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Events: August 1, 2026

Jul 31 Aug 2

Spy Training 101: Decode a Secret Message

Sat, Aug 1

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Education Programs
Free
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Escape at the Millpond

Sat, Aug 1

Merchants Millpond State Park, Visitor Center

Exhibits & Tours
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Knowing the West

Sat, Aug 1

North Carolina Museum of Art

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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Mecklenburg's Declaration: NC's Revolutionary Presbyterians

Sat, Aug 1

Presbyterian Heritage Center

Exhibits & Tours
Free
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NCMA Online Course for Educators: Art and Literacy

Sat, Aug 1

Virtual Event

Education Programs
$20, $18 members
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Elk Knob State Park: Curious Minds Adventure Scavenger Hunt

Sat, Aug 1 7am to 8pm EDT

Elk Knob State Park

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Village of Pinehurst NCDNCR America 250 Exhibits

Sat, Aug 1 8:30am to 5pm EDT

Village of Pinehurst

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World Ranger Day, Storywalk ©

Sat, Aug 1 8:30am to 5pm EDT

Chimney Rock State Park - Chimney Rock Access , Great Woodland Adventure Trail

Education Programs
Admission to Chimney Rock Attraction
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Blue Star Museum Summer Program

Sat, Aug 1 9am to 5pm EDT

CSS Neuse Civil War Museum

Exhibits & Tours
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Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum: Annual School Supply Drive

Sat, Aug 1 9am to 5pm EDT

Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum

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Canceled: Fishing at the Millpond

Sat, Aug 1 9am to 10:30am EDT

Boat ramp parking lot

New
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Local & State History's America 250 NC Exhibits

Sat, Aug 1 9am to 7pm EDT

Cumberland County Public Library, Local & State History Room

Exhibits & Tours
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Ramblin' with a Ranger

Sat, Aug 1 9am to 10am EDT

Chimney Rock State Park - Rumbling Bald Access

Outdoor & Recreation
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Storywalk: Discovering Trees

Sat, Aug 1 9am to 12pm EDT

Pilot Mountain State Park, Begin at the visitor center and walk the Fiddlehead and Grassy Ridge Trail loop.

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Choosing Sides: The Catawba Nation & The Fight for Independence

Sat, Aug 1 10am to 4pm EDT

Kings Mountain Historical Museum

Exhibits & Tours
Free
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Community Stories: Sustaining North Carolina’s Black Heritage

Sat, Aug 1 10am to 5pm EDT

Gregg Museum of Art & Design

Exhibits & Tours
Free
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Downtown Raleigh Black History Tour

Sat, Aug 1 10am to 11am EDT

Dr. M.T. Pope House Museum

Exhibits & Tours
$10
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Día de la Ciencia y la Cultura

Sat, Aug 1 10am to 5pm EDT

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Celebrations & Commemorations
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Fort Defiance House Tours

Sat, Aug 1 10am to 3pm EDT

Fort Defiance

Exhibits & Tours
$7/adults and $5/children ages 14 and under
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Independence Comes to NC

Sat, Aug 1 10am to 6pm EDT

Historic Halifax

Celebrations & Commemorations
Free
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Las Palabras de Naturaleza

Sat, Aug 1 10am to 11am EDT

Carvers Creek State Park – Long Valley Farm Access

New Education Programs
FREE
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