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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Storytime with Barnaby D. Troll 10:30 am
Storytime with Barnaby D. TrollWeekly on TuesdayEvery Tuesday from April 15, through November, 2025, except May 13, Durham Central Park, 501 Foster Street, Durham, NC, is hosting Storytime with Barnaby D. Troll. This free program is for children ages 2 to 5, ... Read More » Adult Coloring Night 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Adult Coloring NightWeekly on TuesdayPhoto: Mace Publishing, LLC Hi-Wire Brewing's 3rd location is in Durham, with its first two locations in Asheville. Hi-Wire at Golden Belt is at 800 Taylor Street, Durham. Visit their Facebook page or website calendar for more ... Read More » | Festival for the Eno 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Festival for the EnoDailyFestival for the Eno, the annual music and arts festival that takes place at West Point on the Eno, takes place Friday, July 4, and Saturday, July 5, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ... Read More » | Festival for the Eno 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Festival for the EnoDailyFestival for the Eno, the annual music and arts festival that takes place at West Point on the Eno, takes place Friday, July 4, and Saturday, July 5, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ... Read More » Music on Main 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Music on MainWeekly on SaturdayDuke Arts is partnering with The Streets at Southpoint for Music on Main. This is a series of free concerts at the Cinema Circle Stage at The Streets at Southpoint, 6910 Fayetteville Road, Durham, North ... Read More » Durham Twilight Market 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Durham Twilight MarketEvery 1 months on the 1st SaturdayThe MAKRS Society brings local makers, artists, small businesses and unique sellers to the public, through pop-up markets in Raleigh and Durham, and elsewhere in North Carolina. Follow the links below for information on each market ... Read More » | ||||
Storytime with Barnaby D. Troll 10:30 am
Storytime with Barnaby D. TrollWeekly on TuesdayEvery Tuesday from April 15, through November, 2025, except May 13, Durham Central Park, 501 Foster Street, Durham, NC, is hosting Storytime with Barnaby D. Troll. This free program is for children ages 2 to 5, ... Read More » Adult Coloring Night 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Adult Coloring NightWeekly on TuesdayPhoto: Mace Publishing, LLC Hi-Wire Brewing's 3rd location is in Durham, with its first two locations in Asheville. Hi-Wire at Golden Belt is at 800 Taylor Street, Durham. Visit their Facebook page or website calendar for more ... Read More » | Good Vibrations -- A Jewish Music Series: Eliana Light 7:00 pm
Good Vibrations -- A Jewish Music Series: Eliana LightWednesday, July 9, 2025 Jewish For Good is presenting Good Vibrations -- A Jewish Music Series. This is a FREE outdoor concert series, but registration is required. These concerts take place in the Preminger Family Amphitheater on the campus of ... Read More » | Parktown Food Hub Open Distribution Day 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Parktown Food Hub Open Distribution DayEvery 1 months on the 2nd ThursdayParktown Food Hub is a community-based partnership aimed at reducing hunger and food insecurity in South Durham. Follow them on Facebook for announcements. Please check their website calendar and Facebook page before heading out, to ... Read More » | Grace Community Farmers Market 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Grace Community Farmers MarketEvery 1 months on the 2nd SaturdayGrace Community Farmers Market was established in 2024 to help support local Durham farmers and vendors of color and address food insecurity in collaboration with the Walltown Food Ministry. It takes place the second Saturday of ... Read More » Music on Main 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Music on MainWeekly on SaturdayDuke Arts is partnering with The Streets at Southpoint for Music on Main. This is a series of free concerts at the Cinema Circle Stage at The Streets at Southpoint, 6910 Fayetteville Road, Durham, North ... Read More » | |||
Storytime with Barnaby D. Troll 10:30 am
Storytime with Barnaby D. TrollWeekly on TuesdayEvery Tuesday from April 15, through November, 2025, except May 13, Durham Central Park, 501 Foster Street, Durham, NC, is hosting Storytime with Barnaby D. Troll. This free program is for children ages 2 to 5, ... Read More » Adult Coloring Night 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Adult Coloring NightWeekly on TuesdayPhoto: Mace Publishing, LLC Hi-Wire Brewing's 3rd location is in Durham, with its first two locations in Asheville. Hi-Wire at Golden Belt is at 800 Taylor Street, Durham. Visit their Facebook page or website calendar for more ... Read More » | Two Roosters Ice Cream Birthday Week -- celebrating a different decade in each shop All Day
Two Roosters Ice Cream Birthday Week -- celebrating a different decade in each shopDailyTwo Roosters Ice Cream is celebrating its birthday from July 15 to 20, 2025, as well as National Ice Cream Day on July 20. Each of its shops will be celebrating a different decade, with ... Read More » Free Tea Day at McAlister's Deli All Day
Free Tea Day at McAlister's DeliThursday, July 17, 2025 On Thursday, July 17, 2025, McAlister's Deli celebrates its annual Free Tea Day. And they mean exactly that...FREE tea all day. No coupon or purchase necessary -- just walk in and ask for the freebie. ... Read More » | Two Roosters Ice Cream Birthday Week -- celebrating a different decade in each shop All Day
Two Roosters Ice Cream Birthday Week -- celebrating a different decade in each shopDailyTwo Roosters Ice Cream is celebrating its birthday from July 15 to 20, 2025, as well as National Ice Cream Day on July 20. Each of its shops will be celebrating a different decade, with ... Read More » Free women's self-defense class at Strike Martial Arts 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Free women's self-defense class at Strike Martial ArtsFriday, July 18, 2025 Women are invited to a free self-defense class on Friday, July 18, 2025, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Strike Martial Arts, 101 W Main Street, Durham, North Carolina. Join Strike Martial arts for a powerful, ... Read More » Third Friday Art Event at Loose Leaf Gallery 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Third Friday Art Event at Loose Leaf GalleryEvery 1 months on the 3rd FridayCourtesy of Lynette Johnson Loose Leaf Gallery, upstairs in the Durham Food Hall, 530 Foster Street, Durham, North Carolina, is featuring the exhibit "Wild Things and Found Things," for Third Friday, on Friday, August 15, 2025, ... Read More » | Two Roosters Ice Cream Birthday Week -- celebrating a different decade in each shop All Day
Two Roosters Ice Cream Birthday Week -- celebrating a different decade in each shopDailyTwo Roosters Ice Cream is celebrating its birthday from July 15 to 20, 2025, as well as National Ice Cream Day on July 20. Each of its shops will be celebrating a different decade, with ... Read More » Music on Main 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Music on MainWeekly on SaturdayDuke Arts is partnering with The Streets at Southpoint for Music on Main. This is a series of free concerts at the Cinema Circle Stage at The Streets at Southpoint, 6910 Fayetteville Road, Durham, North ... Read More » | |||
Two Roosters Ice Cream Birthday Week -- celebrating a different decade in each shop All Day
Two Roosters Ice Cream Birthday Week -- celebrating a different decade in each shopDailyTwo Roosters Ice Cream is celebrating its birthday from July 15 to 20, 2025, as well as National Ice Cream Day on July 20. Each of its shops will be celebrating a different decade, with ... Read More » | Storytime with Barnaby D. Troll 10:30 am
Storytime with Barnaby D. TrollWeekly on TuesdayEvery Tuesday from April 15, through November, 2025, except May 13, Durham Central Park, 501 Foster Street, Durham, NC, is hosting Storytime with Barnaby D. Troll. This free program is for children ages 2 to 5, ... Read More » Adult Coloring Night 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Adult Coloring NightWeekly on TuesdayPhoto: Mace Publishing, LLC Hi-Wire Brewing's 3rd location is in Durham, with its first two locations in Asheville. Hi-Wire at Golden Belt is at 800 Taylor Street, Durham. Visit their Facebook page or website calendar for more ... Read More » | Good Vibrations -- A Jewish Music Series: Psalms for the 2020s 7:00 pm
Good Vibrations -- A Jewish Music Series: Psalms for the 2020sWednesday, July 23, 2025 Jewish For Good is presenting Good Vibrations -- A Jewish Music Series. This is a FREE outdoor concert series, but registration is required. These concerts take place in the Preminger Family Amphitheater on the campus of ... Read More » | Parktown Food Hub Open Distribution Day 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Parktown Food Hub Open Distribution DayEvery 1 months on the 4th ThursdayParktown Food Hub is a community-based partnership aimed at reducing hunger and food insecurity in South Durham. Follow them on Facebook for announcements. Please check their website calendar and Facebook page before heading out, to ... Read More » Budweiser Block Party -- meet the Budweiser Clydesdales 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Budweiser Block Party -- meet the Budweiser ClydesdalesThursday, July 24, 2025 Stock image from Depositphotos The Budweiser Clydesdales are coming to Durham, North Carolina, for the first time in quite a while, on July 24 and 25, 2025. This is a rare chance to see these majestic ... Read More » | Meet Budweiser Clydesdales before Durham Bulls game 5:15 pm
Meet Budweiser Clydesdales before Durham Bulls gameFriday, July 25, 2025 Stock image from Depositphotos The Budweiser Clydesdales are coming to Durham, North Carolina, for the first time in quite a while, on July 24 and 25, 2025. This is a rare chance to see these majestic ... Read More » | Be a tomato taster with Durham County Cooperative Extension 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Be a tomato taster with Durham County Cooperative ExtensionSaturday, July 26, 2025 NC State University has been developing experimental tomato varieties designed especially for disease resistance. But how do they taste? You can be the judge! Durham County Cooperative Extension, at 721 Foster Street, Durham, North Carolina, is ... Read More » Flip the City Back to School Festival 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Flip the City Back to School FestivalSaturday, July 26, 2025 HOPE Organization is hosting Flip the City: Back to School Festival on Saturday, July 26, 2025, from 3 to 8 p.m., at Durham Central Park, 501 Foster Street, Durham, North Carolina. Admission is free. The event features: Free ... Read More » Music on Main 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Music on MainWeekly on SaturdayDuke Arts is partnering with The Streets at Southpoint for Music on Main. This is a series of free concerts at the Cinema Circle Stage at The Streets at Southpoint, 6910 Fayetteville Road, Durham, North ... Read More » | |
Durham Underground Market 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Durham Underground MarketEvery 1 monthsThe MAKRS Society brings local makers, artists, small businesses and unique sellers to the public, through pop-up markets in Raleigh and Durham, and elsewhere in North Carolina. Follow the links below for information on each market ... Read More » Durham Bulls giving away 5,030 free hot dogs at the game (ticket prices vary) 4:00 pm
Durham Bulls giving away 5,030 free hot dogs at the game (ticket prices vary)Sunday, July 27, 2025 The Durham Bulls are celebrating their 30th season at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, 409 Blackwell Street, Durham, NC, by giving away 5,030 FREE Sahlen's hot dogs at the game Sunday, July 27, 2025. Fans will receive ... Read More » | Storytime with Barnaby D. Troll 10:30 am
Storytime with Barnaby D. TrollWeekly on TuesdayEvery Tuesday from April 15, through November, 2025, except May 13, Durham Central Park, 501 Foster Street, Durham, NC, is hosting Storytime with Barnaby D. Troll. This free program is for children ages 2 to 5, ... Read More » Adult Coloring Night 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Adult Coloring NightWeekly on TuesdayPhoto: Mace Publishing, LLC Hi-Wire Brewing's 3rd location is in Durham, with its first two locations in Asheville. Hi-Wire at Golden Belt is at 800 Taylor Street, Durham. Visit their Facebook page or website calendar for more ... Read More » |
