The very popular family event, Letterland, returns to Pullen Park, 520 Ashe Avenue, Raleigh, North Carolina, from May 5 to 11, 2025. The fun event takes place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day. Letterland promotes literacy for young children, with characters for each letter, making learning to read fun. Each day kids can join in a scavenger hunt to locate their favorite Letterlander cutouts … [Read more...] about Letterland Days at Pullen Park May 5-11
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The Bazaar Craft & Art Market in Carrboro May 11
The Bazaar is a craft and art market that takes place several times a year in Carrboro, North Carolina. It's free to attend and also features music, food and drink. The Bazaar Craft and Art Market takes place from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m at Carrboro Town Commons, 301 W. Main Street, Carrboro. Follow The Bazaar on Facebook for updates. Here is the Facebook event for the 2025 … [Read more...] about The Bazaar Craft & Art Market in Carrboro May 11
Firefly Farm’s U-pick flower season starts May 10 — just in time for Mother’s Day
Firefly Farm, at 4911 Hunt Road in Hillsborough, offers visitors a chance to pick their own flowers and create bouquets. When you visit you may also purchase seasonal produce, meet the farm's animals, take a shady walk around a pond, enjoy a picnic, and more. U-Pick Flowers U-pick flowers open for the season on May 10, 2025, just in time for Mother's Day. The variety of flowers will vary … [Read more...] about Firefly Farm’s U-pick flower season starts May 10 — just in time for Mother’s Day
Scrap Paper Shakespeare: free performances and educational programs throughout the Triangle
Scrap Paper Shakespeare creates quality, professional theatre for audiences in the Triangle, and seeks to make classical theatre accessible to all, even to people unfamiliar with Shakespeare's works. Scrap Paper Shakespeare's spring educational tour takes them around the Triangle from April 12 to May 10, 2025, for free performances of The Two Gentlemen of Verona. At each event, at 2 p.m., … [Read more...] about Scrap Paper Shakespeare: free performances and educational programs throughout the Triangle
Halfway to Halloween at Powell Drive Park — haunted trail
We're halfway to Halloween -- celebrate at Powell Drive Park, 740 Powell Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina, on Saturday, May 10, 2025. At Halfway to Halloween, put your costume on and experience an indoor/outdoor trail with glowing graveyards, creepy rooms and misty forests. The cost is $10 per person. Register here. … [Read more...] about Halfway to Halloween at Powell Drive Park — haunted trail
Movie in the Park in Smithfield May 10: Grease
Smithfield Parks & Recreation is presenting a Movie in the Park on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 8:30 p.m., at Neuse River Amphitheater, 150 South Front Street, Smithfield, North Carolina. Move in the Park is a free event. The movie will be Grease! … [Read more...] about Movie in the Park in Smithfield May 10: Grease
Ritmo Latino Festival in Cary May 10
The 21st Annual Ritmo Latino Festival is a free outdoor event in Downtown Cary Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 11 a.m to 6 p.m., on N. Academy Street, Cary, North Carolina. This free festival is a celebration of many Latino/Hispanic cultures, including Mexico, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, West Indies, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela and more. Enjoy music, dance, food, children's activities and … [Read more...] about Ritmo Latino Festival in Cary May 10
Outdoor Movie Night at Five County Stadium in Zebulon May 9: Solo: A Star Wars Story
Zebulon Parks & Recreation is presenting a free outdoor movie. Outdoor Movie Night at Five County Stadium – Solo: A Star Wars StoryFriday, May 9, 2025Gates open at 6 p.m. and the movie starts at 6:30 p.m.Five County Stadium1501 NC-39, Zebulon, NCFreeYou can bring blankets to use on the field or watch from the stadium chairs. Concessions will be available for purchase. … [Read more...] about Outdoor Movie Night at Five County Stadium in Zebulon May 9: Solo: A Star Wars Story
Campfire and Movie in the Park at Chapel Hill Community Center
Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation is hosting Campfire and Movie in the Park on Friday, May 9, 2025, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., at Chapel Hill Community Center Park, 120 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill, NC. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Parent or guardian must accompany children under 12 years old. You'll roast marshmallows and make s'mores by the campfire, and then watch the movie, Back to the … [Read more...] about Campfire and Movie in the Park at Chapel Hill Community Center
CaribMask Caribbean Parade and Festival in Raleigh Aug 17
The Raleigh-Durham AfroCaribbean-Association presents the Annual CaribMask Carnival Parade and Festival Village on Saturday, August 16, 2025, from 12 to 8 p.m. Admission is free. The parade starts at 12 p.m. at the North Carolina State Capitol, and proceeds to the festival village, which is at City Plaza, 400 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh. The festival village and main stage entertainment will … [Read more...] about CaribMask Caribbean Parade and Festival in Raleigh Aug 17
