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Events: May 8, 2026

May 7 May 9

Spy Training 101: Decode a Secret Message

Fri, May 8

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Education Programs
Free
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Gabriel's Bend Overlook Hike

Fri, May 8

US 64 Haw River Canoe Access

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Knowing the West

Fri, May 8

North Carolina Museum of Art

New Exhibits & Tours
Museum Members Free, Adult $23.60, Senior (65+) $20.38, College Student and Youth $15.02, Military $20.38, Child 6 & Younger Free
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Elk Knob State Park: Curious Minds Adventure Scavenger Hunt

Fri, May 8 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 8 8am - Sat, May 9 12am EDT

Iredell County Public Library, Main level

Celebrations & Commemorations
Free
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Early Birds

Fri, May 8 8:30am to 10:30am EDT

Eno River State Park - Fews Ford Access, Loop Parking Lot (End of the Road)

New Education Programs
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Village of Pinehurst NCDNCR America 250 Exhibits

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

Village of Pinehurst

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

Fri, May 8 9am to 5pm EDT

J. Murrey Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte, Atrium

Exhibits & Tours
Free
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History on Display

Fri, May 8 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 8 9am to 7pm EDT

Cumberland County Public Library, Local & State History Room

Exhibits & Tours
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North Carolina Arts Council Multidisciplinary Arts Grant Panel

Fri, May 8 9am to 12pm EDT

North Carolina Arts Council, Room 116

Organizational
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Traveling Exhibit from NC Botanical Gardens: Bee-Hold the Humble Pollinator

Fri, May 8 9am to 5pm EDT

Lake Norman State Park

Exhibits & Tours
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Staying Alive

Fri, May 8 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 8 10am - Sat, May 9 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 8 10am to 4pm EDT

Kings Mountain Historical Museum

Exhibits & Tours
Free
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Liberty Tree Dedication

Fri, May 8 11am to 12pm EDT

Freedom Park, Morganton, NC

Celebrations & Commemorations
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Battlefields to Backwoods Soldiers Shaping Applachia Celebrating America's 250th

Fri, May 8 12pm to 4pm EDT

Transylvania Heritage Museum

Exhibits & Tours
Free
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Friday Favorites: Appalachian Spring with the North Carolina Symphony

Fri, May 8 12pm to 1:15pm EDT

Meymandi Concert Hall

Performances & Arts
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NC the Beautiful: Volunteer Day: Lake Prep

Fri, May 8 1pm to 4pm EDT

Hanging Rock State Park, Lake Bathhouse

New Outdoor & Recreation
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Salute to Veterans: A Celebration of the Great American Song Book

Fri, May 8 6pm to 9pm EDT

Leland Cultural Arts Center, Multipurpose Room

Performances & Arts
$15
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Asheville Choral Society presents Out Of Many, One

Fri, May 8 7pm EDT

Central United Methodist Church, Asheville

New Celebrations & Commemorations
$25
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