# Things to do with kids at President James K. Polk State Historic Site

> 4 upcoming family events and 0 ongoing programs and visits at President James K. Polk State Historic Site, 12031 Lancaster Highway, Pineville, NC 28134, in the Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia area. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sun, Oct 25.

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## Events ahead

- [Death & Dying Seasonal Tour at the Polk Historic Site](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/death-and-dying-seasonal-tour-at-the-polk-historic-site--listing-c16f2e3d9ae0c60e0bef5f15) — Sat, Oct 31 (+1 more date) · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · President James K. Polk State Historic Site, Pineville · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 16. A docent-led autumn tour at the James K. Polk State Historic Site about how a rural community of the early 1800s responded to death. Visitors walk through the steps of a wake…
- [Plant Dyes Demonstration at the President James K. Polk Historic Site](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/plant-dyes-demonstration-at-the-president-james-k-polk-historic-site--listing-958aabf76070e711e98bcbae) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · President James K. Polk State Historic Site, Pineville · All ages · checked Oct 24. A drop-in, hands-on demonstration at the President James K. Polk State Historic Site in Pineville. Site interpreter Amelia demonstrates how colors were made from plants, and…
- [The Catawba Nation in the Revolution — Polk Historic Site Talk](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/the-catawba-nation-in-the-revolution-polk-historic-site-talk--listing-0a3651afbd339e0f49039bfc) — Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · President James K. Polk State Historic Site, Pineville · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Kassidy Plyler, a Cultural Public Programs Specialist and a member of the Catawba Nation, shares the role the Catawba Nation played in the American Revolution in an hour-long…
- [Historical Hearth Cooks Demonstration: High on the Hog](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/historical-hearth-cooks-demonstration-high-on-the-hog--listing-a58a3b7d3eb321c53597caec) — Sun, Nov 22 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · President James K. Polk State Historic Site, Pineville · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Hearth cooks at the President James K. Polk State Historic Site spend the day turning cuts of hog meat into dishes that late-18th-century backcountry families would have served…

## Recently ended

- [Polkfest at the President James K. Polk Historic Site](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/polkfest-at-the-president-james-k-polk-historic-site--listing-d053d47d344b8f885d1f6657) — ended Sat, Oct 17

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