• Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

    Fort Raleigh

    National Historic Site North Carolina

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  • General Management Plan Open For Comments

    Help us plan for the park's future! We look forward to your comments. Last day for comments is June 4, 2013. More »

Schedule Of Events

Use the calendar below to access our current program schedule!

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Events Upcoming for May

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  • One Island, Many Stories!

    Saturday, May 25, 2013

    The stories at Fort Raleigh are many. Join us to explore this history. More

    Time:
    1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
    Location:
    Meet at the Earthen Fort
    Fees:
    Free

  • The Lost Colony?

    Saturday, May 25, 2013

    Join us as we explore the history and mystery surrounding England's first attempt to colonize the New World. More

    Time:
    11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
    Location:
    Meet at the Earthen Fort
    Fees:
    Free

  • One Island, Many Stories!

    Sunday, May 26, 2013

    The stories at Fort Raleigh are many. Join us to explore this history. More

    Time:
    1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
    Location:
    Meet at the Earthen Fort
    Fees:
    Free

  • The Lost Colony?

    Sunday, May 26, 2013

    Join us as we explore the history and mystery surrounding England's first attempt to colonize the New World. More

    Time:
    11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
    Location:
    Meet at the Earthen Fort
    Fees:
    Free

  • One Island, Many Stories!

    Monday, May 27, 2013

    The stories at Fort Raleigh are many. Join us to explore this history. More

    Time:
    1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
    Location:
    Meet at the Earthen Fort
    Fees:
    Free

  • The Lost Colony?

    Monday, May 27, 2013

    Join us as we explore the history and mystery surrounding England's first attempt to colonize the New World. More

    Time:
    11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
    Location:
    Meet at the Earthen Fort
    Fees:
    Free

  • One Island, Many Stories!

    Tuesday, May 28, 2013

    The stories at Fort Raleigh are many. Join us to explore this history. More

    Time:
    1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
    Location:
    Meet at the Earthen Fort
    Fees:
    Free

  • The Lost Colony?

    Tuesday, May 28, 2013

    Join us as we explore the history and mystery surrounding England's first attempt to colonize the New World. More

    Time:
    11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
    Location:
    Meet at the Earthen Fort
    Fees:
    Free

  • One Island, Many Stories!

    Wednesday, May 29, 2013

    The stories at Fort Raleigh are many. Join us to explore this history. More

    Time:
    1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
    Location:
    Meet at the Earthen Fort
    Fees:
    Free

  • The Lost Colony?

    Wednesday, May 29, 2013

    Join us as we explore the history and mystery surrounding England's first attempt to colonize the New World. More

    Time:
    11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
    Location:
    Meet at the Earthen Fort
    Fees:
    Free

  • One Island, Many Stories!

    Thursday, May 30, 2013

    The stories at Fort Raleigh are many. Join us to explore this history. More

    Time:
    1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
    Location:
    Meet at the Earthen Fort
    Fees:
    Free

  • The Lost Colony?

    Thursday, May 30, 2013

    Join us as we explore the history and mystery surrounding England's first attempt to colonize the New World. More

    Time:
    11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
    Location:
    Meet at the Earthen Fort
    Fees:
    Free

  • One Island, Many Stories!

    Friday, May 31, 2013

    The stories at Fort Raleigh are many. Join us to explore this history. More

    Time:
    1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
    Location:
    Meet at the Earthen Fort
    Fees:
    Free

  • The Lost Colony?

    Friday, May 31, 2013

    Join us as we explore the history and mystery surrounding England's first attempt to colonize the New World. More

    Time:
    11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
    Location:
    Meet at the Earthen Fort
    Fees:
    Free

  • Insights and Images

    Saturday, June 1, 2013

    Are pictures worth a 1,000 words? If so, what do those words tell us? More

    Time:
    3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
    Location:
    Visitor Center Auditorium
    Fees:
    Free

  • For Kids: Playing the Part

    Saturday, June 1, 2013

    Specific program topics and locations will be posted daily at the visitor center desk. More

    Time:
    10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
    Location:
    Earthen Fort
    Fees:
    Free

  • The Lost Colony?:

    Saturday, June 1, 2013

    The colonial ambitions of the English in the late 16th century and their explorations of the new world forever changed the history of Roanoke Island. More

    Time:
    11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
    Location:
    Earthen Fort
    Fees:
    Free

  • One Island Many Stories!

    Saturday, June 1, 2013

    Since before the English first set foot on Roanoke Island in 1584, the island has seen many people come and go. More

    Time:
    1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
    Location:
    Earthen Fort
    Fees:
    Free
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Did You Know?

English flag in the 16th century

Contrary to folklore, the potato and tobacco were never introduced as true discoveries by Sir Walter Raleigh or his explorers.  These were known to people in England by the 1580s due Spanish traders.