Saturday, September 21, 2024

Spring Garden Lovers’ Weekend

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

April 12 & 13 • 9am-6pm April 14 • 12-6pm Celebrate Spring with free garden admittance during Garden Lovers’ Weekend. Enjoy a variety of spring blooming plants throughout the 21 acres of gardens. As part of Arts in April, on Saturday and Sunday, you can enjoy watching plein air artists paint in the gardens. In […]

Event Series Spring Heritage Plant Sale

Spring Heritage Plant Sale

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

Want to take home some of that spring blooming splendor? This annual plant sale offers a selection of plants grown locally and in the Palace’s nursery yard, as well as a wide variety of annuals, heirloom vegetables, perennials, herbs and other spring favorites. Come early for the best selection. 

Discover Tryon Palace: Life on the Lesser Stairs

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

The Palace often conjures images of the Governors and their families who called the building home. What often is missing from the picture, however, is the number of staff, free and enslaved, who cooked the food, cared for the horses, emptied the chamber pots, and anything else that was required to make a life of […]

Discover Tryon Palace: Life on the Lesser Stairs

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

The Palace often conjures images of the Governors and their families who called the building home. What often is missing from the picture, however, is the number of staff, free and enslaved, who cooked the food, cared for the horses, emptied the chamber pots, and anything else that was required to make a life of […]

Discover Tryon Palace: Life on the Lesser Stairs

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

The Palace often conjures images of the Governors and their families who called the building home. What often is missing from the picture, however, is the number of staff, free and enslaved, who cooked the food, cared for the horses, emptied the chamber pots, and anything else that was required to make a life of […]

Event Series Outlander in the Palace Tour

Outlander in the Palace Tour

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

Join historic interpreters and step into Tryon Palace to learn the facts versus fiction of Diana Gabaldon’s award-winning Outlander series. The tour explores the lives of the fictional Fraser family, their friends, and their interactions with true historic figures of the Colony of North Carolina through the tumultuous period of the American Revolution. This tour covers […]

18th Century Time Travelers’ Tour

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

Join Tryon Palace interpreters for an adventure back to the 18th century. Meet with Governor Tryon’s cook in the Kitchen Office and learn about 18th-century cuisine.  A local Apothecary or Surgeon will discuss remedies of the time to ward off illness and some of the instruments used for surgery. Details of the latest fashion trends will […]

Discover Tryon Palace: Life on the Lesser Stairs

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

“Life on the Lesser Stairs” will take you on a tour of the Palace, Stables, and Kitchen Office to shine a light on the individuals who also called the Palace home but whose lives were not as glamorous.  Tickets: $20 Adults, $10 Youth. Space is limited on each tour and flash photography is prohibited. Tours […]

Discover Tryon Palace: Life on the Lesser Stairs

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

“Life on the Lesser Stairs” will take you on a tour of the Palace, Stables, and Kitchen Office to shine a light on the individuals who also called the Palace home but whose lives were not as glamorous.  Tickets: $20 Adults, $10 Youth. Space is limited on each tour and flash photography is prohibited. Tours […]

Discover Tryon Palace: Life on the Lesser Stairs

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

“Life on the Lesser Stairs” will take you on a tour of the Palace, Stables, and Kitchen Office to shine a light on the individuals who also called the Palace home but whose lives were not as glamorous.  Tickets: $20 Adults, $10 Youth. Space is limited on each tour and flash photography is prohibited. Tours […]

Discover Tryon Palace: Life on the Lesser Stairs

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

“Life on the Lesser Stairs” will take you on a tour of the Palace, Stables, and Kitchen Office to shine a light on the individuals who also called the Palace home but whose lives were not as glamorous.  Tickets: $20 Adults, $10 Youth. Space is limited on each tour and flash photography is prohibited. Tours […]

Discover Tryon Palace: Life on the Lesser Stairs

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

“Life on the Lesser Stairs” will take you on a tour of the Palace, Stables, and Kitchen Office to shine a light on the individuals who also called the Palace home but whose lives were not as glamorous.  Tickets: $20 Adults, $10 Youth. Space is limited on each tour and flash photography is prohibited. Tours […]

Discover Tryon Palace: Life on the Lesser Stairs

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

The Palace often conjures images of the Governors and their families who called the building home. What often is missing from the picture, however, is the number of staff, free and enslaved, who cooked the food, cared for the horses, emptied the chamber pots, and anything else that was required to make a life of […]

Discover Tryon Palace: Life on the Lesser Stairs

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

February 3, 10, 17, 24 • 10:30am Tryon Palace Front Gates •529 S. Front St. The Palace often conjures images of the Governors and their families who called the building home. What often is missing from the picture, however, is the number of staff, free and enslaved, who cooked the food, cared for the horses, […]

Event Series Outlander: Storm of Revolution

Outlander: Storm of Revolution

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

This tour is based upon book 6 of the Outlander series, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, and the corresponding season 6 of the series, The Storm of Revolution. The forces for independence have been unleashed throughout the colonies. Governor Josiah Martin has ordered Claire Fraser to assist him as he plots to stop the Revolutionaries, and Colonel […]

Event Series Outlander: Spark of the Rebellion

Outlander: Spark of the Rebellion

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

From the grounds of the first permanent capital of the colony in New Bern, explore the time-travelling stories from the Outlander books and cable series. In the 2022 Outlander morning tour, The Spark of Rebellion, we walk in the literary footsteps of Colonel James Fraser, his wife Claire, and their family as they journey through […]

Discover Tryon Palace: Life on the Lesser Stairs

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

“Life on the Lesser Stairs” will take you on a tour of the Palace, Stables, and Kitchen Office to shine a light on the individuals who also called the Palace home but whose lives were not as glamorous.  Tickets: $20 Adults, $10 Youth. Space is limited on each tour and flash photography is prohibited. Tours […]

Discover Tryon Palace: Life on the Lesser Stairs

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

The Palace often conjures images of the Governors and their families who called the building home. What often is missing from the picture, however, is the number of staff, free and enslaved, who cooked the food, cared for the horses, emptied the chamber pots, and anything else that was required to make a life of […]

Discover Tryon Palace: Life on the Lesser Stairs

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

February 3, 10, 17, 24 • 10:30am Tryon Palace Front Gates •529 S. Front St. The Palace often conjures images of the Governors and their families who called the building home. What often is missing from the picture, however, is the number of staff, free and enslaved, who cooked the food, cared for the horses, […]

Event Series Fall Garden Lovers’ Weekend

Fall Garden Lovers’ Weekend

Tryon Palace 529 South Front St., New Bern, NC, United States

October 13 & 14 • 9am-6pm October 15 • 12-6pm Our beautiful Tryon Palace Gardens are free to the public during MumFest weekend, Friday through Sunday, in historic downtown New Bern. Hundreds of mums and a variety of fall blooming plants will be on display throughout the 21 acres of gardens of Tryon Palace during […]