• Train Tales at the Saluda Depot Museum

    Saluda Depot Museum 32 W. Main St., Saluda, NC

    Free - donations are welcome. Friday, May 15, 7pm, Monthly Train Tales at the Saluda Depot Museum, Saluda. Meet and Greet with the new Saluda Grade Trail Manager, Summer Flynn […]

    Free
  • “First in Freedom” Presentation at Polk County History Museum

    House of Flags Museum 33 Gibson St., Columbus, NC, United States

    Free. Tuesday, May 19, 2pm. "First in Freedom" presentation at Polk County History Museum, Columbus. Robert Williamson of the House of Flags Museum will explore North Carolina's history, which defined our position as "First in Freedom" while also demonstrating our State Motto, "Esse quam Videri" (To be, rather than to seem). North Carolina’s “First in […]

    Free
  • Juneteenth 2026: Freedom Matters at the Roseland Community Center

    Roseland Community Center 56 Peake St, Tryon, NC, United States

    This free event features a select number of vendors, kid's activities, bounce houses, cakewalk, horseshoes, cornhole, historical exhibits, Juneteenth Trivia, photo booth, and more. Come and celebrate Community and Freedom with the Historic Eastside. The celebration takes place on Saturday, June 20, 12-4pm at the Roseland Community Center, Tryon, NC.♦ Please park along Peake and […]

    Free
  • Trivia Night “America 250” at Saluda Mexican Grill

    Saluda Mexican Grill 40 E. Main St., Saluda, NC

    Free. Monday, June 1, 6pm. Trivia Night:America 250 at Saluda Mexican Grill, Saluda, NC. Enjoy trivia night with this patriotic trivia. The theme is American history. Teams can have up […]

    Free
  • Children’s Toys from the 1700’s at Polk Co. History Museum

    Polk County Historical Association Museum 33 Gibson St., Columbus, NC

    Free. Tuesday, June 16, 2pm. June Speaker Series at Polk County History Museum, 33 Gibson St., Columbus. A presentation will be given on the toys and activities that children played […]

    Free
  • “New Adventures, New Moments” Nature Walk

    Free. Saturday, July 11, 9-11am. "New Adventures, New Moments" English/Spanish Walk at Bradley Nature Preserve. Join a guide from Conserving Carolina for this historical hike on a battle ground of the American Revolution. On this hike you will be walking in the footsteps of a Patriot militia. On October 4, 1780, a Patriot militia of […]

    Free
  • Walnut Creek Preserve Speaker Series: Indigenous Carolinian’s: A History from Original Peoples to Present-Day Tribes

    Walnut Creek Preserve 179 Wood Thrush Ln, Mill Spring, NC, United States

    Free. August 15, 10:30am. Walnut Creek Preserve Speaker Series: Indigenous Carolinians: A History from Original Peoples to Present-Day Tribes. Speaker David Rahahe-tih Web offers a comprehensive, decolonized history of the Indigenous Peoples of the Carolinas, focusing on four ethnolinguistic groups. Using both academic and Indigenous research methods, it explores their languages, cultures and oral histories. […]

    Free
  • An Evening with Carl at Orchard Inn

    The Orchard Inn 100 Orchard Inn Ln, Saluda, NC, United States

    An Evening with CARL – In His Own Words Our celebrated actor, Steve Carlisle, will portray Carl Sandburg between each of the fabulous 4 courses of a dinner inspired around […]

    $100