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Roanoke Island Festival Park
A living-history park on Roanoke Island with a replica 16th-century ship, a recreated first English settlement, and an Outer Banks history museum.
1 Festival Park, Manteo, NC 27954 · Manteo, NC
About Roanoke Island Festival Park
Roanoke Island Festival Park is a North Carolina state historic site on Roanoke Island near Manteo. Its roughly 27-acre grounds let visitors see daily life at the first English settlement from 1585, with costumed interpreters bringing the settlement and a recreated 16th-century sailing ship to life. Visitors can also learn about the coastal Algonquian people at the American Indian Town, and explore more than 400 years of Outer Banks history at the Adventure Museum. The park also hosts seasonal programs, traveling exhibits, concerts, and events, and it rents its waterfront grounds for weddings and gatherings. Note that the boardwalk is closed while a replacement is built, with no reopening date set.
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