Moores Creek National Battlefield

2009 - 2010 Special Events

September 17 (Thursday) Constitution Day

Activities TBA

September 26 (Saturday) Volunteer Day and UNC-TV's Hop into a National Park

For all you visitor's who ever thought about becoming a volunteer, this is the day you need to come to the park. We will have volunteers that work in maintenance, visitor services and the ones that like to be in period dress doing musket demo's, candle dipping and a colonial surgeon that you can talk with. This will be an all day event.

Hop into a National Park: UNC-TV's popular, book-loving marsupial mascot Read-a-Roo invites children of all ages to visit some of our state's most-beloved National Parks to learn firsthand about their exquisite treasures. Time: 1 PM to 3 PM

Park Activities

1. Free Junior Ranger books and activities
2. Meet & Greet read-a-roo and Curious George
3. Story time with Blonnie Bunn Wyche and Maxwell Page
4. Free screening of Ken Burns Untold Stories or the National Parks: America's Best Idea
5. Get a stamp
6. Share your story online by visiting www.unctv.org/nationalparks

Please help us make America's Best Idea even better.  Join us for a national day of service and celebration in your 391 national parks.

November 7: Candlelight tours

"In case of bad weather, alternate date will be November 14".

The park's annual candlelight tours will be held from 7-9 PM. Visitors will learn about the events that led to the battle of Moores Creek as they see the battlefield by candlelight . Tours are free but reservations are required.  Reservations may be made starting October 24.

February 27 - 28, 2010: 234th Anniversary Battle of Moores Creek Bridge.

Activities to be announced:

Summer Weekend Events 2009

Weekend dates & activities to be announced