Fire truck lovers will make their way to the N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer Saturday, June 18, for what will be one of the largest gatherings of fire trucks for public display in the state.
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Learn more about our amazing star, the Sun, when the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts International SUNday on Sunday, June 26, 12:30–3:30 p.m.
The North Carolina Symphony will celebrate America’s 240th birthday with a concert of patriotic favorites and high-spirited classics in its traditional free Independence Day concert, with fireworks, at Fayetteville’s Festival Park, Friday, July 1, at 8 p.m. Concertgoers may bring food and non-alcoholic beverages. Pets are not permitted in Festival Park.
Spend this Fourth of July with the State Capitol. The Capitol is hosting a free, fun-filled family event that has become a Raleigh tradition. For the sixth year, a naturalization ceremony for new citizens will take place at noon on the Capitol's south grounds.
Tryon Palace's Jonkonnu interpretive performance group will hold free workshops for all ages interested in joining the troupe. Workshops will be held in the Waystation Auditorium on Tuesdays, from 1-3 p.m., June 21 to Aug. 9.
NC Children’s Theatre of Charlotte Touring Company returns to Roanoke Island Festival Park with Commedia Princess and the Pea June 15, 16, 17 at 10:30 a.m. in the Indoor Theatre.
The North Carolina Symphony celebrates the range and power of Beethoven with a two-day festival at the 2016 UNC REX Healthcare Summerfest in Cary’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre, with two different programs, on Thursday June 16, and Friday, June 17.
The North Carolina Symphony will give a free outdoor concert Saturday, June 18, at 7:00 p.m. in Riverwalk Crossing Park in Jacksonville. Symphony Associate Conductor David Glover will lead the orchestra in “Concerts in Your Community: Favorite Light Classics.”
After more than 30 years in storage, four small hand-crafted dioramas from the famous Blockade Runner Museum have come home to Carolina Beach thanks to a partnership between the Friends of Fort Fisher, Inc., Town of Carolina Beach and Fort Fisher State Historic Site.
Roanoke Island Festival Park recently learned it has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence.