Posts Tagged: Roanoke Island Festival Park

[UPDATE: CANCELLED] ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ Comes Alive At Roanoke Island Festival Park

UPDATE 6/6/14 – This production has been CANCELLED. More fun for the kids on the Outer Banks this summer, Fayetteville State University will present The Velveteen Rabbit children’s show live on stage at Roanoke Island Festival Park in...

UNC-Greensboro Bringing ‘Charlie Brown’ To Roanoke Island Festival Park

Charlie Brown and the Peanuts Gang are coming to the Outer Banks this summer when Roanoke Island Festival Park hosts a special family-friendly production of the classic children’s show You’re a Good Man, Charlie...

Outer Banks KidsFest 2014 Returns to Roanoke Island Festival Park

KidsFest returns to the Outer Banks this weekend with a full day of family fun. Presented by the Children and Youth Partnership for Dare County, KidsFest 2014 is happening this Friday, May 9, at...

Charlotte Children’s Theater Bringing ‘Hansel And Gretel’ To Festival Park

Hansel and Gretel are coming to the Outer Banks this summer, presented by Children’s Theater of Charlotte  The Children’s Theatre of Charlotte presents a new twist on this classic fairy tale in their production...

Festival Park Opens Pea Island Lifesaving Station Exhibit

Joan Collins (pictured below) was among the honored guests at the recent ribbon cutting ceremony for a new exhibit at Roanoke Island Festival Park featuring her father, Lt. Herbert M. Collins.  Lt. Collins was...

Brew Thru Announces 2014 Outer Banks Summer Concert Series

National recording artists Live, Gin Blossoms, The Spin Doctors, Cracker, and Bruce Hornsby are all coming to the Outer Banks as part of the 2014 Brew Thru Summer Concert Series at Roanoke Island Festival...

Georgia O’Keeffe Tribute Comes To Outer Banks

The spirit of Georia O’Keeffe will be all over the Outer Banks this weekend, as the Bryan Cultural Arts Series presents a one-woman, two-act play that pays tribute to the iconic American artist. Lucinda...

Roanoke Island Festival Park Hosts Dare High School Art Show

The annual Dare County High Schools Art Show returns to the Outer Banks in April, opening this weekend at Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo. Three local high schools, Cape Hatteras, Manteo, and First...

Tanya Young and Sue Artz on the set of OBX Entertainment's original Outer Banks web series 'OBXE TV' on March 12, 2014.

Watch ‘OBXE TV’ Episode 2 With Festival Park’s Tanya Young! [Video]

The second episode of our new original web series OBXE TV is now available online, featuring special guest Tanya Young, the communications director at Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo! Hosted by Sue Artz,...

Next On ‘OBXE TV’: Episode 2 Preview [Video]

On the next episode of our new original Outer Banks web series OBXE TV, host Sue Artz will welcome special guest Tanya Young, the communications director at Roanoke Island Festival Park. Sue and Tanya...

Art Exhibit Celebrates Outer Banks History Center 25th Anniversary

You are invited to kick off the 25th anniversary celebration of the Outer Banks History Center with the debut of a new exhibit, An Eye for Art, A Heart for History, showing all year inside...

Shallowbag Beach Music Festival To Shag Memorial Day [Concert Preview]

The first ever Shallowbag Shag Beach Music Festival is coming to the Outer Banks this Memorial Day, with an all-star lineup of talent, including The Tams, The Embers, Jim Quick & Coastline, The Holiday...

Elizabeth II Headed To Haul-Out In Manns Harbor

The 16th Century representative ship, Elizabeth II left her homeport at Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo on Wednesday, January 15, for the North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division Shipyard in Manns Harbor...

Roanoke Island Festival Park Announces Quilt Show

Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo has announced the dates of the Outer Banks Community Quilt Show, which will be on exhibit inside the park’s Art Gallery in March. The quilt show is sponsored...

Elizabeth II Lights Up Manteo Waterfront for Christmas

Elizabeth II, the 16th century ship whose home port is at Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo, is ablaze with Christmas lights for the first time ever this holiday season, giving the downtown waterfront...

Roanoke Island Festival Park Wins Christmas Wreath Contest

Roanoke Island Festival Park was awarded first place in the 3rd Annual Roanoke Island Garden Club and Town of Manteo Christmas Wreath Contest. The design and creation of the RIFP wreath was a team...

Festival Park Celebrates 30th Birthday of Elizabeth II

The 30th Anniversary Commemoration of the Christening and Launching of the Elizabeth II is happening this Friday at Roanoke Island Festival Park. The 16th century representative ship, the Elizabeth II, will turn 30 years...

Shallowbag Shag Beach Music Festival Coming Memorial Day 2014

The first ever Shallowbag Shag Beach Music Festival has just been announced for Memorial Day 2014. This concert event will be presented by the promoters of the highly successful Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival, which...

Festival Park to Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Elizabeth II

The 30th Anniversary Commemoration of the Christening and Launching of the Elizabeth II is happening this month at Roanoke Island Festival Park. The replica ship was constructed in the early 1980’s to commemorate America’s...

New Festival Park Exhibit Celebrates 30 Years of The Elizabeth II

A new exhibit celebrating this month’s 30th anniversary of The Elizabeth II replica ship opens this weekend at Roanoke Island Festival Park. “The Elizabeth II – 30 Years of History” tells the story of the...