Registration is now open for the City of New Bern Youth Basketball League! Open to boys and girls ages 5-15, emphasizing fundamentals, teamwork, sportsmanship, and competitive play. Practices begin December 8 with league games kicking off December 14 at the newly reopened Stanley White Recreation Center gymnasium.

Sample a variety of energetic fitness styles every Saturday morning in October! Led by certified group instructors, your Exercise Passport gives you access to outdoor boot camps, Zumba, HIIT circuits, and power yoga at New Bern parks.

Compete in ‘The Smash’ Adult Doubles Table Tennis Tournament on the competition tables at Stanley White Recreation Center! Sanctioned match rules, round-robin pool play advancing to single elimination, trophies, and tournament t-shirts.

Run along New Bern’s waterfront and cross the finish line into a celebratory post-race mimosa lounge! Features custom finisher medals, chip-timed 5K, untimed fun run, live music, and brunch food trucks.

Turn off the lights and turn on the blacklights! Stanley White Recreation Center hosts the high-energy Cosmic Pickleball Tournament under UV blacklights with fluorescent court lines, glowing balls, neon apparel, and high-tempo music for mixed doubles teams.

A beloved resurrected summer tradition! Competitors construct homemade, buoyant, creative, and hilarious rafts to race along the Trent River from Lawson Creek Park to the New Bern waterfront amidst crowds of cheering spectators.

Bike MS: Historic New Bern Ride is Eastern North Carolina’s premier cycling charity event. Starting and finishing along the waterfront at Union Point Park, more than a thousand cyclists ride scenic coastal routes through Craven and Pamlico counties to raise funds and awareness to cure Multiple Sclerosis. Includes weekend live music, team villages, and celebratory […]