All Day Events

Halifax Historic District

10:00 am-5:00 pm

The historic buildings in the Halifax Historic District will be open for self-touring.

Living-History, including hearth cooking & blacksmithing at Bradford-Denton House. John Bradford, delegate to the 4th Provincial Congress, will be there.

Open house at the Royal White-Hart Masonic Lodge.

Tours, & Displays on Genealogy/Cemetery History, & Historic Preservation: Edward Cheek House Museum

Self-guided tours of the Underground Railroad Trail.

Churches will have open houses

Restaurants and Shops in business district open throughout the day. Two Doors Down - 10:00 am-3:00 pm, Bass House & Halifax Studios - 10:00 am-5:00 pm, The Trophy Room

Food Vendors:

The Historic Halifax State Historic Site will have food vendors available on St. David St.

Halifax Historic District

9:00 am

Native American Patriot’s Presentation: Commissioners Meeting Room, Historic Courthouse

10:00 am

Haliwa-Saponi Tribe Ceremony: Magazine Spring

11:00 am

A presentation of the life of Reverand Edward Drumgoole by Tom King: 1st Baptist Church of Halifax

12:00 pm

The unveiling of the Quill Pen Monument honoring the 250th Anniversary of the Halifax Resolves

12:00-5:00 pm

Historic Buildings open for tours; living history activities begin on Market Square

All Day Events

Halifax Historic District

10:00 am-5:00 pm

Historic site building tours, the Revolutionary Soldier Encampment, Market Square, historic vignettes, and special speakers.

Living-History, including hearth cooking & blacksmithing at Bradford-Denton House. John Bradford, delegate to the 4th Provincial Congress, will be there.

Open house at the Royal White-Hart Masonic Lodge.

Tours, & Displays on Genealogy/Cemetery History, & Historic Preservation: Edward Cheek House Museum.

Self-guided tours of the Underground Railroad Trail.

Churches will have open houses

Restaurants and Shops in business district open throughout the day. The Hen & The Hog Market - Crafters, Authors, and more 11:00 am-4:00 pm, Two Doors Down - 10:00 am-3:00 pm, Bass House & Halifax Studios - Noon-5:00 pm, The Trophy Room

Food Vendors:

The Historic Halifax State Historic Site will have food vendors available on St. David St.  The town of Halifax will have food vendors available on King St. 

Halifax Historic District

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Historic buildings open for tours, living history activities ongoing on Market Square, including musket and artillery demonstrations at the militia encampment.

11:00 am & 1:00 pm 

“Halifax Resolves” historic vignette at the Bradford-Denton House

2:00 pm

Halifax Resolves Day program, sponsored by the Historical Halifax Restoration Association

5:30 pm

Special history-themed community church service at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, all welcome to attend

Town of Halifax – King Street

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Free Concert: The Chatham Rabbits in front of Historic Courthouse (King St.) concludes with a patriotic laser light show.