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Free Event
Festival of Fun
DATE: 4/17/10
TIME: 10:00-3:00
LOCATION: Union Point Park, New Bern
This annual event has become one of Eastern North Carolina’s best children’s festivals! Each year, approximately 4,000 people join us at Union Point Park for a day full of games, arts & crafts, educational information and fun.
Sponsored by The City of New Bern Parks and Recreation Department.
Fiddlefest - A Tribute to Irvin T. Rouse
DATE: 4/23/10
LOCATION: Farmer's Market, New Bern
Local fiddlers will present a concert at the New Bern Farmers' market in celebration of the history of fiddling in the greater New Bern community. A special tribute will be paid to Mr. Rouse who wrote "The Orange Blossom Special." The cost will be $5.00 for adults and free to children under 12 years of age.
It promises to be a fun event for all.
North Carolina Symphony
DATE: 4/25/10
TIME: 7:30
LOCATION: Riverfront Convention Center, New Bern
The Symphony will play at New Bern Riverfront Convention Center at 7:30 PM.
For more information, please visit the North Carolina Symphony.
5th Annual Jazz & Blues Festival
DATE: 4/30/10
TIME: 6:00P.M.-12:00A.M.
LOCATION: New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
The Jazz & Blues Festival will be held at 6:00 PM - 12:00 AM at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
This event brings artists of national reputation to eager audiences drawn from across eastern North Carolina. For more information please visit their website.
May
Remembering the War: 1861-1865
DATE: 5/7/10-5/8/10
Events commemorating the War Years including reenactments with a Naval Bombardment, the national assembly of the US Colored Troops with lectures and discussions open to the public, and a concert by the 26th North Carolina Regimental Band. (Federal City Brass Band)
Free Event
A Union City in the Midst of the Confederacy
DATE: 5/8/10-5/9/10
LOCATION: New Bern Academy, New Bern
| This Civil War weekend will concentrate on a reenactment of Camp Armory at the New Bern Academy. Living history presentations, games, and programs throughout the weekend will highlight life in Civil War-era New Bern. This Civil War Weekend will focus more on the military aspect of the conflict (as opposed to the civilian). Living history programs, encampments, and the reopening of the New Bern Academy as a Civil War museum, will be scheduled. Programs will be included in regular ticketed admission. For more information, please visit Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens. |
Grand National Antique Automobile Show
DATE: 5/15/10
LOCATION: Downtown New Bern
This judged antique car show is part of the annual shows held by the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA). 2010 is the 75th anniversary of the AACA. Cars will be on display throughout New Bern downtown streets.
African American Historic Downtown Walking Tour
DATE: 5/16/10
TIME: 2:00
LOCATION: Downtown New Bern
Learn about 300 years of African American history on a walking tour of New Bern's historic district. This tour begins at 2:00 PM at the Tryon Palace Visitor's Center lobby and lasts approximately 90 minutes and covers 16 blocks. The cost is $4 per adult and $2 per student. Reservations required; call (252) 514-4935.
For more information or reservations, please visit Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens.
North Carolina Symphony
DATE: 5/16/10
TIME: 7:30
LOCATION: New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
The New Bern Bear Birthday Party
DATE: 5/22/10
TIME: 10:00-3:30
LOCATION: Attmore-Oliver House, Downtown New Bern
The New Bern Historical Society will sponsor "The New Bern Bear Birthday Party" on May 22, 2010 from 10 AM to 3:30 PM at the Attmore-Oliver House, 511 Broad Street, New Bern.
This is a children's event, but children can bring their adult!.
For more information, please visit the New Bern Historical Society(252) 638-8558.
Neuse River Day
DATE: 5/29/10
LOCATION: Union Point Park, New Bern
Neuse River Day celebrates the 300-year history of the Neuse River. Join us at Union Point Park where there will be environmental exhibitors, live music, entertainers, arts and crafts vendors and lots of good food. There will also be kayak, canoe and raft races on the river!
For more information, please visit Neuse River Foundation.
June
10th Anniversary of African American Service to the Community
DATE: 06/12/10
TIME: 12:00-5:00
This luncheon from 12 PM to 5 PM is sponsored by the North Pamlico Sound Women's Coalition. The celebration will highlight African American women who have made contributions to the New Bern community. For further information, please call (252) 637-8093.
Juneteenth: Homecoming Picnic and Family Gathering
DATE: 06/20/10
LOCATION: Union Point Park, New Bern
A gathering of families and friends will be held on Sunday afternoon in Union Point Park for a grand picnic. This will be an opportunity to celebrate the values that have made our community strong. Activities will be provided which highlight family and community histories. Bring a picnic basket filled with your favorite goodies!
July
The Road to Independence
DATE: 07/4/10
Thematic celebration of New Bern's contribution to independence and early nationhood. City events will complement activities at Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens.
Fireworks are sponsored by Stubbs & Perdue, P.A
Free Event
New Bern the Revolutionary Town: Let's Celebrate
DATE: 07/2/10-07/4/10
TIME: See Description
This July Fourth Celebration will take place 10 AM to 4 PM Friday and Saturday, 1 PM to 4 PM on Sunday at the Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens grounds and the New Bern Academy. Join us on Friday for a production of our "Making of a State" theatre program and tours focusing on the Revolution. On Saturday, celebrate the holiday with a reading of the Declaration of Independence, fife and drum performances, draft activities, and games for all ages. On Sunday, come to the New Bern Academy as we portray a 19th-Century Independence Day celebration. Notable New Bern citizens from the 1830s will be having a picnic lunch; bring your own picnic and perhaps join in some dancing! Interior tours will require a ticket; outdoor activities will be free.
For more information or reservations, please visit Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens.
World's Largest Barbeque Bun
DATE: 07/4/10
LOCATION: Union Point Park, New Bern
A barbeque bun will be prepared for the July 4th celebration at Union Point Park. A community effort will be made to get the bun listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as the largest in the world.
Celebrating Freedom: Emancipation Day Ceremonies in North Carolina
DATE: 07/15/10
Dr. John Haley, Ph.D., Retired Associate Professor Emeritus from UNC-Wilmington, will focus on the leaders of events commemorating Emancipation Day in North Carolina - the pageantry, the rhetoric of featured orators, the distinguished invited guests, and the response and reaction of whites.
August
Carolinian Shakespeare Festival
DATE: 08/5/10-08/08/10
TIME: See Description
"As You Like It" will be performed at the New Bern Civic Theatre on Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 7:00 PM; Friday and Saturday, August 6 & 7, 2010 at 8:00 PM; and Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 2:00 PM.
For tickets call: (252) 633-0567
For information call: (252) 349-0151
Carolinian Shakespeare Festival
DATE: 08/19/10-08/22/10
TIME: See Description
LOCATION: New Bern Civic Theatre
"As You Like It" will be performed at the New Bern Civic Theatre on Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 7:00 PM; Friday and Saturday, August 20 & 21, 2010 at 8:00 PM; and Sunday, August 22, 2010, at 2:00 PM.
For tickets call: (252) 633-0567
For information call: (252) 349-0151
Fine Art & Wine Festival
DATE: 08/27/10-08/28/10
Sponsored by New Bern Breakfast Rotary and Craven Arts Council & Gallery.
September
Stanly-Spaight Duel Reenactment
DATE: 09/6/10
TIME: 1:00-4:00
Tour the New Bern Academy, enjoy a concert by the Tryon Palace Fife & Drum Corps, and step back in time to an era where a man's personal honor was his most cherished quality. Watch the spectacle of the September 5, 1802 Stanly-Spaight duel unfold before your eyes. In this historical reenactment of a duel between Nineteenth-century new Bern political rivals, costumed characters battle to protect their reputation. Tours available from 1 PM to 4 PM; performance at 4 PM, followed by the duel.
For more information or reservations, please visit Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens.
Bike MS: Historic New Bern Ride
DATE: 09/10/10-09/12/10
| This annual September event is coordinated by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Eastern Carolina Chapter. The event draws thousands of cyclists, volunteers, family members and fans to New Bern each fall. For more information, please visit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Eastern Carolina Chapter. |
Opening of the Bern - New Bern Exhibit
DATE: 09/16/10
This exhibit, opening in the Historisches Museum Bern in December of 2009, will be traveling to New Bern from Switzerland. The exhibit leads the public through the history of New Bern in eleven scenes. Themes covered include emigration from Bern in the early eighteenth century and the life of the town's founder, Christoph van Graffenried.
For more information or reservations, please visit the Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens.
You may also visit the Bern website to see the exhibit currently on display in Bern, Switzerland.
300th Jubilee Weekend
DATE: 09/16/10-09/19/10
| Sponsored by Pepsi-Minges Bottling Group Thursday, September 16 Friday, September 17 Saturday, September 18 Sunday, September 19 |
October
Mumfest Weekend and Heritage Plant Sale
DATE: 10/8-10/10
TIME: see description
WEBSITE: http://www.tryonpalace.org/
Tryon Palace Gardens will be open 9 AM to 6 PM Friday and Saturday, and 11 AM to 6 PM Sunday. The heritage plant sale hours are 9 AM - 5 PM on Friday and Saturday. The gardens will be open free; interior tours require a ticket.
For more information or reservations, please visit Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens.
*Free Event
Mumfest
DATE: 10/9-10/10
LOCATION: Downtown New Bern
WEBSITE: www.mumfest.com
Now in its 30th year, MUMFEST is recognized as one of the finest award-winning family festivals in the state. MUMFEST is a combination of fun and entertainment that annually attracts more than 80,000 festival-goers to the revitalized beauty of New Bern’s historic downtown and waterfront.
For information, go to www.mumfest.com
Neuse River Run/Walk
DATE: 10/16/10
LOCATION: Bridgeton thru New Bern
Annual 5K/10K race that begins in Bridgeton and winds through the City of New Bern and ends at Union Point Park. This year the costume theme will be famous characters from New Bern's history. The race benefits twelve local non-profit organizations.
*Free Event, Children Welcome
North Carolina Chili Festival & Big Boy Toy Show
DATE: 10/15-10/16
TIME: see description
LOCATION: City Park
This two-day event is sponsored by the Greater Havelock Chamber of Commerce at the City Park off Highway 70 in Havelock, NC.
October 15, 2010 5 PM - 9 PM
October 16, 2010 9 AM - 4 PM
Grand Opening - NC History Education Center
DATE: 10/22-10/23
WEBSITE: http://www.tryonpalace.org/
This weekend will offer the GRAND OPENING of the North Carolina History Education Center. Check back for a complete list of events.
For more information, please visit Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens.
*Free Event, Children Welcome
November
Defending New Bern: 300 Years of Stewardship
DATE: 11/11-11/14
TIME: see website for details
WEBSITE: http://www.tryonpalace.org/
In order to thank and celebrate the military men and women who have defended New Bern over the centuries, Tryon Palace will admit all active duty and military veterans free (with ID). Special programs will include living history interpretation in historic homes, living history military encampments, and programs focusing on New Bern from the Tuscarora-European War through the middle of the 20th century.
For more information, please visit Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens.
Lady Jonkonnu
DATE: 11/18/10
TIME: 7PM
LOCATION: Tyron Palace
As part of Tryon Palace Hisstoric Sites & Gardens' African American lecture series, Irene Smalls, also known as Lady Jonkonnu, will present. Ms. Smalls is an author, sstoryteller, and historian. This program begins at 7 PM in the Tryon Palace Visitor Center auditorium.
For more information or reservations, please visit Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens.
*Free Event
Arts Gone Live!
DATE: 11/19/10
LOCATION: New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
Come join us for an art auction and live demonstrations by 24-36 artists at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. Various art media will be included as well as auction packages for services, travel, and jewelry. .
For more information, please visit Craven Arts Council & Gallery. or contact them at (252) 638-2577.
Three Centuries of Christmas Cheer in the ‘Athens’ of North Carolina
DATE: 11/26-12/31
LOCATION: New Bern
WEBSITE: http://www.tryonpalace.org/
Experience three centuries of Christmas customs in New Bern that would have been familiar to New Bernians of the past. View an early settlement camp, tour the grand opening of the North Carolina History Education Center and experience traditions ranging from the eighteenth century through the middle of the twentieth. Multiple historic homes and the History Education Center will be decorated and interpreted for the various time periods.
For more information, please visit Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens.
December
Christmas Past - Christmas Presents II
DATE: 12/3-12/4
WEBSITE: http://www.hrna.info/
Sponsored by the Historic Riverside Neighborhood Association.
Coastal Christmas Flotilla
DATE: 12/4/10
LOCATION: Union Point Park
New Bern Parks and Recreation is proud to host the annual Coastal Christmas Flotilla! Join us for a magical evening of bright lights, beautiful boats and music. The Marine Corps Band will play while the boats are parading down the river. Santa will hitch a ride aboard “The Hatterascal” to greet the children in Union Point Park.
North Carolina Symphony
DATE: 12/12/10
TIME: 7:30PM
LOCATION: New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
WEBSITE: http://www.ncsymphony.org/
The North Carolina Symphony will present a concert at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center at 7:30 PM.
For more information, please visit the North Carolina Symphony.
Christmas Candlelights
DATE: 12/18/10
TIME: 5PM-9PM
LOCATION: New Bern
WEBSITE: http://www.tryonpalace.org/
Experience an eighteenth-century candlelit Christmas celebration! The Evening program includes a tour through the Palace (and perhaps a word or two with the governor), performances by Tryon Palace's Fife and Drum Corps and Jonkonnu troupe, and an assortment of other performers. The evening ends with a grand illumination over the South Lawn.
The Christmas Candlelight tours run from 5 PM through 9 PM each evening. Tickets will go on sale starting October 1, 2010. Ticket pricing and reservation information will follow. For more information, please visit Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens.
