Annual Rock the Cape Festival

Event Description:

The 14th Annual Rock The Cape Art Gallery Tour will be held on Friday, September 18, and this year the event is expanding to include the island’s beloved bookstore and two additional galleries. This free, family-friendly event is an all day self-guided tour of the galleries on Hatteras Island.

Eleven different creative spaces from Rodanthe to Hatteras Village will be participating in this year’s Rock The Cape Gallery Tour. The participating galleries will have demonstrations, classes, sales, raffles, music, food and drink, and more happening at their locations.

Below are the participating galleries (listed south to north, but choose your own adventure):

Blue Pelican, Gallery, Gifts + Yarn in Hatteras will have a sale and snacks
Family Jewels in Hatteras will have live music, meet-the-artist, and mimosas
Blue Lagoon in Frisco will have live music, meet-the-artists, local seafood, and wine
Red Drum Pottery in Frisco will have live music, meet-the-artists, tea, and snacks
Empty Nest Studio & Gallery in Frisco will have live music, meet-the-artist, and a wine tasting
Buxton Village Books in Buxton
Artistic Treasures in Buxton will have a make & take craft, meet-the-artist, and snacks
Swell Art: Gallery & Gifts in Buxton will have live music, meet-the-artist, and snacks
Studio 12 in Avon will have make & take art, meet-the-artists, live demos, and live music
Pea Island Art Gallery in Salvo
Island Art House in Rodanthe will have live music and meet-the-artist