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Voices of a City Award Nominations Now Open

Friday, August 29 @ 8:00 am - Sunday, October 5 @ 5:00 pm

Nominations are being accepted now through October 5 for the Greensboro History Museum’s prestigious Voices of a City Award for 2025. The award recognizes significant and original contributions to local history. Nominations for both individuals and organizations will be accepted, and self-nominations are welcome. Projects can be as varied as our city, including oral history, […]

Greensboro Pride Festival

Saturday, September 20 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Make GHM part of your Greensboro Pride Festival plans. Drop by the museum to explore GHM's new Community Voices Display, “Expressions of Greensboro Pride”  by IMPAQT GSO, and find GHM Education at the Festival's Kids Zone for some fun activities. Find full lineup of festival activities and map at https://www.impaqtgso.org/pride “Expressions of Greensboro Pride” brings together […]

2025 Belle Meade Society Fall Dinner

Monday, September 29 @ 5:30 am - 7:30 pm | $45

The Greensboro History Museum’s Belle Meade Society will have its annual Fall Dinner at the museum on Monday, September 29th. The evening starts at 5:30 pm and includes dinner, wine and a presentation by former museum assistant director and Guilford County Historian, Gayle Hicks Fripp. $45 per person. Please RSVP by Friday, September 19. Purchase […]

National Youth Summit

Saturday, October 4 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

The Greensboro History Museum will be a regional hub for National Museum of American History's 2025 National Youth Summit. Check back for more information and schedule of events!

Speakeasy Night at the Museum

Friday, October 17 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | $35

Dress up to party like it's the Roaring Twenties Speakeasy Night at the Greensboro History Museum throws it back to when the museum first opened in 1925.  Dance to the sounds of Durham’s Mint Julep Jazz Band. Enjoy signature cocktails and tasty bites from GIA. Play a Prohibition sleuth in our Gate City Mystery game. […]

Archaeology Day

Saturday, October 18 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Free

Drop by the museum to dig into Archaeology Day with fun activities and demonstrations for the whole family. This program is in partnership with the UNC Greensboro's Departments of Archaeology and Guilford Court House National Military Park.                  

Ghoulash! Unliving History and More

Saturday, October 25

The Greensboro Youth Council's Ghoulash! Halloween festival is back in LeBauer Park this October. Free activities at the museum include: Ghost tales with storyteller Cynthia Moore Brown Little Lions Saturday craft activity Lifted Voices: Unliving History Tours in the Historic First Presbyterian Cemetery Check back to learn more!  

2025 GHM Inc. Annual Dinner

Monday, November 10 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Join us for an elegant dinner at the O.Henry Hotel and a fascinating talk from guest speaker Richard Kurin, curator and author of The Smithsonian's History of America in 101 Objects. Plus we will present the 2025 Voices of a City Awards. Tickets go on sale soon! Please check back for more information.   About […]

Holiday Parade Fun

Saturday, December 6 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join us during and after the Downtown Greensboro Holiday Parade to celebrate the winter season and the launch of the Mousetastical Adventure mouse hunt all around the museum. Plus fun crafts, hot cocoa, and a special visit from Santa!