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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Saturday, March 7, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Museums on Us: Free admission to Marbles Kids Museum first weekend of month for Bank of America customers and employees | All Day | FREE | Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh |
| Regal's Best Picture Film Festival (showtimes vary) | All Day | $5.00 | Regal Cinemas (multiple locations) |
| Cars and Coffee Morrisville | 8:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Imperial Center, Durham |
| Home Depot Kids' Workshop: Leprechaun Trap | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | The Home Depot, multiple locations |
| Durham Craft Market | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Winter Open Nursery and Garden Days at Plant Delights Nursery and Juniper Level Botanic Garden | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Plant Delights Nursery |
| Free Yoga for Durham Residents | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Holton Career and Resource Center, Durham |
| Millbrook United Methodist Church Food Pantry | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Millbrook United Methodist Church, Raleigh |
| Open Farm at Sunrise Community Farm Center | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | Sunrise Community Farm Center, Chapel Hill |
| Annual Animal Adoption Day at City of Raleigh Museum | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | City of Raleigh Museum |
| Drumming Showcase: Celebrate rhythms of Japan, Senegal, Puerto Rico and more | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Five Points Center for Active Adults |
| Historic Raleigh Trolley Tours (1-hour long; 4 start times) | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | $6.00-10.00 | Mordecai Historic Park, Raleigh |
| Fall Back Vintage Market | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Iron Works |
| "Her Heart is Slowly Breaking:" a Women's History Tour of Stagville | 11:00 am | $10.00 | Stagville State Historic Site |
| Through the Thresholds: History of Moore Square Walking Tour | 11:00 am | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Family Saturday Series: Omar Ruiz-Lopez | 11:00 am | $5.00 | The Carolina Theatre, Durham |
| Chili Cookoff to benefit L'Arche North Carolina | 11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $7.00-10.00 | Duke Memorial United Methodist Church |
| AMC Best Picture Marathon Day One | 11:30 am to 11:30 pm | $40.00 | AMC Southpoint 17 |
| Grown Up Book Fair at Hugger Mugger Brewing Co. | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Hugger Mugger Brewing, Sanford |
| 3rd Anniversary Bash | 12:00 pm | FREE | Tap Yard, Raleigh |
| Visit Cow Sanctuary | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-25.00 | Brajboro Cow Sanctuary, Chapel Hill |
| Fresh Brew and Fur-Ever Friends Adoption Event | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
| International Women's Day Event: Author Talk and Resource Fair in Durham | 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Durham County Main Library |
| Dive for Gold at St. Patrick's Day Swim Event in Chapel Hill | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Homestead Aquatic Center, Chapel Hill |
| Her Voice, Her Power: International Women's Day at Downtown Cary Park | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| The Anniversary Tour: 13 Years of Raleigh Brewing | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Carrboro Really Really Free Market | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Town Commons |
| Irish Music Jam | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop, Durham |
| Farm Day | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Mason Jar Lager Company, Fuquay-Varina |
| Live Music | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Southern Peak Brewery, Apex |
| Astronomy Night | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | E. Carroll Joyner Park, Wake Forest |
| Live Music: Tone Merchants | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Live Music: 2Digh4 | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Mason Jar Lager Company, Fuquay-Varina |
| Live music: Cole Spade | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Williams House Craft Taproom, Cary |
| Live Music Saturdays | 7:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse Concert: Ernest Collins | 7:30 pm | FREE | Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse, Durham |
| Karaoke Night | 7:30 pm | FREE | Sneaky Penguin Brewing Company, Raleigh |
Sunday, March 8, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regal's Best Picture Film Festival (showtimes vary) | All Day | $5.00 | Regal Cinemas (multiple locations) |
| Museums on Us: Free admission to Marbles Kids Museum first weekend of month for Bank of America customers and employees | All Day | FREE | Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh |
| Winter Open Nursery and Garden Days at Plant Delights Nursery and Juniper Level Botanic Garden | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Plant Delights Nursery |
| Raleigh Underground Market | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Midtown Park, Raleigh |
| Raleigh's Women's Market | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Holi Celebration with Hindu Society of North Carolina (free admission. Parking is $5) | 11:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | Hindu Society of North Carolina |
| Raleigh Really Really Free Market | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Eliza Pool Park, Raleigh |
| Fall Back Vintage Market | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Iron Works |
| LEGO Store: Build a LEGO Star Wars Lightsaber for free and take it home | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | The Streets at Southpoint |
| Visit Cow Sanctuary | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-25.00 | Brajboro Cow Sanctuary, Chapel Hill |
| Carrboro Annual Kite Fly | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Hank Anderson Community Park, Carrboro |
| Free Screening of KPop Demon Hunters | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Nasher Museum of Art, Durham |
| Heritage Fest: A Celebration of Black History Month | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Haven Farm, Knightdale |
| Free yoga at City of Raleigh Museum | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | City of Raleigh Museum |
| 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 |
| Daylight Saving Nature Walk at the Plant in Pittsboro (free, but suggested donation of $20) | 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm | The Plant, Pittsboro | |
| Jazz Sunday with Workbook | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Incendiary Brewing Raleigh |
| Hillsborough Classic Film Society: The Conformist | 2:00 pm | FREE | Jerry M. Passmore Senior Center, Hillsborough |
| Open Mic Jam | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| Basant Bahar, presented by Hum Sub -- Free dance drama | 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | Cary Arts Center |
| Music Open Mic | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Blackbird Brewery, Wake Forest |
| Sounds on Oberlin: Eric Wall and Karl Zinsmeister -- Invocations and Epiphanies | 3:00 pm | FREE | White Memorial Presbyterian Church, Raleigh |
| Open Mic Night | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Daylight Saving Nature Walk at the Plant in Pittsboro (free, but suggested donation of $20) | 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm | The Plant, Pittsboro | |
| Bluegrass Open Jam | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Square Dance at Bay 7 for families | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $13.45 | Live at Bay 7, Durham |
| The Classical Concert -- family-friendly concert (suggested donation of $15 per person or $30 per family) | 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Saint Francis United Methodist Church, Cary | |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Clouds Brewing Taproom, Raleigh |
| Square Dance at Bay 7 | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $13.45 | Live at Bay 7, Durham |
| Sapphlix Queer Movie Night: The Watermelon Woman | 7:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| Sunday Open Mic at Moon Dog Meadery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop, Durham |
Monday, March 9, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krispy Kreme: BOGO Dozen for Daylight Saving Time | All Day | Discounted | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Regal's Best Picture Film Festival (showtimes vary) | All Day | $5.00 | Regal Cinemas (multiple locations) |
| 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 |
| Children's Bingo | 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| 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 |
| Smut Book Club | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Tap Yard Yoga -- pay what you can | 6:30 pm | Tap Yard, Raleigh | |
| 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 10, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regal's Best Picture Film Festival (showtimes vary) | All Day | $5.00 | Regal Cinemas (multiple locations) |
| The Lumina Theater in Southern Village: All Tuesday tickets are $6.25 | All Day | $6.25 | The Lumina Theater, Chapel Hill |
| Coffee & Connection | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | The Williams House Craft Taproom, Cary |
| Tequila Tuesday | 11:00 am to 8:00 pm | Discounted | bmc brewing, Pittsboro |
| Monthly Reflections Tour For People with Dementia and Their Partners | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Nasher Museum of Art, Durham |
| National MAR10 Day | 5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar + Arcade, Durham |
| Free line dancing class | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Snow Approach, Hillsborough |
| Mini Med School -- monthly series from UNC School of Medicine | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Chapel Hill Public Library |
| Bond Brothers Run Club | 6:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Beer Company |
| Chess Club | 6:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Pony Ride Biking Event | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Ponysaurus, Durham |
| 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 |
| Carolina Hurricanes vs. Penguins Watch Party | 7:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| 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 |
| BEERthoven: Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle with guest artists (pay what you can) | 7:30 pm | Atomic Clock Brewing Co., Durham | |
| Karaoke Night | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar + Arcade, Durham |
| Open Jam | 9:00 pm | FREE | Slims, Raleigh |
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regal's Best Picture Film Festival (showtimes vary) | All Day | $5.00 | Regal Cinemas (multiple locations) |
| Holly Springs Small Business Network | 9:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Chapel Hill Food Distribution Event | 9:30 am | FREE | Eubanks Road Park and Ride Lot, Chapel Hill |
| 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 |
| Centennial SoundBites | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | 321 Coffee, NC State Centennial Campus |
| Board Game Night | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
| Thinking with Philosophy: free program with UNC Philosophy Department | 2:15 pm | FREE | Chapel Hill Public Library |
| Free Acro Yoga at Dix Park | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Cemetery at Dix Park |
| Women's History Month Golf Clinic | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Knights Play Golf Center, Apex |
| Crokinole | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Blackbird Brewery, Wake Forest |
| 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 |
| Raleigh Little Theatre's Backstage Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Little Theatre |
| 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 |
| Irish music with Ceev & Friends -- jam session | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Hibernian Downtown Raleigh |
| 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 |
