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.Double-Check Before You Head Out!
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Sunday, February 23, 2020
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work out for free in February at Raleigh Parks and Rec Fitness Centers | All Day | FREE | |
| Frozen custard 95 cents at Freddy's, for Freddy's 95th Birthday Celebration | $0.95 | Various locations | |
| Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Fearrington Folk Art Show | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $5.00 | Fearrington Village, Pittsboro |
| Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Love in the Air | 10:30 am | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| Bootcamp & Brews | 10:45 am to 11:45 am | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing at Golden Belt |
| Yoga & Beer | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Beer Company |
| Yoga and Brews | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
| Fourth Annual Chili Cook-Off (donate non-perishable food item to taste and vote) | 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Ponysaurus, Durham |
| Pop-Up Art: Feathered Faces -- Make a Bird Mask | 12:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| NC Songwriters Co-op Annual Meeting and Open Mic (all are welcome) | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Special Treats, Chapel Hill |
| Winter Open Nursery and Garden Days at Plant Delights Nursery and Juniper Level Botanic Garden | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Plant Delights Nursery |
| The North Carolina Book Festival Sunday Sendoff, including live music by Jake Xerxes Fussell | 1:00 pm | FREE | |
| Free walking tour of Chapel Hill (follow link to confirm) | 1:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill |
| Burial Beer & Transfer Company's Mardi Gras Celebration | 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Transfer Co. Food Hall, Raleigh |
| Board Games and Bellinis | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew (Hillsborough) |
| Beer, Beads & Beignets | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Annual Mardi Gras Party at Sharky's | 3:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Sharky’s Place |
| Inclusion Programs for People with Disabilities - Frosty Afternoon Dance | 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm | $3.00 | Carrboro Century Center |
| Great Music for Soaring Spaces | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | Duke University Chapel |
| Live music: Sarah with an H | 5:00 pm | FREE | The Pour House Music Hall Record Store, Raleigh |
| Songs for Humans (Formerly Beer & Hymns) 5th Anniversary | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Fullsteam Brewery, Durham |
| The Masked Singer Karaoke | 9:00 pm | FREE | The Big Easy NC, Raleigh |
Monday, February 24, 2020
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work out for free in February at Raleigh Parks and Rec Fitness Centers | All Day | FREE | |
| Frozen custard 95 cents at Freddy's, for Freddy's 95th Birthday Celebration | $0.95 | Various locations | |
| Black History Month Living Exhibit | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Apex Town Hall |
| Imagination Playground | 10:00 am | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Pullen Park History Tour | 11:00 am | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Free walking tour of Chapel Hill (follow link to confirm) | 1:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill |
| Pullen Park History Tour | 2:00 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Art in Nature | 3:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Mardi Gras Kids Night | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Big Easy NC, Raleigh |
| Durham Beer and Banjos | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Pit Authentic Barbecue in Durham |
| Air hockey tournament | 9:00 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar and Arcade, Raleigh |
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work out for free in February at Raleigh Parks and Rec Fitness Centers | All Day | FREE | |
| Free admission to Museum of Life + Science to Durham residents on Community Days | All Day | FREE | Museum of Life+Science, Durham |
| Mardi Gras Celebration at Hickory Tavern | All Day | Various locations | |
| Frozen custard 95 cents at Freddy's, for Freddy's 95th Birthday Celebration | $0.95 | Various locations | |
| Free pancakes at IHOP | 7:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | |
| Black History Month Living Exhibit | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Apex Town Hall |
| Nature Playday | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Prairie Ridge Ecostation (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences), Raleigh |
| Game On! | 10:00 am | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Organ Music in the Chapel | 12:30 pm | FREE | Duke University Chapel |
| Free walking tour of Chapel Hill (follow link to confirm) | 1:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill |
| Brewsday -- free beer samples | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Durham Co-Op Market |
| Taps and Tabletop Game Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Weaver Street Market Raleigh |
| CrunK the Crank Arm Weekly Run Club | 6:30 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing Company |
| Durham Mardi Gras (check back soon for updates) | 6:30 pm | FREE | CCB Plaza, Durham |
| White Street Running Club | 7:00 pm | FREE | White Street Brewing, Wake Forest |
| DRINK & DRAW at Imurj: Live Figure Drawing | 7:00 pm | $8.00-10.00 | Imurj |
| Durham Mardi Gras at Motorco | 7:00 pm | FREE | Motorco Music Hall |
| Open Mic and Jam Session | 7:30 pm | FREE | Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew (Hillsborough) |
| Beer & Banjos | 7:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Times Bar |
| Durham Mardi Gras at The Pit | 7:45 pm | FREE | The Pit Authentic Barbecue in Durham |
| Live Music: Hot Raccoons | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Fullsteam Brewery, Durham |
| Fat Tuesday Ultimate Mardi Gras Party | 8:00 pm | FREE | The Big Easy NC, Raleigh |
| Durham Mardi Gras at the Blue Note Grill | 8:00 pm | FREE | The Blue Note Grill, Durham |
| Durham Mardi Gras at Fullsteam Brewery | 8:00 pm | FREE | Fullsteam Brewery, Durham |
| 1st Annual Parti-Gras | 9:00 pm | FREE | The Night Rider, Raleigh |
| Durham Mardi Gras Drag Show at The Bar...Durham | 9:30 pm | FREE | The Bar Durham |
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Thursday, February 27, 2020
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work out for free in February at Raleigh Parks and Rec Fitness Centers | All Day | FREE | |
| Black History Month Living Exhibit | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Apex Town Hall |
| Free day at Nasher Museum of Art | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE | Nasher Museum of Art, Durham |
| Game On! | 10:00 am | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Craft Corner | 10:00 am | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Free walking tour of Chapel Hill (follow link to confirm) | 1:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill |
| Ruby Recharge: Free Ruby Roast Coffee and Free Pastries by Joe Van Gogh | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University |
| $3 dinner at the Co-op | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $3.00 | Durham Co-Op Market |
| Art for Life: free drop-in art group in Cary | 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Azevedo Family Psychology, Cary |
| Vinyl Night at TCB | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | TCB–The Corner Biergarten (Fuquay-Varina) |
| Opening Reception–Radio Haïti-Inter: Three Decades of Resistance | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University |
| Opening Reception–When I Say Africa: Photographs from the Continent | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University | |
| Trees in the City of Oaks | 7:00 pm to 8:30 am | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh |
| Screening: For Sama | 7:00 pm | FREE | Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University |
| The Comedy Flight February | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $5.00 | Fortnight Brewing, Cary |
| Skeeball tournament | 9:00 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar and Arcade, Raleigh |
