Lanterns on the Lawn: A Family Campout at Tryon Palace

Bring the family and your camping gear for a night under the stars at Lanterns on the Lawn: A Family Campout on the Tryon Palace South Lawn to benefit the Tryon Palace Foundation.

Campers can reserve 15-foot square plots on the South Lawn for a campsite and set up for the evening. Setup begins 2:00–6:30 p.m. Saturday. The Tryon Palace Gardens and Garden Shop will remain open until dusk to allow campers to walk through the gardens, and purchase items from store.

Saturday evening activities will continue with crafts, lawn games, a dinner buffet of hamburgers and hot dogs, making s’mores, a campfire sing-a-long, and a 15-minute moonlit walk through the Wilderness Garden.

Wake up on Sunday to a breakfast of coffee, juice, doughnuts, and fruit, followed by a sunrise garden walk and family yoga session.

All camping equipment and other personal belongings must be removed by 10 a.m. Sunday.

Registration requires completion of the registration form below. Incomplete forms will not be processed. No one will be admitted unless properly registered.

Admission: For groups of up to four guests, $50 (Tryon Palace Foundation Members)/$60 (Nonmembers). For groups exceeding five guests, $90 (Tryon Palace Foundation Members)/$100 (Nonmembers). Camp sites not to exceed eight guests. Children 5 and under are free and also not part of the camp site head counts. Reserve here, https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/3667315/lanterns-on-the-lawn-a-family-campout-at-tryon-palace-new-bern-tryon-palace.