Public Programs

On Saturday and Sunday come play with GHM at the North Carolina Folk Festival Family Area in the Mary Lynn Richardson Historic Park! You will find all kinds of hands-on activities from the museum and other local cultural partners both days 11 am-5 pm.  Click here to learn more about NC Folk Fest! 

Sat. 9/14 1 pm-3 pm 7th-12th graders! Learn about leadership & voting while earning service hours. Part of the Smithsonian National Youth Summit. Interested teens and their families can drop by the Youth Summit Open House at the museum to pick up Youth Summit passports and get stamps with onsite activities, including Social Media & […]

Thur. 9/19 5:30 pm- 8 pm Thursday, Sept. 19. Head down the rabbit hole into the wild history of political campaigning across the decades with games, drinks and fun activities. Jon Grinspan, curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, is the special guest at Campaign Madness. This GHM After Hours event also features […]

Sat. 9/28 10:30 am- 3:30 pm Saturday, September 28, 10:30 am-3 pm. Join us at the Greensboro History Museum for for a day of connection and engagement. Attendees get service hours, plus free snacks and lunch at Parkside Pull-Up. Our day starts with a keynote talk by Lily Oatis whose “Not Just Headlines Podcast” focuses […]

Discover Greensboro’s History through fun activities for Preschool and elementary age children and families in the LeBauer Park Children’s Garden! Little Lions Saturday in LeBauer Park is a partner program with Greensboro Downtown Parks.

Sat. 9/28 1 pm- 2 pm Discover Greensboro’s History through fun activities for Preschool and elementary age children and families in the museum lobby! Explore 1920s Greensboro with a fun fascinator headband and bowtie craft. Little Lions Saturday in LeBauer Park is a partner program with Greensboro Downtown Parks.

Drop by the museum to dig into Archaeology Day with the Greensboro History Museum, UNC Greensboro Department of Archaeology and Guilford Courthouse National Military Park.  There will be fun activities and demonstrations for the whole family.

Mon. 10/21 6 pm- 7:30 pm Greensboro History Museum and Greensboro Public Library presents author Aran Shetterly and Executive Director of Human Rights at City of Greensboro, Dr. Love Jones, for a conversation about his new book,  MORNINGSIDE: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre and the Struggle for an American City's Soul. The book compiles years of […]

Fri. 10/25 7 pm-10 pm Speakeasy Night at the Museum kicks off GHM's 100th anniversary as a vital community organization. Be part of a swell evening of jazz, cocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvres and razzmatazz. Explore the museum as we evoke the spirit of the Roaring Twenties with dancing, scavenger hunt and prizes. Tickets $50/person ($45/GHM […]

Sat. 11/09 Drop by the Greensboro History Museum this weekend to explore the galleries and discover veterans' stories with a history hunt. There will also be a free poppy flower craft activity in the lobby. On Saturday,  there will be guided tours of the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery between 11 am and 1 pm.