School group tours and demonstrations will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and a formal presentation in the visitor center will be held at 2 p.m. and will be presented by Randall Jones.

His presentation is entitled The Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge Preceding the Halifax Resolves, 1776. The presentation is funded by the North Carolina Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

A reception in Tap Room Tavern follows the program. Afternoon tours will be from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. A self-guided museum tour and an audio visual presentation in the visitor center also is available.

Halifax Day recognizes North Carolina Provincial Congress issuing the Halifax Resolves on April 12, 1776, voting to separate from the British Crown.

The approaching Halifax Day observance at Historic Halifax will commemorate the Halifax Resolves and North Carolina’s stand as the first colony to call for separation. North Carolina’s flag bears the date April 12, 1776, in recognition of the state’s revolutionary move to independence and its importance to the state’s history.

The 83 delegates of the Provincial Congress passed the Halifax Resolves unanimously.

A separate celebration will be held the Saturday before Halifax Day and is sponsored by Halifax Resolves Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution.