Historic Bethabara Park

10/21/2026

✨SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT ✨

A special thank you to Walmart Supercenter at Parkway Village Court in Winston-Salem for supporting this year's Boo! at Bethabara!

We appreciate their generosity and support in helping make this a fun afternoon for our community.

10/20/2026

Enjoy a hauntingly historic Halloween at Boo! at Bethabara!

Take a Fear on the Frontier walk, listen to regional ghost stories, watch a magic show, visit feathered creatures, and more at this FREE event.

🎃 Saturday, October 24
👻 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
🍬 Historic Bethabara Park

And don't forget to bring your pup in costume to compete in the Best in Boo! dog costume contest!

10/20/2026

Don't miss the Crankie Puppet Show at our Boo! at Bethabara event this Saturday, Oct. 24, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.!

Crankie storytelling is an old-fashioned form of folk art that uses illustrated scrolls to bring stories to life.

Everyone is invited to help create this year's Boo! at Bethabara Crankie!

Here's the activity and performance schedule:

1:30–3:15 p.m. – Help color and decorate the Crankie scroll.
2:00 p.m. – Live performance of The Cruel Sea (The Banshee of Dunluce Castle).
3:30 & 4:00 p.m. – Watch the new Little Red Man Crankie come to life!

Here's a sneak peek!
https://youtu.be/M54iM3vT2lg

See you at the park!

Music video for “The Cruel Sea (The Banshee Of Dunluce Castle)” by ...

10/19/2026

We have some exciting preservation news to share: our 1788 Gemeinhaus has received a $490,766 grant from the National Park Service's Semiquincentennial Grant Program. The money will pay for the second phase of restoration work on the building.

The Gemeinhaus is the only project in North Carolina to receive funding this cycle. The National Parks Service awarded $11.9 million to 26 projects in 15 states. The program pays for the physical preservation of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places that are associated with the founding of the nation, in commemoration of the country's 250th anniversary.

The second phase of restoration will include a new roof, repairing and repointing leaking chimneys, repairs to windows, shutters, and doors, and extensive masonry repairs to the basement of the building.

This is the second Semiquincentennial grant awarded to Historic Bethabara Park. The first was awarded to the 1782 Potter's House, where construction work is underway. We will try to post some updates on that project soon!

The Geminhaus Rehabilitation at Historic Bethabara Park is supported by a Semiquincentennial grant from the Historic Preservation Fund administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

10/16/2026

🐾 Got a pup with a great costume? Bring them to Boo! at Bethabara and join the fun!

Stop by the Best in Boo! tent to enter your dog in our costume contest. We'll snap a photo of you and your pup! The winner will be selected and announced right here on Facebook on Tuesday, October 27.

📅 Saturday, October 24 | 1:30–4:30 p.m.
📍 Historic Bethabara Park | 2147 Bethabara Rd.
🎃 FREE admission!

Simply put, if it wasn’t for faithful supporters like you, we wouldn’t exist. So thank you for supplying the funds that we need to continue preservation. Donate Now >

10/10/2026

We are on the road today! Come see us for some fun rainy day history.

10/09/2026

We are incredibly excited for the collections work that will be done with this Grant!

It will allow our archeological collection to become much more accessible to researchers and the public, unveiling new information about the Moravian settlers of Bethabara and their impact on Historic and Modern North Carolina.

The historic settlement of Bethabara dates to the 1750s and was the first Moravian settlement in North Carolina. Researchers and archaeologists from Wake Forest University and Historic Bethabara Park were recently awarded an NEH grant to help support the preservation and cataloging efforts of artifacts found at the site. Read more: https://shorturl.at/flTQ0

10/09/2026

🐾🎃 Calling all costumed canines!

New this year at Boo! at Bethabara — Bethabara's Best in Boo! Dog Costume Contest!

Dress up your pup and join us Saturday, October 24, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., for a hauntingly fun afternoon at Historic Bethabara Park. Stop by the Best in Boo! tent to enter your four-legged friend in the contest and smile for the camera! 📸

We’ll announce Bethabara’s Best in Boo! on Facebook the following Monday. And there’s plenty of fun for the humans, too! Enjoy Fear on the Frontier walks, regional ghost stories, magic, feathered friends, face painting, family-friendly activities, and more.

🎃 Boo! at Bethabara
Saturday, October 24 | 1:30–4:30 p.m.
📍 2147 Bethabara Rd.
FREE admission
Bring the family. Bring your pup. Bring your best costume. 👻🐶

10/07/2026

Today is the 246th anniversary of the Battle of King's Mountain, a major turning point of the American Revolutionary War in the South. After the battle, a group of about 700 guards and prisoners of war marched through North Carolina to Bethabara, where they would stay from October 23rd to November 10th, 1780.

To learn more about this tumultuous time in Bethabara's history, tune in to our Moravian Mornings episode with Ranger William of the Overmountain Victory Trail:

Join us to learn about the 18th century Moravians of Wachovia and t...

10/06/2026

UPDATE: all spots are now full!

A favorite holiday tradition is back! Join Ken Manuel at Bethabara and learn how to make a Moravian star. Sign up fast, these spots don't last long!
To sign up visit: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/ken-manuel-moravian-star-workshop