Outer Banks Events

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Events for Saturday, December 02, 2023

Christmas on the North End Event

Christmas on the North End

  • Location: Island Farm, 1140 N on Highway 64, Manteo, NC 27954
  • Starts: 3:00 p.m.
  • Ends: 7:00 p.m.

On December 1st and 2nd Island Farm will host “Christmas on the North End,” an event focused on historic holiday traditions in the early days on the Outer Banks. On the first Friday and Saturday in December, costumed interpreters at Island Farm will share how Roanoke Island families celebrated the Christmas holiday in the mid-1800s. The homeplace will be decorated and lit by candlelight, while Farm interpreters demonstrate traditional mid-19th century traditions of food, celebration, and holiday craft. Guests will be able to visit with St. Nicholas, enjoy fresh cider, sugar cookies, a bonfire, and musket firing! Additional activities will include candle making, ornament crafting, and grapevine wreath making.  Admission for the event is $10 for those aged 4 and older; admission for children 0-3 is free.