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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Today: Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Tomorrow: Thursday, September 4, 2025
Friday, September 5, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Swarm in Cary | All Day | FREE | Various Locations, Cary |
| First Friday Bird Walk | 8:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Lake Benson Park, Garner |
| Homeschool History Day at Mordecai Historic Park | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Mordecai Historic Park, Raleigh |
| Tasting at Ten: Free tasting at Counter Culture Coffee each week | 10:00 am | FREE | Counter Culture Coffee Headquarters and Training Center, Durham |
| Incredible Science | 1:30 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh |
| Sensory-Friendly Hour at Artspace's First Friday | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Artspace, Raleigh |
| First Friday in Downtown Fuquay-Varina | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Fuquay-Varina |
| Bands, Bites and Boats Concert Series: 2DIGH4 Duo | 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Fred G. Bond Metro Park |
| First Friday: live music, vendor market, and food trucks | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Oak City Brewing Company, Knightdale |
| Bike Night | 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Red Moose Brewing Company, Pittsboro |
| Downtown Cary Park Movie series: Inside Out 2 | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| First Friday at CoLab: Animalia | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | CoLab, Raleigh |
| PLAYlist concert series at Durham Central Park: Bungalow Collect | 6:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| First Friday Gallery Walk in Raleigh | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Various locations |
| Artspace First Friday | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Artspace, Raleigh |
| Free Wine Tasting | 6:00 pm | FREE | Local 919, Raleigh |
| Morrisville's Music in the Park: CD & The Mix | 6:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Indian Creek Park in Morrisville |
| First Friday Cemetery Tours at Historic Oakwood Cemetery (free, with a suggested donation of $10) | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh |
| Weekly dance with Raleigh International Folk Dancers | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $3.00 | Glen Eden Pilot Park, Raleigh |
| Live Music: Ian McMahan | 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 |
| Video Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop, Durham |
| Live Music | 7:00 pm | FREE | Growler Grlz, Durham |
| First Friday Under the Stars -- Skywatching Event | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Three Bears Acres, Creedmoor |
| Stand-up Comedy Open Mic | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Movie Night at MOSAIC: Avatar -- The Way of the Water | 8:30 pm | FREE | Philip H. Kohn MOSAIC Family Commons, Pittsboro |
| Karaoke Fridays | 9:00 pm | FREE | Flying Bull Beer Company, Durham |
| Karaoke Bingo Nights | 9:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
Saturday, September 6, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough history celebration: A Celebration of The Third Provincial Congress | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Hillsborough |
| Museums on Us: Free admission to Marbles Kids Museum first weekend of month for Bank of America customers and employees | All Day | FREE | Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh |
| Art Swarm in Cary | All Day | FREE | Various Locations, Cary |
| Cars and Coffee Morrisville | 8:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Imperial Center, Durham |
| 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 |
| Free Yoga at Fenton in Cary | 9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Fenton, Cary |
| DISCover Ultimate Day: Free Ultimate Frisbee Day for Youth | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Piney Wood Park, Durham |
| DISCover Ultimate Day: Free Ultimate Frisbee Day for Youth | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Pleasant Park, Apex |
| Home Depot Kids' Workshop: Crop Duster | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | The Home Depot, multiple locations |
| 83rd Annual NC Gourd Arts & Crafts Festival | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | $5.00 | NC State Fairgrounds |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Youth Aviation Academy Program at John Chavis Memorial Park | 10:00 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh) |
| Saturday Slowdown Market and Open Farm Day | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | RambleRill Farm, Hillsborough |
| Pauli Murray Center 1st Anniversary Tours and Celebration | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice, Durham |
| Lowe’s gives away free water bottles | 10:00 am | FREE | Lowe’s (multiple stores) |
| Black History Walking Tour | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | City of Raleigh Museum |
| Open Farm Visit to Sunrise Community Farm | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | Sunrise Community Farm Center, Chapel Hill |
| Splash Pad Bash | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Knightdale Station Park |
| Sensory-Friendly Film Series: The Princess Diaries | 11:00 am | FREE | The Carolina Theatre, Durham |
| 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 |
| The Market at NCMA | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| Free Guided Tour of North Carolina State Capitol | 11:00 am | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| Oktoberfest at Durham Co-op Market | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durham Co-Op Market |
| North Carolina Vintage Bazaar | 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $10.00 | NC State Fairgrounds |
| Come Out and Play sculpture show | 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | JimGin Farm |
| Get free technology help with a Raleigh Digital Ambassador | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Pathways Center |
| Free: Oktoberfest at Bull McCabes in Durham | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bull McCabe’s |
| Carrboro Really Really Free Market | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Town Commons |
| 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 | |
| Live Music: Rishi | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Blackbird Brewery, Wake Forest |
| Irish Music Jam | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop, Durham |
| Incredible Science | 3:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh |
| Live Music: Chris Cloer Band | 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Lonerider Brewing Company |
| Night Market at North Hills | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Midtown Park, Raleigh |
| Beer Garden Concert Series: Little German Band and DJ Gummy | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP |
| Cleo's 10th Doggie Birthday Party | 5:00 pm | FREE | Sneaky Penguin Brewing Company, Raleigh |
| Music on Main | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Streets at Southpoint |
| Durham Nights -- market, music, performances | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Golden Belt Campus, Durham |
| Live Music: Maverick Rose | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Wake Forest |
| Lotería: A Photographic Study of Latino Contributions to Our Community -- Opening Reception | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Golden Belt Grand Gallery, Durham |
| Live Music: Joe Hero Foo Fighters Tribute Band | 6:00 pm | FREE | The Mason Jar Lager Company, Fuquay-Varina |
| Music on Mangum: Taxi Cab Preacher | 6:00 pm | FREE | Durham Beer Garden |
| Live Music: Eric Tubbs | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Southern Peak Brewery, Apex |
| Live Music: Tone Merchants Rock Party | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Live Music: The Band Next Door | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Cary |
| Live Music: Kevin Lee | 7:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Live Music: Kevin Lee | 7:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Live Comedy | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Beerded Lady Bottle Shop, Garner |
| Karaoke Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Karaoke Night | 7:00 pm | FREE | Old North State Food Hall, Selma |
| Karaoke at Sneaky Penguin | 7:30 pm | FREE | Sneaky Penguin Brewing Company, Raleigh |
| Fall Film Series: A League of their Own | 8:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Boots & Brewz: Country Night | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | The Fall Line, Zebulon |
Sunday, September 7, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Museums on Us: Free admission to Marbles Kids Museum first weekend of month for Bank of America customers and employees | All Day | FREE | Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh |
| Art Swarm in Cary | All Day | FREE | Various Locations, Cary |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| 83rd Annual NC Gourd Arts & Crafts Festival | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | $5.00 | NC State Fairgrounds |
| Opening of Cynthia Aldrich's "Feminity Revered" Sculpture Show | 9:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Durham |
| Pop Up ARTernative Market | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Chapel of Bones Coffee, Raleigh |
| The Fruit Flea Market (suggested $5 donation) | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | $5.00 | The Fruit, Durham |
| Sunday Brunch Music on the lawn of Weaver Street Market in Carrboro | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Weaver Street Market Carrboro |
| LEGO Store: Build a Harry Potter Butterbeer Truck | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Crabtree Valley Mall |
| LEGO Store: Build a Harry Potter Butterbeer Truck | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | The Streets at Southpoint |
| Sproktoberfest at Crank Arm Brewing Raleigh | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing Company, Raleigh |
| Seymour Center Open House -- learn about programs for older adults | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Seymour Center, Chapel Hill |
| Cary Underground Market: Bands and Vendors | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Beer Company |
| North Carolina Vintage Bazaar | 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $10.00 | NC State Fairgrounds |
| Native Plant Swap at White Deer Nature Center | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | White Deer Park, Garner |
| Venezuelan Market, including cultural performances | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Oktoberfest at Raleigh Brewing | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Kanikapila: FREE Ukulele Lessons | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
| Black Farmers' Market | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durham Technical Community College, main campus |
| Artspace Open Studio | 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Artspace, Raleigh |
| Discover India: The Indian Spice Story | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Cary Regional Library |
| Chapel Hill Car Show and Soap Box Derby (free for spectators; cost to compete) | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-30.00 | Chapel Hill Community Center Park |
| Beer, Bacon & Bluegrass | 3:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| Open-Mic Night | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| End of Summer Fest | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | bmc brewing, Pittsboro |
| Bluegrass Open Jam | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Wake Forest Unplugged: free games, activities and music | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | E. Carroll Joyner Park, Wake Forest |
| Raleigh Concert Series: SWAG | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Fred Fletcher Park, Raleigh |
| Jazz'd Up Sundays: Grace Kelly, Chrissi Polland and the Christian Tamburr Quartet | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Concerts in the Park in Wake Forest | 5:30 pm | FREE | E. Carroll Joyner Park, Wake Forest |
| Sunday Open Mic at Moon Dog Meadery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop, Durham |
| Sundays at Sundown Live Music | 7:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill |
