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African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh and Wake County Labor Day Weekend

POSTED BY
Jody Mace

The African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh and Wake County is an annual Labor Day Weekend celebration of African American culture as expressed through art, music, dance, food and community.

It is taking place September 3rd and 4th, 2022. We will update as soon as we have details, including the schedule and location.

Make sure to check the aacfestival.org website and the festival’s Facebook page for updates.

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More Festivals

Check out a big list of fall festivals in the Triangle, or take a quick look at a few upcoming festivals here:

Saturday, August 13, 2022

Spring Farmers' Market at Phillips Farms of Cary, with kids' activities, food trucks and live music

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Phillips Farms of Cary

Taste of Soul Festival (Seafood Edition)

3:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park

Smithfield River Rat Regatta on the Neuse -- homemade cardboard boat race

4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Smithfield Boat Ramp

Friday, August 19, 2022

Two Durhams Beer Festival at Durham Central Park

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Fourth Annual Mud Day

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Walnut Creek Wetland Center, Raleigh

Spring Farmers' Market at Phillips Farms of Cary, with kids' activities, food trucks and live music

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Phillips Farms of Cary

Pop!-Con at Lee County Libraries -- cosplay, tabletop games, sword fighting, much more

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Lee County Libraries, Sanford

20th Annual Kirby Derby--Roaring 20's

3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Dorothea Dix Park

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Cary's Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary

Spring Farmers' Market at Phillips Farms of Cary, with kids' activities, food trucks and live music

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Phillips Farms of Cary

Family Farm Animal and Harvest Day at Duke Homestead

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | $1.00 | Duke Homestead

Come Out and Play sculpture show

12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | JimGin Farm

Packapalooza: Free festival at NC State

2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Packapalooza

Sunday, August 28, 2022

Cary's Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary

Club Fair: Art, Food & Music Festival

11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | The Woman’s Club of Raleigh

Foster Street Block Party in Durham Aug 28

11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park

Come Out and Play sculpture show

12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | JimGin Farm

Saturday, September 3, 2022

African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh and Wake County

All Day | FREE

Old-Fashioned Farmers' Days in Siler City

9:00 am to 6:00 pm | $5.00 | Silk Hope Farm Heritage Park, Siler City

Bull City BBQ Bash

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Mike D’s BBQ and General Store

Raleigh Jerk Fest

1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $5.00 | 2224 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh

Come Out and Play sculpture show

2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | JimGin Farm

Free: Oktoberfest at Bull McCabes in Durham

2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bull McCabe’s

Sunday, September 4, 2022

African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh and Wake County

All Day | FREE

Old-Fashioned Farmers' Days in Siler City

9:00 am to 6:00 pm | $5.00 | Silk Hope Farm Heritage Park, Siler City

Saturday, September 10, 2022

24th Annual Flatwoods Festival in Bennett

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Bennett

16th Annual North Carolina Hot Sauce Contest in Oxford, NC

11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Oxford, NC

Come Out and Play sculpture show

2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | JimGin Farm

Sunday, September 11, 2022

Triangle Vegfest (suggested $10 donation)

11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park

Oktoberfest

1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh

Saturday, September 17, 2022

CenterFest Downtown Durham Arts Festival

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | CCB Plaza, Durham

NC Museum of Natural Science's BugFest 2022

10:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh

Peaktoberfest

11:30 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Southern Peak Brewery

Carolina Circus Festival -- free event in Cary with performances, workshops and more

12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Old Cary Community Library

Come Out and Play sculpture show

2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | JimGin Farm

Sunday, September 18, 2022

CenterFest Downtown Durham Arts Festival

11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | CCB Plaza, Durham

Friday, September 23, 2022

Carolina Indie Fest -- music festival in Sanford

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hugger Mugger Brewing, Sanford

Saturday, September 24, 2022

Farmers Fall Festival

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Cary Downtown Farmers Market

Adventure Awaits Festival at Fletcher Park Sep 24

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Fred Fletcher Park, Raleigh

Festa Italiana in Raleigh

11:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | Lucky B’s, Raleigh

Oktoberfest

12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lonerider Brewing Company

Come Out and Play sculpture show

2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | JimGin Farm

Carolina Indie Fest -- music festival in Sanford

3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hugger Mugger Brewing, Sanford

Sunday, September 25, 2022

Club Fair: Art, Food & Music Festival

11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | The Woman’s Club of Raleigh

Second Annual Bullhorn Fest music festival in Durham

11:00 am to 9:30 pm | FREE | Shadowbox Studio

Friday, September 30, 2022

IBMA World of Bluegrass StreetFest

12:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fayetteville Street, Downtown Raleigh

Saturday, October 1, 2022

Celebrate Fuquay-Varina Festival

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Fuquay-Varina

Wendell Harvest Festival

10:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Wendell

IBMA World of Bluegrass StreetFest

12:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fayetteville Street, Downtown Raleigh

Friday, October 7, 2022

Railroad Days in Selma

2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Selma

Saturday, October 8, 2022

Railroad Days in Selma

8:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Selma

Oktoberfest Apex

12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Apex Town Hall

Festifall Arts Festival in Chapel Hill

1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Henderson Street, Chapel Hill

On the Green Music Festival at Southern Village

1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill

Sanford Downtown StreetFest and Fireworks

1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Sanford

Music at the Museum Festival

4:30 pm to 11:00 pm | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

Sunday, October 9, 2022

Railroad Days in Selma

12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Selma

African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh and Wake County
When
September 3, 2022
What
African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh and Wake County
Where
Cost
FREE
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When
September 4, 2022
What
African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh and Wake County
Where
Cost
FREE
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