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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- Live music around the Triangle
- Free museum days
- Triangle brewery calendar
Today: Sunday, September 24, 2023
Tomorrow: Monday, September 25, 2023
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fit Cary Month: Free fitness classes and drop in sports activities all month (click for details) | All Day | Various locations | |
| Movie tickets at Alamo Drafthouse: $7 | All Day | Discounted | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema |
| Military & First Responders: Save 10% Every Tuesday | All Day | Discounted | Old North State Food Hall, Selma |
| Take a Child Outside (TACO) Week events with Raleigh Parks | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Take a Child Outside — Nature Walk (during garden opening hours) | All Day | FREE | JC Raulston Arboretum |
| Flying Biscuit Café celebrates "Better Breakfast Day" with $5 bacon & eggs breakfast | All Day | $5.00 | Flying Biscuit Café, multiple locations |
| Sculpture in the Garden (free with $5 suggested donation) | 9:00 am to 5:00 am | FREE | North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill |
| Nature Play Day at Prairie Ridge | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Prairie Ridge Ecostation (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences), Raleigh |
| Free Yoga at Frontier RTP | 12:00 pm | FREE | The Frontier, RTP |
| Bands @ Brookside | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Brookside Bodega, Raleigh |
| Acoustic Jams at bmc brewing (join in or just listen) | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | bmc brewing, Pittsboro |
| Stitch and Sip | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP |
| Beer & Banjos in Raleigh | 6:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Times Bar |
| Open Mic with Brian Jones | 7:00 pm | FREE | Ruckus Pizza — Mission Valley Raleigh |
| Open Mic (music and poetry) | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew (Hillsborough) |
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fit Cary Month: Free fitness classes and drop in sports activities all month (click for details) | All Day | Various locations | |
| Take a Child Outside (TACO) Week events with Raleigh Parks | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Take a Child Outside — Nature Walk (during garden opening hours) | All Day | FREE | JC Raulston Arboretum |
| Sculpture in the Garden (free with $5 suggested donation) | 9:00 am to 5:00 am | FREE | North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill |
| Weaving Wednesdays | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh |
| Carve Pumpkins With Goats | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill |
| Torchy's Tacos Wake Forest Grand Opening -- first 100 guests get free queso for a year | 10:00 am | FREE | Torchy’s Tacos, Wake Forest |
| Garden Conversations: Featuring Shannon Currey | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | Virtual |
| Market Bunch Kids' Activities | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Farmers’ Market |
| "Pay What You Can" Farm Stand at Raleigh City Farm | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh City Farm |
| Tree Fit Club -- free fitness class, using trees | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Treeist, Chapel Hill |
| Free Acro Yoga at Pullen Park | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Gravel Ride at Umstead Park (post-ride meet-up at Gizmo Brew Works) | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | William B. Umstead State Park, Raleigh |
| Wine Down Wednesday -- live music, plus wine specials | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | La Vita Dolce at Southern Village |
| Chess Night for All Ages | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lanza’s Cafe, Carrboro |
| Poker Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
| Swift Night Out -- Chimney Swift Watching with New Hope Audubon | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Durham Hotel |
| Duke Arts at American Tobacco: Darin and Brooke Aldridge | 6:30 pm | FREE | American Tobacco Campus |
| Beer and Bingo Fundraiser Night | 6:30 pm | Raleigh Brewing, Arboretum, Cary | |
| Raleigh Drum Circle and Hoop Jam | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Trivia at the Airstream at Raleigh Beer Garden | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Beer Garden |
| Ballroom Dancing with Live Music | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $8.00 | Pullen Community Center |
| Music Bingo at Fortnight Brewing Wake Forest | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Wake Forest |
| Durham-Chapel Hill International Folk Dancers Weekly Dance | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Carol Woods Retirement Community Fitness Center, Chapel Hill |
| Stitch 'N Bitch | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| Stargazing at the Willard: Saturn Returns | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | The Willard Rooftop Lounge, Raleigh |
Thursday, September 28, 2023
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fit Cary Month: Free fitness classes and drop in sports activities all month (click for details) | All Day | Various locations | |
| Take a Child Outside (TACO) Week events with Raleigh Parks | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Take a Child Outside — Nature Walk (during garden opening hours) | All Day | FREE | JC Raulston Arboretum |
| Morrisville Restaurant Week | All Day | Discounted | Various locations |
| Sculpture in the Garden (free with $5 suggested donation) | 9:00 am to 5:00 am | FREE | North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill |
| Junior Gardeners at Kidzu Museum | 9:30 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Kidzu Children’s Museum, Chapel Hill |
| Field School: Branching Out | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| Carve Pumpkins With Goats | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill |
| Lunchtime Trivia at Moore Square | 12:15 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Beer Garden Jam Sessions | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP |
| Thriving Thursdays: Free Fitness Class at Fenton | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Fenton, Cary |
| Concerts at the Colonial Inn in Hillsborough | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | The Colonial Inn, Hillsborough |
| Jazz in the Square: Al Strong | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Vinyl Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
| Thursday Night Blues Jam | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina) |
| Live music: Twang Bandits | 6:00 pm | FREE | Der Nachbar Bottleshop & Taps, Durham |
| Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest | 6:30 pm | $15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall |
| Sanford's Downtown Alive Outdoor Concert Series | 6:30 pm | FREE | Depot Park, Downtown Sanford |
| Karaoke with JV Jams | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Red Moose Brewing Company, Pittsboro |
| Pirate Singing Meetup | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Nickelpoint Brewing Co., Raleigh |
| Live Music in the Taproom | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom |
| Crank Arm Game Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing Company, Raleigh |
| Open Mic with Brian Jones | 7:00 pm | FREE | Ruckus Pizza — Park West Morrisville |
| Thursday Jazz with Les Trois Chats | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew (Hillsborough) |
| Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest | 8:00 pm | $15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall |
