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: Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Tomorrow: Thursday, July 17, 2025
Friday, July 18, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Responders: Save 10% Every Friday | All Day | Discounted | Old North State Food Hall, Selma |
| Krispy Kreme Birthday: Buy a dozen doughnuts and get another dozen for 88¢ | All Day | $0.88 | Various locations |
| Free Dilly Bar with $1 purchase (can redeem one time) | All Day | FREE | Dairy Queen (Multiple Locations) |
| Summer Open Nursery and Garden Days at Plant Delights Nursery and Juniper Level Botanic Garden | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Plant Delights Nursery |
| Tasting at Ten: Free tasting at Counter Culture Coffee each week | 10:00 am | FREE | Counter Culture Coffee Headquarters and Training Center, Durham |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 11:00 am | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Incredible Science | 1:30 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Crowder By Night: Beetle Mania | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Crowder County Park, Apex |
| Summer Fridays at Wedgewood: Free wine and cheese tastings | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Wedgewood Cheese Bar, Carrboro |
| Bike Night | 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Red Moose Brewing Company, Pittsboro |
| Free women's self-defense class at Strike Martial Arts | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Strike Martial Arts, Durham |
| Third Friday Durham -- art receptions, exhibits and performances | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Durham City Center |
| Third Friday Art Event at Loose Leaf Gallery | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Loose Leaf Gallery, Durham Food Hall |
| Live Music: Bad Habbott Band | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lonerider Brewing Company |
| Live Music: Steve Holcomb | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Third Friday Drink & Draw with Caleb Gray, and art opening | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Ment Beverage Co., Durham |
| Live Music: The Skeleton Crew | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP |
| Backyard's Bar's 1st Anniversary Party | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | The Backyard Bar, Apex |
| Free Wine Tasting | 6:00 pm | FREE | Local 919, Raleigh |
| Single Track Social Series | 6:00 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing, Durham |
| NCMA Outdoor Films at Moore Square: The Wild Robot | 6:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Skate for Ukraine (pay for purchases and pay regular price for skating) | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Polar Ice House, Wake Forest |
| Weekly dance with Raleigh International Folk Dancers | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $3.00 | Glen Eden Pilot Park, Raleigh |
| Game Night | 6:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Vinyl Night | 6:30 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| 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: Jim DiBattista | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | White Street Brewing, Wake Forest |
| Friday Co-Working Social | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom |
| Single Mingle-SPLASH! | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Downtown Cary Park | |
| Live music: Cole Spade | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Williams House Craft Taproom, Cary |
| Bynum Front Porch Summer Music Series: Orange County Lockdown | 7:00 pm | FREE | Bynum Front Porch, Pittsboro |
| Sixx at The Mixx: Free standup comedy show at The Mixx | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Mixx, Raleigh |
| Stand-up Comedy Open Mic | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Christmas in July Party | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar + Arcade, Durham |
| A Good Time: Stand-Up Comedy Showcase | 8:00 pm | FREE | Vault Craft Beer, Raleigh |
| Movie Night | 8:30 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Pluck Farm (Mebane) |
| Karaoke Fridays | 9:00 pm | FREE | Flying Bull Beer Company, Durham |
| Karaoke Bingo Nights | 9:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
Saturday, July 19, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Dilly Bar with $1 purchase (can redeem one time) | All Day | FREE | Dairy Queen (Multiple Locations) |
| Visit Cow Sanctuary | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | $0-25.00 | Brajboro Cow Sanctuary, Chapel Hill |
| Durham Craft Market | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Hike with a Naturalist | 9:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| Impact Pittsboro: Free eye screenings and glasses, haircuts, school supplies and more | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Pittsboro Baptist Church |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Summer Open Nursery and Garden Days at Plant Delights Nursery and Juniper Level Botanic Garden | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Plant Delights Nursery |
| Make Your Own Bagru Block Print Coaster at Hub RTP | 9:30 am to 11:30 am | $6.00 | Hub RTP |
| Bumble Bee Watch | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Prairie Ridge Ecostation (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences), Raleigh |
| Open Farm Visit to Sunrise Community Farm | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | Sunrise Community Farm Center, Chapel Hill |
| Storytime at Oak View: Gomer the Gassy Goat | 10:30 am | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park |
| Splash Pad Bash | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Knightdale Station Park |
| City of Raleigh Museum Plant Swap | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | City of Raleigh Museum |
| Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge Tour and Explore (sliding scale admission) | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | $5.00-40.00 | Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge, Pittsboro |
| 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 |
| Fenton Makers Market | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Fenton, Cary |
| Waverly Place Pop-Up | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Waverly Place, Cary |
| Retro Family Series: Muppets From Space | 11:00 am | FREE | The Carolina Theatre, Durham |
| Free Guided Tour of North Carolina State Capitol | 11:00 am | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 11:00 am | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Durham Really Really Free Market | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Orchard Park, Durham |
| Guided Walking Tour | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Stone Houses at Dix Park, Raleigh |
| Pop-Up Raleigh Art & Vintage Market | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Trophy on Maywood |
| Oaklyn Springs Brewery 7th Anniversary Party | 12:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| RDU Sound: One Day Choir | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Talley Student Union, NC State University |
| Book Harvest's Summer Block Party | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durham Bulls Athletic Park |
| Raleigh Brewing's Book Fair | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Live music: Kelly Jackson | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Ment Beverage Co., Durham |
| Free Guided Tour of North Carolina State Capitol | 2:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| Incredible Science | 2:00 pm | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh | |
| Raleigh Brewing Summer Music Series | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Saturday Vintage + Maker Market | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Incredible Science | 3:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh |
| Christmas in July at Waverly Place | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Waverly Place, Cary |
| Saturdays in Saxapahaw Outdoor Concert Series | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Saxapahaw Post Office |
| Music on Main | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Streets at Southpoint |
| Live & Local July Patio Series | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Oak City Brewing Company, Knightdale |
| Live Music: Cosmic Superheroes | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Backyard's Bar's 1st Anniversary Party | 5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | The Backyard Bar, Apex |
| Raleigh Nights at Smoky Hollow: vendors, live DJ, performers... | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Smoky Hollow, Raleigh |
| Bike In Movie | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing, Durham |
| Live Music: String Thing Band | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lonerider Brewing Company |
| Live Music: Jared Place | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Wake Forest |
| Live Music: Maverick Rose | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Southern Peak Brewery, Apex |
| Music Bingo | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Sneaky Penguin Brewing Company, Raleigh |
| No Skips: A New Listening Experience | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Ment Beverage Co., Durham |
| Karaoke Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Live Music: Turtle Smash | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Find Your Glimmer: Bring Your Own Vinyl -- Listening Session | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Artspace, Raleigh | |
| Blazin' Keys Dueling Pianos | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Cary |
| Hot Bucket Comedy Night | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Common Market, Durham |
| Live Music: Kevin Lee | 7:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park in Wake Forest: Mufasa: The Lion King | 7:30 pm | FREE | E. Carroll Joyner Park, Wake Forest |
| Live music: The Parsons (donations welcome) | 7:30 pm | FREE | Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse, Durham |
| Movie Night | 8:30 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Pluck Farm (Mebane) |
| Live DJ | 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Beer Garden |
Sunday, July 20, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Ice Cream Day--deals, freebies and events | All Day | FREE | |
| Free Dilly Bar with $1 purchase (can redeem one time) | All Day | FREE | Dairy Queen (Multiple Locations) |
| Hike with a Naturalist | 9:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Summer Open Nursery and Garden Days at Plant Delights Nursery and Juniper Level Botanic Garden | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Plant Delights Nursery |
| Sunday Brunch Music on the lawn of Weaver Street Market in Carrboro | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Weaver Street Market Carrboro |
| National Ice Cream Day at Forest Ridge Park in Wake Forest | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Forest Ridge Park, Wake Forest |
| Raleigh Foodie Fare | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 11:00 am | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Live Jazz Music with Ed Kincade | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Lanza’s Cafe, Carrboro |
| Sunday Jazz Brunch curated by Al Strong (free event; pay for food and drink) | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Missy Lane’s Assembly Room, Durham |
| Durham Vegan Food Fest | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durham Armory |
| Kanikapila: FREE Ukulele Lessons | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
| Free Mini Cup of Dippin' Dots for National Ice Cream Day | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Crabtree Valley Mall |
| Black Farmers' Market | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durham Technical Community College, main campus |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| “The Story of the Plott Hound” with Author Bob Plott | 2:00 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Open-Mic Night | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Punk N' Pints | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Self-Care Sunday: Yoga | 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | The Chapel at Dix Park |
| Free ice cream social | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Fuquay Mineral Spring Park |
| Bluegrass Open Jam | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Live Irish Music | 4:00 pm | FREE | Red Moose Brewing Company, Pittsboro |
| Raleigh Concert Series: Eat a Peach | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Clouds Brewing Taproom, Raleigh |
| Live Jazz Jam with Harvey Cummings & Friends at Find Your Glimmer art installation | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Artspace, Raleigh |
| Freeman Round House Summer Event Series: Tiffany Scott & the SSML Band | 6:00 pm | FREE | Oliver Nestus Freeman Round House and African-American Museum, Wilson |
| Sundays at Sundown Live Music | 7:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill |
