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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Today: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Tomorrow: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Friday, May 30, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Responders: Save 10% Every Friday | All Day | Discounted | Old North State Food Hall, Selma |
| Get a Wendy's Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger for 1¢ with purchase | $0.01 | Wendy’s (multiple locations) | |
| Garden Story Time | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | $5.00 | JC Raulston Arboretum |
| Tasting at Ten: Free tasting at Counter Culture Coffee each week | 10:00 am | FREE | Counter Culture Coffee Headquarters and Training Center, Durham |
| Friday Co-Working Social | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom |
| Historic Yates Mill -- Mill Open House | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Fridays on the Front Porch -- live music and food trucks | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill |
| Raleigh Greek Festival | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.50 | NC State Fairgrounds |
| Free Wine Tasting: Huia Wines | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Taylor’s Wine Shop |
| Bike Night | 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Red Moose Brewing Company, Pittsboro |
| DJ Night | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
| Final Friday Reception at Cary Gallery of Artists | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Cary Gallery of Artists |
| Reception for Linda Starr's "No Lack of Color" | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary |
| Last Fridays Art Walk in Hillsborough | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Hillsborough |
| Hillsborough Gallery of Arts: Opening reception for Elemental Form | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hillsborough Gallery of Arts |
| Pop Up Music at North Hills | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Commons at North Hills |
| Reception for "Atmospherics" by Adrienne Knowles | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Little Market, Hillsborough |
| Opening Reception for "The In Between Exhibit: Stories & Portraits of LGBTQ Christians at St. Paul's Christian Church | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | St. Paul’s Christian Church, Raleigh |
| Free Wine Tasting | 6:00 pm | FREE | Local 919, Raleigh |
| Freight Train Blues: Dedicated Men of Zion, Faith & Harmony | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Carrboro Town Commons |
| Lecture Lounge -- Rise of Third Parties: Election Reform and our Political Moment | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Talley Student Union, NC State University |
| Single Speed Dating: Bike Speed Dating | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing, Durham |
| Weekly dance with Raleigh International Folk Dancers | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $3.00 | Glen Eden Pilot Park, Raleigh |
| One Tribe Final Friday drum circle with fire spinning by Caroleena & Friends | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Old Cary Library Site |
| Free Live Music | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
| Summer Jam Music Series: Liquid Pleasure | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Philip H. Kohn MOSAIC Family Commons, Pittsboro |
| Discover Dance: DISHOOM | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Bynum Front Porch Summer Music Series: Jack the Radio | 7:00 pm | FREE | Bynum Front Porch, Pittsboro |
| Sonark Media Presents: Jazz at the Barn - Katharine Whalen's Jazz Squad | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Sonark Farms, Hillsborough |
| Stand-up Comedy Open Mic | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Karaoke Fridays | 9:00 pm | FREE | Flying Bull Beer Company, Durham |
| Karaoke Bingo Nights | 9:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
Saturday, May 31, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Kiln Opening at Mark Hewitt Pottery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Hewitt Pottery (Pittsboro) |
| Baskin Robbins: 31% off scoops | All Day | Discounted | Baskin-Robbins, multiple locations |
| African American Walking Tour in Raleigh's Third Ward (various start times) | All Day | FREE | Pope House, Raleigh |
| Get a Wendy's Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger for 1¢ with purchase | $0.01 | Wendy’s (multiple locations) | |
| Visit Cow Sanctuary | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Brajboro Cow Sanctuary, Chapel Hill |
| Durham Craft Market | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Old West Durham / Watts Hospital Neighborhood Bike Swap | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | The Common Market, Durham |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Grand Opening of Lune Spark Center for Creativity in Holly Springs | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Lune Spark Holly Springs |
| Get Wild! Creek Critters | 9:45 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Chapel Hill (main entrance) |
| Open House and Native Plant Sale at Simple Gifts Community Garden | 10:00 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Simple Gifts Garden, Apex |
| Big Amberly Clothing Swap | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Amberly Clubhouse, Cary |
| A Y2K Market: Shop + DIY Like Its 1999 | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | The Studio, Apex |
| Hands-On History Fair in Hillsborough | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Hillsborough Visitors Center |
| 3rd Annual International Children's Day at the City of Raleigh Museum | 10:00 am to 3:30 pm | FREE | City of Raleigh Museum |
| "The In Between Exhibit: Stories & Portraits of LGBTQ Christians at St. Paul's Christian Church | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | St. Paul’s Christian Church, Raleigh |
| Open Farm Visit to Sunrise Community Farm | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | Sunrise Community Farm Center, Chapel Hill |
| Community work days with Paperhand Puppet Intervention | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Paperhand Puppet Intervention, Saxapahaw |
| 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 |
| Raleigh Greek Festival | 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | $5.50 | NC State Fairgrounds |
| Free Guided Tour of North Carolina State Capitol | 11:00 am | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| West Point Park Tour (4 start time) | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno, Durham |
| Historic Yates Mill -- Mill Open House | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| Free open house at Duke Lemur Center Museum of Natural History | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Duke Lemur Center, Museum of Natural History, Durham |
| Shakespeare in the Parks: Free professional productions of Othello | 1:00 pm | FREE | Tarboro Town Common |
| Cheers to 10 Years Beach Party | 1:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
| Free Guided Tour of North Carolina State Capitol | 2:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| Carolina Brass Band Festival | 2:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Apex Nature Park |
| Chili Cook-Off | 3:00 pm | FREE | TCB–The Corner Biergarten (Fuquay-Varina) |
| 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 |
| Shakespeare in the Parks: Free professional productions of Othello | 5:00 pm | FREE | Tarboro Town Common |
| Live Music: Jimmy & Dave | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Wake Forest |
| Summer Sunsets EDM Show | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Clouds Brewing Taproom, Raleigh |
| Karaoke Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Live Music: Maskell Freeman Band | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Live Music: Table Two | 7:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| Live Music: Robert Hunter | 7:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Taproom, Fuquay-Varina |
| Live Music: 22 Strings | 7:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Make Krause & the Third Expression | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Slims, Raleigh |
| Live DJ | 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Beer Garden |
Sunday, June 1, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Kiln Opening at Mark Hewitt Pottery | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Hewitt Pottery (Pittsboro) |
| African American Walking Tour in Raleigh's Third Ward (various start times) | All Day | FREE | Pope House, Raleigh |
| Get a Wendy's Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger for 1¢ with purchase | $0.01 | Wendy’s (multiple locations) | |
| 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 Yoga | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
| Pop Up ARTernative Market | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Chapel of Bones Coffee, Raleigh |
| Raleigh Greek Festival | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | $5.50 | NC State Fairgrounds |
| Durham Central Park Food Truck Rodeo | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Cary Underground Market: Bands and Vendors | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Beer Company |
| Hell Yes Ma'am, it's PRIDE | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| 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 |
| "The In Between Exhibit: Stories & Portraits of LGBTQ Christians at St. Paul's Christian Church | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | St. Paul’s Christian Church, Raleigh |
| Five County Sunday: Carolina Mudcats Tickets $7 for residents of the "Five Counties" | 1:00 pm | $7.00 | Five County Stadium, Zebulon |
| Pop Up Music at Midtown Park | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Midtown Park, Raleigh |
| Blood Drive | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina) |
| Open-Mic Night | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Self-Care Sunday: Yoga | 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | The Chapel at Dix Park |
| Bluegrass Open Jam | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Six Sundays in Spring concert: Miss Mini & the Sandman Band | 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | E. Carroll Joyner Park, Wake Forest |
| Freeman Round House Summer Event Series: SBH Jazz Enssemble | 6:00 pm | FREE | Oliver Nestus Freeman Round House and African-American Museum, Wilson |
| Sundays at Sundown Live Music | 7:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill |
| Jokes at Juiced Comedy Show | 7:00 pm | $10.00 | Juiced! (Raleigh, Hill Street) |
| Chimney Swift Viewing in Fuquay-Varina with South Wake Conservationists -- site revealed when you register | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE |
