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About
Roanoke Island Festival Park & the Elizabethan 11
Visit the Shores of English America's Beginnings at Roanoke
Island Festival Park.
Welcome
to Roanoke Island Festival Park, a 27-acre island across from
the Manteo waterfront, where history comes alive, the "natives"
are friendly, art and nature surround you, and there's big fun
for everyone--rain or shine--year round. Featuring a
representative 16th century ship, settlement site, an
interactive museum and a variety of performing and visual arts,
Roanoke Island Festival Park is a celebration of Roanoke
Island's place in history as the birthplace of English-speaking
America and is a cultural hub for the Outer Banks.
In 1584, 23 years before the Jamestown
settlement, the dream of an English-speaking colony began on the
shores of Roanoke Island. This small island was home to the
first temporary English settlements in the New World, sponsored
by Sir Walter Raleigh during the years 1584 to 1587.
 On Elizabeth II,
a representative 16th-century sailing ship, you'll meet sailors
like those who sailed across the Atlantic in 1585. Dressed in
Elizabethan garb and engaging in period activities, these
interpreters bring the history of the voyages to life. At the
Settlement Site, you'll encounter tradesmen who faced the
challenges of the New World. By viewing the film The Legend of
Two Path, you'll discover how the arrival of the English in 1584
changed the life of the native Roanoke Island population, the
Algonquians.
In the Roanoke Adventure Museum,
interactive exhibits explore the 400 years of Outer Banks
history since the Roanoke Voyages. You can site a star with an
astrolabe, meet Algonquians through John White drawings, climb
aboard a spritsail skiff and hoist her sails, meet a pirate who
sailed with Blackbeard, learn about lighthouses and lifesaving,
experience duck hunting and a take a shopping trip to a 1900's
general store.
The spacious Art Gallery
features monthly changing exhibits by artists from both far and
near. The Museum Store offers distinctive
gifts, books, jewelry, toys, nautical gifts and more--all with
the flavor of the Outer Banks. A variety of performing arts
events take place year round at Festival Park.
To all this add picnic areas, marsh-side
boardwalks, a fossil pit, expansive lawns--and you'll find
history, art and fun all rolled into one at Roanoke Island
Festival Park!
Hours of Operation:
Open daily (mid-February- December 31). Hours vary according to
season. Call ahead
(252) 475-1500
(252) 475-1500 .
Admission Fees: Adults $8.00; Students $5.00;
Children 5 and under free.
Discounts: AAA, Students, Groups
About
the Facilities
- Visitor center
- Gift shop
- Picnic facilities
- Free parking
- Audio/visual presentation
- Recreational trails
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- Vending/food service
- Public restrooms
- Motorcoach parking
- Exhibits
- Historic structures
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Handicap Accessibility:
Site is fully accessible.
Nearest Major Town/City: Manteo, NC
About
the Programs
Major Program Areas: Native American, Maritime,
Performing Arts, Civil War/Reconstruction, 16th Century
History/Culture, Historic Crafts/Trades, Historic Navigation,
Early European Settlement, Visual Arts/Crafts, Eco-Tourism.
Education Resources:
- Guided tours
- On-site interpretive activities
- Living History events
- Costumed/period programs
- Staff interpreters
- Museum gallery tours
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- Self-guided exhibits
- Hands-on activities
- Off-site/outreach activities
- Classroom resources (workbooks, education
travel trunks)
- Materials via web site
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School Tour Requirements:
- Maximum group size limit of 200 (groups larger
than 50 will be divided into smaller groups)
- Reservations required
- $6.00/adults; $3.75/children and students; two
comp tickets per bus
- 3-hour tour recommended
- Recommended one chaperone per 10 students
- Curriculum-based tours K-12.
Education Coordinator:
Tracy Haerther
(252) 475-1500
Ext. 238
Tour Reservationist:
 Email:
Gilda Ford,
(252) 475-1500
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