Topics Related to Seasonal and Holiday Events

Somerset Place's Harvest Time on the Shoreline

Discover the history & culture of Lake Scuppernong's Indigenous Community as we highlight American Indian Heritage Month. Interact with exhibits & demonstrations to learn about Indigenous ways of life. Participate in historic games & crafts.

Jonkonnu at Stagville 2024

Drum and dance performance honoring West African cultural heritage at Horton Grove

Halloween Phantasmagoria at Duke Homestead

Phantasmagoria, noun: a bizarre or fantastic combination, collection or assemblage; a dreamlike state where real and imagined elements blur together; a magical event at Duke Homestead on October 25th.

Town Creek Under the Stars

Join us for an evening beneath one of the last great dark sky sites in the North Carolina piedmont! The event kicks off at 6pm with the presentation “What’s Up?” – an introduction to the planisphere, an overview of sights to be seen this evening, and some of the lore surrounding them.

Full Moon & Freedom Stories Night Hike - 2024

Please note: you must register in advance to join this hike! To register, please email stagville@dncr.nc.gov. Your registration is not confirmed until you receive an email confirmation.

German Christmas in Carolina

Join us at Alamance Battleground to learn about the traditions, foodways, and culture of North Carolina's German communities as we celebrate the Christmas holiday with our special event, "German Christmas in Colonial Carolina." By the 1770s, the backcountry of North Carolina boasted several commu

CHB Museum Christmas in Sedalia

Join the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum and Town of Sedalia for our annual tree lighting event! With vendors, live music, and Santa.

Somerset Place's 13th Annual Days Gone By

Come and experience history through arts, crafts, guided tours, and activities! This annual event will feature opportunities to learn about plantation life through historic trades and crafts, living history, hands-on activities with historic interpreters, and tours of the plantation.

Frederick Douglass Community Reading 2024

Commemorate Independence Day with the annual community reading of "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July" at the historic Horton Grove slave quarters.

2024 Juneteenth at Stagville Open House

Visit Stagville for Juneteenth to remember and celebrate emancipation at one of the state's largest plantations.