Ocracoke Holiday Boat Parade

11/17/2025

11/29/2024

We were so excited to welcome 6 boats this year!! Thank you to all who worked so hard to get their boats looking festive, and to everyone who baked goodies for our sweets table.
This year we had a number of off island judges, selected from the viewing area of the docks, and when the votes were tallied…
1st Place “The Tiggy” from the Farr family
2nd Place “Marshmallow” from Virginia Gallagher and Derek McEntee
3rd Place “Cap’n B” from the O’Neal Family

What a beautiful evening to welcome in the holiday season!

Thank you to everyone who braved the chilly evening to cheer on our boats. 🎄

📷 by Sara Teaster

11/29/2024

It’s a beautiful (chilly) evening on the community square docks. Sweet treats, baked by locals are in the OWWA Museum.
Deja Brew Coffee Shack is open for hot coffee and coco.
Come on down and get your spot!!

Boats take off at 5:30pm

11/25/2024

We are getting so excited to kick off the holiday season this Friday with the Annual Holiday Parade of Boats. This year, the parade is sponsored by the Ocracoke Seafood Company.
Get your lights and decorations ready and we will see you on Silver Lake this Friday.
Get ready to set sail at 5:30 PM.
Our friends at Deja Brew will be open during the parade for coffee drinks and treats.
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11/04/2024

In honor of the Ocracoke Seafood Company's 1st year sponsoring the Holiday Boat Parade, and hopes of having great participation this year, we will be having prizes for decorations.
First Place $500
Second Place $250
Third Place $100

See you at the Community Square Docks at 5:30 PM on November 29th!

For more information, or to sign up, contact us here, or reach out to Sara Teaster [email protected]

11/02/2024

New!! The Ocracoke Seafood Company is going to sponsor the Holiday Boat Parade this year! Woo! We’re so happy that a local non-profit wants to get involved — and with oysters, too!
It’s going to be great!

Today is the last day of our regular season for 2024. What a great year it has been!! Thank you for your continued support of our local working watermen.
We will reopen on November 26th and 27th for all of your Thanksgiving needs.

And save the date for Friday, November 29th for the return of the 🦪OYSTER ROAST! 🦪This will be held at the Ocracoke Seafood Company and will be a fundraising event for the Ocracoke Working Watermen’s Association and for our renovation project. Come out and share food and community and give thanks for our working watermen. And this year we will be sponsoring the Holiday Boat Parade immediately following the oyster roast.

Today in Stock:
Bluefish
Speckled Trout
Black Drum
Flounder
Red Drum
Big Eye Tuna
Salmon
Sheepshead
Scallops
O’Cock Oysters
31/31 Shrimp
Shucked Oysters

Stop by and stock up!!
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Thank you for buying local and for supporting our Ocracoke Working Watermen.


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📷 by Sara Teaster

10/10/2024

The holiday season is coming soon! Please consider joining in the Holiday Parade of Boats the day after Thanksgiving!
Due to family obligations, Sundae (who loosely organizes this event) and Captain Rob (of the schooner WINDFALL II) will be off the island during this year's boat parade.
That means, if there's going to be a parade, it's up to YOU!
Let me (Sundae) know if you want to help organize it this year.

11/25/2023

We had FIVE boats this year (SIX if we count Tim’s dinghy!) in order of appearance: Schooner Windfall II, Watercolors (with dinghy), Little General, Tiggy the Catboat, and Krazy Salt. Thanks to all who participated and came out to watch!!

11/24/2023

What a fun night!