# Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site > Place to go for families in the Raleigh–Cary area (NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Tuesday–Saturday 9 am–5 pm. Closed Sunday, Monday and designated state holidays (the… - Where: Bentonville Battlefield, 5466 Harper House Rd, Four Oaks, NC 27524 - Ages: All ages - Price: Admission is free, guided tour fees apply - Schedule: Tuesday–Saturday 9 am–5 pm. Closed Sunday, Monday and designated state holidays (the 2026 Sunday-hours pilot has ended). - Organizer: North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites and Properties - Official page: https://historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/bentonville-battlefield - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/bentonville-battlefield-state-historic-site--listing-6afa6df122ce2c055a908f85 ## About The site of the Battle of Bentonville, fought March 19–21, 1865 — the largest battle ever fought in North Carolina and the last full-scale Civil War action in which a Confederate army mounted a tactical offensive, an attempt to stop Gen. William T. Sherman's march through the Carolinas. Families can visit the historic site in rural Johnston County to learn the story on the battlefield itself; guided tours are offered for a fee. ## Similar picks in Raleigh - [North Carolina State Capitol](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/north-carolina-state-capitol--listing-ac4a019840b68841b60dd29a) — Monday–Friday 9 am–5 pm; Saturday 10 am–5 pm. Closed Sunday and designated state… · North Carolina State Capitol · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The seat of North Carolina's government since June 1840; the building once held the governor's office, the Supreme Court and the General Assembly chambers. Families can tour on… - [Día de los Muertos Festival with Revista Latina](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-festival-with-revista-latina--listing-863729d442deee20b6328083) — Sun, Oct 25 · 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM · City Plaza · Free · checked Oct 24. Revista Latina NC's free Day of the Dead festival takes over Fayetteville Street and City Plaza in downtown Raleigh. Billed as being for the whole family, it has 31 performances… - [Christmas at Historic Oak View: 1850–1950](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/christmas-at-historic-oak-view-1850-1950--listing-27cd323da9eae0955d4ea8c6) — Wed, Dec 2 (+11 more dates) · Historic Oak View County Park · Free · checked Oct 24. Guided holiday tours at Historic Oak View County Park, a former plantation and farm in east Raleigh, through six holiday displays with decorations from the antebellum era to… - [Historic Oak View County Park](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/historic-oak-view-county-park--listing-2df0fe2bb4902d8b60de1986) — Grounds Monday–Sunday 8 am–sunset. Park buildings Monday–Saturday 8:30 am–5 pm, Sunday… · Historic Oak View County Park · All ages · checked Oct 24. A 27-acre historic farm park in east Raleigh that tells the story of the people who lived and worked on the land, including enslaved people, sharecroppers and tenant farmers… - [Mordecai Historic Park](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/mordecai-historic-park--listing-6324136cacd454887d51a283) — Guided tours leave the Visitor Center on the hour from 10 am; last tour 3 pm. Visitor… · Mordecai Historic Park — Visitor Center · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. A 3.2-acre historic park near downtown Raleigh around the Mordecai House (c. 1785), the oldest house in Raleigh on its original site and once the center of Wake County's largest… - [Movies @ the Library: Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie — Zebulon](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/movies-the-library-pooh-s-heffalump-halloween-movie-zebulon--listing-7fd356456466f3bb3d3ff34d) — Tue, Oct 27 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Zebulon Community Library · Free · checked Oct 24. A free Halloween-week movie afternoon at Zebulon Community Library in eastern Wake County, showing the gentle animated Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie. With Winnie the Pooh and… ## More for families - [This weekend in Raleigh](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Raleigh](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/raleigh.md)