Cary's Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival August 23-24 - Stage Schedule Announced

The Town of Cary’s Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival is back for 2025!

It will take place August 23 and 24, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

The setting is Cary Town Hall Campus in Downtown Cary, 316 N. Academy Street, Cary. This is a free festival. Read on for the stage schedule.

The 49th Annual Lazy Day Arts and Crafts Festival features:

Over 250 artists
Live music on multiple stages
Children’s activities
Food and drink vendors
New “Kids Collector Market,” where they can buy pint-sized pieces of art
Outdoor play space for kids at Page-Walker Arts & History Center Garden
Indoor play space for kids at Herb Young Community Center Gym

Saturday Schedule

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Squonk

11 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.

Lazy Lounge Stage

9 a.m.: Opening Ceremony
10 a.m.: Cary Town Band
11:30 a.m.: Carrie Marshall
1:30 p.m.: Story Charlemagne
3:30 p.m.: Jared Place

Sister Cities Beer Garden

10 a.m: Brews & Brushes (free guided painting class)
12:15 p.m.: Taiwanese Cooking Demo
1:30 p.m.: Courtney Crumpler
3:30 p.m.: Hammered Trivia

Kids World Stage

10:30 a.m.: Storytime with Justine
12 p.m.: Professor Whizzpop
1:30 p.m.: Hoop Jam with Imagine Circus
3:30 p.m.: Giant Bubbles with Imagine Circus

Roaming

Professor Whizzpop
Silver Drummer Girl
Mirror Man
Stilt Walker
Carolina Harmony Chorus

Sunday Schedule

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Squonk

12:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.

Lazy Lounge Stage

11:30 a.m.: Grand Shores
2:30 p.m.: Lua Flora
3 p.m.: Lenci

Sister Cities Beer Garden

10 a.m: Brews & Brushes (free guided painting class)
11 a.m.: DJ Gemynii
12:15 p.m.: Taiwanese Cooking Demo
2 p.m.: Kinnfolk
4 p.m.: Triggle Academy of Irish Dance

Kids World Stage

9 to 11 a.m.: Quiet Hours
11:30 a.m.: Storytime with Justine
1 p.m.: Professor Whizzpop
2:15 p.m.: Drum Circle with One Tribe
3:30 p.m.: Giant Bubbles with Imagine Circle

Roaming

Professor Whizzpop
Silver Drummer Girl
Mirror Man
Stilt Walker
Never Home 4
Organ Grinder Tom

Double-Check Before You Head Out!

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When

Daily @ 9:00 am-5:00 pm (August 23, 2025 - August 24, 2025)

Cost

FREE

What

Cary’s Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival

Where

Downtown Cary

South Academy Street
Cary, NC

Get Directions

Saturday Schedule

Squonk

Lazy Lounge Stage

Sister Cities Beer Garden

Kids World Stage

Roaming

Sunday Schedule

Squonk

Lazy Lounge Stage

Sister Cities Beer Garden

Kids World Stage

Roaming

Double-Check Before You Head Out!

We make every effort to make sure that everything on Triangle on the Cheap is 100% accurate.

However, sometimes things change without notice, and it’s also possible that we can make a mistake.

Please verify all deals and events with the venue or organizer before you go.

More Festivals

Downtown Cary

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