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
Saturday, May 25, 2019
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware giving away one million flags for Memorial Day | All Day | FREE | |
| Memorial Day Weekend: Get $5 off purchase of $10 at Pilot Flying J | All Day | ||
| Durham NC parkrun: weekly free 5K timed run | 8:00 am | FREE | Southern Boundaries Park, Durham |
| The Art Market at Vega Metals | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Vega Metals, Durham |
| Meet the artists at Cecy's Gallery | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Cecy’s Gallery and Studios, Durham |
| Walk in the Woods | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Crowder County Park, Apex |
| Bynum Front Porch Pickin' | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Bynum Front Porch, Pittsboro |
| A Kid's Life: Bountiful Blooms All Year Long | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno |
| Family Fun Series at Golden Belt: Jeghetto Puppet Show | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | SummerStage at Golden Belt Campus, Durham |
| Memorial Day Remembrance | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-3.00 | Bennett Place State Historic Site |
| Hillsborough Comics Fair | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Orange County Public Library Main Library, Hillsborough |
| Durham's Architecture and the Urban Landscape Walking Tour | 10:00 am | FREE | Durham Farmers’ Market |
| 123 Puppetry Presents "See the Light" Giant Puppets, Live Music, Masks & More | 10:00 am | $5.00 | Southern Village, Chapel Hill |
| Museum Park Tour | 10:30 am | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| Guided Tour of NC State Capitol | 11:00 am | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| ACC Baseball FanFest | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Durham Bulls Athletic Park |
| Discovery Tables: Songbirds | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Crowder County Park, Apex |
| Free distillery tours and sampling every Saturday at Pinetop Distillery in Raleigh | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Pinetop Distillery, Raleigh |
| Guided Tour of NC State Capitol | 2:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| 123 Puppetry Presents "See the Light" Giant Puppets, Live Music, Masks & More | 3:00 pm | $5.00 | Southern Village, Chapel Hill |
| Free Zumba class | 4:00 pm | FREE | Seymour Center, Chapel Hill |
| 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 |
| JAWSFest at Local 506 | 5:00 pm | $10.00 | Local 506, Chapel Hill |
| Saturdays in Saxapahaw Concert Series: The Blue Star Travelers | 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 |
| Live music: Alone Again Or Live | 6:00 pm | FREE | |
| Saturday Mamajama Improv Jam | 6:30 pm | FREE | The PIT Chapel Hill |
| Free Saturday Night Wine and Beer Tasting | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | PourWorks Beer and Wine Shop, Raleigh |
| Live Music: Hill Country Cosmopolitans | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Brice’s Brewing Company |
| Apex Outdoor Music: Lithuanian Dancers | 7:00 pm | FREE | Apex Nature Park |
| Wake Forest Listening Room: The Roman Spring and Chris Holloway Plus Two | 7:00 pm | FREE | Sugar Magnolia Cafe, Wake Forest |
| Family Movie Night: Incredibles 2 | 7:15 pm | FREE | E. Carroll Joyner Park |
| Movies by Starlite at Southern Village: The Lego Movie 2 (movie starts at dusk) | 7:30 pm | $0-5.00 | Southern Village, Chapel Hill |
| Live Music: 3WB | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
| JAWSFest Pre-Party | 9:00 pm | FREE | The Baxter, Chapel Hill |
Sunday, May 26, 2019
Monday, May 27, 2019
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Day Weekend: Get $5 off purchase of $10 at Pilot Flying J | All Day | ||
| May History Hike (registration required) | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park |
| Memorial Day Observance in Garner | 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm | FREE | Garner Veterans Memorial |
| Vegan Memorial Day Cook Out (donations benefit Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge) | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Town of Cary's Memorial Day Remembrance | 2:30 pm | FREE | Veterans Freedom Park, Cary |
| Songwriter's Circle | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The ArtsCenter, Carrboro |
| Wake Forest May Month of Fitness: Camp Gladiator | 6:30 pm | FREE | E. Carroll Joyner Park |
| Free beginning line dance class | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Covenant Presbyterian Church, Durham |
| 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, May 28, 2019
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Play Days | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Prairie Ridge Ecostation (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences), Raleigh |
| Free play Simpsons pinball | 4:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Fitness Series at Pullen Park: Camp Gladiator | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Pullen Park |
| Run, Sweat, and Beers | 6:00 pm | FREE | Growler Grlz |
| Old Time Learning Jam at Locopops | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Locopops, Durham |
| Old Time Learning Jam | 6:30 pm | FREE | High Strung Violins & Guitars, Durham |
| Wake Forest May Month of Fitness: Yoga | 6:30 pm | FREE | E. Carroll Joyner Park |
| Free beginning line dance class | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Holton Career and Resource Center, Durham |
| Wellness activity with Durham County Libraries: Soul Line Dancing | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | North Regional Library, Durham |
| Big Boss Run Club | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Big Boss Brewing, Raleigh |
| White Street Running Club | 7:00 pm | FREE | White Street Brewing, Wake Forest |
| Durty Bull City Beer Runners Tuesday Night Beer Run | 7:15 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Beer & Banjos | 7:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Times Bar |
| Beer and Bellydance at Fullsteam Brewery | 8:00 pm | FREE | Fullsteam Brewery, Durham |
| Trivia at Steel String | 9:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free All Levels Yoga | 8:00 am | FREE | Townsend Bertram & Company, Carrboro |
| 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 |
| Wellness Wednesdays: free fitness activities at Midtown Park in Raleigh | 5:30 pm | FREE | Coastal Credit Union Midtown Park |
| 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 |
| Get Fix at Dix--Yoga in the Park (register in advance) | 6:00 pm | FREE | Dorothea Dix Park |
| Raleigh Drum Circle and Hoop Jam | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Pullen Park |
| Light Up The Night Bike Ride | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing Company |
| Free Acro Yoga every Wednesday in Pullen Park | 6:30 pm | FREE | Pullen Park |
| Comedy Open Mic at the PIT Chapel Hill | 6:30 pm | FREE | The PIT Chapel Hill |
| Wake Forest May Month of Fitness: Zumba | 6:30 pm | FREE | E. Carroll Joyner Park |
| 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 |
