Ocracoke Earth Weekend, now in its third year, is happening on Ocracoke today (April 25) through Sunday, April 26, bringing together nature, culture and community for a full weekend of events. The ...

Chef Jamie Davis The Ocracoke community will celebrate the summer’s fig bounty with special guest chef Jamie Davis Aug. 6 to 8 in the Berkley Barn. The free festival features live music day and ...

Earth Weekend events on Ocracoke will be April 24 to 26. Photo by Ben Knight Monday, April 20Ocracoke Middle School baseball double header at home vs. Columbia. First game starts at 4 pm; second ...

Storm induced flooding along Irvin Garrish Highway, Ocracoke, in October 2025. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer From our news services Residents of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands are invited to ...

Robert Charles Garrish of Ocracoke died April 15, 2026, surrounded by family at Sentara Heart Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia. Known as Bobby, he was the husband of Linda Garrish. He was born on ...

Ocracoke has a lot of off-island friends, and one of its biggest supporters is the Outer Banks Community Foundation. In Fiscal Year 2025, the foundation received $2.8 million in donor gifts and ...

Ocracoke is an island where folks think they can find the purported treasure of Blackbeard, but island homes and businesses will unveil their own treasures for all to peruse and plunder as the ...

Citizen science volunteers monitor clouds such as this one over the Pamlico Sound for precipitation activity. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer From our news services Have you ever wondered how ...

U.S. Representative Don Davis of Disgtrist 1 talks with Ocracoke residents outside Books to be Red. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Editor’s Note: The Ocracoke Observer will report on ...

Text and photo by Peter Vankevich Ocracoke’s familiar water tower, which is a landmark visible for miles across the sound and serves as the first glimpse of the island for those on the ...

P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer The 8th Annual Ocracoke Island Waterfowl Festival is scheduled for Friday, April 17, from 5 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, April 18, ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer From our news services The Ocracoke Access Alliance today released a comprehensive proposal to modernize and stabilize ...