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, February 19, 2025
Tomorrow: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Friday, February 21, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regal's Best Picture Film Festival | All Day | $5.00 | Regal Cinemas (multiple locations) |
| First Responders: Save 10% Every Friday | All Day | Discounted | Old North State Food Hall, Selma |
| Free Slurpee at 7-Eleven and Speedway | All Day | FREE | Participating locations of 7-Eleven and Speedway |
| Free Heart Month Fitness Class: Low-Impact Cardio | 8:30 am | FREE | Glen Eden Pilot Park, Raleigh |
| Park Tales: Counting Crows | 10:00 am to 10:45 am | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| 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 |
| Tasting at Ten: Free tasting at Counter Culture Coffee each week | 10:00 am | FREE | Counter Culture Coffee Headquarters and Training Center, Durham |
| "We've Always Been Out There" -- Free Civil Rights Walking Tour at NC State Capitol | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| Friday Co-Working Social | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom |
| Black History Month Walking Tours in Wake Forest | 1:00 pm | FREE | Taylor Street Park, Wake Forest |
| The Man Behind the Counter: Charles Bess Recalls the Greensboro Sit-Ins | 1:00 pm | FREE | Seymour Center, Chapel Hill |
| Teacher Friday: $3 off all cocktails and mocktails | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Discounted | Ment Beverage Co., Durham |
| Board Game Social | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Free wine tasting | 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Bottle Theory, Apex |
| Teen Science Cafe: Psychology | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill |
| 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 |
| Third Friday Durham -- art receptions, exhibits and performances | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Durham City Center |
| 5 Points Gallery: Third Friday Opening Reception for Art of Kerry Burch | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | 5 Points Gallery, Durham |
| ORIGIN – Film Screening | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Eno Arts Mill, Hillsborough |
| Liberty Arts Pop-Up: We Love Durham! | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | BC Remedy / Measurement Inc. Building, Durham |
| Carolina Shag Dance Night | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| Weekly dance with Raleigh International Folk Dancers | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $3.00 | Glen Eden Pilot Park, Raleigh |
| Live Music: Aaron Pelsue | 6:30 pm | FREE | The Mason Jar Lager Company, Fuquay-Varina |
| Bellydance Party at Sophie's, with mini-lesson (free with drink or meal purchase) | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Sophie’s Grill & Bar, Cary |
| Free Live Music | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
| Third Space Music Open Mic Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lanza’s Cafe, Carrboro |
| Singles Night: Mid 20s to 40s | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Plant, Pittsboro |
| A Good Time: Stand-Up Comedy Showcase | 7:00 pm | FREE | Vault Craft Beer, Raleigh |
| Stand-up Comedy Open Mic | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Live Music: The Carolina Heelsplitters | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew (Hillsborough) |
| Live music: Gone Ghosts | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Slims, Raleigh |
| Karaoke Fridays | 9:00 pm | FREE | Flying Bull Beer Company, Durham |
| Karaoke Bingo Nights | 9:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
Saturday, February 22, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Margarita Day deals | All Day | Various locations | |
| Durham Craft Market | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Intro to Gardening in the South | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | JC Raulston Arboretum |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Blast Off with Dr. Mae Jemison | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | North Regional Library, Durham |
| Wake Forest Community Garden Fair | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Wake Forest |
| "Joy Cometh in the Morning" -- African American Symposium | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | City of Raleigh Museum |
| Health and Wellness Fair | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Century Center |
| A Day at The Office: Office-themed event | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | The Studio, Apex |
| Open Farm Visit to Sunrise Community Farm | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | Sunrise Community Farm Center, Chapel Hill |
| Black-Owned Business Pop-Up Market | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh) |
| Fall Back Vintage Market | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | $10.00 | Raleigh Iron Works |
| Free Guided Tour of North Carolina State Capitol | 11:00 am | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat | 11:00 am | $5.59 | The Cary Theater |
| Field and Factory Tour at Duke Homestead | 11:15 am | FREE | Duke Homestead |
| Open Studio: Art-Making Activities with ArtSpace | 11:30 am to 2:30 pm | FREE | Artspace, Raleigh |
| Sewing Vintage Course | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | John P “Top” Greene Park |
| Pet-a-Cow at Brajboro Cow Sanctuary | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | $0-25.00 | Brajboro Cow Sanctuary, Chapel Hill |
| Town of Apex Black History Month: Hip Hop Workshop | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Apex Senior Center |
| Geek Garage Sale at Atomic Empire in Durham | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Atomic Empire |
| West Point Park Tour (4 start time) | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno, Durham |
| Meet the Heroes-- an interactive Black History event for kids | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Edison Johnson Recreation Center (Durham) |
| For the Culture Food Truck Rodeo | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| AMC Best Picture Marathon Day One | 12:00 pm to 11:30 pm | $30.00-40.00 | AMC Southpoint 17 |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Theme Party | 12:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar and Arcade, Raleigh |
| National Margarita Day Festivities | 12:00 pm | Discounted | Boxcar Bar + Arcade, Durham |
| The Transformational Impact of Black Creatives | 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Black History Month Gallery & Discussion | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Her Roots, Our Future: A Black Soil Event | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Durham County Library – Stanford L. Warren |
| Minority & Women-Owned Business Expo | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Renaissance Center |
| Art LAB at Fuquay-Varina Arts Center -- free art activities for all ages | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Fuquay-Varina Arts Center |
| Black History Month Celebration with Book Harvest | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Book Harvest, Durham |
| Living in Color: Meet the Artists | 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | The Chapel at Dix Park |
| History Hike at Historic Yates Mill | 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| Rooted Sowing Seeds of Freedom Tours: Guided Tour of Freedom Park | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | North Carolina Freedom Park, Raleigh |
| Black History Celebration: Black Joy is Black History | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Southeast Raleigh YMCA |
| Free Guided Tour of North Carolina State Capitol | 2:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| Office themed trivia | 2:00 pm | FREE | The Studio, Apex |
| Field and Factory Tour at Duke Homestead | 2:15 pm | FREE | Duke Homestead |
| Film: Negro Durham Marches On – An Examination of the Past and Future of Hayti in Durham | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | Durham County Main Library |
| Pet Prom -- a special night for your dog! | 5:00 pm | FREE | Ment Beverage Co., Durham |
| Twilight Walk | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | $3.00 | Annie Louise Wilkerson Nature Preserve, Raleigh |
| Artspace Unplugged presents Renzo Ortega and guest musicians | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Artspace, Raleigh |
| Gouda Giggles: Stand-up Comedy Night (free sampling event, followed by comedy) | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Artisan Beer and Cheese, Rolesville |
| Live Music: Jeremy Burns | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Wake Forest |
| 4th Annual Manas Itene Live Acoustic Show and Drum Circle | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lanza’s Cafe, Carrboro |
| Live Music: Joes Cousin | 6:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| Karaoke Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Live Music: Chessie and the Quitters | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Live Music: Relay Relay | 7:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Taproom, Fuquay-Varina |
| Live music: Retro Cats | 7:30 pm | FREE | Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse, Durham |
| Live Music: Armand & Bluesology | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew (Hillsborough) |
| Live music: Machinegun Earl | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Slims, Raleigh |
| Live DJ | 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Beer Garden |
Sunday, February 23, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Fall Back Vintage Market (admission for just today is $5) | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00 | Raleigh Iron Works |
| Sunday Yoga | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
| Live Jazz with Joseph Silvers and Hunter McDermut | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Lanza’s Cafe, Carrboro |
| West Point Park Tour (4 start time) | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno, Durham |
| Durham Central Park Food Truck Rodeo -- Latine Heritage Celebration | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Black History Month Pop-Up Shop Vendor Market | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Doubletree by Hilton Raleigh Midtown |
| Youth Advocacy Summit | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Cary Arts Center |
| Euchre Winter Weekends | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | $5.00 | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| Jeghetto in “Real American History: by Jim Crow the Puppet” | 2:00 pm | $3.00 | Drakeford Library Complex, Carrboro |
| Commedia dell' Arte Improv Show | 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Open-Mic Night | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Open Mic | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
| MDK Sunday Chill Open Mic | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina) |
| Sounds of Oberlin: LaToya Lain (donations accepted) | 3:00 pm | FREE | White Memorial Presbyterian Church, Raleigh |
| Beerded Lady Book Club | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | The Beerded Lady Bottle Shop, Garner |
| Live Music: Timothy Chandler Hicks | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| Reading by poet Jeffery Beam at Hillsborough Gallery of Art | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Hillsborough Gallery of Arts |
| Bluegrass Open Jam | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Black History Month Concert featuring Emmanuel Howard | 4:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Century Center |
| A Pause for the Cause Charity Gathering, with live music | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Doubletree by Hilton Raleigh Midtown |
| Live music: Shane Justice McCord + Thresher (suggested $10 donation) | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Shadowbox Studio |
