Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Ocracoke community will celebrate the summer’s fig bounty in a new and innovative way. During the week of August 1-8, 2020, many of the festival’s usual events will be transformed into online versions.
The weeklong event will celebrate Ocracoke Island’s “Sweetest Tradition.” Festival attendees on and off Ocracoke Island can tune in to the Ocracoke Fig Festival’s YouTube channel or Facebook page for daily videos on how to preserve, bake, and cook with figs. There will be Ocracoke Village fig tree tours, interviews with local fig experts and connoisseurs, and even music.
Don’t miss the deadline! Submit your photos by July 31st. Photos of fig trees, figs on trees, fig leaves, figs in bowls. Get creative! Visit the Ocracoke Fig Festival Facebook page for details.
All are invited to join in and make this unique online baking challenge a memorable one! Visit the Ocracoke Fig Festival Facebook page for details. Be sure to submit your recipe, photos, and videos by August 7th at noon.
The Fig Festival is 95% virtual this year. The OPS Museum Porch Bazaar will be live on Ocracoke! Don’t miss this event! Stop by the Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum on Saturday, August 8th from 10 AM – 4 PM to purchase locally-sourced fig-tastic items including Fig Festival T-shirts, fig preserves, figgy tea, figgy soap, and other Fig Festival merchandise. Purchase tickets for the annual Fig Festival Raffle Basket and/or the framed original 2020 artwork. Masks are required and 6’ distancing will be practiced.
Island restaurants will offer fig-infused menu items. Local shops will stock this year’s selection of fig preserves. Be sure to take some Ocracoke fig treats home this year.
Whether you’re in need of a getaway or you’re ready to begin planning for next year’s summer vacation, we would love to assist you in finding the perfect vacation property. Give us a call or book your Ocracoke Island vacation rental online.
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