# In Heavenly Peace: A Civil War Christmas at Bentonville Battlefield > Event for families in the Raleigh–Cary area (NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Dec 5 · 5:00 PM – 8:30 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/in-heavenly-peace-a-civil-war-christmas-at-bentonville-battlefield--listing-d3d2d2794380bb7981330cd7 ## About 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 Christmas. Visitors tour the home of John and Amy Harper, decorated for the season as it might have been in the 1860s, and hear period music while they warm up with cider beside a fire. Outside, a festive wagon ride carries families around the grounds, re-enactors keep a soldiers' camp, and children can do holiday crafts and activities. It is a quieter, old-fashioned alternative to the big light shows, and a good way to bring a little history into a Johnston County Christmas outing. The evening runs from 5 to 8:30 pm on Saturday, Dec 5, 2026. Admission is $5 for adults and free for children 8 and under. Dress warmly, since the wagon ride and the soldiers' camp are outside on a December evening. ## Similar picks in Raleigh - [Christmas on Main in Downtown Benson](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/christmas-on-main-in-downtown-benson--listing-5f5747b64a089fe1238869c6) — Fri, Dec 4 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Downtown Benson · All ages · Free · checked Oct 30. Benson's free holiday kickoff on Main Street with vendors, shopping, a parade, visits with Santa and a Christmas show. - [Apex Rotary Christmas Parade](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/apex-rotary-christmas-parade--listing-44b035c068e8d0d4a13dd984) — Sat, Dec 5 · 5:00 PM · Downtown Apex, Salem Street · checked Oct 24. 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