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Tuesday 9am - 3pm Wednesday 9am - 3pm Thursday 9am - 3pm Friday 9am - 3pm Saturday 9am - 3pm

Island Farm

Name: Island Farm
Address: 1140 US-64, Manteo, NC, 27954, US
Telephone: +12524736500
Price range: $

Island Farm is a hands-on living history site and working farm near Manteo with unique daily programs

Island Farm is a living history site on Roanoke Island, just north of Manteo. Centered around a restored 1847 homeplace, Island Farm recreates what life was like on Roanoke Island before the Civil War. Daily programming brings opportunities for visitors to interact with the site's animals (Corolla wild horses, a cow, sheep, and chickens), its buildings (including the oldest restored home on Roanok

e Island), historic crafts, games, and more. Through on-site interpreters, Island Farm provides a completely immersive, fun, and educational experience for the entire family. Visit the Farm, and engage with Outer Banks history, through special events, workshops, school group field trips, and unique daily educational programs.

09/01/2026

The perfect fall Saturday on the Outer Banks looks a little something like this! 👉🎃

Explore downtown Manteo for coffee, then head to Island Farm to pick up a sweet treat at our Vendor Market, and finish the morning off by picking your very own pumpkin during Pumpkin Patch! ☕️🍪🍁

Island Farm’s 15th Annual Pumpkin Patch will be hosted the first four Saturdays this October — the 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th — from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Full details and activities are on our website, and we can’t wait to see you this October!

08/19/2026

Check out Island Farm’s print feature in the latest edition of The Milepost! 📰

All about our volunteer program, the article digs deeper into the “who” behind the Farm, and how volunteers each give back something unique to the historic site.

Want to get involved yourself? Pumpkin Patch is right around the corner! 🎃 Each October, we welcome more than 30 volunteers each day to help facilitate the festivities. Follow the link in the article (and in our bio) to help facilitate this annual fundraiser! 🐴🍁

08/10/2026

Join us for a special program this Friday, August 14 from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m., at Island Farm. Corolla Wild Horse Fund’s Herd Management Coordinator will be joining the Farm’s historical interpreters to bring modern context to the Spanish mustang breed.

Meet our ponies — Grace and Rainbow — interact with this rare breed and learn more about their importance to the history of the Outer Banks.

For more information on our Visit with a Banker Pony Program, and see our full calendar of events, visit our website! 🐴

07/30/2026

Flax is a quiet, and often unsung hero in antebellum life.

Roanoke Island settlers were resourceful and intelligent in using their resources. Plant fibers that could make critical tools that were valuable to Island living.

Want to feel the fibers that were a part of early life on the Outer Banks? Click the link in our bio to learn when we are hosting our next Net Mending program at Island Farm! 🌾🪡

07/22/2026

**EDIT: Island Farm is closed today, 7/24, due to weather. Stay dry today, friends! 🐑

Island Farm will be closed tomorrow, 7/23, due to weather. ⛈️

Instead, please enjoy a short video of one of our Hog Island ewes enjoying her pasture during a rainy day this past spring. 🌸

We will see you Friday, 7/24, for our Visit with a Banker Pony Program! 🐴

07/09/2026

Thank you so much to everyone that came out to celebrate Independence Day with us! 🇺🇸✨

Make sure to check our calendar for daily programs, and our next upcoming event is (drumroll please) Pumpkin Patch! 🎃🍂

Details are on our website, and we’ll post info about all the fun fall events we’ll have lined up at the Farm soon. Stay tuned and stay cool this week! ✌️🧊

07/03/2026

Celebrate Independence Day and America’s 250th birthday at Island Farm! 🇺🇸

Join us on Saturday, July 4, from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. for a day of history, hands-on fun, and celebration. Pack a picnic and enjoy lunch on our grassy lawn while taking part in traditional games, musket-fire demonstrations, and special readings of the Declaration of Independence at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m.

Families can enjoy bubble blowing, paper hat making, and more throughout the day!

Bring your friends, your family, and your spirit as we celebrate the nation’s Semiquincentennial. ❤️🤍💙

Programs and times are subject to change.

06/30/2026

Calling all artists! Save the date as applications for Island Farm’s Pumpkin Patch Vendor Market will open late July. If it’s homegrown, homemade, or hand made, we hope you’ll apply!

Our 15th annual Pumpkin Patch will be hosted the first four Saturdays in October, Oct 3, 10, 17, and 24, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Important vendor information is included in the application form.

Not vended with us before but want to be added to our contact list? Email us at [email protected]. Vended with us in the past? We can’t wait to see you again this fall! 🎃

Address

1140 US-64
Manteo, NC
27954

Opening Hours

Tuesday	9am - 3pm
Wednesday	9am - 3pm
Thursday	9am - 3pm
Friday	9am - 3pm
Saturday	9am - 3pm

Telephone

+12524736500

Website

https://obcinc.org/island-farm/, https://www.volunteerobx.com/need/index/12/

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