The popular Triangle Oktoberfest returns to Booth Amphitheatre, 8003 Regency Parkway, Cary, on Friday, October 3, and Saturday, October 4, 2025. This is an authentic German festival focused on family fun, traditional Bavarian food, local and authentic German beers from Munich. Kids activities include inflatables, face painting, a scavenger hunt, arts and crafts, and yard games. The … [Read more...] about Triangle Oktoberfest at Booth Amphitheatre — October 3-4
Celebrate Fuquay-Varina Festival Oct. 4
Celebrate Fuquay-Varina Festival takes place Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Historic Downtown Fuquay-Varina. It features live music, a beer garden, artist village, kid zone, food trucks and more. It's free to attend and draws a great crowd. Read on for details! Main Stage Beer Garden Stage Local Craft Beer Food Trucks Kid Zone and Rock Wall Artist … [Read more...] about Celebrate Fuquay-Varina Festival Oct. 4
97th Wendell Harvest Festival Oct. 4
The 97th Wendell Harvest Festival takes place Saturday, October 4, 2025, in Downtown Wendell, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. This event is brought to you by the Wendell Chamber of Commerce. Over 100 vendors and eighteen food trucks fill the streets of Wendell, along with 10,000 visitors. Booths and food trucks open at 9 a.m. The Harvest Festival Parade starts at 10 a.m. and circles the festival … [Read more...] about 97th Wendell Harvest Festival Oct. 4
Move-A-Bull City — Open Streets event in Downtown Durham Oct. 5
Move-A-Bull City is Durham's largest Open Streets event. 1.2 miles of Blackwell, Corcoran and Foster streets will be closed to cars and open for fun. The free event takes place Sunday, October 5, 2025, from 12 to 4 p.m. and is free to attend. From Morehead Avenue on the south end (near the Durham Bulls Athletic Park) to Trinity Avenue on the north (near the start of the Ellerbee Creek … [Read more...] about Move-A-Bull City — Open Streets event in Downtown Durham Oct. 5
Shakespeare Live: Free performance of As You Like It at Downtown Cary Park Oct. 5
Join Applause! Cary Youth Theatre for Shakespeare in the park. This FREE event takes place Sunday, October 5, 2025, from 3 to 4:10 p.m., at Downtown Cary Park, 327 S Academy Street, Cary, North Carolina. The performance will take place on the Great Lawn Pavilion. In As You Like It, lovers Rosalind and Orlando are forced into exile in the Forest of Arden and become entangled in a beguiling game … [Read more...] about Shakespeare Live: Free performance of As You Like It at Downtown Cary Park Oct. 5
Fall Festival at Highland United Methodist Church Oct. 5
Highland United Methodist Church, 1901 Ridge Road, Raleigh, North Carolina, is hosting a Fall Festival on Sunday, October 5, 2025, from 4 to 6 p.m. Admission is free. There will be FREE hot dogs for kids ages 10 and under, and BBQ ($12/plate) available. The BBQ plates are available during lunch and dinner hours that day. The festival features: … [Read more...] about Fall Festival at Highland United Methodist Church Oct. 5
Illuminate Durham Mind-Body-Spirit-Arts Festival Oct. 5
lluminate Durham Mind-Body-Spirit-Arts Festival is a holistic wellness and arts event that offers free admission, free workshops, and low-cost services. It takes place on Sunday, October 5, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Durham Armory, 212 Foster Street, Durham, North Carolina. Come and enjoy aura photography, crystals, original art, sound healing, vetted intuitive readings, handmade … [Read more...] about Illuminate Durham Mind-Body-Spirit-Arts Festival Oct. 5
Free Comedy Improv Class from Black Sheep Comedy Oct. 5
Black Sheep Comedy is offering a FREE drop-in improv class on Saturday, October 5, 2025, at 2 p.m., at the ArtsCenter, 400 Roberson Street, Carrboro, North Carolina. No experience needed -- just show up and play! Then hang out for the low-key improv jam, where anyone can hop in and try scenes, or just watch and enjoy the fun. The drop-in class is at 2 p.m. and the improv jam is at 3 p.m. … [Read more...] about Free Comedy Improv Class from Black Sheep Comedy Oct. 5
Pop Shop: Pop Up ARTernative Market at Chapel of Bones Coffee Oct. 5
Chapel of Bones Coffee, at 658 Maywood Avenue, Raleigh, North Carolina, is hosting a monthly art pop-up market. ARTernative Market will take place the first Sunday of the month, through the rest of 2025, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dates of market in 2025: … [Read more...] about Pop Shop: Pop Up ARTernative Market at Chapel of Bones Coffee Oct. 5
Cary Underground Market: bands, vendors, workshops and more on Oct. 5
The MAKRS Society and Oak City Music Collective present Cary Underground Market the first Sunday of the month from March to December, 2025, 12 to 4 p.m., at Bond Brothers Beer Co., 202 E Cedar Street, Cary, North Carolina. The bands play from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Follow the Facebook event for updates. These events are free to attend. They feature: Musical artists: … [Read more...] about Cary Underground Market: bands, vendors, workshops and more on Oct. 5
