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About
Roanoke Island Festival Park & the Elizabethan ll
 Twenty-three
years before Jamestown, there was Roanoke Island. The settlement
didn’t survive, but the history, adventure and family fun did.
Roanoke Island Festival Park is an interactive family attraction
that celebrates the first English settlement in America. The
centerpiece of the 25-acre island park, across from the Manteo
NC waterfront, is the Elizabeth II, a representation of
one of the seven English ships from the Roanoke Voyage of 1585.
Climb aboard and help set the sails, plot your course and
 swab
the decks! Also visit the Settlement Site and try a straw and
feather beds, woodworking, and games. See the blacksmith fashion
his 16th century wares. Explore 400 years of Outer
Banks history in the interactive Roanoke Adventure Museum, for
all ages. See the Legend of Two-Path film and the
American Indian Town. The town features opportunities for guests
to learn about the vital and vibrant culture, heritage, and
traditions of the American Indians in our region. It includes a
wide variety of true-to-scale structures, role-play
environments, and places to explore, plant, dance, build and
play.
 Experience
the RIFP Performance Series – from mesmerizing musicians to
amazing magicians, and delightful dancers to soulful singers, a
variety of performances are scheduled year round. The series is
available to all campuses of the University of North Carolina
system. The talent is top-notch, and the drama, music and dance
performances are free and open to the public.
The Museum Store at Roanoke Island Festival Park is more than
your typical museum store featuring a wide variety of
park-inspired items and souvenirs: nautical gifts, period toys
and games. Also, jewelry, North Carolina books, local art and
crafts.
Enjoy the on-site Art Gallery, with monthly changing
exhibits, the Fossil Pit, Museum Store, Outer Banks History
Center and marsh-side boardwalks that surround the site.
Walk across the bridge to the Roanoke Island Maritime
Museum, just a block away in Downtown Manteo, which features a
working boathouse and the Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse. For More
information call (252) 475-1500 or visit
www.roanokeisland.com
Hours of Operation
Open March 1- December 31- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (252) 475-1500
Admission: Adults $8; Students $5; children 5 and under free
Discounts: AAA; Student; 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:
Fully
accessible except for the
Elizabeth II sailing ship
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
- Costumed/period programs
- Staff interpreters
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- Self-guided exhibits
- Hands-on activities
- Off-site/outreach activities
- 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. 232
Tour Reservationist:
Email:
Gilda Ford,
(252) 475-1500
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