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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- Free museum days
- Triangle brewery calendar
Sunday, March 15, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regal's Best Picture Film Festival (showtimes vary) | All Day | $5.00 | Regal Cinemas (multiple locations) |
| Morrisville's Creek Week -- activities and volunteer opportunities | FREE | Various Locations, Morrisville | |
| St. Patrick's Day Party at Bull McCabe's | 11:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Bull McCabe’s |
| RTP Underground Market | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Hub RTP |
| Hillsborough Really Really Free Market | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Gold Park, Hillsborough |
| Bazaar Craft & Art Market in Carrboro | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Town Commons |
| Fermentation Fest | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | The Plant, Pittsboro |
| St. Patrick's Day Celebration at ZincHouse | 12:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | ZincHouse Winery & Brewery, Durham |
| Visit Cow Sanctuary | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-25.00 | Brajboro Cow Sanctuary, Chapel Hill |
| St. Patrick's Day Weekend | 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Pluck Farm (Mebane) |
| Drink with Your Dog Brewery Manners Course | 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Kanikapila Ukulele Meetup | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
| Women's History Trolley Tour in Downtown Raleigh (3 start times) | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $12.00 | Mordecai Historic Park, Raleigh |
| Pages and Pints with Finn and Ollie | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Mill Open House | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| Free air hockey tournament | 1:00 pm | FREE | Super Rad Retro Lounge Arcade Bar, Raleigh |
| Artspace Open Studio | 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Artspace, Raleigh |
| Irish Music Fundraiser for Women's Voices Chorus | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom |
| Cause for Paw: Pints, Pups, and Irish Luck | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Clouds Brewing Taproom, Raleigh |
| Open Mic Jam | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| Live Irish Jazz: Tom Neuhauser | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Blackbird Brewery, Wake Forest |
| Open Mic Night | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Free yoga at Dix Park (registration required) | 3:30 pm | FREE | The Chapel at Dix Park |
| Live Music: Frances Eliza | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| St. Patrick's Day Potluck | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | PourWorks Beer and Wine Shop, Raleigh |
| The Sunday Set (first 50 guests get a keychain for free snack boards every Sunday) | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Durham Hotel |
| Arts at St. Luke's: Storyteller and Folklorist Liz Pardue (free, but donation suggested) | 4:00 pm | FREE | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Durham |
| Bluegrass Open Jam | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Soundcheck Sunday | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Clouds Brewing Taproom, Raleigh |
| Sunday Open Mic at Moon Dog Meadery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop, Durham |
| Panic on St. Pats -- haunted trail at Haunted Forest at Panic Point | 8:00 pm | $35.00 | Haunted Forest at Panic Point, Youngsville |
Monday, March 16, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krispy Kreme: Free green doughnut if you wear green | All Day | FREE | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Morrisville's Creek Week -- activities and volunteer opportunities | FREE | Various Locations, Morrisville | |
| Total Tot Time: free play program for kids up to age 5 | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | W.D. Hill Recreation Center, Durham |
| Stretch and Refresh | 10:00 am | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Drop-in Puzzling & Puzzle Swap | 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Coloring Vinyl Night | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
| Free yoga at Dix Park (registration required) | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Harvey Hill at Dix Park |
| Early Karaoke | 6:00 pm | FREE | The Northside District |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| Old Skool Gaming Night | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP |
| Tap Yard Yoga -- pay what you can | 6:30 pm | Tap Yard, Raleigh | |
| Stitch n' Bitch | 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 |
| 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, March 17, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krispy Kreme: Free green doughnut if you wear green | All Day | FREE | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| The Lumina Theater in Southern Village: All Tuesday tickets are $6.25 | All Day | $6.25 | The Lumina Theater, Chapel Hill |
| Morrisville's Creek Week -- activities and volunteer opportunities | FREE | Various Locations, Morrisville | |
| Coffee & Connection | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | The Williams House Craft Taproom, Cary |
| Leprechaun Village: Build Leprechaun Houses | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Annie Louise Wilkerson Nature Preserve, Raleigh |
| Durham Community Day at Museum of Life + Science: free admission for Durham County residents | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Museum of Life+Science, Durham |
| St. Patrick's Day Party at Bull McCabe's | 11:00 am to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bull McCabe’s |
| St. Patrick's Day at West 94th Street Pub | 11:00 am to 11:59 pm | FREE | West 94th Street Pub, Durham |
| Tequila Tuesday | 11:00 am to 8:00 pm | Discounted | bmc brewing, Pittsboro |
| St. Patrick's Day at Doherty's Irish Pub & Restaurant Cary | 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Doherty’s Irish Pub & Restaurant of Cary |
| St. Patrick's Day Party | 2:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| St. Patrick's Day at Doherty's Irish Pub & Restaurant Apex | 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Doherty’s Irish Pub & Restaurant of Apex |
| St. Patrick's Day at Doherty's Irish Pub & Restaurant Holly Springs | 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Doherty’s Irish Pub & Restaurant Holly Springs |
| Wendell Crawl O'Green | 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Downtown Wendell | |
| St. Patrick's Day at Doherty's Irish Pub & Restaurant Pittsboro | 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Doherty’s Irish Pub and Restaurant of Pittsboro |
| Teen Science Cafe at the Museum of Life and Science | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Museum of Life+Science, Durham |
| Irish music with Ceev & Friends | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Hibernian Downtown Raleigh |
| Free line dancing class | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Snow Approach, Hillsborough |
| Pints & Pups | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Ponysaurus, Durham |
| Bond Brothers Run Club | 6:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Beer Company |
| Chess Club | 6:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| 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 |
| Live Music: The Irish Exits | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Music Bingo | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
| Beer & Banjos Carrboro | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Speakeasy, Carrboro |
| Game Night and $6 drafts | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Williams House Craft Taproom, Cary |
| 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 Jam | 9:00 pm | FREE | Slims, Raleigh |
| Irish music with Ceev & Friends | 10:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Hibernian, North Raleigh |
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisville's Creek Week -- activities and volunteer opportunities | FREE | Various Locations, Morrisville | |
| Total Tot Time: free play program for kids up to age 5 | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | W.D. Hill Recreation Center, Durham |
| Shuffle: Lunch break music series -- Nappy Head Funk Army | 11:30 am to 1:30 pm | FREE | Horseshoe at Hub RTP |
| Board Game Night | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
| FREE Pet Food Giveaway | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Chatham Sherff’s Animal Resource Center, Pittsboro |
| Magic the Gathering Group Meet Up | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| Free Sensory Friendly Playtime and Movie at Marbles Kids Museum | 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh |
| Free Acro Yoga at Dix Park | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Dorothea Dix Park |
| Lenten Gathering Dinners | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Christus Victor Lutheran Church, Durham |
| Bring Your Own Craft Night | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Crank Arm Durham Wednesday Night Ride | 6:30 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing, Durham |
| Carolina Hurricanes vs. Penguins Watch Party | 7:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Raleigh Drum Circle and Hoop Jam | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Method Road Park, Raleigh |
| Ballroom Dancing Social with Pullen Dance | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $5.00 | Pullen Community Center |
| Wednesday Local Artist Sessions | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Speakeasy, Carrboro |
| DSSOLVR Durham Bingo Night | 7:00 pm | FREE | DSSOLVR Durham |
| Stitch N' Bitch Craft Night | 7:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| Weekly Skee Ball Tournament | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar + Arcade, Durham |
| City Soul Cafe Open Mic | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Terminal 8 Bar & Lounge, Raleigh |
| Karaoke at Moon Dog Meadery | 8:00 pm to 11:45 pm | FREE | Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop, Durham |
| Open Mic Week | 8:00 pm | FREE | Abbey Road Cary |
| Beer Pong Tournament | 8:30 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar and Arcade, Raleigh |
Thursday, March 19, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy Queen: Free Cone Day | All Day | FREE | Dairy Queen (Multiple Locations) |
| Morrisville's Creek Week -- activities and volunteer opportunities | FREE | Various Locations, Morrisville | |
| Spring Craft Fair | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | State Farmers Market |
| Great Decisions Discussion Series | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | The Woman’s Club of Raleigh |
| Women's History Month Tea Party | 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Apex Senior Center |
| Live Music: Steve and Chris | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Blackbird Brewery, Wake Forest |
| Live Irish Music: The Muckers | 6:00 pm | FREE | The Mason Jar Lager Company, Fuquay-Varina |
| Pints and Paws Yappy Hour | 6:00 pm | FREE | Oak City Brewing Company, Knightdale |
| Live Music: Davis Tucker | 6:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Vinyl Nights | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
| Raleigh Uke Jam | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Church of the Nativity, Raleigh |
| Trivia Night at Downtown Cary Park | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Free Comedy Night | 7:00 pm | FREE | Sneaky Penguin Brewing Company, Raleigh |
| Music Bingo | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Cary |
| Public Domain Movie Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | bmc brewing, Pittsboro |
| Board Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop, Durham |
| Comedy Open Mic | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Clouds Brewing Taproom, Raleigh | |
| Jazz: The Session | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Thursday Karaoke | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Tap Yard, Raleigh |
| Skee Ball Tournament | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar and Arcade, Raleigh |
| Karaoke hosted by Empress | 9:00 pm | FREE | Speakeasy, Carrboro |
