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, June 30, 2022
Tomorrow: Friday, July 1, 2022
Saturday, July 2, 2022
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joann take-home craft for kids | All Day | FREE | Joann (multiple locations) |
| Krispy Kreme: free doughnut if you wear red, white and blue | All Day | FREE | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Krispy Kreme: Buy a dozen doughnuts and get a dozen Original Glazed for free | All Day | FREE | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Free yoga classes at Southern Village | 8:00 am to 9:00 am | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill |
| Cars and Coffee Morrisville | 8:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Imperial Center, Durham |
| First Saturday Hike and Birding with Triangle Land Conservancy | 8:30 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Brumley Nature Preserve North, Chapel Hill |
| "Pay what you can" farm stand every Saturday on First Fruits Farm in Louisburg | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | First Fruits Farm, Louisburg |
| The Home Depot Kids' Workshop -- create a Constellation Viewer | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Various locations |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | NC State Fairgrounds |
| Free intro pickleball clinic with Durham Area Pickleball Players | 9:30 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Piney Wood Park, Durham |
| Museum Park Tour (2 mile walk) | 9:30 am | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| West Point on the Eno Park Tour | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | West Point on the Eno, Durham |
| Square to Square Independence Day Street Festival in Clayton | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Horne Square (Clayton) |
| Leigh Farm Park Tour | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Leigh Farm Park, Durham |
| Saturday Slowdown at RambleRill Farm in Hillsborough: Blueberry Celebration, including free ice cream with blueberry topping | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | RambleRill Farm, Hillsborough |
| Spring Farmers' Market at Phillips Farms of Cary, with kids' activities, food trucks and live music | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Phillips Farms of Cary |
| Open Farm Visit with optional pony ride | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $5.00 | Sunrise Community Farm Center |
| Festival for the Eno | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $25.00 | West Point on the Eno, Durham |
| Minions Mania Carnival | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Fenton, Cary |
| Durham Murals by Bike tour | 10:00 am | FREE | Major the Bull |
| Free forest playgroup in Raleigh with WildRoots Nature School | 10:00 am | FREE | Prairie Ridge Ecostation (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences), Raleigh |
| MAKRS Market at Golden Belt | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Golden Belt Campus |
| Patriotic Pet Parade | 11:00 am | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Summer Fest @ Golden Belt | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Golden Belt Campus |
| Explore Dix Park: Guided Walking Tour | 12:00 pm | FREE | The Chapel at Dix Park |
| Tie-Dye Party | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | $25.00 | Bull City Ciderworks |
| The Carrboro Really Really Free Market | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Town Commons |
| Live music: Harvey Bryant | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Summer Sizzle Concert Series at Old Mill Farm (cost is per car) | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Old Mill Farm, Durham |
| Saturdays in Saxapahaw: XOXOK | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Saxapahaw Post Office |
| Wendell 4th of July Fireworks Show | 6:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Wendell Community Park |
| Summer Music Series Saturdays at The Glass Jug RTP | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP |
| Grillin' N Chillin' Summer Music Series | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | PourWorks Beer and Wine Shop, Raleigh |
| Fireworks after Carolina Mudcats Game | 6:30 pm | $12.00-16.00 | Five County Stadium, Zebulon |
| Live music: Katie Basden | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Music Bingo at Lonerider | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lonerider Brewing Company |
Sunday, July 3, 2022
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krispy Kreme: free doughnut if you wear red, white and blue | All Day | FREE | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Krispy Kreme: Buy a dozen doughnuts and get a dozen Original Glazed for free | All Day | FREE | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| $6 mimosas | All Day | $6.00 | Durham Food Hall |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | NC State Fairgrounds |
| Morning Slow Flow Yoga (pay what you can) | 11:00 am to 12:15 pm | Fortnight Brewing, Cary | |
| Moore Square Buskers | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Public Docent-Led Tour of Duke Chapel | 12:15 pm | FREE | Duke University Chapel |
| Durham Really Really Free Market | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Lyon Park, Durham |
| Live music: The Boomers | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Nickelpoint Brewing Co., Raleigh |
| Gizmo Open Mic | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Bluegrass Jam Open Mic | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Morrisville July 3rd Family Fun Festival, with live music and a laser show | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Town Hall Drive, Morrisville |
| Pittsboro Summer Fest | 4:00 pm to 9:15 pm | FREE | Downtown Pittsboro |
| Apex Fireworks Frenzy | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hunter Park, Apex |
| Wake Forest 4th of July Fireworks | 5:30 pm | FREE | Heritage High School, Wake Forest |
| Smithfield's Independence Day Celebration | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield |
| Sunday Salsa Social -- lesson and dance | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $6.00-7.00 | Triangle Dance Studios, Durham |
| Fireworks after Carolina Mudcats Game | 6:30 pm | $12.00-16.00 | Five County Stadium, Zebulon |
| Sundays at Sundown Concert Series | 7:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill |
