North Carolina Events
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- 1111.September.Friday
Morganton Festival
The 44th Annual Historic Morganton Festival is scheduled for Friday, September 11, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 11:00 PM and Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM in downtown Morganton, North Carolina. Admission is free, featuring multiple entertainment stages, carnival rides, food vendors, and over a mile of arts and crafts.
The Colonel Alexander Erwin Chapter will be set up inside the Old Courthouse, on the 2nd floor, with displays on Rev War Weapons, Youth Program, a display on “The Battle of Cane Creek“, and an information table about SAR.
- 1212.September.Saturday
Morganton Festival
The 44th Annual Historic Morganton Festival is scheduled for Friday, September 11, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 11:00 PM and Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM in downtown Morganton, North Carolina. Admission is free, featuring multiple entertainment stages, carnival rides, food vendors, and over a mile of arts and crafts.
The Colonel Alexander Erwin Chapter will be set up inside the Old Courthouse, on the 2nd floor, with displays on Rev War Weapons, Youth Program, a display on “The Battle of Cane Creek“, and an information table about SAR.
- 1717.September.Thursday
CAESAR Annual Members Meeting
Morganton Community House120 N King St, Morganton, NC 28655, USAAnnual Members Meeting
Election of Officers
Discussion of the Chapter’s Future
Speaker: Tony Zeiss, Sr Vice President, NCSSAR.
- 2626.September.Saturday
2026 Summer Board of Managers Meeting
NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETY, SAR
SUMMER BOARD OF MANAGERS MEETING
WILL BE HELD SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH BEGINNING AT 11AM
The North Carolina Society, SAR cordially invites you to attend our 2026 Summer Board of Manager’s Meeting and NCSSAR National Candidates Forum to be held Saturday, September 26th at the Best Western Hotel. 770 Huffman Mill Road, Burlington, NC 27215 with the meeting beginning at 11:00AM. A room has been reserved for the Ladies Auxiliary, who will be meeting concurrently with us so please feel free to invite your significant others. The cost for the meal and the facility is $32 per person. Lunch menu will be a sandwich buffet line with all the trimmings, tea and coffee with cookies, food service by Grill 584 restaurant . We need all attendees (Board of Managers and Ladies Auxiliary) to please RSVP below no later than Friday, September 18th. Dress code for the meeting will be blazer and tie or Colonial/Military/Revolutionary War Uniform. All State Officers, Chapter Presidents, and Committee Chairmen please send your reports to Tony Zeiss no later than Tuesday, September 10th. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, September 26th!
IF YOU ARE PAYING BY CHECK, PLEASE MAIL YOUR CHECK (PAYABLE TO NCSSAR) TO:
Samuel C Powell, Treasurer, PO Box 2104, Burlington, NC 27216-2104
IF YOU ARE PAYING BY PAYING ONLINE (Debit Card, Credit Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay) USE THE FOLLOWING SQUARE LINK: Square, https://square.link/u/k0lEE3wR (Note: Ignore the heading for the link)
Questions? Call Sam Powell at 336-684-2943
RSVP Form (Please email to Sam Powell)
- 2727.September.Sunday
Rev War Day
Rev War Day
Capt. Charles McDowell House
119 St. Mary’s Church Rd, Morganton, NC 28655
Hosted by Historic Burke Foundation
Annual NCSSAR Events
See the map below for the locations of annual commemorations that occur throughout the state on or around their anniversary date.
| 1 February 1781 | Battle of Cowan’s Ford | Huntersville, NC |
| 27 February 1776 | Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge | Currie, NC |
| 15 March 1781 | Battle of Guilford Courthouse | Greensboro, NC |
| 12 April 1776 | Adoption of the Halifax Resolves | Halifax, NC |
| 16 May | Battles of Alamance County | Burlington, NC |
| 20 May 1775 | Signing of the Mecklenberg Declaration of Independence | Charlotte, NC |
| 20 June 1775 | Adoption of the Liberty Point Resolves | Fayetteville, NC |
| 20 June 1780 | Battle of Ramsour’s Mill | Lincolnton, NC |
| 21 July 1780 | Battle of Colson’s Mill | Norwood, NC |
| 29 July 1781 | Attack at the House in the Horseshoe | Deep River, NC |
| 2 August 1781 | Battle of Rockfish Creek | Wallace, NC |
| 14 August 1775 | Issuance of the Tryon Resolves | Bessemer City, NC |
| 25-27 August 1774 | Issuance of the New Bern Resolves | New Bern, NC |
| 1 October 1780 | Crossing of the Catawba at Greenlee Ford | Morganton, NC |
| 7 October 1780 | Battle of Kings Mountain | Blacksburg, SC |
| 14 October 1780 | Battle of Shallow’s Ford | Huntsville, NC |