Sitting area along Riverwalk behind the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center

Weekend Happenings in and around New Bern for September 30 – October 3, 2021

Around Town Support 30+ small local businesses by shopping at the Crafty Bear Market. It’s part of the American Dream Project Pop-Up Shop. Join them and the New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce for the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, tomorrow, […]
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Celebrate “Autumn Days” with Community Artists Gallery & Studios

Community Artists Gallery & Studios will celebrate “Autumn days” this month. Our featured “Artists of the Month” are Eileen Wroe and Heidi DiBella, painters, and Patti Smithwick, silverplate artist. Music will be provided by “Doctor Paul” Hawaii to Carolina, refreshments will be […]
Aerial views of Mumfest

MumFest Returns — Next Week

The award-winning fall festival, MumFest, is returning to historic Downtown New Bern on October 9 and 10! But this year October is MumMonth and you can celebrate for the entire month! MumFeast! is October 15 and 16 with restaurant dining and artisans […]
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Mum’s the Word Exhibition

Annual MumFest Exhibition Drop Off: October 1 – 2 Mumfest: October 9 – 10 Pick Up: October 29 – 30 Craven Arts Council and Gallery is proud to present the 2021 Mum’s the Word Exhibition in the Main Gallery at the Bank […]
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Jonathan Myers Named to National Coldwell Banker Gen Blue Social Squad

Jonathan Myers has been appointed to the Social Squad for Gen Blue, Coldwell Banker’s national conference that will be held October 4th thru 7th in New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. A residential real estate specialist based in the Jacksonville office […]
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UScellular to Fund Academic and Athletic Youth Organizations

  As New Bern area schools welcome students back to in-person classes and learning, athletic teams, afterschool STEM programs and organizations are looking for ways to continue their respective programming. The pandemic derailed many in-person activities in 2020, forcing some groups to […]
Wendy Card and Artist Maya

New Column will Shine the Spotlight on Local Youth

New Bern Now is proud to announce our new Youth section for young people under 18 years old. Kids, teens, youth groups can send artwork and drawings, photographs they’ve taken, poems, short essay; videos of: singing, dancing, cooking, yo-yo tricks, science project, […]