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
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- Live music around the Triangle
- Free museum days
- Triangle brewery calendar
Today: Friday, July 17, 2026
Tomorrow: Saturday, July 18, 2026
Sunday, July 19, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week | All Day | ||
| Free Dilly Bar with $1 purchase (can redeem one time) | All Day | FREE | Dairy Queen (Multiple Locations) |
| 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 |
| Yoga Flow & Chill -- pay what you can | 10:00 am to 10:45 am | Weaver Street Market Raleigh | |
| Mill Open House | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| Live Music by Dr. Scott | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Lanza’s Cafe, Carrboro |
| Sunday Morning Yoga | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
| Sunday Brunch Music on the lawn of Weaver Street Market in Carrboro | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Weaver Street Market Carrboro |
| Phone-Free Fun | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom |
| Locopops National Ice Cream Day Party | 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | LocoPops, Durham (Foster Street) |
| Locopops National Ice Cream Day Party | 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | LocoPops, Durham (Hillsborough Road) |
| Hillsborough Really Really Free Market | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Gold Park, Hillsborough |
| Morgan Street Sessions | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Morgan Street Food Hall & Market, Raleigh |
| Kanikapila Ukulele Meetup | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
| Black Farmers' Market in Durham | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durham Technical Community College, main campus |
| Sunday Board Games at Guildhall Games | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Boxyard RTP |
| Free air hockey tournament | 1:00 pm | FREE | Super Rad Retro Lounge Arcade Bar, Raleigh |
| Free yoga at City of Raleigh Museum | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | City of Raleigh Museum |
| Pirates! A Boy at Sea (discount available) | 2:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Burning Coal Theater Company, Raleigh |
| Live music: Cameron Nesbit | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Crooked Hammock Brewery, Raleigh |
| Live Music: Ryan Mullaney | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Taproom, Fuquay-Varina |
| Open Mic hosted by Adam Lee Decker | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Blackbird Brewery, Wake Forest |
| World Cup Watch Party -- Finals | 3:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Oak City Lock Sport Meet Up | 3:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| World Cup Watch Party: Spain vs. Argentina (final) | 3:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Cary |
| The Soccer Social Watch Party -- watch the World Cup final match on the big screen | 3:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| World Cup Final Watch Party | 3:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Craft Club & Supply Swap | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom |
| Open Mic Night | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| 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 |
| Raleigh Concert Series: Thelonius | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Fred Fletcher Park, Raleigh |
| Bicentennial Folklife Festival 50th Anniversary Pop-Up | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Museum of Durham History |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Clouds Brewing Taproom, Raleigh |
| Sundays at Sundown Live Music | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill |
| Sunday Open Mic at Moon Dog Meadery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop, Durham |
Monday, July 20, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andia's Ice Cream: Buy one get one free sundae | All Day | Discounted | Andia’s Ice Cream, multiple locations |
| Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week | All Day | ||
| Chapel Hill Really Really Free Market | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill |
| Insomnia Cookies Happy Hour: Buy One Get One Free | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Insomnia Cookies, multiple locations |
| Coloring Vinyl Night | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
| Bicentennial Folklife Festival 50th Anniversary Pop-Up | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Museum of Durham History |
| Silent Reading Club | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom |
| Board Game Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Bottle Theory, Apex |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| Early Karaoke | 6:00 pm | FREE | The Northside District |
| Tap Yard Yoga -- pay what you can | 6:15 pm to 7:00 pm | Tap Yard, Raleigh | |
| Stitch n' Bxtch Craft Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | White Street Brewing, Wake Forest |
| Cosmic Chuckles: Weekly Comedy Show | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Flying Saucer Raleigh |
| PineCone Beginner's Bluegrass Jam | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Harry’s Guitar Shop, Raleigh |
| Game Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing Company, Raleigh |
| Open Mic Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
| Board Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop, Durham |
| Carrboro Open Mic | 7:30 pm | FREE | Speakeasy, Carrboro |
| Air Hockey Tournament | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar and Arcade, Raleigh |
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week | All Day | ||
| The Lumina Theater in Southern Village: All Tuesday tickets are $6.25 | All Day | $6.25 | The Lumina Theater, Chapel Hill |
| Tuesday Toss: Roll the dice to decide your $5 draft fate | Discounted | Der Nachbar Bottleshop & Taps, Durham | |
| North Hills Kids: Fun in the Sun | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Midtown Park, Raleigh |
| Free kids' movies at Marquee Cinemas | 9:30 am | FREE | Marquee Cinemas Wakefield 12 |
| Free Kids' Movie at Triangle Cinemas: The Secret Life of Pets | 10:00 am | FREE | Triangle Cinemas @ Six Forks |
| Insomnia Cookies Happy Hour: Buy One Get One Free | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Insomnia Cookies, multiple locations |
| Book Club: Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Southern Peak Brewery, Apex |
| Bicentennial Folklife Festival 50th Anniversary Pop-Up | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Museum of Durham History |
| Free line dancing class | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Snow Approach, Hillsborough |
| Run, Sweat, Beers RUN CLUB | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Growler Grlz, Durham |
| Poker Night | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
| Bond Brothers Run Club | 6:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Beer Company |
| Free Yoga in Durham Central Park | 6:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Chess Club | 6:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Pints & Pups | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Ponysaurus, Durham |
| Craft and Draft | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing Company, Raleigh |
| Beer & Banjos in Raleigh | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Bowstring Pizza and Brewyard, Raleigh |
| Craft & Draft Tuesdays | 6:30 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing, Durham |
| Triangle Taps and Tables Game Night | 6:30 pm | FREE | Trophy on Maywood |
| Jeopardy! Bar League Trivia | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Edit Beer Co., Raleigh |
| Beer & Banjos Carrboro | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Speakeasy, Carrboro |
| Video Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop, Durham |
| Karaoke Night | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar + Arcade, Durham |
| Open Mic Night | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Slims, Raleigh |
| Views from the Durham | 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | The Durham Hotel |
