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: Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Tomorrow: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Thursday, March 30, 2023
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girls Night Out at Sports & Social: $5 Margaritas and 1/2 off Bottles of Wine | All Day | Sports & Social, Cary | |
| Invite a Friend to Subscribe to Triangle on the Cheap and you could each win a $50 gift card | All Day | FREE | |
| U-pick tulips at Dewberry Farm | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | $5.00-8.00 | Dewberry Farm, Kernersville |
| Meet the Bunny at Abbotts Creek | 9:30 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Abbotts Creek Community Center, Raleigh |
| Taking Back Thursday: Live Music | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Boxyard RTP |
| Social Hour -- Appetizer Specials at Sports & Social | 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Discounted | Sports & Social, Cary |
| Live music: Relay Relay | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Boxyard RTP |
| LuminoCity Festival (Discount available!) | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Free wine tasting and live music | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | 10th & Terrace at Residence In Raleigh Downtown |
| Vinyl Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
| Light The Night: Karaoke Fundraiser | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Edit Beer Co., Raleigh | |
| Thursday Night Blues Jam | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina) |
| Live music: Josh Branch | 6:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Artist Talk: Kameron Neal | 6:00 pm | FREE | Gregg Museum, Raleigh |
| Line Dancing Classes at Mystic Farm and Distillery | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | $10.00 | Mystic Farm and Distillery, Durham |
| Glow in the Dark Teen Egg Hunt | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Lions Park, Raleigh |
| Live music: Marc Puricelli and David Kreimer | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Imbibe, Chapel Hill |
| Al Strong Presents Jazz on the Roof | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | The Durham Hotel |
| Live Music in the Taproom | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom |
| Karaoke in Old North State Food Hall's Longleaf Tavern | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Old North State Food Hall, Selma |
| Open Mic with Brian Jones | 7:00 pm | FREE | Ruckus Pizza — Park West Morrisville |
| Bring Your Own Vinyl Night | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing at Golden Belt |
| Thirsty Thursday Trivia Night at PourWorks | 7:30 pm | FREE | PourWorks Beer and Wine Shop, Raleigh |
| Jazz Jam Open Mic | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
Friday, March 31, 2023
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invite a Friend to Subscribe to Triangle on the Cheap and you could each win a $50 gift card | All Day | FREE | |
| Baskin Robbins: 31% off scoops | All Day | Discounted | Baskin-Robbins, multiple locations |
| Live music: DJ Heartless | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham | |
| U-pick tulips at Dewberry Farm | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | $5.00-8.00 | Dewberry Farm, Kernersville |
| The Hoppening Shell-ebration at Greystone | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Greystone Community Center |
| Tasting at Ten: Free tasting at Counter Culture Coffee each week | 10:00 am | FREE | Counter Culture Coffee Headquarters and Training Center, Durham |
| 2-Year Anniversary Celebration | 4:00 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom |
| Fridays at the Farm at Old Mill Farm -- live music, family fun (price is per car) | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $20.00 | Old Mill Farm, Durham |
| 54th Annual Spring Pottery & Glass Festival at Cedar Creek Gallery | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor |
| Sensory-friendly Touch-A-Truck | 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Bierman Autism Centers, Cary |
| Friday Night Live Music | 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Boxyard RTP |
| LuminoCity Festival (Discount available!) | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| The Great Eggstravaganza | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Brier Creek Community Center, Raleigh |
| Final Friday Reception at Cary Gallery of Artists | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Cary Gallery of Artists |
| Adult 80s Egg-Stravaganza | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh) |
| Last Fridays Art Walk in Hillsborough | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | |
| Hell Yes Ma'am Jams Live Music | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Arboretum, Cary |
| Weekly dance with Raleigh International Folk Dancers | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $3.00 | Glen Eden Pilot Park, Raleigh |
| Live music: Larry Karan | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
| Live Music | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Live Music in the Taproom | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom |
| Live music: Maskell Freeman Band | 7:00 pm | FREE | Brüeprint Taproom – Cary |
| Live music: The Chris Lewis Band | 7:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Comedy Night | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Nickelpoint Brewing Co., Raleigh |
| Open Mic Stand-Up Comedy | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
Saturday, April 1, 2023
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Craft Market | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Breakfast with the Bunny | 9:00 am to 10:00 am | $0-5.00 | Herbert C. Young Community Center |
| Free Zumba class | 9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Pilgrim United Church of Christ (Durham) |
| Shotwell Landfill's Earth Day Party, Easter Egg Hunt and Free Breakfast | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Meridian Waste’s Shotwell Environmental Park, Wendell |
| The Home Depot Kids' Workshop -- Poolside Birdhouse | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Various locations |
| 26th Annual First Lady's Walk and Health Fair at NCCU | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | L.T. Walker Physical Education and Recreation Complex, NCCU, Durham |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| The Great Raleigh Yard Sale | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| U-pick tulips at Dewberry Farm | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | $5.00-8.00 | Dewberry Farm, Kernersville |
| Sir Walter Coffee's 6th Anniversary Party | 9:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Sir Walter Coffee, Raleigh |
| Hop Into Spring train rides at New Hope Valley Railway (multiple start times) | 9:30 am to 4:30 pm | $16.00 | New Hope Valley Railway |
| Hippity Hoppity Easter Egg Hunt at Alston Ridge Middle School in Cary | 10:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Alston Ridge Middle School, Cary |
| Easter Egg Hunt in Fuquay-Varina | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Fleming Loop Park |
| Egg Hunt at Campus Hills Park | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Campus Hills Park, Durham |
| Rolesville's Egg Rush | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Rolesville Middle School |
| Wake Forest Easter Egg Hunt | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | E. Carroll Joyner Park, Wake Forest |
| Egg Hunt at West Point on the Eno | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno, Durham |
| Plant Festival with Extension Master Gardeners of Durham County | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Durham Cooperative Extension |
| Egg Hunt at Kiwanis | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Kiwanis Park, Raleigh |
| EGGstreme Spring Fling with Chatham County Parks and Recreation | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Central Carolina Community College, Chatham Campus |
| Egg Hunt at Mordecai Historic Park | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Mordecai Historic Park |
| Saturday Slowdown at RambleRill Farm in Hillsborough: shop at farmers' market, meet goats, have a picnic | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | RambleRill Farm, Hillsborough |
| Barks and Blooms Shopping Pawty at Saving Grace Supply Co | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Saving Grace Supply Co., Raleigh |
| Shakori Hills Spring Art & Craft Fair | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Shakori Hills Community Arts Center, Pittsboro |
| Open Farm Visit to Sunrise Community Farm | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $5.00 | Sunrise Community Farm Center |
| 54th Annual Spring Pottery & Glass Festival at Cedar Creek Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor |
| Holiday EGGspress at Pullen Park (ride train to spot eggs) | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $2.00 | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Hippity Hoppity Easter Egg Hunt at Middle Creek High School, Apex | 10:00 am | FREE | WakeMed Soccer Park |
| Happy Hoppy Easter Party and Egg Hunt in Zebulon | 10:00 am | FREE | Zebulon Community Park |
| Easter EGGstravaganza at Old Mill Farm | 10:30 am to 4:30 pm | Old Mill Farm, Durham | |
| Egg hunt at Christ the King Community Church in Durham | 10:30 am | FREE | Christ the King Community Church, Durham |
| Original Downtown Murals and Public Art Tour with Raleigh Walking Tours (pay what you want) | 10:30 am | FREE | Wake County Justice Center, Raleigh |
| Yoga at Hi-Wire Brewing | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | $6.00 | Hi-Wire Brewing at Golden Belt |
| Clayton Parks and Recreation Easter Egg Hunt, plus free pictures with the Easter Bunny | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Clayton High School |
| Candy Hop | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Fuquay-Varina |
| Easter Egg Hunt at Parkside Town Commons | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Parkside Town Commons, Cary |
| Historic Raleigh Trolley Tours (1-hour long; 4 start times) | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | $6.00-10.00 | Mordecai Historic Park |
| Free Easter Bunny pictures at Bass Pro Shops | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops |
| Free Easter Bunny pictures at Cabela's | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Cabela’s |
| Heart of the Hill Chapel Hill Tour | 11:00 am | FREE | |
| Say Yes To The Prom Dress -- free prom dress event in Raleigh | 11:30 am to 1:30 pm | FREE | St. John’s Metropolitan Community Church, Raleigh |
| Dog-Gone Egg Hunt | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno, Durham |
| Carrboro Community Egg Hunt | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Hank Anderson Community Park, Carrboro |
| Meet the Easter Bunny at Old North State Food Hall | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Old North State Food Hall, Selma |
| Art-n-Soul Market | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Mystic Farm and Distillery, Durham |
| Knightdale Spring Fling | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Knightdale Station Park |
| Retro Gamers Spring Kickoff Market | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Heyday Brewing, Raleigh |
| Brewery Tour | 1:00 pm | FREE | Lonerider Brewing Company |
| The Carrboro Really Really Free Market | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Town Commons |
| Live music: Smith and Lang | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| True Crimes and Curious Tales Tour with Raleigh Walking Tours (pay what you want) | 2:00 pm | FREE | Archives and History/State Library Building |
| Raleigh City of Oaks Walking Tour (pay what you want) | 2:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Convention Center |
| Wonderbop: music, DJ, spoken word | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Boxyard RTP |
| LuminoCity Festival (Discount available!) | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| NCAA Final Four Viewing Party Potluck | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Red Moose Brewing Company, Pittsboro |
| Live music: School of Rock | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Live music: Johnny G | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Southern Peak Brewery |
| Live Music | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Karaoke in Old North State Food Hall's Longleaf Tavern | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Old North State Food Hall, Selma |
| Live music: Adam Decker | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Cary |
| Live music: New Sweat Band | 7:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| The Defacto Experience | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Touch a Truck with Holly Springs Fire Department and Police at Holly Springs Farmers Market | 9:00 pm to 12:00 pm | FREE | Holly Springs Farmers Market |
