Latest Past Events

Exhibition & Sales Gallery – Last Peek – Gallery Closes 2PM at event closing.

New Bern Farmer's Market 421 S Front Street, New Bern

Festival Headquarters and Main Exhibition GalleryHistoric New Bern Farmers Market 421 S Front Street, New Bern, NC(Less than two blocks from Tryon Palace) The NC Plein Air Art Festival Exhibition and Sales Gallery is centrally located at Historic New Bern’s […]

Russell Jewell – INSTRUCTIONAL WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP

New Bern Farmer's Market 421 S Front Street, New Bern

Seeing Light Before You Paint May 17, 18, 19, 2026 This watercolor workshop is designed to give participants more than technical instruction—it provides multiple ways of thinking, seeing, and problem-solving that can be directly applied to capturing light in watercolor […]

$100.00 – $400.00

NC Plein Air Art Festival Awards Celebration – free & open to the public

New Bern Farmer's Market 421 S Front Street, New Bern

Saturday, May 16 • 6:00–8:00 PMOpen to the Public At 6:00 PM, the doors open wide — and the decisive moment arrives. Just hours earlier, artists stood in the gallery making final adjustments — refining placements, reconsidering sightlines, and preparing […]