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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Friday, June 13, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Responders: Save 10% Every Friday | All Day | Discounted | Old North State Food Hall, Selma |
| Krispy Kreme: Get a dozen for 13 cents with the purchase of another dozen | All Day | Discounted | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Orange County Juneteenth: Opening Ceremony | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | River Park, Hillsborough |
| Tasting at Ten: Free tasting at Counter Culture Coffee each week | 10:00 am | FREE | Counter Culture Coffee Headquarters and Training Center, Durham |
| "Gone Fishing" Kids Fishing Activities and Giveaways | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops, multiple locations |
| Friday Co-Working Social | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Orange County Juneteenth: Midday Film Screening | 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Orange County Public Library Main Library, Hillsborough |
| Fridays on the Front Porch -- live music and food trucks | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill |
| Bike Night | 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Red Moose Brewing Company, Pittsboro |
| DJ Night | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
| Friday Night on White: Bounce Party Band | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | White Street in Wake Forest |
| 2nd Friday ArtWalk in Chapel Hill and Carrboro | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | |
| Summer at The Springs | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Holly Springs Cultural Center |
| Orange County Juneteenth: Evening Celebration | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Eno Arts Mill, Hillsborough |
| Downtown Cary Park Movie series: The Lion King | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Free Wine Tasting | 6:00 pm | FREE | Local 919, Raleigh |
| Chime In Open Mic (poetry, storytelling songwriting) | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lanza’s Cafe, Carrboro |
| Freight Train Blues: Gail Ceasar, Lakota John Locklear | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Carrboro Town Commons |
| Weekly dance with Raleigh International Folk Dancers | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $3.00 | Glen Eden Pilot Park, Raleigh |
| Free Live Music | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
| The Unintentionals: Improv Showdown! | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $4.00-10.00 | TR Studio, Raleigh |
| Giant Robot Fight Club | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Common Market, Durham |
| Paradiso 24: Poetry and Performance (price is suggested donation; nobody is turned away) | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Shadowbox Studio |
| Juneteenth at the Pines | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Pines Community Park, Raleigh |
| Comedy Open Mic | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Common Market, Durham |
| Summer Jam Music Series: The Castaways | 7:00 pm | FREE | Philip H. Kohn MOSAIC Family Commons, Pittsboro |
| Bynum Front Porch Summer Music Series: Nantahala | 7:00 pm | FREE | Bynum Front Porch, Pittsboro |
| Juneteenth at City of Raleigh Museum: History Lecture | 7:00 pm | FREE | City of Raleigh Museum |
| Friday Family Flicks: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | 7:45 pm | FREE | Garner Recreation Center |
| Stand-up Comedy Open Mic | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Karaoke Fridays | 9:00 pm | FREE | Flying Bull Beer Company, Durham |
| Karaoke Bingo Nights | 9:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
Saturday, June 14, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| African American Walking Tour in Raleigh's Third Ward (various start times) | All Day | FREE | Pope House, Raleigh |
| Visit Cow Sanctuary | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Brajboro Cow Sanctuary, Chapel Hill |
| USA Baseball Play Ball Weekend in Cary -- free event for kids | 9:00 am to 10:45 am | FREE | USA Baseball National Training Complex, Cary |
| Durham Craft Market | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| 5th Annual Tractor Day at Pace Family Farms in Clayton, with free hot dogs | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Pace Family Farms, Clayton |
| 25th Anniversary Bloom Fest at Sunshine Lavender Farm | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $3.00-10.00 | Sunshine Lavender Farm |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Invasive Plant Volunteer Day | 9:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Pluck Farm (Mebane) |
| "Gone Fishing" Kids Fishing Activities and Giveaways | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops, multiple locations |
| Visit Raleigh Fire Museum | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Fire Museum |
| Apex Pride Festival | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Apex Town Hall |
| Open Farm Visit to Sunrise Community Farm | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | Sunrise Community Farm Center, Chapel Hill |
| Community work days with Paperhand Puppet Intervention | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Paperhand Puppet Intervention, Saxapahaw |
| NCMA Loves Anime Bazaar | 10:00 am to 7:30 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| Bluegrass Jam at Bynum Front Porch | 10:00 am | FREE | Bynum Front Porch, Pittsboro |
| Lowe's: Free gardening snips for first 250 loyalty members | 10:00 am | FREE | Lowe’s (multiple stores) |
| Morrisville Summer Suds Spectacular | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Healthy Food Hub, Morrisville |
| JCPenney Kids Zone: free crafts for kids | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | JCPenney, participating locations |
| Mebane Juneteenth Freedom Day Community Celebration | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Mebane Community Park |
| 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 |
| Free Guided Tour of North Carolina State Capitol | 11:00 am | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| Voices of Freedom Walking Tour in Raleigh for Juneteenth | 11:00 am | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| Land and Harvest Festival | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Bailey and Sarah Williamson Preserve |
| $15 off tickets to NC Hops Festival | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Discounted | Midtown Park, Raleigh |
| Bazaar at the Yard | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Boxyard RTP |
| Art LAB at Fuquay-Varina Arts Center -- free art activities for all ages | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Fuquay-Varina Arts Center |
| Shakespeare in the Parks: Free professional productions of Othello | 1:00 pm | FREE | Sertoma Amphitheatre at Bond Park, Cary |
| Voices of Freedom Walking Tour in Raleigh for Juneteenth | 1:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| Capital City Juneteenth Celebration at Dix Park | 2:00 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Harvey Hill at Dix Park |
| Free Guided Tour of North Carolina State Capitol | 2:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| Raleigh Brewing Summer Music Series | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Knightdale African American Festival | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Knightdale Station Park |
| Apex Geek & Grub Market — Love, Rainbow & Unicorn Edition | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Optimist Club Farm, Apex |
| Auroraflow's 3rd Annual Pride Block Party | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Auroraflow, Durham |
| Artist Talk for Elemental Form | 4:00 pm | FREE | Hillsborough Gallery of Arts |
| Pride Piper Walk | 4:30 pm | FREE | El Centro Hispano, Carrboro |
| Saturdays in Saxapahaw Outdoor Concert Series | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Saxapahaw Post Office |
| Music on Main | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Streets at Southpoint |
| Carrboro Orgullo Pride Celebration | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Town Commons |
| Farmhouse Jams in Wendell Falls -- free concert with Stonebrook | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Wendell Falls |
| Beer Garden Concert Series: Peak City Band | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP |
| Putts & Pints Father's Day Celebration | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Oak City Brewing Company, Knightdale |
| Sip n' Shop Night Market | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina) |
| Funkytown Festival | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Franklinton |
| The Unintentionals: Mozzarella Matinee -- Improv Comedy Show | 5:30 pm to 6:15 pm | $0-7.00 | TR Studio, Raleigh |
| Triangle Community Band Festival | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Durham Parks and Recreation Summer Concert Series: Jazziando | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Forest Hills Park, Durham |
| Live Music: Butter Band | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lonerider Brewing Company |
| Cold Brew Comedy Series | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $8.00 | Lanza’s Cafe, Carrboro |
| The Games Show hosted by Brett Williams | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Beerded Lady Bottle Shop, Garner |
| The Unintentionals: Big Improver | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $4.00-10.00 | TR Studio, Raleigh |
| Karaoke Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Live Music: Steve Vee | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Live Music: 2DIGH4 | 7:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| NCMA Loves Anime Film Screenings | 7:30 pm to 9:45 pm | $10.00 | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park in Wake Forest: Moana 2 | 7:30 pm | FREE | E. Carroll Joyner Park, Wake Forest |
| Live music: Blake Addison (donations welcome) | 7:30 pm | FREE | Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse, Durham |
| Live DJ | 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Beer Garden |
Sunday, June 15, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| African American Walking Tour in Raleigh's Third Ward (various start times) | All Day | FREE | Pope House, Raleigh |
| Father's Day: $5 pints of draft beer | All Day | 10th & Terrace at Residence In Raleigh Downtown | |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| "Gone Fishing" Kids Fishing Activities and Giveaways | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops, multiple locations |
| Art Cart at Downtown Cary Park: Father's Day | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Sunday Yoga | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
| Raleigh Foodie Fare | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Live Jazz Music with Ed Kincade | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Lanza’s Cafe, Carrboro |
| 25th Anniversary Bloom Fest at Sunshine Lavender Farm | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $3.00-10.00 | Sunshine Lavender Farm |
| Father's Day Celebration | 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Pluck Farm (Mebane) |
| Kanikapila: FREE Ukulele Lessons | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
| Black Farmers' Market | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durham Technical Community College, main campus |
| Shakespeare in the Parks: Free professional productions of Othello | 1:00 pm | FREE | Sertoma Amphitheatre at Bond Park, Cary |
| Open-Mic Night | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Live Music: Father's Day Live Tunes with Ken Fitts | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| Bluegrass Open Jam | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Live Irish Music | 4:00 pm | FREE | Red Moose Brewing Company, Pittsboro |
| Shakespeare in the Parks: Free professional productions of Othello | 4:00 pm | FREE | Sertoma Amphitheatre at Bond Park, Cary |
| The Unintentionals: Dad's Night Out Stand-Up Comedy Showcase | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | $4.00-10.00 | TR Studio, Raleigh |
| Freeman Round House Summer Event Series: We Ryze up Band | 6:00 pm | FREE | Oliver Nestus Freeman Round House and African-American Museum, Wilson |
| Open Screening: Local film showcase | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Shadowbox Studio |
| Sundays at Sundown Live Music | 7:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill |
| Live music: Megan Jean/Byrne Duo + Curtis Eller’s American Circus (price is suggested donation; nobody is turned away) | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00 | Shadowbox Studio |
Monday, June 16, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Military Monday: Save 10% Every Monday | 7:00 am to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Old North State Food Hall, Selma |
| Summer BreakOUT! | 2:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Summer BreakOUT! -- water play, firefly parade, mini-golf, much more... | 2:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| CommUNITY Stories at John Chavis Memorial Park | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh) |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| Cornhole Tournament at Raleigh Brewing | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Adult Coloring Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
| Carrboro Open Mic at Speakeasy | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Speakeasy, Carrboro |
| Monday Karaoke Night | 8:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Beer Garden |
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topgolf: Half-price bays on Tuesdays | All Day | $15.00-30.00 | Topgolf Durham |
| Free food giveaway with Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Central Carolina Community Campus — Center for Workforce Innovation, Sanford |
| North Hills Kids: Naturepalooza with Dan the Animal Man | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Midtown Park, Raleigh |
| Storytime with Barnaby D. Troll | 10:30 am | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Little Explorers -- nature program | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Dorothea Dix Park |
| Free Yoga at Frontier RTP | 12:00 pm | FREE | The Frontier, RTP |
| Artival at John Chavis Memorial Park | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh) |
| Book Club: The Midnight Feast | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Southern Peak Brewery, Apex |
| Adult Coloring Night | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing at Golden Belt, Durham |
| Bond Brothers Run Club | 6:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Beer Company |
| Artful Evenings: Live Art on Tuesdays at JB Duke Hotel | 6:00 pm | FREE | JB Duke Hotel, Durham |
| Free Yoga in Durham Central Park | 6:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Beer & Banjos in Raleigh | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Bowstring Pizza and Brewyard, Raleigh |
| Beer & Banjos Carrboro | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Speakeasy, Carrboro |
| Ruckus Open Mic with Brian Jones | 7:00 pm | FREE | Ruckus Pizza — Mission Valley Raleigh |
| Open Mic | 7:30 pm to 10:30 am | FREE | Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew (Hillsborough) |
| International Jazz Open Jam: Halle Wood | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Neptune’s Parlour, Raleigh |
| Stargazing from the Rooftop of The Durham | 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | The Durham Hotel |
| Open Mic with a Live Band | 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Slims, Raleigh |
