Beaufort Historic Site

Purvis Chapel Choir Concert (Canceled due to COVID 19 Precautions)
2022-06-23 19:00 - 20:00 UTC
Unfortunately the Purvis Chapel Choir Concert has been canceled due to an abundance of caution with the rise of Covid cases in our community.

Southern Brunch
2022-06-26 11:00 - 14:00
Join us Sunday, June 26th at 11am at the Aiken Home at 2011 Front St. for the Old Homes Tour Closing Brunch. Food by Scarborough Fare Catering.
Tickets are $125 and are on sale now. For more information call 252-728-5225, or stop in at the Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center, 130 Turner St.
THANK YOU TO OUR EXCLUSIVE SPONSORS: AMOS MOSQUITO & BEAUFORT DENTAL.

Purchase Tickets Here!

Summer Party (SOLD OUT)
2022-07-09 19:00 - 23:00
We are excited to welcome back one of Beaufort’s best parties, the BHA’s annual Summer Party! We cannot wait to see all of our friends, including the Scarborough Fare Catering team, who will be slinging drinks and whipping up delicious food all night long. This year, we will be welcoming THE SHAKEDOWN from Raleigh, North Carolina, bringing classic dance music for an unforgettable night. This group will light up the stage and make everyone want to hit the dance floor!

Our online silent auction through BidPal will feature a variety of items donated from local businesses and generous donors. If you would like to donate, we are accepting items now!

Party tickets are $100, and sponsorships are welcome at $250, $500, $1,000 and $2,500. For more details call 252-728-5225.

TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT – CALL 252-728-5225 TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST

Advanced Pine Needle Basket Workshop
2022-07-22 09:30 - 14:00
Learn how to make your own Pine Needle Basket with Ms. Penny Holland! The class will be held three different times: May 6, July 22 (advanced session), and September 16.

Pine needle basket-making dates back to almost 9,000 years ago and the baskets served as a vessel for grain, crops, and other essentials. The price for materials is $50 for each class. All supplies provided. Bring bag lunch. Must sign up by calling 252-728-5225 or visiting the Beaufort Historic Site at 130 Turner Street. Sign up ends a week before each class. Max for each class is 10.

All Beaufort Historic Site Events are subject to cancellation and or change.

Growing up in Beaufort (NOW FULL)
2022-08-05 19:00 - 20:00
(NOW FULL) Join the waitlist by calling 252-728-5225.
Join us on Friday, August 5 at 7 p.m. at St. Pauls Church for a chat with Geoffrey Adair who was born and raised in Beaufort and is a member of the sixth generation of his family to live on Orange Street. He vividly remembers the smell of Menhaden steamers moored at Beaufort’s docks, the cool air of the season’s first mullet shift and the simple pleasure of swimming across “the cut” on a hot summer’s day. Learn a bit of Beaufort’s history and hear his recollections of what it was like growing up in this historic seaport village before it became Southern Living’s Top Small Town to Visit!
He’s planning for his presentation to be a multifaceted event, including a discussion about growing up in “pre-discovery” Beaufort, as well as the physical and cultural changes that have occurred here since the 1950s. He also plans to have a thirty-minute slide presentation comprised of 200 photos of Old Beaufort paired with photos of the same scenes as they appear today.

Please call 252-728-5225 to rsvp.

The event is free.
All Beaufort Historic Site events are subject to change.

Gosia Tojza Art Show
2022-08-06 16:30 - 18:00
Join the Mattie King Davis Art Gallery in welcoming artist Gosia Tojza! Gosia Tojza is a well- known and admired North Carolina artist. Her work depicts beautiful scenes such as coastal birds, boats, and landscapes. Free for all to attend. Tojza will be the Featured Artist for the months of August and September.

For more information call 252-728-5225 or stop in at the Mattie King Davis Art Gallery (130 Turner St)

All events are subject to change

Barn Quilt Workshop (NOW FULL)
2022-08-26 10:00 - 14:00
NOW FULL JOIN THE WAITLIST BY CALLING 252-728-5225.

Back by popular demand! Learn how to make your very on Barn Quilt. A barn quilt is a large piece of painted wood that looks like a single quilt block and decorates the side of a barn or building. Our barn quilts will be 24”x24” and you will be able to take it home with you!

Material fees are $60. Guests will be able to pick from an array of designs and colors. You must sign up at least a week in advance. Workshop max is 8. Sign up today by calling 252-728-5225 or visiting the Old Beaufort Shop at 130 Turner St.

All Beaufort Historic Site events are subject to change.

Volunteer Picnic
2022-09-13 17:30 - 18:30
The Semi-Annual Membership Meeting will be held on the grounds of The Beaufort Historic Site. A picnic with all the trimmings is featured for all those who volunteer or those who want to know more about volunteering for the Beaufort Historical Association and its many events and activities. The event is FREE to the general public. Please RSVP by September 8. For more information, visit www.beauforthistoricsite.org, call 252-728-5225, or stop in at the Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center, 130 Turner St.

Pine Needle Basket Workshop (WAITLIST NOW OPEN)
2022-09-16 10:00 - 14:00
** Class is NOW FULL, join the waitlist by calling 252-728-5225**

Learn how to make your own Pine Needle Basket with Ms. Penny Holland! The class will be held three different times: May 6, July 22 (advanced session), and September 16.

Pine needle basket-making dates back to almost 9,000 years ago and the baskets served as a vessel for grain, crops, and other essentials. The price for materials is $50 for each class. All supplies provided. Bring bag lunch. Must sign up by calling 252-728-5225 or visiting the Beaufort Historic Site at 130 Turner Street. Sign up ends a week before each class. Max for each class is 10.

All Beaufort Historic Site Events are subject to cancellation and or change.

Bonehenge Excursion (NOW FULL)
2022-09-28 10:30 - 12:00
NOW FULL CALL TO JOIN WAITLIST 252-728-5225

Join the Beaufort Historical Association and embark on a special excursion to the Bonehenge Whale Center in Historic Beaufort! The excursion will take place on Wednesday, September 28 at 10:30 a.m., will cost $15 per person, and will be limited to 12 people, so be sure to reserve your spot today by calling 252-728-5225!

All will meet at the Beaufort Historic Site, located at 130 Turner Street, and hop aboard the Historic 1987 English Double-Decker Bus where a narrator will share the history of Beaufort and how the area was once a whaling community. Once at the Bonehenge Whale Center participants will receive a guided tour and learn more about whales and conservation. They also will have the chance to handle bones, teeth, and more.
The Bonehenge Whale Center is “a facility from which to base research, exhibit preparation and display, marine conservation, educational programming, outreach, publications, and stranded specimen collection & maintenance that focus on NC cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), past and present.” The center, built by volunteers, was funded by a charitable non-profit via a grassroots fundraiser and opened in September of 2021.

Don’t miss your chance to explore the Bonehenge Whale Center and learn more about Beaufort and the Crystal Coast’s rich history! For more information or to purchase your $15 ticket, call 252-728-5225 or visit the Beaufort Historic Site at 130 Turner Street. Please bring a mask to where in the Bongehenge Whale Center, mask will be supplied if you do not have one.

All Beaufort Historic Site Events are Subject to change.

Fall Party (SOLD OUT)
2022-10-22 18:30 - 21:30
Join the Beaufort Historical Association for its annual Fall Fundraising Party. This year the party will take place on the grounds of the Beaufort Historic Site (130 Turner St). The party will feature delicious food from Scarborough Fare Catering, beautiful artwork by artist JJ Jiang, and lively music by Blue Moon Jazz. For more information, call 252-728-5225 or stop in at the Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center. Tickets are $125.
The Fall Party is now sold out. Wait list is open. Call 252-728-5225 if you wish to join it.
If you have purchased extra tickets, please email us your guest names as soon as possible or call 252-728-5225.

Voices of the Past (SOLD OUT)
2022-10-29 16:00 - 18:00
*SOLD OUT*

The Beaufort Historic Site will be hosting a special Old Burying Ground Tour on Saturday, October 29 at 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. The tour, taking place Halloween weekend, is called Voices of the Past. It will bring to life the stories of those who have long passed and have been laid to rest in the Old Burying Ground. Tickets are $15 for adults and $7 for ages 6-12, and will be available for purchase in the Old Beaufort Shop until sold out.

While the Historic Site offers tours of the Old Burying Ground year-round, Voices of the Past will have a twist. Guests will be grouped with an appointed “Burial Caretaker”, who knows the ins and outs of the grounds and will lead them through this unique experience. As guests traverse through the grounds by mere lantern light, they will find the Old Burying Ground quite literally coming to life.

Eight different burial sites of eight passed souls with eight unique stories will be a part of this tour. However, instead of the “caretaker” sharing these stories, those who have passed will tell their own.

Each tour will last roughly an hour and will only welcome 50 guests, so reserve your spot soon! Tickets are on sale now by calling 252-728-5225 or by visiting the Old Beaufort Shop, located on the grounds of the Beaufort Historic Site at 130 Turner Street.

Ornament Workshop (NOW FULL)
2022-11-11 10:00 - 14:00
NOW FULL join the waitlist by calling 252-728-5225.

Join us for a special ornament workshop! Make some handmade ornaments as gifts and or for your tree! Guests will make 4 ornaments that are themed to our coastal area. Materials fee is $30. Workshop max is 8. You must sign up a week in advance. Sign up by calling 252-728-5225 or visiting Beaufort Historic Site at 130 Turner Street.

All Beaufort Historic Site events are subject to change.

Jumble Sale
2022-11-19 09:00 - 16:00
The Beaufort Historic Site turns into a community market with art, handmade crafts, holiday gifts, pre-loved treasures, antiques, clothing, food and much more. The event is FREE to the general public. Vendor information is available by emailing pr@beauforthistoricsite.org or visiting www.beauforthistoricsite.org. For more information, visit www.beauforthistoricsite.org, call 252-728-5225, or stop in at the Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center, 130 Turner St.

Vendor applications are now closed, please email pr@beauforthistoricsite.org to see if spots are available. Thank you.

Womble, Tuchek, and Johnson Art Show
2022-12-02 16:30 - 18:00
The Mattie King Davis Art Gallery presents Lisa Tuchek, Mandy Johnson, and Jimmy Craig Womble on Friday, December 2 at 4:30 p.m. All local artists, this trio creates vibrant and beautiful pieces the depict coastal life. Don’t miss this free show! They will also be the select artists for the Beaufort Historic Site’s Candlelight Tour and take part in the Beaufort Art Walk. Both events take place on December 10.
For more information about the gallery or the artists visit www.beauforthistoricsite.org, call 252-728-5225, or stop in at the gallery at the Beaufort Historic Site at 130 Turner Street.

Gingerbread Workshop (WAITLIST OPEN)
2022-12-03 09:00 - 11:00
The workshop is officially full, join the waitlist by calling 252-728-5225.
Parents, bring your child Saturday, December 3 at 9 a.m. to decorate a pre-built gingerbread house! We will have all the goodies and icing to decorate in style! They will be able to take them home with them afterwards. Each child needs to be able to follow directions and work independently. Open to children ages 6-10.

Materials fee is $15. Workshop limit is 10. Please sign up at least a week in advance! Call 252-728-5225 or visit the Beaufort Historic Site at 130 Turner St to sign up.

All Beaufort Historic Site events are subject to change

Beaufort Holiday Art Walk
2022-12-10 13:00 - 16:00
Enjoy a festive day in Historic Downtown Beaufort, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Come celebrate the season and enjoy viewing a wide variety of art from regional artists throughout many of the downtown shops, galleries and restaurants. Art Walk maps will be available at participating locations. This event is FREE to the general public. For more information call 252-728-5225 or stop in at the Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center, 130 Turner St.

TOUR MAP HERE.

Held by the Carteret County Arts Council. Please contact them if you are interested in being a part of the event. Contact them here.

Christmas Candlelight Tour - SOLD OUT!
2022-12-10 17:00 - 20:00
Tour private homes in Beaufort and ride on the decked out double-decker bus. Homeowners, churches, and inns will open their doors so that the public can delight in their festive décor and decorations. The Beaufort Historic Site buildings will also be open. While the tour is walkable, the double-decker bus will be stopping along a route and dropping folks off.
Tickets are $25. For more information call 252-728-5225, visit beauforthistoricsite.org, or stop in at the Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center, 130 Turner St.
You may also tickets by calling 252-728-5225 or visit the Old Beaufort Shop at 130 Turner Street, while supplies last.
Download a Map!

Membership Meeting
2023-01-24 18:00 - 20:00
Members and prospective members are invited to join the Beaufort Historical Association for the Annual Membership Meeting and potluck dinner on Tuesday, January 24 at 6 pm at St. Paul’s Church, 215 Ann Street in Beaufort. Following a potluck dinner (bring your favorite dish!) there will be a very brief business meeting to discuss the Association’s 2023 plans. A special program by Geoffrey Adair will also take place. The night will end with an awards presentation honoring the Association’s volunteers and the Warped Weavers’ 40th year at the BHA!
Adair, who was born and raised in Beaufort, is the sixth generation of his family to live on Orange Street. He vividly remembers the smell of Menhaden steamers moored at Beaufort’s docks, the cool air of the season’s first mullet shift and the simple pleasure of swimming across “the cut” on a hot summer’s day. Learn a bit of Beaufort’s history and hear his recollections of what it was like growing up in this historic seaport village before it became Southern Living’s “Top Small Town to Visit!”
His program will include a discussion about growing up in “pre-discovery” Beaufort and the physical and cultural changes that have occurred in Beaufort since the 1950s. He also plans to have a thirty-minute slide presentation comprised of 200 photos of Old Beaufort paired with photos of the same scenes as they appear today.
The program will be followed by the presentation of the Association’s Volunteer of the Year awards. While all volunteers at the Beaufort Historical Association are treasured, these awards show gratitude to those who have gone above and beyond for the Association. Nominations can also be made by emailing officemanager@beauforthistoricsite.org.
For more information on the upcoming Membership Meeting or to nominate volunteers
for the awards, stop by the Visitors Center at 130 Turner Street, or call 252-728-5225.

Volunteer Training
2023-03-09 09:00 - 16:00
Our volunteers play an integral part in the programs and functions that take place at the Beaufort Historic Site. Without these volunteers, many of our events would not be possible. We love welcoming eager and positive additions to the volunteer family. This year, the one-day Volunteer Training Program will be on Tuesday, March 9 from 9 – 4 p.m. at the Historic Site. Anyone interested in either volunteering occasionally or on a regular basis will have the chance to learn about more than 20 volunteer opportunities available at the training session. We will also provide a delicious lunch.
Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the buildings, ride the double-decker bus, tour the Old Burying Ground, and see how volunteer docents work with the many visitors who come to the site. During lunch, prospective volunteers will have an opportunity to meet the BHA staff, hear about the many ways to help and ask questions to better understand the vital role volunteers play in the daily functions of the BHA.
New volunteers are invited to learn about Beaufort’s colorful history while discovering the perfect volunteer opportunity with the BHA. Please register in advance by calling the BHA at (252)728-5225, e-mail us at bhaeducation@outlook.com, or stop by the Welcome Center located at 130 Turner Street.

Lynda Harris Art Show
2023-04-07 16:30 - 18:00
The Mattie King Davis Art Gallery at the Beaufort Historic Site welcomes artist Lynda Harris for a show on April 7, 2023 from 4:30 – 6 p.m. Harris, no stranger to the gallery, has been an active member, featured as an Old Homes Tour artist, and held her own show in 2020. Harris is the gallery’s featured artist for April and May as well as the 2023 Old Homes Tour featured artist. Her art for this show reflects her new-found love of Beaufort and Eastern North Carolina. With a constantly evolving style, she strives to paint light with beautiful brushstrokes in each of her paintings.
To view the artwork, visit the Mattie King Davis Art Gallery Facebook page. Read more about Harris HERE.

Annual Easter Egg Hunt
2023-04-08 11:00 - 12:00
Children ages seven and younger are invited to the grounds of the Beaufort Historic Site to join in the fun! This annual event features prizes, refreshments, and over 2,000 eggs. Don’t forget to bring your Easter basket.

Publick Day
2023-04-15 09:00 - 16:00
On Saturday, April 15 from 9 – 4 p.m., The Beaufort Historic Site will kick off the spring season with the annual Publick Day event on the grounds at 130 Turner Street. The Site will transform into an open-air marketplace, welcoming visitors to explore the vast array of goods and items for sale from various vendors.
“Publick Times” dates back to the Colonial period and is fashioned after Williamsburg of the 1700s when the General Court was in session. “Publick Times” gave visitors an opportunity to come to town to see and be seen, conduct court business, shop, gossip, dine and dance. Guests who attend Publick Day can expect to find a variety of vendors selling antiques, vintage finds, collectibles, crafts and more.
Vendor space is available. Applications are being accepted to rent a 10’ x 10’ space for $35 if you are a BHA member and $50 for non-members. Space is first-come, first served, and the event is held rain or shine. Spaces are non-refundable. Vendors must supply their own tables and tent if needed. For more information, download the application below, visit the Old Beaufort Shop at 130 Turner Street, or email pr@beauforthistoricsite.org.

2023 Publick Day Application
2023 Publick Day Letter

Living History - Weavers Day
2023-04-19 10:00 - 12:00
Come to the Beaufort Historic Site and watch the Warped Weavers demonstrate how a barn-frame loom works. The volunteer group has been volunteering on our grounds for 40 years producing beautiful rugs, shawls, tea towels, placemats, and more which can be purchased in the Old Beaufort Shop. Space is limited to 8 people so please call 252-728-5225 to reserve your spot.

Living History - Barn Quilt Workshop
2023-05-05 10:00 - 14:00
Make your own barn quilt! It’s a large piece of painted wood that looks like a single quilt block and decorates the side of a barn or building. Our barn quilts will measure 24″x24″ and you’ll take home your finished product. This workshop is led by Donna Haggerty and has a materials fee of $75. There is a limit of 6 people so please call 252-728-5225 to reserve your spot.

Plein-Air New Bern's Beaufort Pop-Up
2023-05-18 16:00 - 18:00
The BHA will host a Pop-Up Gallery for Plein Air New Bern, an up-and-coming non-profit that cultivates artistry based upon the landscapes of Craven, Pamlico, and Carteret Counties. Every spring, thirty-five artists from around the world come to the area and paint competitively “plein-air”, that is, in the “open air”.
On May 18th, Plein Air’s featured artists will make their way down to Beaufort with blank canvases in hand to paint local scenes in and around the area. Spectators will be welcomed to travel out and view the artists at work by tracking their location on an app and seeing their real-time whereabouts throughout the day. At the end of the day’s painting period, a pop-up gallery will be hosted on the grounds of the Beaufort Historic Site from 4-6pm, and will offer paintings for purchase which were created earlier that day.
To see which artists will be featured in the festival this year or for more information on Plein Air New Bern, visit their website at www.ncpleinair.org. To hear more about the Pop-Up event in Beaufort, call the Beaufort Historic Site at (252) 728-5225.

Photo above: Formal Pollination by Kim Hall, a 2022 featured Plein Air artist.

Living History - A Morning with Master Gardeners
2023-05-24 10:00 - 12:00
Come to the grounds of the Beaufort Historic Site and spend the morning with the Master Gardeners of Carteret County. They will teach about propagation, give a tour of the three gardens they maintain at the Site, and answer any of your gardening questions. This is a free event.

Old Homes Tour Kickoff Party & Bartenders' Challenge
2023-06-10 16:00 - 18:00
Come to the Beaufort Historic Site for a fun-filled evening to kickoff the annual Old Homes Tour! This party features the popular local Bartenders’ Challenge as well as a preview of the art show for the Old Homes Tour featured artist Larry Dean.
Tickets can be purchased here, by calling (252)728-5225, or by stopping in the Visitor’s Center at 130 Turner St.
Thank you to our party Co-Sponsors Beaufort Dental and Holland Shepard Group.

Living History - American Flag Retirement Ceremony
2023-06-14 17:30 - 18:00
Witness the retirement of an American Flag in a ceremonial burning on the grounds of the Beaufort Historic Site. It may come as a surprise to learn that this is one of the proper methods of retiring your tattered or damaged flags. This free event is led by Doug Cawman.

Literary Luncheon
2023-06-21 12:00 - 14:00 | Coral Bay Club, 1901 West Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, NC, 28512, United States
Join author Kristy Woodson Harvey and author/historic preservationist, Deborah Goodrich Royce, for a literary luncheon at the Coral Bay Club in Atlantic Beach. Attendees will enjoy a delicious meal, engage in a discussion with the authors about Goodrich-Royce’s new novel, Reef Road, and get a chance to have their book signed!
Tickets can be purchased here, by calling (252)728-5225, or by stopping in the Visitor’s Center at 130 Turner St.
Copies of Reef Road can be purchased at the BHA’s Gift Shop inside the Visitor’s Center.
Thank you to our Literary Luncheon Sponsor Beau Coast, a Preston Development Company.
