Fall Festival

Event Times

11:00 AM - 02:00 PM

Cost

This is a free event.

Event Description

Rangers and park volunteers will offer a variety of engaging programs that appeal to visitors of all ages at the first annual Fall Festival.  

Outside Visitor Center

Operation Guilford Courthouse

• Throughout the fight for independence, patriots developed covert techniques to deliver hidden messages right under British noses. Junior Rangers will uncover the process behind sending undetectable letters using invisible ink and will write their own secret messages using a similar method.  They will then dive deep into the world of codes and ciphers and decode hidden messages in primary source documents. Put your spy skills to the test!

Greene Monument Lawn Activities

Colonial Medicine

• In 18th century America, there was limited knowledge and treatments for the sick or injured. Medicine had to be shipped to the colonies. Those who lived in the backcountry of North Carolina were not the first to receive medical supplies. What techniques did they use when common medicines were not widely available? Learn about colonial medical techniques and ingredients in backcountry North Carolina.

Colonial Games

Arts and Crafts