Celebrate Fall At Bentonville Battlefield’s Fall Festival Nov. 14

FOUR OAKS – Take a wagon ride around the historic Harper farm at Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site’s annual fall festival on Nov. 14. The program will include historic trades demonstrations, displays from community organizations, and an old-fashioned festival atmosphere featuring wagon rides, kids’ games, food trucks, live music, and more.

The festival runs from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors/military, and $2 for children 13 and under. Multiple food trucks will be on-site.

The family-friendly event will showcase daily life in the 1800s. Learn about 19th-century rope making, undertaking, blacksmithing, or enjoy a stroll through the historic Harper House. The Johnston County Beekeepers Association will be on-site with a beekeeping display throughout the day.

The Battle of Bentonville, fought March 19-21, 1865, is the largest battle ever fought in North Carolina and one of the last major battles in the Civil War. Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site interprets the battle and the Harper House, a farmhouse used as a field hospital where surgeons treated nearly 600 men wounded in the battle. The site is located at 5466 Harper House Road, Four Oaks, NC 27524, three miles north of Newton Grove on S.R. 1008, about one hour from Raleigh and about 45 minutes from Fayetteville. For more information, visit https://historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/bentonville-battlefield or call (910) 594-0789.