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. The 49th Annual Lazy Day Arts and Crafts Festival features: Check back soon for details. … [Read more...] about Cary’s Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival August 23-24
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe: get a free smoothie on National Smoothie Day June 21
The first day of summer, June 21, 2025, is also, fittingly, National Smoothie Day. Tropical Smoothie Cafe is celebrating National Smoothie Day by giving Tropic Rewards members a free 24-oz smoothie with any bowl or food purchase. Food items include flatbreads, wraps, quesadillas, sandwiches, salads, and more. The offer is only available to Tropic Rewards members. Sign-up before June 21, … [Read more...] about Tropical Smoothie Cafe: get a free smoothie on National Smoothie Day June 21
The Very Best Deals at Amazon Outlet — updated
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Amazon has a little corner called Amazon Outlet that's devoted to really big discounts. It's definitely worth checking every so often if you're shopping online! Find all the Amazon Outlet deals here. Here are a few that caught our eye. Please know that the deals can change at any time, and items do sell out. … [Read more...] about The Very Best Deals at Amazon Outlet — updated
The Grand Cookout: Juneteenth Edition at Moore Square June 21
Tongue Slappers BBQ Smokehouse presents The Grand Cookout: Juneteenth Edition on Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 12 to 7 p.m., at Moore Square, 201 S Blount Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. Admission is free. Food will be for sale. There will also be vendors, and music, provided PushPlayKillas. … [Read more...] about The Grand Cookout: Juneteenth Edition at Moore Square June 21
Free days at museums in the Triangle
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
Culver’s gives away free new & improved chicken sandwiches for one day only
Culver’s has been working on perfecting its chicken sandwich! After a multi-year development process, the Wisconsin-based restaurant chain has revamped its chicken sandwich lineup, with an array of juicier, crispier and tastier sandwiches arriving on June 16, 2025. Culver’s has three chicken sandwiches on its menu: Crispy Chicken, Spicy Crispy Chicken and Grilled Chicken. The new chicken … [Read more...] about Culver’s gives away free new & improved chicken sandwiches for one day only
Juneteenth Celebrations in the Triangle in 2025
Juneteenth is a celebration that commemorates the end of the enslavement of African-American people in the United States. It marks the day, June 19th, 1865, when the Emancipation Proclamation (which had been issued on January 1st, 1863) was finally read to enslaved African–Americans in Texas. It took more than two years for word of freedom to get to enslaved people, and freedom is still a … [Read more...] about Juneteenth Celebrations in the Triangle in 2025
Blueberry Bonanza at The Plant in Pittsboro on June 15
The Plant, at 192 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, North Carolina, is presenting Blueberry Bonanza on Sunday, June 14, 2025, from 12 to 5 p.m. This is a free event to celebrate the blueberry! At this event: … [Read more...] about Blueberry Bonanza at The Plant in Pittsboro on June 15
Father’s Day 2025: Freebies, events and deals in the Triangle
Make Father's Day 2025 special in the Triangle with these ideas of how to spend the weekend. When deals or freebies for Dad are announced we'll let you know that too! As Dad always says, "We're not made of money." Check out some of these events and deals and start planning for a special Father's Day on the cheap. Father's Day is Sunday, June 15, 2025. Some of these events take place on other … [Read more...] about Father’s Day 2025: Freebies, events and deals in the Triangle
Art Cart at Downtown Cary Park: Father’s Day
Celebrate Father's Day at Downtown Cary Park, 327 S Academy Street, Cary, North Carolina. On June 15, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., bring the kids to the Great Lawn Pavilion, and you can all unleash your creativity. Art supplies will be on hand for everyone to explore and create with. … [Read more...] about Art Cart at Downtown Cary Park: Father’s Day
