"Romantic Getaway Package!"      

Enjoy a two night stay with us at the Howard House Victorian B&B in the room of your choice (**Turret and Cottage Room $10 extra per night). A  lovely spa gift basket filled with soothing spa products provided in room, along with some decadent homemade fudge. Two tickets to tour the Tryon Palace (tickets are good for two days touring). A romantic thirty minute horse and carriage ride around the historic district to enjoy the sites and beautiful homes and then off to dinner at the Historic Harvey Mansion ($50.00 gift certificate). After your relaxing carriage ride and delicious meal, return to the house for a special turn-down service with a champagne toast and chocolate covered strawberries. Evening desserts provided.  Each morning, awake to a delicious gourmet breakfast served in the dining room!  Come and enjoy historic New Bern!

$429.00 plus tax for the weekend

***advance reservations required , can not be used with any other discounts or gift certificates, taxes not included***

 

"Historical Candlelight Dinner/Drama Package!!"

Enjoy a Friday & Saturday night stay at the Howard House Victorian B&B in the room of your choice (**Turret and Cottage Rooms $10 extra per night**). Choose from two different historical dramas by candlelight at the mysterious Attmore-Oliver House!!! The productions are "Haunted Evening" & "Spirited Through Time" and are shown on Fridays only at either a 7:30 or 8:30 performance. A delicious southern dinner can be enjoyed before the performance but please allow 2 hours before the performance so you don't miss the show! Evening desserts are provided as well as a delicious gourmet breakfast each morning. Our cookbook, "Guest Favorites" will be a special take-home gift.

$349.00 plus tax for the weekend

***advance reservations required, can not be used with any other discounts or gift certificates, taxes not included. ***

 

Upcoming Events

For additional information and a full listing of events please visit www.visitnewbern.com

October 2008

Sundays - Jazz on the Trent - Enjoy live jazz music for free.

MUMfest Weekend is here!!!

Friday, October 10 - Tryon Palace Garden Lover's Weekend - "MUM's the Word" - Visitors will enjoy the beauty of thousands of chrysanthemums in the Palace gardens in celebration of MUMfest weekend.  Free garden tours will be given each day.

Friday, October 10 - Tryon Palace Fall Heritage Plant Sale - This popular plant sale offers visitors the opportunity to purchase unique, rare, and historic plants for display in their home gardens.  Master gardeners will be on hand to answer planting questions.  Come early for the best selection!

Friday, October 10 - Haunted Evening Historical Drama - Experience the mystery and shadows of the Attmore-Oliver House by candlelight.

Saturday, October 11 - MUMfest 2008 - Join us on the streets of Historic Downtown New Bern with live entertainment, hot local bands, amusement rides, kids' activities, & more!  Roving street performers add to the fun as guests sample arts, crafts, and festival foods.  MUMfest visitors get their feet wet at the Boat Show feature boats, boat rides, nautical displays, and parasailing.

Saturday, October 11 - Tryon Palace Garden Lover's Weekend - "MUM's the Word" - Visitors will enjoy the beauty of thousands of chrysanthemums in the Palace gardens in celebration of MUMfest weekend.  Free garden tours will be given each day.

Saturday, October 11 - Tryon Palace Fall Heritage Plant Sale - This popular plant sale offers visitors the opportunity to purchase unique, rare, and historic plants for display in their home gardens.  Master gardeners will be on hand to answer planting questions.  Come early for the best selection!

Sunday, October 12 - MUMfest 2008 - Join us on the streets of Historic Downtown New Bern with live entertainment, hot local bands, amusement rides, kids' activities, & more!  Roving street performers add to the fun as guests sample arts, crafts, and festival foods.  MUMfest visitors get their feet wet at the Boat Show feature boats, boat rides, nautical displays, and parasailing.

Sunday, October 12 - Tryon Palace Garden Lover's Weekend - "MUM's the Word" - Visitors will enjoy the beauty of thousands of chrysanthemums in the Palace gardens in celebration of MUMfest weekend.  Free garden tours will be given each day.

Sunday, October 12 - NC Symphony Performance - Enjoy a classical music performance by the NC Symphony at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center.

Thursday, October 16 - Coastal Carolina Agricultural Fair - enjoy 11 days of entertainment featuring family musical acts, country, rock and roll, blues, carnival rides, rodeo, contests, and much more.

Friday, October 17 - Coastal Carolina Agricultural Fair - enjoy 11 days of entertainment featuring family musical acts, country, rock and roll, blues, carnival rides, rodeo, contests, and much more.

Friday, October 17 - Havelock Chili Festival - Enjoy NC's chili cooking competition along with love entertainment, food, games, arts & crafts, the Big Boy Toy Show, and fun for the entire family.  Friday evening will feature a Chicken Wing Cooking Contest.

Friday, October 17 - Haunted Evening Historical Drama - Experience the mystery and shadows of the Attmore-Oliver House by candlelight.

Saturday, October 18 - Coastal Carolina Agricultural Fair - enjoy 11 days of entertainment featuring family musical acts, country, rock and roll, blues, carnival rides, rodeo, contests, and much more.

Saturday, October 18 - Havelock Chili Festival - Enjoy NC's chili cooking competition along with love entertainment, food, games, arts & crafts, the Big Boy Toy Show, and fun for the entire family.

Saturday, October 18 - 2008 Fall Home & Garden Show at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center.

Sunday, October 19 - Coastal Carolina Agricultural Fair - enjoy 11 days of entertainment featuring family musical acts, country, rock and roll, blues, carnival rides, rodeo, contests, and much more.

Sunday, October 19 - 2008 Fall Home & Garden Show at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center.

Monday-Thursday, October 20-23 - Coastal Carolina Agricultural Fair - enjoy entertainment featuring family musical acts, country, rock & roll, blues, carnival rides, rodeo, contests, and much more.

Friday, October 24 - Coastal Carolina Agricultural Fair - enjoy 11 days of entertainment featuring family musical acts, country, rock and roll, blues, carnival rides, rodeo, contests, and much more.

Friday, October 24 - Ghostwalk in Haunted New Bern - This year's walk focuses on the maritime history of this bustling town.  Some of the "ghosts" will be pirates, ship builders, entrepreneurs, and Native Americans.   The tour will feature 17 ghost homes with spirits that disclose their intriguing stories, Cedar Grove Cemetery which will be a candlelit backdrop for ghoulish banter, and Union Point Park which will serve as a backdrop for ghostly tales of the river and its influence on this maritime town.

Saturday, October 25 - Coastal Carolina Agricultural Fair - enjoy 11 days of entertainment featuring family musical acts, country, rock and roll, blues, carnival rides, rodeo, contests, and much more.

Saturday, October 25 - Ghostwalk in Haunted New Bern - This year's walk focuses on the maritime history of this bustling town.  Some of the "ghosts" will be pirates, ship builders, entrepreneurs, and Native Americans.   The tour will feature 17 ghost homes with spirits that disclose their intriguing stories, Cedar Grove Cemetery which will be a candlelit backdrop for ghoulish banter, and Union Point Park which will serve as a backdrop for ghostly tales of the river and its influence on this maritime town.

Sunday, October 25 - Coastal Carolina Agricultural Fair - enjoy 11 days of entertainment featuring family musical acts, country, rock and roll, blues, carnival rides, rodeo, contests, and much more.

Friday, October 31 - Quilt Show - come enjoy the Quilt Show featuring vendors, demonstrations, quilts on display, as well as quilts for sale.

 

November 2008

Saturday, November 1 - Quilt Show - come enjoy the Quilt Show featuring vendors, demonstrations, quilts on display, as well as quilts for sale.

Saturday, November 1 - Jarman Opry Theater - Enjoy a classic country, gospel and blue grass show at the Masonic Theatre in Historic Downtown New Bern.

Friday, November 7 - 3rd Annual National Juried Sculpture Show - The exhibits comprise a vast array of mediums such as bronze, wood, cast iron, steel, limestone, aluminum, marble, textile, and clay.  The indoor exhibit will run at the Bank of the Arts through December 24, 2008.  The outdoor exhibit will run at the Sculpture Park through September 15, 2009.

Friday, November 7 - "Big River" - Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River.  This jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.

Friday, November 7 - Contemporary Folk Duo "Small Potatoes" - Superb musicianship and showmanship, with a repertoire from Celtic to cowboy, polished, inventive and entertaining.

Friday, November 7 - "Big River" - Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River.  This jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.

Saturday, November 8 - "Big River" - Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River.  This jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.

Sunday, November 9 - "Big River" - Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River.  This jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.

Thursday, November 13 - "Big River" - Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River.  This jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.

Friday, November 14 - Art Walk - Enjoy art galleries, shopping and performing arts in downtown New Bern free of charge!  Carolina Creations will feature a "Holiday Show" with new work by gallery artists and hand crafted ornaments.  This show will run at Carolina Creations through January 1.

Friday, November 14 - "Big River" - Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River.  This jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.

Saturday, November 14 - "Big River" - Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River.  This jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.

Sunday, November 16 - "Big River" - Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River.  This jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.

Friday, November 14 - "Big River" - Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River.  This jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.

Friday, November 21 - "Big River" - Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River.  This jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.

Saturday, November 22 - "Big River" - Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River.  This jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.

Sunday, November 23 - "Big River" - Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River.  This jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.

Friday, November 28 - A Dickens of a Christmas in Downtown New Bern - A Celebration throughout the Christmas Season (November 28-December 24) with Downtown Illumination on Friday evenings, Read the story of A Christmas Carol on hand painted 8' cards throughout the business district, Santa in his house in Bear Plaza, Tiny Tim's Toys for Tots at the Santa House, and the Tins for Tiny Tim food drive.

Friday, November 28 - Carolina Creations Christmas Open House - Enjoy a Christmas Open House at Carolina Creations featuring Christmas art works and more!

Saturday, November 29 - Carolina Creations Christmas Open House - Enjoy a Christmas Open House at Carolina Creations featuring Christmas art works and more!