Come celebrate Ocracoke’s unique pirate history with a weekend of swashbuckling fun. The Jamboree features an historically-accurate pirate encampment and a reenactment of the infamous pirate Blackbeard’s last battle. Interactive living history exhibits, sea shanties, music, and a shopping marketplace of seafaring fine arts and wares provide entertainment for all ages. Schedule as follows:
Friday, Oct. 31, 2025
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11 am – Noon: Kevin Duffus talks about the weekend on WOVV 90.1 FM
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Noon: Kevin signs The Last Days of Black Beard and The Inventor Reginald Fessenden and the Origins of American Radio on North Carolina’s Outer Banks at Books to be Red
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2 – 5 pm: Brigands Bazaar vendor fair opens (Berkley Barn grounds)
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7 pm: Motley Tones perform (Berkley Barn)
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7:30 pm: Showing of an old-fashioned scary movie (Berkley Barn, free)
Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025
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9 am: Cannon blast opens Brigands Bazaar & Colonial Village with pirate games, navigation, colonial medicine, cooking, and more
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10 am: Pirate parade (Ride the Wind Surf Shop → encampment)
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10:30 am: Motley Tones sing strolling in encampment
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11 am: Blackbeard reenactment in “his Adventure” at Ocracoke
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11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Kevin Duffus talk on Blackbeard’s Head
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12:30 pm: Small firearms demo by Leviathan
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1 pm: The Shadow Players perform
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1:30 – 2:15 pm: Motley Tones perform (Berkley Barn)
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2:45 pm: Reenactment of Blackbeard’s Last Stand (NPS docks)
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3:30 – 4 pm: Sword Circle demonstrations (Berkley Barn)
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4:30 pm: Slideshow on Capt. Horatio Sinbad’s life
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5 pm: Annual Blackbeard Pirate & Royal Navy Memorial Service (Berkley Barn)
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6 pm: Final cannon blast closes event
Nighttime Activities
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Ocracoke Oyster Company
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Oct. 31: Halloween costume party with Raygun Ruby, 8 pm
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Nov. 1: The Bawdy Beer Garden with the Motley Tones (adult-oriented), 8 pm
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1718 Brewing Ocracoke
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Nov. 1: Devil’s Night with Raygun Ruby & Kill Devil Rum pop-up bar
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Howard’s Pub
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Live music Oct. 31 & Nov. 1; bar open until 1:30 am
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