Photos: Union Point Park

Christmas lights, bear sculptures, swings, and other things at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)
Christmas lights, bear sculptures, swings, and other things at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC.

Lights, lights, lights; a Christmas tree; Santa hat with a gold frame; fee-based, artificial skating rink; surveillance cameras; and a coot at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC.

Christmas lights and tree and surveillance cameras at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)
Christmas lights and surveillance cameras at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC.
Christmas lights and gazebo at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)
Christmas lights and gazebo at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC.
Christmas lights at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)
Christmas lights at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC.
Christmas lights at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)
Christmas lights at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC.
Santa hat with gold frame at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)
Santa hat with gold frame at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC.
Artificial skating rink at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)
Artificial skating rink at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC.
NC and U.S. flags Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)
NC and U.S. flags Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC.
Surveillance cameras at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)
Surveillance cameras at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC.
Coot at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)
Coot at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC.

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