# Fall Festival at Bentonville Battlefield > Event for families in the Raleigh–Cary area (NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM - Where: Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site, 5466 Harper House Rd, Four Oaks, NC 27524 - Ages: All ages - Price: Adults $5, children 8 and under free - Organizer: Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site (NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources) - Official page: https://historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/bentonville-battlefield - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 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 Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), 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/fall-festival-at-bentonville-battlefield--listing-86904693daa6bcce938f5a1c ## About Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site near Four Oaks, in southern Johnston County, holds a family Fall Festival on the grounds of the largest Civil War battle fought in North Carolina. The day is built around the past: costumed volunteers demonstrate historic trades and everyday skills, children can play old-time games and make crafts, and there are wagon rides across the site. Local community groups set up tables, live music plays through the day, so it is worth bringing a blanket or folding chairs, and food trucks are on site for lunch. The festival runs from 10 am to 4 pm. Admission is $5 for adults, and children 8 and under get in free, which makes it an affordable autumn day trip about 45 minutes from Raleigh along I-40 or I-95. ## Similar picks in Raleigh - [In Heavenly Peace: A Civil War Christmas at Bentonville Battlefield](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/in-heavenly-peace-a-civil-war-christmas-at-bentonville-battlefield--listing-d3d2d2794380bb7981330cd7) — Sat, Dec 5 · 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM · Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site, Four Oaks · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 27. On the first Saturday evening of December, Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site in Four Oaks lights the Harper House by candlelight and opens it for a nineteenth-century… - [Harvest Festival at the Tobacco Farm Life Museum](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/harvest-festival-at-the-tobacco-farm-life-museum--listing-fd4d704fbdb11816ef33f414) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Tobacco Farm Life Museum, Kenly · All ages · Free · checked Oct 27. 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