Learn about 300+ years of history in New Bern, North Carolina!
To create a downtown that will attract a diverse concentrated mix of uses and foster economic interaction among these uses, it is essential to encourage people through the downtown core on foot by establishing an attractive system of pedestrian connections. Pedestrian connections […]
Walkability – Enhancing the Pedestrian Experience in Downtown New Bern Read More »
Savor history and nature at a state park, aquarium or the zoo July 4 weekend. Numerous activities are planned across the state that coincide with Independence Day. Enjoy an old-fashioned ice cream social at Mountain Gateway Museum in Old Fort, a walk
Embrace NC History and Nature at July 4 Events across the State Read More »
Good morning, New Bern Now Readers! Here’s a snapshot of what’s happening in and around town. Pic of the Day: Maurice “Mo” Howland and Gator at Shop Class, DIY Community Workshop, in New Bern, NC Bear Outlook Via National Weather Service Today: Sunny,
What’s What Around New Bern Weekend Edition — June 24 – 27, 2021 Read More »
Some new signs in New Bern may have recently caught your eye. There are 16 sign panels that were installed of late that explain and interpret significant historic events, people and places that pertain to the African American heritage within the greater
Signs of History African American Heritage Trail Read More »
Live music has returned in North Carolina—and this month the North Carolina Symphony is thrilled once again to perform free concerts in Chapel Hill and New Bern through the annual Concerts in Your Community series. The orchestra performs on Tryon Palace’s
North Carolina Symphony Returns to New Bern with Free Outdoor Concert Read More »
Tryon Palace and International Paper in celebrating National Pollinator Week, June 21st through 27th. Celebrate bees, butterflies, and pollinator plants throughout the week with special tours, a free movie showing, and informative posters and items to take home. Learn about our pollinator plants and initiatives
Tryon Palace Celebrates Pollinator Week June 21 – 27 Read More »
Can You Solve a Clue? Gather Your Team! The New Bern Historical Society invites you to test your sleuthing skills in an all new, family friendly outdoor history hunt! On Saturday, May 22 at 10 a.m., teams will gather at New Bern
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Good day, New Bern Now Readers, Today is National Bubba Day, I Love My Dentist Day, Global Running Day, National Leave the Office Early Day, and a few others including National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day. So get out of work early,
What’s What in New Bern for June 2, 2021 Read More »
Tryon Palace is thrilled to announce the return of The Glorious Fourth celebration of July Fourth Independence Day! As the Fourth of July falls on a Sunday this year, the event will take place on Saturday, July 3rd, beginning at 9 a.m. on the Palace grounds. The
Palace celebrates The Glorious Fourth for Independence Day on July 3rd Read More »
Good morning, everyone. Today is Paper Airplane Day, Blueberry Cheesecake Day, and Dracula Day. The “unofficial holidays” seem to get stranger, but Senior Health & Fitness Day, also today, makes sense, and I find Map Reading Week imperative. It may sound archaic,
‘In the Now’ – Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Read More »