FOUR OAKS – Take a wagon ride around the historic Harper farm at Bentonville Battlefield’s annual fall festival on Saturday, October 26. The program will include historic trades demonstrations, displays from community organizations, and an “old timey” festival atmosphere featuring wagon rides, kid’s games, food trucks, live music, and more!
Bring the whole family for a unique view into daily life during the 1800’s. Learn about 19th century music, food preservation, wood-working, blacksmithing, or just enjoy a stroll through the historic Harper House. Learn about beekeeping with a display from members of the Johnston County Beekeepers Association. Historic interpreters will also demonstrate weaving, pill rolling, and open-hearth cooking. Plus live music will be performed throughout the day by the Huckleberry Brothers Band and the Waterbound Dulcimers.
Admission for the event is $5 for adults, ages 8 and under get in free. Multiple food trucks and food vendors will be onsite! The program is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities are subject to change without notice.
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, 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. Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site is part of the Division of State Historic Sites in the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
