Living History Schedule

Downtown New Bern:

Civil War Surgery and Yellow Fever – Jones House, 231 Eden Street (grounds of Tryon Palace)
Friday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday: 8:00am – 11:00am, 2:00pm – 5:00pm

Candlelight Tour – Civil War Hospital and Surgery - Jones House, 231 Eden Street (Tryon Palace)
Friday:  7:30pm-9:30pm only

Rains Torpedo Demonstration- 605 E. Front Street
Friday:  10:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday:  9:00am – 11:00 am and 2:00pm – 5:00pm

Meet and Greet Reenactors– Union Point Park
Friday: 5:00pm – 7:00pm

Artillery Demonstration – Union Point Park
Friday: 7:00pm – 7:30pm

Language of the Fans Demonstration (Sutlers) – New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
Friday:  5:00pm
Saturday:  10:30am and 3:30pm

Frederick Douglass – New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
Friday: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Harriet Tubman - New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
Saturday:  9:00am – 10:00am

North Carolina Black Storytellers – New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
Friday:  3:00pm – 4:00pm
Saturday:  10:00am – 11:00am

Civil War Encampments

• Confederate encampment – Union Point Park
  Saturday: 8:00am – 11:00am, 2:00pm – 6:00pm, 8:00pm – 9:30pm

• Union encampment – New Bern Academy, 508 New Street
  Friday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
  Saturday: 9:00am – 5:00pm

• USCT (Union) encampment – New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
  Friday:  2:00pm – 5:00pm
  Saturday:  8:00am – 11:00am, 2:00pm – 5:00pm

• Sutlers – New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
  Friday:  4:00pm – 8:00pm
  Saturday: 8:00am – 11:00am, 2:00pm – 6:00pm, 8:00pm – 9:30pm

New Bern Area:

Civil War Encampments

Confederate encampment – Civil War Battlefield Park.
Directions – From New Bern take US 70 East (toward Havelock), turn right at the traffic light at Dunkin’ Donuts, then turn left immediately after crossing railroad tracks.  Follow driveway to the Visitor Center.
Saturday:  9:00am – 11:00am