Family events in Oxford, NC

Duke Regional Hospital marks five decades of caring for the community with Duke Regional Cares Community Day at Durham County Memorial Stadium. This free, family-friendly celebration features live entertainment, food trucks, health screenings, games, and activities for all ages. It offers a chance to recognize the hospital’s legacy of service while enjoying an afternoon of community fun. Registration is encouraged but not required. The celebration honors 50 years of service, partnership, and care.

A presentation at the Southern School of Energy and Sustainability brings Dr. Temple Grandin to educators, parents, therapists, and caregivers. She will highlight the value of structured schedules and share practical ways to support autistic individuals with classroom tasks. The program addresses workable approaches for job seeking, volunteer roles, tutoring, and test taking. Participants can expect to explore the main styles of thinking and the strengths each offers, the benefits of collaborative problem solving, why checklists can be powerful tools, the importance of mentorship, how artificial intelligence may shape career paths for autistic people, and strategies for recognizing and managing fear. Dr. Grandin holds a PhD in Animal Science from the University of Illinois and is a professor at Colorado State University. She is internationally known for helping families and professionals through her global presentations and is the author of Autism: The Way I See It, Different, Not Less, Visual Thinking, and The Outdoor Scientist. Her work transformed animal movement systems and advanced the welfare of agricultural animals, and her portrait is included in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Continuing education credits are available.

Experience a personalized tour of Tony and Anita Avent’s private home garden, affectionately known as Anita’s Garden. Spanning four acres, it is the largest garden section at JLBG and is usually closed to the public to preserve the Avents’ privacy, making this a rare opportunity to see it firsthand. Tony crafted the design to reflect Anita’s taste for sweeping drifts of plants and a cleaner, less wild look. The garden earned national recognition with the 2024 Perennial Plant Association Award of Merit. Situated next to Plant Delights Nursery and Juniper Level Botanic Garden, it offers a behind the scenes view of the broader horticultural setting. JLBG members receive a 50 percent discount.

Open to the public and designed for all ages, this annual National Night Out gathering at Treyburn Country Club in Durham brings neighbors together with local police and first responders to build better communication. Highlights include food, live music from String Break, squad car and other emergency vehicle displays, and activities for children.

This six week childbirth class uses a flipped classroom approach, blending self paced video lessons at home with in person small group discussions and hands on practice. Led by two experienced perinatal professionals, the series focuses on the most current, evidence based information so participants can make informed and confident choices. Registration covers the birthing person plus a support person. Attendees receive three months of access to Evidence Based Birth class videos and bonus newborn care content. A comprehensive workbook is included to support pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Participants also gain access to a full library of PDFs and videos that present research on essential topics such as eating and drinking during labor, vitamin K, due dates, and more.