Sharpe House Tours & Events
Upcoming Tours & Events
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Sharpe House Tea and Tour
Multiple Dates Available - 11:00am
Step inside The Historic Sharpe House for a charming afternoon where history and hospitality meet. Guests are invited to enjoy a traditional cream tea service followed by a guided tour of the home’s beautifully preserved first floor.
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Sharpe House Tea and Tales
Multiple Dates Available - 2:00pm
Enjoy an afternoon of tea and history at The Historic Sharpe House. Guests are invited to enjoy a traditional cream tea service and a tale of local history, exploring the people, traditions, and moments that shaped the Sharpe House and the surrounding community.
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Sharpe House Murder Mystery Dinner Party
Saturday 10/24/26 - 6:00pm
Join us at The Historic Sharpe House for an immersive Murder Mystery Dinner where elegance and suspense intertwine. While unraveling clues & questioning suspects, each guest will become part of this experience by observing, investigating, and perhaps even discovering that not everything is as it seems during this spooky dinner.
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Sharpe House 160th Anniversary Masquerade Ball
Saturday 10/31/26 - 6-8pm
Exclusively free for 2026 Friends of the Historic Sharpe House. We invite you to join or renew your membership today to secure your invitation to this special evening. Enjoy a tour of the newly refreshed first floor inside, and enjoy an elegant selection of hors d'oeuvres and beverages served in our garden.
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Sharpe House 160th Anniversary Celebration Tea
Saturday 11/7/26 - Seatings at 12:45pm and 2:30pm
Celebrate the 160th Anniversary of the Historic Sharpe House with our traditional and famous afternoon tea served Gilded Age-style in the garden by our charming Footmen with their authentic livery. Guests are also welcome to tour the newly refreshed and refined first floor of the Sharpe House.
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Sharpe House Annual Yuletide Tea
Saturday 11/21/26 - Seatings at 11:00am and 12:45pm
Join us as we start our Holiday Season at THE place to be! Delicacies from our kitchen will be served with our traditional and famous freshly brewed Black loose leaf tea served Gilded Age-style by our charming Footmen with their authentic livery, with apple juice served for the children. Guests are also welcome to tour the newly refreshed and refined first floor of the Sharpe House.
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Sharpe House Annual Holiday Open House
Friday 12/4/26 - 5:00pm-8:30pm
The Sharpe House invites you to our annual tradition of welcoming the community to our historic homesite for a holiday open house in partnership with DSDC! Join us for a tour of our historic homesite decorated in a winter wonderland of holiday lights and adornments, live seasonal music on the illuminated grounds of our outdoor Pasture Stage, a baked goods sale, and a Christmas gift market.
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Sharpe House Annual Robert Burns Night Event
Saturday 1/16/27 - 6:00pm
The evening features a full Burns Supper ceremony (Address to the Haggis, Selkirk Grace, toasts, and readings of Burns' poetry set to music), live Celtic music and bagpipes, a Scottish-themed dinner and bake sale, and a silent auction supporting the Sharpe House's preservation efforts.
The historic Sharpe House’s Annual Burns Night was highlighted by Our State Magazine, a publication of the State of North Carolina, for its authentic celebration of Scottish culture, music, and tradition. Read the full article here
Featured in Our State Magazine
Photo courtesy of the Silas Alexander Sharpe Foundation.
Whether it’s a seasonal tea, a house tour, or a private event, experiences at the Historic Sharpe House provide meaningful connections to the past and present.
To reserve the Sharpe House for a private event, wedding, business meeting, or club outing, please contact HEARTS for more information.
Preserving the Historic Sharpe House requires ongoing care and community support. Contributions help maintain the home, support educational programming, and ensure this important historic site remains accessible to future generations.