Through the Looking Glass: “A Journey with the Storytellers”
North Carolina History Center 529 S Front St., New BernApril 22, 2023 through January 8, 2024 The 100th Anniversary of the New Bern Historical Society brings the opportunity to share the myriad stories that make up the history of New Bern. Visitors with encounter stories of individuals and events through images, artifacts and experiences that tell the stories of our past and those stories […]
Discover Tryon Palace: Life on the Lesser Stairs
Tryon Palace 529 S Front St., New BernThe Palace often conjures images of the Governors and their families who called the building home. What often is missing from the picture, however, is the number of staff, free and enslaved, who cooked the food, cared for the horses, emptied the chamber pots, and anything else that was required to make a life of […]
Discover Tryon Palace: Life on the Lesser Stairs
Tryon Palace 529 S Front St., New BernThe Palace often conjures images of the Governors and their families who called the building home. What often is missing from the picture, however, is the number of staff, free and enslaved, who cooked the food, cared for the horses, emptied the chamber pots, and anything else that was required to make a life of […]
Juneteenth Stories of Survival and Laughter!
Cullman Performance Hall 529 S. Front Street, New BernCome and celebrate the jubilation of Juneteenth with a little history. Hear how folktale characters such as Anansi, the god of stories, wisdom, knowledge and trickery, Brer Rabbit, who can outsmart Brer Fox and Brer Bear, and the tragic story about the Sun and Moon, gave African American ancestors the strength to survive enslavement. Master […]
Outlander at Tryon Palace: The Spark of Rebellion
Tryon Palace 529 S Front St., New BernFrom the grounds of the first permanent capital of the colony in New Bern, explore the time-travelling stories from the Outlander books and cable series. In the 2022 Outlander morning tour, The Spark of Rebellion, we walk in the literary footsteps of Colonel James Fraser, his wife Claire, and their family as they journey through […]
Outlander at Tryon Palace: Storm of Revolution
Tryon Palace 529 S Front St., New BernThis tour is based upon book 6 of the Outlander series, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, and the corresponding season 6 of the series, The Storm of Revolution. The forces for independence have been unleashed and Governor Josiah Martin has ordered Claire Fraser to assist him as he plots to stop the Revolutionaries. Colonel James Fraser has […]
North Carolina Symphony returns to Tryon Palace South Lawn
Tryon Palace 529 S Front St., New BernJoin us on the great South Lawn for an evening of light classics performed by the North Carolina Symphony. This year’s program includes pieces by Mozart, Coleridge-Taylor, Rossini, Rodger, Copland, Bizet and Brahms, and includes such classics as Oklahoma, Carmen, Carousel and The Marriage of Figaro. The Palace gates will open at 5:30 p.m. for guests […]
Discover Tryon Palace: Life on the Lesser Stairs
Tryon Palace 529 S Front St., New BernThe Palace often conjures images of the Governors and their families who called the building home. What often is missing from the picture, however, is the number of staff, free and enslaved, who cooked the food, cared for the horses, emptied the chamber pots, and anything else that was required to make a life of […]
Discover Tryon Palace: Life on the Lesser Stairs
Tryon Palace 529 S Front St., New BernThe Palace often conjures images of the Governors and their families who called the building home. What often is missing from the picture, however, is the number of staff, free and enslaved, who cooked the food, cared for the horses, emptied the chamber pots, and anything else that was required to make a life of […]
The Glorious 4th
Tryon Palace 529 S Front St., New BernCome celebrate Independence Day with Tryon Palace! From the steps of the Palace hear the Declaration of Independence read by a costumer interpreter. Hear to the passion in his voice as he declares the independence of the colonies from English rule. This is a day of festivities with demonstrations at the encampment, Fife & Drum […]