For years North Carolina Maritime Museum's education staff has provided environmental education programs for kids and for adults. The programs focus on coastal habitats and are highlighted by trips to barrier island beaches, maritime forests, salt marshes and tidal flats. In the past, there have been trawling trips aboard a research...more about North Carolina Maritime Museum
October 2020-Cancelled Designed with the North Carolina fourth-grade student in mind, the Harvest Time annual program brings colonial history alive. On the Beaufort Historic Site, students experience life in Beaufort during the days when meals were prepared on the open hearth and lighting depended on the skill of the candle maker. There...more about Harvest Time at the Beaufort Historic Site
December 6 - 8, 2019 Trains, trains, and more trains can be found on the corner of Broad Street and Pollock Street in Beaufort's old Train Depot. The exhibit offers a glimpse into the past with antique working model trains and model trains of all sizes for kids of all ages. Hours...more about Annual John Costlow Christmas Train Show
December 2020 Parade has been cancelled Bring family and friends on Sunday to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus as the Beaufort businesses and community organizations lead them into Beaufort from Gordon Street to Turner Street. The parade begins at 3 PM. Watch from the sidelines or join in by signing up with...more about Beaufort Christmas Parade
The Maritime Museum offers a variety of summer programs for students of all ages, from those entering first grade in the fall through tenth graders. Summer offerings include programs on seashore life, pirates, boats and boat-model building, fishing and crabbing, sailing, coastal photography and saltwater science. Tuitions are charged for the...more about North Carolina Maritime Museum
