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Join us tonight and tomorrow night for Virginia Dare Night! ✨ This is a long-celebrated tradition of using real babies during the August 18th and August 19th performances to celebrate Virginia Dare's birthday. Being a “Virginia Dare Baby” is a coveted role in the community that many local citizens have had the opportunity of being a part of. For Virginia Dare Nights only, the prop baby swaddled in blankets, is replaced with these special guests.

Virginia Dare Nights are generously sponsored by First National Bank.

August 18th, 2026 marks the 439th birthday of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the New World to colonist Eleanor Dare. 👶✨ Join us August 18th and 19th, 2026 as we celebrate Virginia Dare Nights!

The Lost Colony continues its long-celebrated tradition of using real babies during these performances. Being a “Virginia Dare Baby” is a coveted role in the community that many local citizens have had the opportunity of being a part of. For Virginia Dare Nights only, the prop baby swaddled in blankets, is replaced with these special guests. Virginia Dare Nights are generously sponsored by First National Bank.

Buy your tickets for one of these memorable nights!

Virginia Dare Night Baby Auditions are this Saturday! ✨The casting is open to all cheerful boys and girls weighing 15 pounds or less.

To be considered for the honor of appearing on stage, all babies must attend an audition meeting on Saturday, August 1, at 10am in The Lost Colony Admin Building located beside the Elizabethan Gardens within Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. The address for The Lost Colony admin building is 1409 National Park Drive, Manteo, NC 27949.

For more information, contact Matt Gabbard, 252-473-2127 or mgabbard@thelostcolony.org!

We love and appreciate all educators! 🍎 Did you know about the Educators Discount?
This discount, intended to be used by schoolteachers from the pre-kindergarten through collegiate level, will reduce ticket prices for educators by 25% across all seating areas in the Waterside Theatre. The Educator’s Discount is sponsored by Pepsi Bottling Ventures. The discount is also usable over the phone by calling The Lost Colony’s Box Office at 252-473-6000 or in-person. Educators may be asked to show proof of profession when redeeming this discount.