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Events: May 1, 2026

Apr 30 May 2

Spy Training 101: Decode a Secret Message

Fri, May 1

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Education Programs
Free
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Elk Knob State Park: Curious Minds Adventure Scavenger Hunt

Fri, May 1 7am to 8pm EDT

Elk Knob State Park

Education Programs
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Visions of Freedom, Exhibit #1 (Iredell County Public Library: Main Branch-Statesville)

Fri, May 1 8am - Sat, May 2 12am EDT

Iredell County Public Library, Main level

Celebrations & Commemorations
Free
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Village of Pinehurst NCDNCR America 250 Exhibits

Fri, May 1 8:30am to 5pm EDT

Village of Pinehurst

Exhibits & Tours
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Charlotte: A Hornet's Nest of Rebellion

Fri, May 1 9am to 5pm EDT

J. Murrey Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte, Atrium

Exhibits & Tours
Free
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History on Display

Fri, May 1 9am to 5pm EDT

Davie County Public Library, Martin-Wall History Room

Exhibits & Tours
Free Admission
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Local & State History's America 250 NC Exhibits

Fri, May 1 9am to 7pm EDT

Cumberland County Public Library, Local & State History Room

Exhibits & Tours
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Traveling Exhibit from NC Botanical Gardens: Bee-Hold the Humble Pollinator

Fri, May 1 9am to 5pm EDT

Lake Norman State Park

Exhibits & Tours
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Heritage Homes Tour

Fri, May 1 10am to 4pm EDT

New Bern Historical Society

Exhibits & Tours
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New Bern Heritage Homes Tour

Fri, May 1 10am to 4pm EDT

Historic Downtown New Bern

Exhibits & Tours
Tickets are $16 for Historical Society adult members, students, and active-duty military; $19 adult non-members. Space is limited. Reservations are available beginning February 4th
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Staying Alive

Fri, May 1 10am to 5pm EDT

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Exhibits & Tours
Museum Members Free, Adult $18, Senior (65+), Student (13+), Military, with ID $16, Child ages 3-12 $14, Child 2 & Younger Free
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When Are We US? Traveling exhibit

Fri, May 1 10am - Sat, May 2 4:30am EDT

Newton City Hall , Lobby

Exhibits & Tours
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Women at the Edge of War: Carolina Piedmont's Heroines of the American Revolution

Fri, May 1 10am to 4pm EDT

Kings Mountain Historical Museum

Exhibits & Tours
Free
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Traveling with the Fews

Fri, May 1 1pm to 3pm EDT

Piper Cox House Parking Lot

Education Programs
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Burial Sites of the Cumberland Association

Fri, May 1 2pm to 3pm EDT

Cumberland County Headquarters Library , Local & State History Room

Education Programs
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Wooden Boat Show Opening Reception

Fri, May 1 5pm to 7pm EDT

North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

New Celebrations & Commemorations
Free
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Jurassic Park in Concert with the North Carolina Symphony

Fri, May 1 8pm to 10pm EDT

Meymandi Concert Hall

Performances & Arts
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Spring Full Moon Walk

Fri, May 1 8pm to 9:30pm EDT

North Carolina Museum of Art

Outdoor & Recreation
Free with registration
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