Name: Harry Goodman Battlefield Adventure Day
Start: 2026-04-11T13:00:00-04:00
Location: Battle of New Bern Battlefield Park

Harry Goodman Battlefield Adventure Day, a springtime event for the entire family, is Saturday, April 11 at the New Bern Battlefield Park. A day full of learning activities, period games and living history, it is held annually at the Park, which has been extensively upgraded by the New Bern Historical Society. The event is open to guests of all ages, with special activities for children 6-12 years old. Check-in begins at 12:30 pm. with activities from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.
Guests will be greeted by re-enactors from the 7th, 26th and 28th North Carolina Regiments. The newly enlisted recruits participate in practice drills, Civil War period camp activities, crafts, and games. Adults and teens will enjoy living history presentations and a walking tour of the battlefield. The afternoon’s activities will conclude with an exciting mock battle reenactment that includes the children, a live fire canon demonstration and delicious hot apple crisp. The young recruits will “muster out” and receive their pay for their service.
Displays and demonstrations will include Civil War-era medical displays, period games, military camp life display and storytelling vignettes, historic equipment and tool displays, demonstration on making pine pitch and tar, make your own “True Tar Heel” certificate, cannon firing demonstrations, Cavalry horse display, a telegraph demonstration from the New Bern Amateur Radio Club, and the Library TechMobile with historical resources and free wifi.

Cost is $5 per child or adult. For more information or to register: New Bern Historical Society; 252.638.8558; www.newbernhistorical.org
New Bern Battlefield Park is located off Hwy 70 at the entrance to the Taberna subdivision at 300 Battlefield Trail.
This program is supported through the generosity of the family of Harry K. Goodman, beloved New Bern Historical Society board member, who spent countless hours restoring and preserving New Bern Civil War Battlefield Park and volunteering in all aspects of the Historical Society's operations.
The mission of the New Bern Historical Society is to celebrate and promote New Bern and its heritage through events and education. Offices are in the historic Attmore-Oliver House at 511 Broad Street in New Bern. For more information, call 252-638-8558 or go www.NewBernHistorical.org or www.facebook.com/NewBernHistoricalSociety.