Community Calendar

A variety of locally grown vegetables, herbs, perennials, and landscape plants will be for sale, as well as hanging baskets. There will be free craft activities for children in The Children's Garden. The Plant Clinic will be open to answer your gardening questions. Educational displays will focus on Pollinators and Native Plants. This fundraiser supports Educational Programs. Visitors can tour The Discovery Garden and visit the Onslow County Farmers Market. Bring your wagon or boxes and load up on great plants. This is a CASH ONLY event.
If there is construction, find us behind the construction.

Our goal with this annual event is to support autistic persons by bringing the community together with the run/walk and virtual, community resources, food, and fun activities.

In addition to the 5k run and walk, virtual, there will be several organizations present to provide information and resources in support of individuals and families.

This family-friendly event features a morning salutation to the Earth, guided farm tours, AcroYoga for kids, goat snuggles and hands-on planting activities. Plus, enjoy delicious samples from local producers and growers! Come ground yourself and turn the farm into your background for the day.

Tried By Fire, Inc. hosts the 5th Annual Gospel Fest, this year featuring Gospel artist and award winner Luther Barnes and New Bern's own international recognized Gospel performer Bonita Burney Simmons. This year's theme is "Grace Amazing" and at-will donations are gratefully accepted to support My Sister's House, a transitional home for post-incarcerated women newly released who are working on successful reentry to the community and their families.

This event honors the courageous leaders of James City who, in 1893, stood their ground and refused to abandon the place they called home. Their resilience is worth remembering, and their legacy is worth protecting.
Your ticket purchase helps us do exactly that. With your support, we are able to continue preserving our circa-1850 Slave Quarters and the Far Cemetery Memorial park, the resting place of at least 550 African Americans from the Civil War era. We also fund educational tours and programs at our historic site, ensuring this history is shared and never forgotten.

You can click the link below or scan the QR code on the flyer to get your ticket.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/james-city-founders-day-celebration

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.

What better way to celebrate America’s 250th birthday than by visiting homes that witnessed that exciting time in our history. The New Bern Historical Society’s Heritage Homes Tour invites you to tour homes from two historic neighborhoods. Those in the Downtown Historic District date back to the revolutionary period and those in Riverside are inviting homes from one of New Bern’s first suburbs. Join the crowds May 1-2, 2026 from 10am to 4pm. Soak up the history in 10 enchanting homes in 2 historic neighborhoods.

The 2026 self-guided tour includes very exceptional homes in the Downtown and Riverside Historic Districts, ranging from glorious to cozy, and everything in between. These are family homes with rich stories that illustrate New Bern's amazing history. Add creative floral arrangements, live music, gardens in bloom, historical churches and you’ll enjoy a very special day.

In addition to remarkable homes, you’ll enjoy the melodies of 13 local musicians. Your day will be full! Your map, which is your ticket, will guide you to all these delights. You can find a map of all the sites and a list of all the musicians at https://newbernhistorical.org/homes-tour/

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

What better way to celebrate America’s 250th birthday than by visiting homes that witnessed that exciting time in our history. The New Bern Historical Society’s Heritage Homes Tour invites you to tour homes from two historic neighborhoods. Those in the Downtown Historic District date back to the revolutionary period and those in Riverside are inviting homes from one of New Bern’s first suburbs. Join the crowds May 1-2, 2026 from 10am to 4pm. Soak up the history in 10 enchanting homes in 2 historic neighborhoods.

The 2026 self-guided tour includes very exceptional homes in the Downtown and Riverside Historic Districts, ranging from glorious to cozy, and everything in between. These are family homes with rich stories that illustrate New Bern's amazing history. Add creative floral arrangements, live music, gardens in bloom, historical churches and you’ll enjoy a very special day.

In addition to remarkable homes, you’ll enjoy the melodies of 13 local musicians. Your day will be full! Your map, which is your ticket, will guide you to all these delights. You can find a map of all the sites and a list of all the musicians at https://newbernhistorical.org/homes-tour/