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March 2, 2024, 10am - 5pm
Join us at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site on Saturday, March 2nd for the North Carolina Rice Festival!
February 17, 2024, 10am - 4pm
Join us for this FREE living history event from 10am-4pm Saturday, February 17th.
June 4, 2024, 10am - 12pm
Join us for Summer Reading Club!
March 2, 2024, 10am - 3pm
In the 1750s and 1760s, two of Bath’s taverns were women owned. These women successfully asserted themselves in the public sphere in a time when status was defined by property ownership. Join us on March 2nd, 10-3 and explore an 18th century tavern, speak with costumed interpreters, or purchase a ticket to tour the Palmer-Marsh House and learn more about Bath in the pre-revolutionary era.Visiting the Exhibit Center and the Tavern is free of charge.
December 16, 2023, 10am - 4pm
On December 16th from 10am-4pm, Bennett Place will holding our annual Christmas in the Piedmont during the Civil War event. Witness how Soldiers and Civilians try to keep there spirits up during four years of war. On going living history will be happening around the farm, Also Santa will be in the Parlor of the Bennett house to meet and greet visitors, and you can tell him what you want for Christmas.
December 30, 2023, 10am - 3pm
Immerse yourself in the ambiance of the Old Christmas season at Historic Bath! Join us at the Bonner House from 10am to 3pm and take part in the festivities.Learn about the holiday traditions of early 19th century North Carolina. Experience holiday cooking over an open hearth and taste fresh gingerbread. Make historic ornaments, decorate a tree, play games, and drink cider by the bonfire.At 5pm, come back and enjoy the Christmas tradition of stories around the bonfire. Bring your own s’mores and hot chocolate and enjoy an evening under the stars.
October 28, 2023, 6:30pm - 8pm
A guided night hike at Horton Grove, with stops to read and reflect on enslaved people's experiences of night time in North Carolina.
December 9, 2023, 5pm - 8pm
Join the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum and the Town of Sedalia for Christmas in Sedalia!
October 14, 2023, 10am - 3pm
Come hear the deep history behind our food from historian Dontavius Williams at the President James K. Polk State Historic Site on Saturday, October 14 10 am - 3 pm.
September 16, 2023, 11am - 4pm
Stagville welcomes back Dontavius Williams (of The Chronicles of Adam) for an outdoor cooking demonstration interpreting the cooking traditions of enslaved people. Join us on Saturday, September 16, 2023, to explore the history of enslaved people's cooking traditions in North Carolina.