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: Monday, July 4, 2022
Tomorrow: Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krispy Kreme: Original Glazed dozen based on the average price of a gallon of gas | All Day | Discounted | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| McDonald's: Free apple pie with any size McFlurry purchase | All Day | Various locations | |
| Fault Lines: Art and the Environment now free to visit | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| Moore Square Buskers | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| A Side of History – Yankee Doodle Dandy | 11:00 am | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| Market Bunch Kids' Club at Carrboro Farmers' Market: free activity and $5 market voucher | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Farmers’ Market |
| Hillsborough Street $4 Food Walk in Raleigh | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $4.00 | Hillsborough Street, Raleigh |
| Free Acro Yoga at Pullen Park | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Game Night at Boxyard RTP | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Boxyard RTP |
| Wine Down Wednesday -- live music, plus wine specials | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | La Vita Dolce at Southern Village |
| Acoustic Evenings in the Park, plus strolling entertainers | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Waverly Place, Cary |
| Get Fit at Dix Park: Yoga in the Park | 6:00 pm | FREE | Dorothea Dix Park |
| Weekly Team Trivia at The Glass Jug Downtown Durham | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom |
| Beer & Banjos Carrboro: Stray Local | 6:30 pm | FREE | 401 Main, Carrboro |
| Raleigh Drum Circle and Hoop Jam | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Horton Grove Evening Hike with Triangle Land Conservancy | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Horton Grove Nature Preserve |
| Team Trivia | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Beer Company |
| Singer/Songwriter Open Mic | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Music Bingo at Ponysaurus | 7:00 pm | FREE | Ponysaurus, Durham |
| Music in the Gardens: Sarah Shook & the Disarmers | 7:00 pm | FREE | Sarah P. Duke Gardens |
| Read the Room: stories, comedy, music | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Weekly music bingo at Hickory Tavern Parkwest | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Hickory Tavern, Parkwest, Morrisville |
| Weekly trivia at Hickory Tavern Holly Springs | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Hickory Tavern, Holly Springs |
| Weekly trivia at The Baxter | 8:30 pm | FREE | The Baxter, Chapel Hill |
Thursday, July 7, 2022
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Gardeners at Kidzu Children's Museum | 9:30 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Kidzu Children’s Museum, Chapel Hill |
| Fault Lines: Art and the Environment now free to visit | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| Lunchtime Trivia at Moore Square | 12:15 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Highway 42 Market at Healing Green Farms in Willow Springs | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Highway 42 Market, Willow Springs |
| Gallery Talk: Charles Edward Williams | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Nasher Museum of Art, Durham |
| Summer Music Series Thursdays | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP |
| Get Fit at Dix Park: Tai Chi | 6:00 pm | FREE | Dorothea Dix Park |
| Durham Beer & Banjos: Andrew Marlin & Reed Stutz | 6:00 pm | FREE | The Pit Authentic Barbecue in Durham |
| Thriving Thursday at Fenton: Free fitness class | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Fenton, Cary |
| Hammered Trivia in Gizmo Brew Works Chapel Hill | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Chapel Hill |
| 30 Second Rocks Music Game | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Cary |
| Weekly Trivia at Woody's at City Market | 7:00 pm | FREE | Woody’s Sports Tavern & Grill, City Market (Raleigh) |
| OpinioNation Game Night with Sporcle Gary | 7:00 pm | FREE | Buffalo Brothers, Cary |
| Thursday Night Music | 7:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill |
| Trivia Night at PourWorks | 7:30 pm | FREE | PourWorks Beer and Wine Shop, Raleigh |
| Movie in the Garden: Sing (pay what you want, starting at $1) | 7:30 pm | $1.00 | Raleigh Little Theatre |
| Jazz Jam Open Mic | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Karaoke at Gizmo Brew Works Chapel Hill | 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Chapel Hill |
Friday, July 8, 2022
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald's: Free happy Meal with combo meal purchase | All Day | Various locations | |
| Fault Lines: Art and the Environment now free to visit | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| Moore Square Buskers | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Fridays on the Front Porch -- live music and food trucks | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill |
| 2nd Friday ArtWalk: Party in the pARC | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill |
| Historic Game Night at City of Raleigh Museum | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00 | City of Raleigh Museum |
| Weekly dance with Raleigh International Folk Dancers | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $3.00 | Glen Eden Pilot Park, Raleigh |
| Live music: Jeffery Kriz | 7:00 pm | FREE | Nickelpoint Brewing Co., Raleigh |
| Bynum Front Porch's Friday Night Music: Nantahala | 7:00 pm | FREE | Bynum Front Porch, Pittsboro |
| Music Bingo | 7:30 pm | FREE | PourWorks Beer and Wine Shop, Raleigh |
| Wild Durham release party and The Beat Market | 7:30 pm | FREE | Fullsteam Brewery, Durham |
| Open Mic Stand-Up Comedy | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Outdoor film at North Carolina Museum of Art: Spider-Man: No Way Home | 8:30 pm | $9.65 | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
