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. Click each title to see more information about the event or deal. You can also view the whole month (click "By Month") or see a specific date (click By Day). Have you subscribed to Triangle on the Cheap yet? Subscribers get (at most) one email a day. It's free to subscribe. Make sure to check with the venue before heading out, because details sometimes change and events sometimes get canceled. You might also be interested in one of these more specific calendars:- Free things to do this week in the Triangle
- Free and cheap kids' events in the Triangle
- Live music around the Triangle
- Free museum days
- Triangle brewery calendar
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free All Levels Yoga | 8:00 am | FREE | Townsend Bertram & Company, Carrboro |
| Free kids' movies at Northgate Mall in Durham | 9:30 am | FREE | Northgate Mall, Durham |
| $1 kids movies this summer | 10:00 am | $1.00 | Stone Theatres Park West 14 |
| Free monthly art tour at Duke Medicine Pavilion | 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm | FREE | Duke University Hospital |
| Family Concert: Alina Celeste | 2:00 pm | FREE | Chapel Hill Public Library |
| Moore Square Market: 20+ vendors, plus entertainment and children's activities | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Family Concert: Alina Celeste | 4:00 pm | FREE | Chapel Hill Public Library |
| Community Sewing Meetup | 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | The Scrap Exchange |
| Wine Down Wednesday at La Vita Dolce: Live music, food samples, free treats for kids | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | La Vita Dolce at Southern Village |
| Guided Docent Tour at 21c Museum Hotel | 5:00 pm | FREE | 21c Museum Hotel, Durham |
| Wine Wednesday--free wine tasting | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Wine Feed Durham |
| Play music with Northgate Jams every Wednesday | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Northgate Mall, Durham |
| SummerStage SuperJam Wednesday | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | SummerStage at Golden Belt Campus, Durham |
| Wind Down Wednesday concert series: Night Years | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Waverly Place |
| Get Fit at Dix--Yoga in the Park (register in advance) | 6:00 pm | FREE | Dorothea Dix Park |
| Free basketball clinics for girls in Zebulon | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Zebulon Community Center |
| Raleigh Drum Circle and Hoop Jam | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Free Acro Yoga every Wednesday in Pullen Park | 6:30 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Pickin' on the Patio | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Jordan Lake Brewing Company, Cary |
| Shake Sugaree Americana Residency - Jonathan Byrd and guests | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Kraken, Chapel Hill |
| A/V Geeks vs Virginia Board of Education Films | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Ponysaurus, Durham |
| Summer Singer/Songwriter Showcase | 8:30 pm | FREE | Caffé Driade, Chapel Hill |
Thursday, July 25, 2019
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free kids' movies at Northgate Mall in Durham | 9:30 am | FREE | Northgate Mall, Durham |
| Playtime in the Park at Cary's Downtown Park | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Cary Downtown Park |
| Free day at Nasher Museum of Art | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE | Nasher Museum of Art, Durham |
| $1 kids movies this summer | 10:00 am | $1.00 | Stone Theatres Park West 14 |
| Summer Storytime: Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table | 10:00 am | FREE | North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh |
| The MakerLab: Out of This World Paper Beads | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | The MakerLab by Durham County Library at Northgate Mall, Durham |
| Free Board Game Night at East Coast Gaming in Cary Every Thursday | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | East Coast Gaming, Cary |
| Iron Breaking at Liberty Arts | 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Liberty Arts, Durham |
| Durham Night Market | 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | The Wine Feed Durham |
| UNC Southern Culture Movie Series: Farmer/Veteran | 5:30 pm | FREE | FedEx Global Education Center (UNC) |
| Midtown Beach Music Series in Raleigh | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | North Hills |
| Science Cafe: Beekeeping in the City | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh |
| Live music: The Wiley Fosters | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Unscripted Durham |
| Throwback Thursday Game Night with Triangle Game Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Sharky’s Place |
| Gizmo Open Mic Thursday | 7:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Noir at the Bar (8 fiction authors entertain with stories of murder and crime) | 7:00 pm | FREE | Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew (Hillsborough) |
| Movies in the Garden at Raleigh Little Theatre: Beetlejuice | 7:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Little Theatre |
| Skeeball tournament | 9:00 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar and Arcade, Raleigh |
Friday, July 26, 2019
Saturday, July 27, 2019
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham NC parkrun: weekly free 5K timed run | 8:00 am | FREE | Southern Boundaries Park, Durham |
| Saturdays at the Foundry with Liberty Arts | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| The Art Market at Vega Metals | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Vega Metals, Durham |
| Raleigh Sports Card, Memorabilia, and Comic Book Show | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $5.00-8.00 | Kerr-Scott Building, North Carolina State Fairgrounds |
| Free Yoga classes in Durham Central Park | 9:00 am | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Free yoga at Shelley Lake Park with CorePower Yoga | 9:00 am | FREE | Shelley Lake Park, Raleigh |
| KidFest in Carrboro | 9:30 am to 1:30 pm | FREE | Carrboro Community Health Center |
| Bynum Front Porch Pickin' | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Bynum Front Porch, Pittsboro |
| Family Fun Series at Golden Belt | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | SummerStage at Golden Belt Campus, Durham |
| A Kid's Life: The Daily Grind and Flour Power | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno |
| Bubble Festival in Chapel Hill | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | R D and Euzelle Smith Middle (Chapel Hill) |
| Triangle Pop-Up Market | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Transfer Co. Food Hall, Raleigh |
| A Midsummer Fairy Faire at Mordecai Historic Park | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Mordecai Historic Park |
| Durham's Architecture and the Urban Landscape Walking Tour | 10:00 am | FREE | Durham Farmers’ Market |
| Guided Tour of NC State Capitol | 11:00 am | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| Free Improv Class | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | The PIT Chapel Hill |
| Free distillery tours and sampling every Saturday at Pinetop Distillery in Raleigh | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Pinetop Distillery, Raleigh |
| West Point on the Eno Park Tour | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno |
| Guided Tour of NC State Capitol | 2:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| 18th Annual Kirby Derby--A Reel Good Time | 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Dorothea Dix Park |
| Free Zumba class | 4:00 pm | FREE | Seymour Center, Chapel Hill |
| Sounds of Summer: Local Music Series | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Cary Community International Festival | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Grace Bible Fellowship, Cary |
| Live music: Brown Mountain Lightning Bugs | 4:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Live music at Roost Beer Garden in Pittsboro (Schedule can vary, please follow link to check schedule) | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Roost Beer Garden, Pittsboro |
| Free Saturday Night Wine and Beer Tasting | 5:30 pm | FREE | PourWorks Beer and Wine Shop, Raleigh |
| Saturdays in Saxapahaw Concert Series: Loamlands | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | 1735 Saxapahaw Bethlehem Church Road |
| Music on Main at The Streets at Southpoint in Durham | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Streets at Southpoint |
| Acoustic Nights in the District | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Stone Theatres Park West 14 |
| Wake Forest Listening Room: Unspoken Tradition | 7:00 pm | $15.00 | Sugar Magnolia Cafe, Wake Forest |
| Family Movie: Mulan | 7:15 pm | FREE | E. Carroll Joyner Park |
| Barley Labs Dessert Club: American Classics | 7:30 pm | FREE | Barley Labs |
| Live music: Cosmic Country | 8:00 pm | FREE | Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew (Hillsborough) |
Sunday, July 28, 2019
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.A.S.T.: Free fishing program for kids at Jordan Lake | 9:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Jordan Lake, Apex |
| Raleigh Sports Card, Memorabilia, Comic Book Show | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $5.00-8.00 | Kerr-Scott Building, North Carolina State Fairgrounds |
| Sunday Jazz Brunch--Weaver Street Market Carrboro | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Weaver Street Market Carrboro |
| Brunches Brew | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | SummerStage at Golden Belt Campus, Durham |
| Summer Patchwork Market | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Durham Armory |
| Reggae on the Rooftop | 12:00 pm | FREE | Unscripted Durham |
| West Point on the Eno Park Tour | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno |
| NC Poetry Society Reading | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | McIntyre’s Books, Pittsboro |
| Family and Friends Sunday | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill |
| Live Music on the Village Green at Southern Village, Chapel Hill | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill |
| Bout and Proud: Bull City Roller Derby's First Home Bout | 6:00 pm | FREE | Wheels Fun Park, Durham |
| Summer Concert Series: Jessica Jordan | 6:00 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Ponysaurus Summer Movie Series | 8:00 pm | FREE | Ponysaurus, Durham |
