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Swoop in and create your own creature of the night, the OWL! Hang with Ranger Austin and learn more about the feathered master of the night. It is going to be a hoot! This program is FREE and open to the public.
Recommended for ages 5 and up.
Fall 2025 Installation: Souvenir by artist Todd Hale will be on display in The Courtyard Fall of 2025. The mixed media installation will open at 6:00 pm on Friday, September 5 and remain on display through mid-November. More information on this installation below.
Secotan Market in Wanchese is a producer-only market featuring fresh produce, vegetable ferments, kombucha, pasture-raised meat & eggs, pecans, mushroom products, pastries, pies, cakes, jams, pickles, honey, medicinal products, flowers, herbs, spices, teas, potted plants, natural skin care, rotating artisans and so much more. Our family of producers join each market in person to share food and goods that they have grown or crafted themselves, here in Northeastern North Carolina. We are deeply committed to honesty and sustainability in our practices. Winter Season Markets are every first and third Saturday of the month December - April 5 from 9am -12pm.
This is a FREE event; however, reservations required. Learn all about mycology from refuge staff, then join us for a nature walk to explore mushrooms, lichen, and other fungi in their natural habitats. ecoEXPLORE is an incentive-based community science program for children in grades K-8, but all are welcome to attend.
Meet at the Coastal North Carolina National Wildlife Refuges Gateway Visitor Center, 100 Conservation Way, Manteo, 27954. Call 252-216-9464 for reservations.
Fall 2025 Installation: Souvenir by artist Todd Hale will be on display in The Courtyard Fall of 2025. The mixed media installation will open at 6:00 pm on Friday, September 5 and remain on display through mid-November. More information on this installation below.
Complimentary paper kite kits will be available upon pre-registration. Stop by the visitor center and receive step-by-step instructions on how to construct the kit. Make it your own special kite by adding colorful designs with crayons and colored pencils. Finally, climb the ridge and enjoy one of our most fun pastimes in the park! Kits provided courtesy of Kitty Hawk Kites.
To register, please email austin.paul@ncparks.gov.
Fall 2025 Installation: Souvenir by artist Todd Hale will be on display in The Courtyard Fall of 2025. The mixed media installation will open at 6:00 pm on Friday, September 5 and remain on display through mid-November. More information on this installation below.
Come to the Ocracoke Pony Pens to meet the ponies who once roamed as a wild herd and learn about their living history on Ocracoke Island.
Todd Hale; Mixed Media is the next exhibit in the Rotating Art Show. The exhibit will be on display Monday-Friday (excluding holidays) from 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. August 1 – October 29 in the first floor conference room of the Town Hall. A free opening reception for the exhibit will take place on Thursday, August 6 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Come see the exhibit and talk to the artist about his work.
Fall 2025 Installation: Souvenir by artist Todd Hale will be on display in The Courtyard Fall of 2025. The mixed media installation will open at 6:00 pm on Friday, September 5 and remain on display through mid-November. More information on this installation below.
Todd Hale; Mixed Media is the next exhibit in the Rotating Art Show. The exhibit will be on display Monday-Friday (excluding holidays) from 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. August 1 – October 29 in the first floor conference room of the Town Hall. A free opening reception for the exhibit will take place on Thursday, August 6 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Come see the exhibit and talk to the artist about his work.
Fall 2025 Installation: Souvenir by artist Todd Hale will be on display in The Courtyard Fall of 2025. The mixed media installation will open at 6:00 pm on Friday, September 5 and remain on display through mid-November. More information on this installation below.