The Triangle events calendar features free and cheap things to do every day in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and elsewhere in the Triangle. Think there's nothing to do? Look at this list to get some ideas. You'll find concerts, festivals, fitness events, and much more.
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- Free things to do this week in the Triangle
- Free and cheap kids' events in the Triangle
- Live music around the Triangle
- Free museum days
- Triangle brewery calendar
Today: Thursday, July 31, 2025
Tomorrow: Friday, August 1, 2025
Saturday, August 2, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Museums on Us: Free admission to Marbles Kids Museum first weekend of month for Bank of America customers and employees | All Day | FREE | Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh |
| Tiff's Treats: Free Tiffwich for rewards members or BOGO Tiffwich for everyone | All Day | FREE | Tiff’s Treats, Raleigh |
| Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week | All Day | ||
| Uproar Festival of Public Art in Orange County | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| CatVideoFest: showing in two locations in the Triangle (various times and prices) | All Day | Various locations | |
| Cars and Coffee Morrisville | 8:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Imperial Center, Durham |
| Visit Cow Sanctuary | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | $0-25.00 | Brajboro Cow Sanctuary, Chapel Hill |
| Durham Craft Market | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Free Yoga at Fenton in Cary | 9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Fenton, Cary |
| Home Depot Kids' Workshop: Space Odyssey | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | The Home Depot, multiple locations |
| Wendell Baptist Church Community Day: Clothing giveaway, small engine repair, free lunch and kids' block party | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Wendell Baptist Church |
| View and smell corpse flower | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Plant Delights Nursery |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Saturday Slowdown Market and Open Farm Day -- FREE ice cream scoops | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | |
| Zebulon Back2School Bash | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Gill Street Park, Zebulon |
| Back2School Bash with Raleigh Dream Center and Hurricane Jaccob Slavin -- free school supplies, rides, more (parking is off-site -- follow link) | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | New Hope Baptist Church, Raleigh |
| Lowe's is giving away kids' soccer balls -- one day only | 10:00 am | FREE | Lowe’s (multiple stores) |
| Open Farm Visit to Sunrise Community Farm | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | Sunrise Community Farm Center, Chapel Hill |
| Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention Choreographed by Tracey Durbin | 11:00 am | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| Historic Raleigh Trolley Tours (1-hour long; 4 start times) | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | $6.00-10.00 | Mordecai Historic Park, Raleigh |
| The Market at NCMA | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| Free Guided Tour of North Carolina State Capitol | 11:00 am | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 11:00 am | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Get a free meal & meet Duke basketball players at The Chicken Hut | 11:30 am to 1:30 pm | FREE | The Chicken Hut, Durham |
| Teens Sketch the Galleries | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| August Art Show at North Farmers Market & Soul Sanctuary: Changing & Unchanging | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | North Durham Farmers Market |
| Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival -- prices vary; discount available | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Koka Booth Amphitheatre | |
| Mead Day | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Ment Beverage Co., Durham |
| Huckleberry Trail Farm Sunflower Festival | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | $4.00 | Huckleberry Trail Farm, Siler City |
| Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention Choreographed by Tracey Durbin | 1:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| Trading Card Day | 2:00 pm | FREE | The Mason Jar Lager Company, Fuquay-Varina |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Carrboro Really Really Free Market | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Town Commons |
| Free Guided Tour of North Carolina State Capitol | 2:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| Incredible Science | 2:00 pm | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh | |
| Irish Music Jam | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop, Durham |
| Artist Talk for Conscious and Culture: Reframing Art and Thought | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Ascension Gallery, Raleigh |
| Raleigh Brewing Summer Music Series | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Incredible Science | 3:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh |
| Margaritaville Party | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | White Street Brewing, Wake Forest |
| Live Music: The Backroads | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Saturdays in Saxapahaw Outdoor Concert Series | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Saxapahaw Post Office |
| Music on Main | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Streets at Southpoint |
| Durham Nights -- market, music, performances | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Golden Belt Campus, Durham |
| Live Music: Maverick Rose | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Wake Forest |
| Bike In Movie | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing, Durham |
| Live Music: DJ Dance Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Live Music: Ashlar Sargent | 7:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Live Comedy | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Beerded Lady Bottle Shop, Garner |
| Karaoke Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Karaoke Night | 7:00 pm | FREE | Old North State Food Hall, Selma |
| Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park in Wake Forest: Transformers One | 7:30 pm | FREE | E. Carroll Joyner Park, Wake Forest |
| Live music: Santiago and Adriana Jarumillo (donations welcome) | 7:30 pm | FREE | Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse, Durham |
| Free Comedy Show from Black Sheep Comedy: Growing Up is Sketchy | 7:30 pm | FREE | The ArtsCenter, Carrboro |
| Boots & Brewz: Country Night | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | The Fall Line, Zebulon |
| Live DJ | 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Beer Garden |
Sunday, August 3, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week | All Day | ||
| Uproar Festival of Public Art in Orange County | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| CatVideoFest: showing in two locations in the Triangle (various times and prices) | All Day | Various locations | |
| Museums on Us: Free admission to Marbles Kids Museum first weekend of month for Bank of America customers and employees | All Day | FREE | Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Durham Community Day at Museum of Life + Science: free admission for Durham County residents | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Museum of Life+Science, Durham |
| Sunday Brunch Music on the lawn of Weaver Street Market in Carrboro | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Weaver Street Market Carrboro |
| Pop Up ARTernative Market | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Chapel of Bones Coffee, Raleigh |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 11:00 am | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Durham Fiesta Latina | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Raleigh Funky Flower Fest | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Beer, Bacon & Bluegrass | 12:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| Cary Underground Market: Bands and Vendors | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Beer Company |
| Kanikapila: FREE Ukulele Lessons | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
| Black Farmers' Market | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durham Technical Community College, main campus |
| Huckleberry Trail Farm Sunflower Festival | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | $4.00 | Huckleberry Trail Farm, Siler City |
| Field Notes Summer Concert Series at Black Farmers' Market: Debbie the Artist | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durham Technical Community College, main campus |
| Okra Jamboree | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | The Plant, Pittsboro |
| The Blood Connection Blood Drive | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Blackbird Brewery, Wake Forest |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Boots on the Ground Back to School Extravaganza | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Worthdale Park and Community Center, Raleigh |
| Open-Mic Night | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Live Music: Paul Edelman | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| Bluegrass Open Jam | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Raleigh Concert Series: Capital Transit | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Fred Fletcher Park, Raleigh |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Clouds Brewing Taproom, Raleigh |
| Sunday Open Mic at Moon Dog Meadery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop, Durham |
| Sundays at Sundown Live Music | 7:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill |
Monday, August 4, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day freebies and deals | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Uproar Festival of Public Art in Orange County | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Music & Arts Camp (cost is for the whole week; registration required) | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | $100.00 | Highland United Methodist Church, Raleigh |
| Free Food Distribution at Elizabeth Street United Methodist Church | 2:00 pm | FREE | Elizabeth Street United Methodist Church, Durham |
| National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day: buy a drink and get a free cookie | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Ment Beverage Co., Durham |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| Disc Golf Putting League | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00 | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP |
| Adult Coloring Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
| Monthly Puzzle Challenge | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing at Golden Belt, Durham |
| Board Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop, Durham |
| Carrboro Open Mic at Speakeasy | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Speakeasy, Carrboro |
| Monday Karaoke Night | 8:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Beer Garden |
| Cosmic Chuckles: Weekly Comedy Show | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Flying Saucer Raleigh |
