mahaloJazz, Brooke & Nick, Bob & Jeanne Zentz, Jef the Mime, Ana Luisa Chavez, Philip Howard, Louis Allen, Ballet Folklorico de Ocracoke, artisans, family activities and more. For more details on ths performers visit www.ocracokealive.org/performers.html
Your Ocrafolk Festival Ticket = Student Programming in Our Ocracoke Community
Your ticket to the festival doesn't just purchase your admission. It supports arts programming for Ocracoke children. It funds our theatres and visiting/local musicians. And it supports cultural diversity in our community. Ocracoke Alive's mission is to enrich Ocracoke Island by encouraging and sponsoring cultural activities. We appreciate you, our festival family, for the love and excitement you have brought to our festival over the last 21 years.
Festival information ~ Find more details online at www.ocracokealive.org.
Action Photos by Eakin Howard. Video by Andrea Tani.
Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba
Clements Brothers
Cold Chocolate
Lipbone Redding
Rev. Robert Jones
Cassie & Maggie MacDonald
Jacob Johnson
The Biscuit Eaters
Donald Davis
Saltaire Sounds
Martin Garrish and the Ocracoke Rockers
Molasses Creek
Aaron Caswell Trio
mahaloJazz
Bob & Jeanne Zentz
Ana Luisa Chavez
Ballet Folklorico de Ocracoke
Beleza Trio
The Fontanelles
Brooke & Nick
Louis Allen
Jay Turner & the Swinging Doors
Jef the Mime
Blue Cactus
Paperhand Puppets
Berto & Vincent
Philip Howard
Traditional Ocracoke Squaredance
Bubbles!
Ocracoke Island Ghost Stories
Fish Printing
Paperhand Puppet Parade
Frequently asked questions
You may purchase tickets on site at the Box Office tent at the front of the Berkley Manor.
All pre-ordered tickets may be picked up on site at Box Offiice.
Box Office Hours Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m – 6:00 p.m. Sunday 8 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
No. Although a paper or phone email screen copy can be helpful in the case of technical glitch, you may check-in by providing the name that your order is under with Eventbrite. Please be prepared to show an I.D.
Folks will be permitted to visit the Artisan Village in front of the Berkley Manor as well as the Workshop Stage at the Ocracoke Preservation Society without a festival ticket. You will need a Festival Ticket Armband to gain entrance through festival gates to the Berkely, Barn, and Golden Stages.
Ocrafolk Festival provides folding chairs. If you prefer to bring your own beach chair that is permitted to the side of preset audience areas. We do not permit replacement of preset chairs with personal chairs, or the reserving of preset chairs with personal items while the attendee is absent.
Of course! You may come and go as needed from the gated areas, just show your armband to the volunteers at the gates of the Barn, Berkley, or Golden Stages. Please do not remove your wristband as you will need it gain entry into seating areas.
If you have damaged wristbands please return it to Box Office for a replacement.
Tickets are non-refundable once the festival has begun. That being said, we are reasonable folks. Don't hesitate to contact us if you have an issue. We are on an island . . . sometimes weather interferes with the ferry schedule.
The ticket armband provides you with admission to gated audience areas on festival grounds.
You may bring food and drink into the festival grounds, although outside alcoholic beverages are not permitted on the Berkley Grounds for Ocrafolk Festival.
Leashed dogs are permitted in the Ocracoke community and on the Festival grounds. If your dogs are disruptive to people, performances, or other animals you may be asked to remove them from the festival. There are pet friendly motels on island and a Bed & Biscuit. Please clean up after your pets.
Ocrafolk Festival is a smoke free environment. We ask that you not smoke or use e-cigs in the festival audience or near the stages.
Golf carts are not permitted on festival grounds with the exception of Ocrafolk Festival Event Vehicles. The National Park Service Parking lot is right next door to the Berkley, and with easy walking distance. Ocrafolk Festival staff can arrange for a golf cart shuttle for those handicapped patrons.
The Ocrafolk Festival weekend is one of the most popular of the season. For information on hotels, B&Bs, & campgrounds visit www.visitocracokenc.com. Hatteras Island to the north also has lodging. Catch the car ferry early in the day to reduce waiting time, or consider the Hatteras passenger ferry.
The Ocracoke Tram is a free shuttle that circles the village. There is a shuttle stop near the passenger ferry waiting area near where the ferries come in to the harbor.
Although we can't allow non-official festival golf carts or cars, we are happy to shuttle folks with disabilities from the their vehicle in the NPS parking lot to an audience area. To make arrangements, please send a member of your group to the Box Office (if possible), or email us ahead of time.