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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- Triangle brewery calendar
Today: Sunday, September 1, 2024
Tomorrow: Monday, September 2, 2024
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Event | Time | Price | Location |
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Movie tickets at Alamo Drafthouse: $7 | All Day | Discounted | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema |
Walgreens Senior Day: 20% off for rewards members age 55+ | All Day | Walgreens (multiple locations) | |
Topgolf: Half-price bays on Tuesdays | All Day | $15.00-30.00 | Topgolf Durham |
Subway Footlong Sub just $6.99 | All Day | $6.99 | Subway — various locations |
Amazing Pollinators at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $0-12.00 | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh |
Free Yoga at Frontier RTP | 12:00 pm | FREE | The Frontier, RTP |
Family Game Night | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
Durham Chess Enthusiasts | 5:30 pm | FREE | Der Nachbar Bottleshop & Taps, Durham |
Carolina Science Café: North Carolina's Wetlands | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Haw River Tap & Table, Carrboro |
Southern Peak Brewery Book Club: A Court of Mist and Fury | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Southern Peak Brewery |
Taco Tuesday Bike Ride | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
Stitch and Sip | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP |
Adult Coloring Night | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing at Golden Belt |
Bond Brothers Run Club | 6:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Beer Company |
Karaoke with DJ Sobel | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | The Fall Line, Zebulon |
Beer & Banjos in Raleigh | 6:30 pm | FREE | Transfer Co. Food Hall, Raleigh |
Bingo Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
Board Game Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
Ruckus Open Mic with Brian Jones | 7:00 pm | FREE | Ruckus Pizza — Mission Valley Raleigh |
Yonder Open Mic | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew (Hillsborough) |
In a Nutshell: A Live Band Improv Jam | 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | Neptune’s Parlour, Raleigh |
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Event | Time | Price | Location |
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Subway Footlong Sub just $6.99 | All Day | $6.99 | Subway — various locations |
Amazing Pollinators at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $0-12.00 | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh |
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 |
Free wine tasting at Bailey's Fine Jewelry, Fenton | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bailey’s Fine Jewelry, Fenton (Cary) |
Game Night at Boxyard RTP | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Boxyard RTP |
Free Acro Yoga at Method Park | 5:45 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
Wine Down Wednesday -- live music, plus wine specials | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | La Vita Dolce at Southern Village |
RBC Cary/Arb Umstead Gravel Bike Ride | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Arboretum, Cary |
Poker Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
The Oak City Salsa Social -- Live Band Music and Dance Series | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Transfer Co. Food Hall, Raleigh |
Duke Arts at American Tobacco: Conjunto Breve | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | American Tobacco Campus |
Beer & Banjos Carrboro | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | 401 Main, Carrboro |
Live Jazz with Grewen & Griffanzo | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Imbibe, Chapel Hill |
Cornhole Tournament | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
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 |
Astronomy on Tap: The Blaze Star -- Unveling a New Star in the Night Sky | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fullsteam Brewery, Durham |
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 |
Open Mic w/ Host Adam Lee Decker | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Growler Grlz, Durham |
Singer/Songwriter Open Mic | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
Ally J on the Roof | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Durham Hotel |
The Baryton: A Royal Instrument at Esterhazy and in Vienna | Faculty Recital | 7:30 pm | FREE | Person Recital Hall at UNC Chapel Hill |
Comedy on Tap Open-Mic | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Tap Yard, Raleigh |
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Event | Time | Price | Location |
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Subway Footlong Sub just $6.99 | All Day | $6.99 | Subway — various locations |
Junior Gardeners at Kidzu Museum | 9:30 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Kidzu Children’s Museum, Chapel Hill |
Amazing Pollinators at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $0-12.00 | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh |
Live at Lunch: Free music series at Downtown Cary Park | 11:30 am to 1:30 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
Hopscotch Music Festival Day Parties | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Various locations |
$5 Pint Night and After Work Social | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Raleigh Brewing, Arboretum, Cary |
Game Night | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Beerded Lady Bottle Shop, Garner |
Ice Cream Social with Bull City Strollers | 5:30 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom |
Weekly Mini Pop-Up | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing at Golden Belt |
Vinyl Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
Open Mic at OSB | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
Open Mic Night at Pluck Farm | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Pluck Farm (Mebane) |
Wendell Market | 6:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
FM2FV Concert Series: Band of Oz | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Centennial Square, Fuquay-Varina |
Raleigh Uke Jam | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Church of the Nativity, Raleigh |
Poker Nights | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
Ruckus Open Mic with Brian Jones | 7:00 pm | FREE | Ruckus Pizza — Park West Morrisville |
Karaoke with JV Jams | 7:00 pm | FREE | Red Moose Brewing Company, Pittsboro |
Jazz Jam Open Mic | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
Weekly Single Mingle | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar and Arcade, Raleigh |
Weekly Single Mingle | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar + Arcade, Durham |
Karaoke | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Tap Yard, Raleigh |