On July 4, 2026, America will celebrate our 250th birthday.
The Fuquay-Varina Museums invite you to begin the participation for our 250th Birthday with these events around our state for April 2025. Our local story of the Fuquay Brothers serving in the Revolution may or may not be factual. See the article entitled “What we know about the names of our town: Fuquay & Varina” on Historically Speaking, Dec 2, 2022. However, we do want to begin the celebration for our 250th American Birthday and to let our members know of planned events.
Following is list of April 2025 early celebration events from our state historical news.
Mothers of Mountain Music: Blueridge and Beyond
April 5, 2025, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
House in the Horseshoe State Historic Site
288 Alston House Road, Sanford, NC 27330
The Battle of Shallow Ford: An Exhibition of Words and Watercolors
April 5 – April 19, 2025, (see website for more information)
Alpha Chapel
5393 Ham Horton Lane, Bethania, NC 27010
Halifax Resolves Days: Prelude to Revolution
April 11-12, 2025, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Historic Halifax
101 N. King St., Halifax, NC 27839
America’s 250th: The Women of Brunswick
April 12th, 2025, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Historic Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site
8884 St Phillips Rd SE., Winnabow, NC 28479
History for Lunch: Bringing a Plank House Back to Life
April 16, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 pm.
The Museum of the Albemarle
501 S. Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Revolutionary Randolph: Col. David Fanning and the War at Home
April 17, 2025, 6:30 – 8:00 pm.
Asheboro Public Library
201 Worth Street, Asheboro, NC 27203
The New Bern Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution Invite You to Participate in the 250th Anniversary Commemoration of the Battles of Lexington and Concord
April 19, 2025, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2514
3850 Butler Road, New Bern, NC 28560
McDowell County: America 250 Kick-Off Celebration
April 26, 2025, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Historic Carson House
1805 Hwy. 70, Marion, NC 28752