Community Calendar

We will be walking and rocking to assist people living with diabetes. There will be a mini health fair and fun for the kids. Door prizes and a fun filled morning!

Rally event. Come with your signs, your positive energy, and your peaceful resistance. Bring a friend, a fold up chair if you can, and meet other like members of the community. Carpool highly encouraged. After a couple of brief speakers, we'll gather along Freedom Way with our signs.

We will also be collecting non-perishable food items for donation.

Fashion Show to bring attention to fashion etiquette and support local retail shops and boutiques. Evening includes hors d'oeuvres with cash bar, silent auction, and other special surprises at this fundraising event to benefit My Sister's House, a supportive transitional home for justice-involved women who do not have safe alternatives for housing when released from incarceration.

The Carteret Community Sunshine Band is starting rehearsals for its spring concert season and is looking for new musicians to join.
The Sunshine Band is a volunteer wind ensemble made up of local residents, from students to retirees, who love performing concert band music. The band is especially seeking trombone players, and also needs clarinet and trumpet players, though musicians on all concert band instruments are welcome.
Directed by Ritchel Lawson, the band rehearses Monday nights at Newport Middle School and performs community concerts throughout the year.
Spring rehearsals begin January 26, 2026
For more information, find us on Facebook, Instagram, or visit our website.
Interested new members should contact Ritchel Lawson at ritchellawson@hotmail.com

Come Again is a social respite program where people in early to middle stages of dementia spend time with trusted, trained volunteers in a safe, judgment-free space. We aim to bring joy, friendship, and purpose to everyone while giving care partners a chance to rest. Activities include fellowship, music, art, movement, and service projects, plus a hot lunch. Starting May 1, Come Again meets every Thursday from 10 am to 2 pm at Trinity United Methodist Church, 2311 Elizabeth Ave. There is a small fee to attend. Come Again honors our loved ones living with dementia by lifting up their remaining strengths in a supportive, creative and purposeful way. For more information about joining Come Again or volunteering, contact director Lindsay Roberts at lindsayroberts@newbernrespite.org, 919.428.0618 or www.newbernrespite.org.

The First Friday ArtWalk is celebrated on the first Friday of each month. It is a time to enjoy Downtown’s eclectic mix of restaurants, galleries, shops, and live music venues along your stroll! Enjoy amazing artwork, live music, delicious food, and local beer.

The FREE Emerald Express Trolley will run from 5:00pm – 9:00pm during all Downtown Greenville First Friday ArtWalks! Hop aboard our scenic trolley tour circulating through Downtown Greenville from Dickinson Avenue to ECU’s Main Campus, making a full ArtWalk route loop approximately every 20 minutes (construction may affect this timing).

Park your car and ride the trolley to meet up with friends and explore your city. You can hop on and off at any stop!

First ArtWalk of 2025-2026 Season: Friday, September 5, 2025

Mark Your Calendars for the 2025 - 2026 First Friday ArtWalk Dates:
September 5 | October 3 | November 7 | December 5 | January 2 | February 6 | March 6 | April 3 | May 1 | June 5

Children ages seven and younger are welcome to join the fun. This annual event features prizes, refreshments and over 2,000 eggs. It’s all free, just bring a basket!

The egg hunt begins at 11:00 AM sharp!

Come join us in celebration of the Risen King of an empty tomb on Easter morning at sunrise! The service will be held in the graveyard, pending weather. There will be coffee, and breakfast served to all in attendance. We look forward to seeing you there, and may God Bless New Bern, and you!
150 Saints Delight Church Rd. New Bern, N.C. 28560

The Carteret Community Sunshine Band is starting rehearsals for its spring concert season and is looking for new musicians to join.
The Sunshine Band is a volunteer wind ensemble made up of local residents, from students to retirees, who love performing concert band music. The band is especially seeking trombone players, and also needs clarinet and trumpet players, though musicians on all concert band instruments are welcome.
Directed by Ritchel Lawson, the band rehearses Monday nights at Newport Middle School and performs community concerts throughout the year.
Spring rehearsals begin January 26, 2026
For more information, find us on Facebook, Instagram, or visit our website.
Interested new members should contact Ritchel Lawson at ritchellawson@hotmail.com

Join us for a powerful and engaging presentation by designer, Marcus Kiser, as he shares his contribution to the Tryon Palace Foundation Inclusive Public Art Sculpture, along with sharing some educational components embedded within the sculpture. This is an opportunity for the community to learn more about this honorable sculpture that’s coming to New Bern.

This event is FREE to attend.