The park visitor center will be open Saturday Feb. 25 and Sunday Feb. 26 from 9 am until 5 pm. Living history encampments and demonstrations will be ongoing both days from 10 am until 4 pm. There will be scheduled programs throughout the weekend.
Saturday February 25
10:00 am - Wreath Laying Ceremony - Join members of the Moores Creek Battleground Association, Sons of the American Revolution, Daughters of the American Revolution, Scottish Society of Wilmington, and other groups as we remember the lives of those who fell at the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge - Program Tent/Grady Monument
12:00 pm - Battle Demonstration - Narrated program featuring musket and cannon firing followed by a memorial dedication. - Patriot Earthworks
1:00 pm - Guest Speaker - Michael Cecere - Author of March to Independence: The American Revolution in the Southern Colonies, 1775-1776. - Program Tent/Park Amphitheater
1:00 pm - Colonial Music - Tryon Palace Fife and Drum Corps - Patriot Earthworks
1:30 pm - Musket Demonstration - Loyalist Camp
2:00 pm - "Outlander and the Cape Fear" - Join podcaster and the Assistant Director of the Burgwin-Wright House, Hunter Ingram on a journey of the connections between the popular series Outlander and the Cape Fear Region - Program Tent/Park Amphitheater
2:30 pm - Musket Demonstration - Loyalist Camp
3:00 pm - Colonial Music - Tryon Palace Fife and Drum Corps - Program Tent/Park Amphitheater
3:30 pm - Battle Demonstration - Narrated program featuring musket and cannon firing followed by a memorial dedication. - Patriot Earthworks
Sunday February 26
12:00 pm - Music Program - Wilmington Police Pipes and Drums - Program Tent/Park Amphitheater
1:00 pm - Battle Demonstration - Narrated program featuring musket and cannon firing followed by a memorial dedication. - Patriot Earthworks
2:00 pm - Guided Tour - Led by Ben Sorensen, Cape Fear Community College - Meet Outside the Visitor Center
2:00 pm - Ranger-Led Program - Ranger Bert Dunkerly, Richmond National Battlefield Park - Program Tent/Park Amphitheater
2:30 pm - Musket Demonstration - Loyalist Camp
3:00 pm - Music Program - Wilmington Police Pipes and Drums - Program Tent/Park Amphitheater
3:30 pm - Battle Demonstration - Narrated program featuring musket and cannon firing followed by a memorial dedication. - Patriot Earthworks