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If you're the parent of a viola player make sure to check out Viola Fest! It's free, with registration. Registration ends Wednesday, September 21st. Details below... The Raleigh Symphony Orchestra staff and musicians invite middle and high school viola students for a masterclass on viola Allstate repertoire on Saturday, September 24th from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Meredith College, Raleigh. Get a … [Read more...] about Raleigh Symphony Orchestra’s Viola Fest at Meredith College

Celebrate Caribbean culture, and, especially, Caribbean food, at the Third Annual North Carolina Jerk Fest on Saturday, September 24th, 2016, at West Point on the Eno Amphitheater, 5101 N Roxboro St, Durham. The festival is FREE to attend and runs from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. There will be live authentic reggae music all day, a 5K race, cooking demos, a jerk wing eating contest, a jerk cook off and … [Read more...] about Third Annual North Carolina Jerk Fest

Pirates, head to Krispy Kreme on Monday, Sept. 19 for Talk Like a Pirate Day. Any buccaneer who dares to enter a participating location talking like a pirate gets a FREE original glazed doughnut. If you’re feeling really adventurous, anyone wearing full pirate attire receives a bounty of a FREE dozen original glazed doughnuts. For the first time this year, guests can also use a custom Krispy Kreme … [Read more...] about Free doughnuts for pirates at Krispy Kreme 9/19

Every Thursday night The Pour House, 224 South Blount Street in Raleigh, presents a free event called Local Band Local Beer. The show features three North Carolina bands bands and is sponsored by a North Carolina brewery. Doors are at 8:30 p.m., and the music starts at 9:30 p.m. This music series has been in existence since 2007. It's presented by Younger Brother Productions. Here's the … [Read more...] about Free music Thursdays at The Pour House: Local Band Local Beer

Maple View Farm, 6900 Rocky Ridge Road, Hillsborough, will be holding a Customer Appreciation/Family Fun Day on Sunday, September 18th, 2016, from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. (The farm did experience a fire, and their production will be limited for a time, but that does not affect this event. They've got lots of ice cream already made.) At the Customer Appreciation Day there will be lawn games, … [Read more...] about Maple View Farm Customer Appreciation Day will go on despite fire

National Grandparents Day is on Sunday, September 11th, 2016, and many North Carolina State Parks are hosting special activities for kids to do with their grandparents or surrogate grandparents this weekend. Browse this list to find events all over the state. Here are a two in the Triangle area. These are free events but make sure to click on the links to find out about registration. Bring a … [Read more...] about National Grandparents Day events at N.C. State Parks

Develop your skills in outdoor photography at one of these free classes at Dorothea Dix Park. They take place Saturday, September 10th, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., and Tuesday, September 27th, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Register for these and other programs here. Have you always wanted to develop your skills in outdoor photography? Why not learn out at beautiful Dorothea Dix Park?! Join Parks, Recreation … [Read more...] about Free: Intro to Outdoor Photography at Dorothea Dix Park

Dorothea Dix Park, at 101 Blair Drive in Raleigh, is the site for FREE fitness programs. Here are the details and dates: Come out and enjoy nature and the beauty of Dorothea Dix Park while getting fit and burning calories! Join instructors from Lifetime Fitness for a variety of FREE fitness programs at the Big Field at Dorothea Dix Park.All fitness levels are welcome. Advanced registration is … [Read more...] about Free fitness programs at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh