Week of Events
Sunday, May 10, 2026
No events on this day.
Monday, May 11, 2026
-
May 11, 2026 -Exhibition & Sales Gallery
Exhibition & Sales Gallery
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 […]
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
-
May 12, 2026 -Exhibition & Sales Gallery
Exhibition & Sales Gallery
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 […]
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
-
May 13, 2026 -Exhibition & Sales Gallery
Exhibition & Sales Gallery
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 […]
Thursday, May 14, 2026
-
May 14, 2026 -Exhibition & Sales Gallery
Exhibition & Sales Gallery
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 […]
Friday, May 15, 2026
-
May 15, 2026 -Exhibition & Sales Gallery
Exhibition & Sales Gallery
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 […]
Saturday, May 16, 2026
-
May 16, 2026 -Exhibition & Sales Gallery
-
May 16, 2026 -VIP Passport Competition Preview – PASSPORT Ticketed Event
-
May 16, 2026 -NC Plein Air Art Festival Awards Celebration – free & open to the public
Exhibition & Sales Gallery
GALLERY CLOSED FOR JUDGING- 3:00 PM-6:00 PM (Ticketed Reception 5 PM-6:00 PM - -REOPENS TO PUBLIC 6:00 PM Festival headquarters, and the NC Plein Air Art Festival Exhibition and Sales Gallery will be based at Historic New Bern’s Farmers Market, […]
VIP Passport Competition Preview – PASSPORT Ticketed Event
🎨 VIP Passport Competition Preview An Exclusive First Look at 40+ Newly Revealed Works Saturday, May 16 • 5:00–6:00 PM The anticipation builds all week — and on Saturday afternoon, everything changes. Just hours before the preview begins, the artists […]
NC Plein Air Art Festival Awards Celebration – free & open to the public
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 […]