If golf is your game, sign on for the annual Two-Man Classic Invitational Tournament in early April. Sponsored by the New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce, tournament play by as many as 155 teams is held simultaneously at The Emerald Golf Club and on the Harbour Pointe course at Fairfield Harbour Golf Club. In 2001, this annual tradition celebrates 34 years of providing New Bernians with delicious fish plates. Proceeds from the event benefit the Shrine Hospitals for Children. N.C. Highway 55 in Bridgeton.
Local businesses can arrange to have plates delivered.
May Drama Tours Tryon Palace, Pollock and George Sts. The tours continue through mid-August. During Memorial Day Weekend, the gardens of Tryon Palace are open free of charge, and a regimental encampment occurs on the palace grounds. Celebrating this delicious fruit, the Strawberry Festival features food, rides, music, games and much more, all in a family atmosphere. The festival is sponsored by the Vanceboro Rescue Squad.