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
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- Live music around the Triangle
- Free museum days
- Triangle brewery calendar
Today: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Tomorrow: Thursday, March 20, 2025
Friday, March 21, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Responders: Save 10% Every Friday | All Day | Discounted | Old North State Food Hall, Selma |
| Free Document Shredding at Office Depot / Office Max | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Raleigh Comedy Festival | All Day | $20.00 | Various locations |
| 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 |
| Durham Vintage After Dark | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Durham Armory |
| Sports Card & Pokémon Trade Night at Oak City Sports Cards | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Oak City Sports Cards, Raleigh |
| Cary Night Market: Women's History Month Market | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Teen Science Cafe: Environmental Engineering | 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 |
| LOJO: Log Off, Jam On | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Boxyard RTP |
| DJ Night | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
| Durham Foodie Fare | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Third Friday Durham -- art receptions, exhibits and performances | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Durham City Center |
| 5 Points Gallery: Third Friday Reception for Anne Heartt Gregory's Defying Gravity | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | 5 Points Gallery, Durham |
| Liberty Arts Strolling Pop-Up: Places I'd Rather Be | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Weekly dance with Raleigh International Folk Dancers | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $3.00 | Glen Eden Pilot Park, Raleigh |
| 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 |
| Live Music: Police & Thieves | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Cary |
| Live Music: Police & Thieves | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Wake Forest |
| Smithfield River Jam Concert Series: Spare Change | 7:00 pm | FREE | Neuse River Amphitheatre, Smithfield |
| Live Music: Sayer McShane | 7:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| Stand-up Comedy Open Mic | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| March Madness Pop-a-Shot Tournament | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar and Arcade, Raleigh |
| Live Music: School of Rock | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Karaoke Fridays | 9:00 pm | FREE | Flying Bull Beer Company, Durham |
| Karaoke Bingo Nights | 9:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
Saturday, March 22, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Document Shredding at Office Depot / Office Max | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Raleigh Comedy Festival | All Day | $20.00 | Various locations |
| NC Bradford Pear Bounty Event: Remove a Bradford Pear and get a Free Native Tree (location in Wilson, NC) | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | |
| Durham Craft Market | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| MedAssist Mobile Free Pharmacy -- Wake County | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Christ the King Lutheran Church, Cary |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Streambank Planting at Durant Nature Preserve | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Durant Nature Preserve, Raleigh |
| Biothon at the Confluence with Triangle Land Conservancy | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | White Pines Nature Preserve, Sanford |
| Stormwater Wildlife Paper Mosaic Workshop | 10:00 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Lions Park, Raleigh |
| Open Farm Visit to Sunrise Community Farm | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | Sunrise Community Farm Center, Chapel Hill |
| Nuv Yug India Fest | 10:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds |
| Interactive art installation at Pullen Arts Center: Bring the Sculpture Into Bloom | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Pullen Arts Center |
| 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 |
| Free Guided Tour of North Carolina State Capitol | 11:00 am | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| Open Studio: Art-Making Activities with ArtSpace | 11:30 am to 2:30 pm | FREE | Artspace, Raleigh |
| Spring Fling at Boxyard RTP | 11:30 am to 3:30 pm | FREE | Boxyard RTP |
| Sensory-Friendly Film Series: Mrs. Doubtfire | 11:30 am | FREE | The Carolina Theatre, Durham |
| 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 |
| Cary Arbor Day Celebration | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary |
| Town of Morrisville's Holi Festival | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Cedar Fork Community Center, Morrisville |
| West Point Park Tour (4 start time) | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno, Durham |
| Marchtoberfest: A Weekend of Beer, Bands, and Bavarian Fun | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Clouds Brewing Taproom, Raleigh |
| GameMakers Showcase for Middle and High School Gamers | 12:00 pm | FREE | Apex Senior Center |
| Historic Yates Mill -- Mill Open House | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| Free Guided Tour of North Carolina State Capitol | 2:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| GOUGE Wrestling | 2:00 pm | FREE | The Mason Jar Lager Company, Fuquay-Varina |
| Garden Rain Barrel Workshop | 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | |
| Live Music: Pretend I'm a Genius | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Pluck Farm (Mebane) |
| Karaoke Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Live Music: Mike Hodgdon | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina) |
| 90s Prom Night with DJ Kyle | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Twilight Walk | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $3.00 | Annie Louise Wilkerson Nature Preserve, Raleigh |
| Live music: Mike Poole (donations welcome) | 7:30 pm | FREE | Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse, Durham |
| Safe Space Dance Night and Fundraiser | 9:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| Live DJ | 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Beer Garden |
Sunday, March 23, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Document Shredding at Office Depot / Office Max | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Sunday Yoga | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
| Walking With Wisdom -- A Mindful Journey at Maverado Gardens (4 start times; donation-based) | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Maverick Center, Chapel Hill | |
| West Point Park Tour (4 start time) | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno, Durham |
| Craft & Supply Swap | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP |
| Holi Celebration at The Rookery in Hillsborough | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Rookery, Hillsborough |
| Prom Dress Giveaway at All Crowns Beauty Supply | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | All Crowns Beauty Supply, Raleigh |
| Bald for a Cause 2025 | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina) |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro CROP Hunger Walk (fundraiser, but no specific cost) | 1:30 pm | Carrboro Town Commons | |
| Euchre Spring Sundays | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| The Sunday Set: Live DJ Set on Durham Hotel rooftop | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Durham Hotel |
| Marchtoberfest: A Weekend of Beer, Bands, and Bavarian Fun | 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Clouds Brewing Taproom, Raleigh |
| Mill Heritage Tours at Historic Yates Mill | 2:00 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County 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) |
| The Blood Connection Blood Drive | 3:00 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Blackbird Brewery, Wake Forest |
| Mill Heritage Tours at Historic Yates Mill | 3:00 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| Paws and Pals: Oodles of Doodles! | 3:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Bluegrass Open Jam | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Live Music: Paul Edelman | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| Morehead Planetarium and Science Center's Science for All: A sensory-friendly science night | 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | $13.95-15.95 | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill |
| Drink & Draw: Space Themed | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
