Enjoy free family outdoor movies under the coastal stars on the big lawn at Union Point Park! Bring blankets, low lawn chairs, and picnic baskets. Concessions available on-site; screenings begin at dusk.

Hop aboard the chartered luxury recreation bus for a stress-free autumn day trip to Raleigh’s Crabtree Valley Mall! Enjoy over 200 premier stores, holiday shopping, specialty dining, and comfortable roundtrip transportation with no parking or highway driving worries.

An inspiring day trip for Craven County high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors to tour university campuses in Fayetteville (Fayetteville State University & Methodist University). Includes admissions presentations, campus dining experience, financial aid briefings, and roundtrip bus transportation.

A magical outdoor evening for youth ages 7-13 at historic Council Bluff Green on the Neuse River waterfront. Featuring night astronomy telescope viewing, lawn games, glow tag, pizza, and campfire stories.

Show off your creative fall decorating skills! Pick up your complimentary pumpkin at Stanley White Recreation Center, paint your masterpiece, and submit photos by September 18. Community voting on Facebook with cash prizes and a $100 grand prize gift card announced December 8 & 9.

Hosted by the New Bern Historical Society, Battlefield Adventure Day offers hands-on history fun for kids and adults at New Bern Civil War Battlefield Park. Enjoy artillery drills, cannon firing, flag signaling, military camp life, and guided earthworks hikes.

The Coastal Carolina Railroaders Annual Train Show delights families and model train enthusiasts with elaborate operating model railroad layouts in O, HO, and N gauges, locomotive clinics, collectible train vendors, and children’s wooden train play areas.

A high-energy children’s summer kickoff at Union Point Park featuring carnival rides, giant inflatable slides, petting zoos, face painting, interactive science exhibits, and food trucks right on the river.