The Triangle area of North Carolina is rich with museums but you don't need riches to visit them because many are free. And some that aren't free offer free days. Raleigh, especially, as the state capital, has many free museum offerings, but you'll find some in Durham and Chapel Hill as well. Keep in mind that all the free museums welcome donations. Raleigh North Carolina Museum of … [Read more...] about Free days at museums in the Triangle
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Create Cary: A Community Art Day at Waverly Place August 9
Waverly Place, 302 Colonades Way, Cary, North Carolina, is hosting Create Cary: A Community Art Day on Saturday, August 9, 2025, from 1 to 4 p.m. This free event features: … [Read more...] about Create Cary: A Community Art Day at Waverly Place August 9
Grand Opening of Ascension Gallery in Raleigh
Ascension Gallery, at 416 South McDowell Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, is dedicated to showing modern and contemporary works by artists of the African diaspora. The gallery will feature trendsetting exhibitions by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color.) Ascension Gallery is celebrating its grand opening from August 1 to 3, 2025, with a number of events to celebrate Conscious and … [Read more...] about Grand Opening of Ascension Gallery in Raleigh
Fenton Art Festival Sep. 14
The Fenton Art Festival takes place Sunday, September 14, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.. at Fenton, 201 Fenton Gateway Drive, Cary, North Carolina. It's free to attend. The Fenton Art Festival is a fine arts market featuring 60 artists selling original art, including works in oils, watercolors, and acrylics, mixed media, illustrations, prints, sculpture and more. Enjoy workshops, … [Read more...] about Fenton Art Festival Sep. 14
A(spora): Augmented Reality Art Installation at Chavis Community Center — explores Gulla Geechee Ancestral Intelligence
A(spora), by Raleigh artist and researcher Jazsalyn, is an augmented reality (AR) installation at John Chavis Community Center, 505 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Raleigh, North Carolina. It's on the exterior windows of the building and free to visit. It is planned to stay up through January of 2026. Check here for any updates, and for more information. The work explores the Ancestral … [Read more...] about A(spora): Augmented Reality Art Installation at Chavis Community Center — explores Gulla Geechee Ancestral Intelligence
Trivia at Raleigh Beer Garden Every Wednesday
Raleigh Beer Garden, 614 Glenwood Avenue Raleigh, has some upcoming events. You can find them all on Raleigh Beer Garden's Facebook page or their website calendar. Upcoming Events: Check back soon. Recurring Events Trivia NightWednesdays7 p.m.Free … [Read more...] about Trivia at Raleigh Beer Garden Every Wednesday
Art Night at Hair Undone, Wake Forest July 22
Wake Forest Guild of Artists and Hair Undone are teaming up for an Art Night at Hair Undone, 3625 Rogers Road, Suite 104, Wake Forest, North Carolina, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 6 p.m. Enjoy a pop-up gallery and: The event also includes music, light refreshments and giveaways. It's open to all ages and is free to attend. … [Read more...] about Art Night at Hair Undone, Wake Forest July 22
Find Your Glimmer: immersive multi-media black light-activated artwork at Artspace: live jazz with Harvey Cummings and friends
In July of 2025, Artist Candy Carver will install Find Your Glimmer, an immersive multi-media, black light-activated artwork at Artspace, 201 E Davie Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. This installation envelops the viewer in a warm hug of affirmations. It's a reminder that art can be fun and meaningful at the same time. Find Your Glimmer takes people inside the artist's heart and head and … [Read more...] about Find Your Glimmer: immersive multi-media black light-activated artwork at Artspace: live jazz with Harvey Cummings and friends
Raleigh Fringe Festival July 10-13, including many free or “pay what you can” performances
Raleigh Fringe Festival is "an alternative arts festival for the weird & wonderful." It takes place July 10 to 13, 2025, at Theatre Raleigh Arts Center, 6638 Old Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, North Carolina. The festival features visual art, theatre, comedy, music, puppetry, film, storytelling and more. All-access passes are available, as are tickets for single performances. The festival … [Read more...] about Raleigh Fringe Festival July 10-13, including many free or “pay what you can” performances
Help Paperhand Puppet Intervention build giant puppets for their summer show! Community work days every Saturday
UPDATE: The Community Work Days have ended for 2025. Paperhand Puppet Intervention is gearing up for their summer show, The Gift, which will premiere on August 8, 2025, and will be presented every weekend through September 28 at Forest Theatre in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The puppet troupe is acclaimed and loved not just for their annual summer show, but for their participation in parades … [Read more...] about Help Paperhand Puppet Intervention build giant puppets for their summer show! Community work days every Saturday
