Manteo is jumping with lots of great family fun this July! Here’s the “short” list of activities. I’ve highlighted some special events!
History, Arts and Fun – All Rolled Into One! July 1 – 31, 2009 Enjoy daily programs aboard the Elizabeth II, in the Settlement Site and in the interactive Roanoke Adventure Museum. A docudrama, in The Film Theatre, entitled “The Legend of Two-Path.”
Visit the Roanoke Island Maritime Museum nearby features a working boathouse and the Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse.
Summer Youth Sailing July 1-31 – Morning and afternoon sessions are available. Open to youth 8 and older. Basic and intermediate instruction taught. Students sail Optimist and 420 sail boats. http://www.outerbankssailingacademy.com/.
Adult Sailing Program July 1- 31 Roanoke Island Maritime Museum. The instructors are all American Sailing Association Certified.
Alex and the Kaleidoscope Band Summer Children’s Performance Series
July 1- July 3 at 10:30 a.m. Film Theatre“Very enjoyable. Upbeat, catchy tunes, excellent lyrics with great messages.” Winner, Best Song For Children from The Independent Music Awards. $5.00 adults; children 5 and under – free.
Alex and the Kaleidoscope Concert Pavilion Twilight Series July 1and 2 at 8 p.m.
Boardwalk Marsh Exploration July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Thursdays at 2:30 p.m. RIFP Visitors center. Enjoy a free guided walk around Roanoke Island Festival Park. NC Coastal Federation at
First Friday Celebration in Downtown Manteo July 3rd beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Stop by the Roanoke Island Maritime Museum and shop downtown merchants.
America Celebrates/July 4th Fireworks July 4 at 8 p.m. Outdoor Pavilion: Music performed by Western Carolina University’s College of Fine and Performing Arts as part of the Fourth of July celebration at the Roanoke Island Festival Park. The Town of Manteo will be providing the fireworks.
Dixie and Linda Browning Reception July 6-23.
Open Sail at Roanoke Island Maritime Museum July 7,14,21,28 6-7:30 p.m. This open sail is available to sailors that have completed our sailing programs, weather permitting.
Shallowbag Bay Sail About – July 7, 14, 21, 28 6-7:30 p.m. Roanoke Island Maritime Museum. Sail Shallowbag bay in a traditional style work vessel, weather permitting.
Ray McAllister Book Signing July 7 from 11:30-2:30 p.m. Museum Store. Hatteras Island: Keeper of the Outer Banks.
Kinobe Soul Beat Africa Summer Children’s Performance Series
July 7-10 10:30 a.m. Kinobe and “Soul Beat Africa,” take on Uganda’s ethnic sounds and fuse tradition with modern instrumentation. The price of admission is included in the general admission ticket.
Kinobe 1st US/ Canadian Tour Concert Pavilion Twilight Series
July 7, 8,9,10 at 8 p.m. – Outdoor Pavilion Adults, $5; Children 5 and under-free; Friends of Elizabeth II, free.
Anna Davis Creef Book Signing – July 8 and August 5 11:30- 2:30 p.m.
Museum Store. Sixteen Sandpipers: And Outer Banks Counting Book
Museum Store. Sixteen Sandpipers: And Outer Banks Counting Book
Renaissance Kids Camp
July 13 – July 17; ages: 5 – 7. 9am – 3pm (after-care provided if necessary). Campers will explore music, the arts and games of the Renaissance world with members of the Guilde of St Andrew as we commemorate the 425th anniversary of the English Colony. Members $120/week and non-members $140/week.
July 13 – July 17; ages: 5 – 7. 9am – 3pm (after-care provided if necessary). Campers will explore music, the arts and games of the Renaissance world with members of the Guilde of St Andrew as we commemorate the 425th anniversary of the English Colony. Members $120/week and non-members $140/week.
425th Anniversary of the Roanoke Voyages
July 13, 6-8 p.m. Outdoor Pavilion- Opening Ceremony. Lots of great activities planned to commemorate this historic event!
Magic Show for Children Summer Children’s Performance Series
July 14-17 : 10:30 a.m. Film Theatre. The show features some of the most incredible magic and illusions performed by world renowned illusionists Clive Allen and Tracy! The price of admission is included in the general admission ticket to the park.
Elizabeth Wiegand Booksigning – July 15 from 11:30-2:30 p.m. Museum Store. The Outer Banks Cookbook: Recipes and Traditions from North Carolina’s Barrier Island.
Build a Boat in a Day – July 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Roanoke Island Maritime Museum: Build an 8 foot plywood boat. Teams will build a boat using the stitch and glue method. Cost: $275 Friends members /$300 non-members. Minimum age is 8 years old with adult.
Las Vegas on the Banks -Xtreme Magic Show Pavilion Twilight Series
July 17 at 8 p.m.Outdoor Pavilion- Adults, $5; Children 5 and under Free: Friends of Elizabeth II- Free. (2…
Camp Smolken - July 20 – 24
9am – 3pm (after-care provided if necessary) Ages 8 and up Travel through the major moments of military history from the Hundred Years War to World War II with Roanoke Island Festival Park’s favorite mercenary soldier, Smolken. Members $120/week and non-members $140/week.
9am – 3pm (after-care provided if necessary) Ages 8 and up Travel through the major moments of military history from the Hundred Years War to World War II with Roanoke Island Festival Park’s favorite mercenary soldier, Smolken. Members $120/week and non-members $140/week.
Jeremy Bliven Book Signing July 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Museum Store. Children’s books, The Search for Ti
ggie Pants and Captain Stumpy the Pirate Cat.
ggie Pants and Captain Stumpy the Pirate Cat.
CelloMan Summer Children’s Performance Series
July 21-24 at 10:30 a.m. Film Theatre. A compelling and magical performance with music and masks—The price of admission is included in the general admission ticket to the Park.
The Cello/Piano ProjectPavilion Twilight Series
July 23, 24 at 8 p.m. Outdoor Pavilion. Featuring Eugene Friesen and Tim Ray – Musical passion, sweeping melody and rocking rhythm mark one-of-a-kind evenings. Adults, $5; children 5 and under, free; Friends of Elizabeth II, free.
Simple Rigging – July 23 from 10 a.m. to noon Roanoke Island Maritime Museum. Learn basic rigging techniques, including whipping and splicing and three strand line. Students can bring dock lines to splice in this workshop Cost: $25 members / $50 non-members. Workshop limit is 10.
Annual One Design Regatta Optimist
Roanoke Island Maritime Museum, 420, Sunfish – adult and youth and Laser.
“Voices of the Earth and Sea” Concert
July 26 at 4 p.m. 4th Sunday at 4 p.m.
Composer/ Cellist, Eugene Friesen. Film Theatre. Admission is included in the general admission ticket to the Park.
Rumgagger Pirate Show Summer Children’s Performance Series
July 28-31 at 10:30 a.m. July 28 at 7 p.m. at the Film Theatre ($5 adults; children 5 and under-free; Friends of Elizabeth II, free) Entertaining and educational for all ages!
Margaret Hoffman Booksigning July 28, 29 and 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Museum Store Blackbeard A Tale of Villainy and Murder in Colonial America and Dead in the Water.
Molasses Creek Pavilion Twilight Series
July 31 at 8 p.m. in Concert at Outdoor Pavilion. Based in Ocracoke,this high energy acoustic folk-fusion band delights their audiences with foot-stomping bluegrass, ballads, and a bit of wacky humor. For information on booking, ordering recordings or the touring calendar use the links to the side. $5.00 adults; children 5 and younger – free; Friends of Elizabeth II, free.
For more detail, check out http://www.roanokeisland.com/index.php?name=calendar#July or call
