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...
Learn about the connections between the Cherokee People and early Moravians through interactions with the Atsila Anotasgi Cultural Specialists from the Museum of the Cherokee People; a hands-on exhibit of North Carolina Native American artifacts and displays presented by the Lam Museum of Anthropology; and an informative tour around the Park grounds. Admission is FREE!
Spend the first Saturday of fall visiting with artists and artisans; tapping your toes to the sounds of regional musicians; listening to Ken Bloom play the bowed dulcimer; exploring history with eighteenth-century craftsmen; playing Colonial games; having your face painted; purchasing and eating apples; enjoying a meal from your favorite local food vendor; and more!...
Enjoy listening to 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 to hear ghost stories by acclaimed storyteller Cynthia Moore Brown; making a corn husk doll; watching Glen Yost’s sleight of hand magic show; playing Colonial games; getting your...