Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site will host the N.C. Rice Festival March 8. The festival celebrates how rice and Gullah-Geechee culture shaped the North Carolina Lowcountry.
The festival will feature over 70 vendors and three stage areas offering lectures, storytelling, children’s crafts, and live music. A full event schedule is available at www.northcarolinaricefestival.org. Festivities will kick off at 9:30 a.m. with the Gullah-Geechee community riverwalk processional. The event ends at 5:30 p.m.
Admission to the festival is free. Parking is available at the state historic site at 8884 St. Philip’s Rd SE in Winnabow. Shuttles will be available to transport visitors from parking locations to the visitor center. No pets are allowed except for service animals.
About Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site
Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site is a major pre-Revolutionary port on North Carolina’s Cape Fear River, Brunswick was abandoned and burned during the American Revolution and never fully recovered. During the Civil War, Fort Anderson was constructed atop the old village site, and served as part of the Cape Fear River defenses below Wilmington before the fall of the Confederacy. Colonial foundations dot the present-day tour trail, which crosses the earthworks of the Confederate fort. The site is located at 8884 St. Philip’s Rd SE, Winnabow, NC 28479. For more information, visit https://historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/brunswick-town-and-fort-anderson/plan-your-visit or call (910) 371-6613.
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