Events around the Cape Fear for NC First in Freedom Festival

CAPE FEAR, NC (WWAY) — The North Carolina First in Freedom Festival kicks off Saturday.

This statewide celebration honors North Carolina’s pivotal role in America’s fight for independence, marking the 250th anniversary of the nation.

Communities will host events from February 21 through February 28 with Moores Creek National Battlefield serving as a central site.

Here’s a list of the events:

Saturday, February 21:

• Red, White, & Blueberry Pancake Breakfast
  • 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.
  • Burgaw, NC
• Kids Olympics
  • 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
  • Children’s Museum of Wilmington
• Visit the Battleship North Carolina
  • Open daily
  • Wilmington, NC
• Living History: The Stamp Act Resistance
  • 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site
• Travel Back in time to February 1766
  • 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
  • Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site
• NCFIFF Founding Fathers Event
  • 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • Latimer House in Wilmington
• Guided History Tour – Airlie Gardens
  • 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
  • Airlie Gardens in Wilmington
• America 250 Begins Here
  • 10:30 – 12:15 p.m.
  • Clinton City Hall
• Sampson County celebrates the A250
  • 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Sampson County History Museum
• Visit Colonial Topsail
  • 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • Historic Assembly Building
• Black History Carnival
  • 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
  • 1101 N 4th Street in Wilmington
• Sightseeing Tours
  • Starting at 11:30 a.m.
  • Cape Fear Riverboats in Wilmington
• Dancing in Defiance: A Night of Merriment and Rebellion
  • 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site
• Laser Light Shows – Ingram Planetarium
  • Friday and Saturday day evenings
  • Sunset Beach

Sunday, February 22:

• A Colonial Faire at Harmony Hall
  • 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
  • 1615 River Rd White Oak, NC

Monday, February 23:

• Freedom’s Road: The Refugee Crisis of 1865 in the Lower Cape Fear
  • 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
  • Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site

Tuesday, February 24:

• North Carolina’s Black Patriots of the American Revolution
  • 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
  • The Battleship North Carolina
• The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge: Presented by Dr. Chris E. Fonvielle Jr.
  • 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • Pender County Library

Thursday, February 26:

• Education Day at Moores Creek Bridge
  • 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Currie, NC
• Stories of the Revolution: People and Places of Pender County
  • 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
  • Pender County Museum

Friday, February 27:

• An Evening with Diana Gabaldon
  • 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
  • Penderlea Auditorium

Saturday, February 28:

• Guided Battlefield Tour with Diana Gabaldon & Park Ranger
  • 7 a.m. – 9 a.m.
  • Moores Creek National Battlefield
• Semper Fields: A Community Wide Celebration of America 250
  • 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
  • Onslow County
• Diana Gabaldon Book Signing Event at Lucas Farm
  • 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
  • Lucas Farm
• Moores Creek Anthology
  • 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
  • Moores Creek National Battlefield