Learn about the Catawba Nation by attending “Catawba History 101.” The program will be presented by members of the Catawba Nation at 2:00 p.m. and will be followed by a brief cultural dance and song performance. Other activities include a display of North Carolina Native American artifacts from the Lam Museum of Anthropology and informative […]

Learn about the Catawba Nation by attending “Catawba History 101.” The program will be presented by members of the Catawba Nation at 2:00 p.m. and will be followed by a brief cultural dance and song performance. Other activities include a display of North Carolina Native American artifacts from the Lam Museum of Anthropology and informative […]

Spend the first Saturday of fall visiting with artists and artisans; tapping your toes to the music of The Burnett Sisters Band and The Blushin’ Roulettes; listening to Ken Bloom play his bowed dulcimer; exploring history with eighteenth-century craftsmen; playing Colonial games; having your face painted; eating apples, or a meal from a local food […]

Spend the first Saturday of fall visiting with artists and artisans; tapping your toes to the music of The Burnett Sisters Band and The Blushin’ Roulettes; listening to Ken Bloom play his bowed dulcimer; exploring history with eighteenth-century craftsmen; playing Colonial games; having your face painted; eating apples, or a meal from a local food […]

Enjoy listening to some spooky song selections in the 1788 Gemeinhaus; meeting a few “spirits” of Bethabara’s past during a walk to God’s Acre; gathering under a tent tohear ghost stories by acclaimed storyteller Cynthia Moore Brown; making a scarecrow and/or a corn husk doll; playing Colonial games; getting your face painted; taking part in […]

Enjoy listening to some spooky song selections in the 1788 Gemeinhaus; meeting a few “spirits” of Bethabara’s past during a walk to God’s Acre; gathering under a tent tohear ghost stories by acclaimed storyteller Cynthia Moore Brown; making a scarecrow and/or a corn husk doll; playing Colonial games; getting your face painted; taking part in […]

Celebrate the season by touring the decorated 1788 Gemeinhaus and listening to a performance by Duo Licht; tasting Christmas treats made by Moravians in the 1800s; enjoying the sounds of a Moravian Brass Band; making Christmas crafts; dipping a candle; observing a potter, blacksmith, and woodworker; and meeting Sister Anna Catharina (a first-person dramatization). Admission […]

Celebrate the season by touring the decorated 1788 Gemeinhaus and listening to a performance by Duo Licht; tasting Christmas treats made by Moravians in the 1800s; enjoying the sounds of a Moravian Brass Band; making Christmas crafts; dipping a candle; observing a potter, blacksmith, and woodworker; and meeting Sister Anna Catharina (a first-person dramatization). Admission […]

Celebrate spring and the opening of the Park's 2025 season by playing Colonial games; learning about historic farming techniques; hand plowing a row in the garden; planting seeds and taking them home to grow; petting a sheep or two; exploring a nature trail; coloring Easter eggs with natural dyes; participating in a scavenger hunt; interacting […]

Get your hands-on-history by interacting with an eighteenth-century candle maker, blacksmith, woodworker, and potter; sampling food cooked over an open fire; playing Colonial games; touring the 1788 Gemeinhaus and 1834 Log House; watching a soap making demonstration; participating in a water relay; examining archaeological ruins and artifacts; and more. Admission is FREE!