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July 4, 2025, 10am - 11am
Commemorate Independence Day with a reading of Frederick Douglass' powerful Fourth of July address, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July" at Historic Stagville State Historic Site. The abolitionist speech resonates today, inviting all to reflect on the United States' founding ideals and our shared history.
June 21, 2025, 10am - 2pm
Visit Stagville to celebrate and remember emancipation at one of the state's largest plantations.
June 14, 2025, 11am - 3pm
Summer is on the way and we are proud to present our third annual Black Heritage Day! This celebration of Black life, history, and culture is presented in honor of Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown's birthday and will be hosted Saturday June 14, 2025. From 11am-3pm across the entire campus of the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum enjoy music, food, art, and explore the vast Black history across North Carolina Historic Sites. Interested in volunteering?
October 17, 2025, 7pm - 8pm
Gather around the fire and get in the spirit of Halloween with spooky stories from Appalachia and beyond.
March 22, 2025, 10am - 2pm
Join us on Saturday, March 22 for our Spring Storytime! Families with young children can enjoy Spring-themed picture book readings in the Vance house at 10am, 11am, 12pm, and 1pm. Try out some fun crafts like making paper butterflies and lavender sachets in the visitor center as well! This event is free and does not require registering in advance, but donations are encouraged. Our storytimes will be held seasonally/quarterly. Children who attend multiple storytimes are eligible for fun, bookish prizes at our Christmas Storytime in December.
September 6, 2025, 10am - 4pm
Come learn about the traditional crafts and trades that helped to make Halifax “The Hub of the Roanoke”. See traditional crafts being made, talk with the tradesmen and women of the era, and discover how people lived and labored in early Halifax.
August 1, 2025, 1pm - 4pm
Did you know that North Carolina’s first public reading of the Declaration of Independence took place in Halifax on August 1st, 1776? Join historical interpreters as they reenact events surrounding the joyous news of American independence from Britain. At 12:00pm, see a reenactor portray Cornelius Harnett, President of the Council of Safety, read the Declaration for the first time in North Carolina.
July 4, 2025, 1pm - 4pm
Enjoy the Fourth of July in the historic town of Halifax at an event complete with an interactive reading of the Declaration of Independence. Stay for the Town's fireworks display that evening.
April 11, 2025, 10am - April 12, 2025, 5pm
A commemoration of the 149th anniversary of the adoption of the Halifax Resolves, the first official call for independence from Britain by elected leaders representing an entire colony. Two days of living-history demonstrations, ceremonies, historical presentations, tours and interactive, family-friendly activities all combine for a town-wide historical event.