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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- Free things to do this week in the Triangle
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- Live music around the Triangle
- Free museum days
- Triangle brewery calendar
Thursday, March 12, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regal's Best Picture Film Festival (showtimes vary) | All Day | $5.00 | Regal Cinemas (multiple locations) |
| 12-Pack for $12 | All Day | $12.00 | Carolina Brewery Chapel Hill |
| 12-pack for $12 | All Day | $12.00 | Carolina Brewery Pittsboro |
| Great Decisions Discussion Series | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | The Woman’s Club of Raleigh |
| Parktown Food Hub Open Distribution Day | 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | Parktown Food Hub, Durham |
| Zine Making & Folding | 5:30 pm | FREE | Blackbird Books and Coffee, Raleigh |
| Art Swap with Durham Art Guild | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Ment Beverage Co., Durham |
| Irish music with Ceev & Friends | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Hibernian, North Raleigh |
| Live Music: Sterling Scott | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Blackbird Brewery, Wake Forest |
| Vinyl Nights | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
| Author Talk with Jennifer Dasal | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual |
| Music Bingo | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Cary |
| Public Domain Movie Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | bmc brewing, Pittsboro |
| Board Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop, Durham |
| Thursday Jazz | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew (Hillsborough) |
| Comedy Open Mic | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Clouds Brewing Taproom, Raleigh | |
| Jazz: The Session | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Thursday Karaoke | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Tap Yard, Raleigh |
| Skee Ball Tournament | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar and Arcade, Raleigh |
| Karaoke hosted by Empress | 9:00 pm | FREE | Speakeasy, Carrboro |
| Irish music with Ceev & Friends | 10:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Hibernian Downtown Raleigh |
Friday, March 13, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regal's Best Picture Film Festival (showtimes vary) | All Day | $5.00 | Regal Cinemas (multiple locations) |
| Carolina FiberFest | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | $7.00 | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds |
| Capital Quilters Guild's Annual Quilt Show | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | $10.00 | Kerr-Scott Building, North Carolina State Fairgrounds |
| Tasting at Ten -- free coffee tasting at Counter Culture Coffee | 10:00 am | FREE | Counter Culture Coffee Headquarters and Training Center, Durham |
| Reflections: Virtual Tour | 2:00 pm | FREE | Nasher Museum of Art, Durham |
| Through the Thresholds: History of Moore Square Walking Tour | 2:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Friday the 13th Kids Fun Fest | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | I.R. Holmes, Sr. Recreation Center, Durham |
| St. Patrick's Day Party | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP |
| Movie Night: The Dark Knight | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| 2nd Friday ArtWalk in Chapel Hill and Carrboro | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | |
| Acoustic Open Mic Nights at Esmeralda's Cafe in Durham | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Esmeralda’s Cafe, Durham |
| Live Music Fridays | 6:30 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| Bounce and Brews DJ Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
| Karaoke Bingo Nights | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
| Video Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop, Durham |
| Comedy Open Mic | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Common Market, Durham |
| Girlhood: An Improv Comedy Show by Mettlesome Theater | 7:00 pm | $9.00 | Mettlesome Theater, Durham |
| RuPaul's Drag Race Season 18 Watch Party | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | The Beerded Lady Bottle Shop, Garner |
| Karaoke with Harryoke | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Stand-up Comedy Open Mic | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Karaoke with Mega Mike | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing Company, Raleigh |
| Irish music with Ceev & Friends | 10:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Hibernian Downtown Raleigh |
Saturday, March 14, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regal's Best Picture Film Festival (showtimes vary) | All Day | $5.00 | Regal Cinemas (multiple locations) |
| Morrisville's Creek Week -- activities and volunteer opportunities | FREE | Various Locations, Morrisville | |
| Downtown Cary Free Market | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Herbert C. Young Community Center |
| Durham Craft Market | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Carolina FiberFest | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | $7.00 | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds |
| Capital Quilters Guild's Annual Quilt Show | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | $10.00 | Kerr-Scott Building, North Carolina State Fairgrounds |
| FamFest 2026: Celebration of African American Family History | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | The Life Enrichment Center, Raleigh |
| ParTee at Capital Marketplace: Free mini golf, arcade passes and pizza (limited space; tickets required) | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | ParTee Shack — North Raleigh |
| TACAS Lunar New Year Festival (rescheduled date) | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $10.00-13.00 | NC State Fairgrounds |
| St. Patrick's Day Party at Bull McCabe's | 10:00 am to 11:59 pm | FREE | Bull McCabe’s |
| Raleigh St. Patrick's Day Parade | 10:00 am | FREE | Fayetteville Street, Downtown Raleigh |
| 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 |
| Weekend Nature Walk in Durham Parks | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | $1.50-6.50 | Sandy Creek Park, Durham |
| Bees and Beekeeping | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Annie Louise Wilkerson Nature Preserve, Raleigh |
| Apex Underground Market | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Sweetwater Apex |
| Apex Holi Festival | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Salem Middle School, Apex |
| Envision Science Academy's Spring Cultural Market | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Envision Science Academy, Wake Forest |
| Rise and Rhythm: Celebrate Women's History Month in Carrboro | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Drakeford Library Complex, Carrboro |
| 4th Annual Women's Day Expo | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | The McKimmon Conference and Training Center at NC State, Raleigh |
| Celebrate Smithfield -- International Culture Fair | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Historic Downtown Smithfield |
| Throwdown Food Truck Rodeo | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE | Triangle Town Center |
| St. Patrick's Day Block Party | 11:00 am to 11:59 pm | FREE | Hibernian Downtown Raleigh |
| Sensory-Friendly Film Series: Abominable (2019) | 11:00 am | FREE | The Carolina Theatre, Durham |
| JCPenney Kids Zone: free crafts for kids | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | JCPenney, participating locations |
| 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 |
| "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 |
| AMC Best Picture Marathon Day Two | 11:30 am to 11:30 pm | $40.00 | AMC Southpoint 17 |
| Town of Morrisville's Holi Festival | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Cedar Fork Community Center, Morrisville |
| St. Patrick's Day at The Plant | 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Plant, Pittsboro |
| St. Patrick's Day at Doherty's Irish Pub & Restaurant Pittsboro | 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Doherty’s Irish Pub and Restaurant of Pittsboro |
| Shamrocks & Hops | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Deep River Brewing Company, Clayton |
| St. Patrick's Day | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lonerider Brewing Company |
| St. Patrick's Block Party | 12:00 pm to 11:45 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Shamrock Shuffle: St. Paddy's Day Bar Crawl in Downtown Durham | 12:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Various locations |
| Visit Cow Sanctuary | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-25.00 | Brajboro Cow Sanctuary, Chapel Hill |
| Paddy on the Green St. Patrick's Day Festival at Lafayette Village | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Lafayette Village Raleigh |
| Repair Café in Cary | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Kirk of Kildaire Church, Cary |
| Saturday Comedy Improv Jam Meetup | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop, Durham |
| Pi Day at The Durham: Slices of Phoebe's Pies for $3.14 | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | $3.14 | The Durham Hotel |
| St. Patrick's Day Party | 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| St. Patrick's Day at Doherty's Irish Pub & Restaurant Cary | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Doherty’s Irish Pub & Restaurant of Cary |
| St. Patrick's Day at Doherty's Irish Pub & Restaurant Apex | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Doherty’s Irish Pub & Restaurant of Apex |
| The Irish Session | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Free Pre-St. Patrick's Day Beer Tasting | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Taylor’s Wine Shop |
| St. Patrick's Day Palooza in Franklinton | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Franklinton |
| Farmers Market Hosted by The Family Bee's-ness | 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Blackbird Brewery, Wake Forest |
| ShamRock at PourWorks: Live music with SWAG | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | PourWorks Beer and Wine Shop, Raleigh |
| Irish music with Ceev & Friends | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Hibernian Downtown Raleigh |
| Fisherette Art Gallery & Exchange | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh United Mutual Aid Hub (RUMAH) |
| Hop Jam Open Jam | 6:00 pm | FREE | Clouds Brewing Taproom, Raleigh |
| Live Music: The Ridge Band | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Mason Jar Lager Company, Fuquay-Varina |
| Live Music: Shelby Merchant | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Mill Town Yarns: Bil Lepp | 7:00 pm | $10.75 | Bynum Front Porch, Pittsboro |
| Live music: Frances Eliza | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Williams House Craft Taproom, Cary |
| A Stand-Up Comedy Game Show | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Beerded Lady Bottle Shop, Garner |
| Live Music Saturdays | 7:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse Concert: David Singley | 7:30 pm | FREE | Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse, Durham |
| Irish music with Ceev & Friends | 10:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Hibernian, North Raleigh |
Sunday, March 15, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regal's Best Picture Film Festival (showtimes vary) | All Day | $5.00 | Regal Cinemas (multiple locations) |
| Morrisville's Creek Week -- activities and volunteer opportunities | FREE | Various Locations, Morrisville | |
| St. Patrick's Day Party at Bull McCabe's | 11:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Bull McCabe’s |
| RTP Underground Market | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Hub RTP |
| Hillsborough Really Really Free Market | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Gold Park, Hillsborough |
| Bazaar Craft & Art Market in Carrboro | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Town Commons |
| St. Patrick's Day Celebration at ZincHouse | 12:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | ZincHouse Winery & Brewery, Durham |
| Visit Cow Sanctuary | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-25.00 | Brajboro Cow Sanctuary, Chapel Hill |
| Drink with Your Dog Brewery Manners Course | 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Women's History Trolley Tour in Downtown Raleigh (3 start times) | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $12.00 | Mordecai Historic Park, Raleigh |
| Pages and Pints with Finn and Ollie | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| 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 |
| Irish Music Fundraiser for Women's Voices Chorus | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom |
| Cause for Paw: Pints, Pups, and Irish Luck | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Clouds Brewing Taproom, Raleigh |
| Open Mic Jam | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| Open Mic Night | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Free yoga at Dix Park (registration required) | 3:30 pm | FREE | The Chapel at Dix Park |
| St. Patrick's Day Potluck | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | PourWorks Beer and Wine Shop, Raleigh |
| The Sunday Set (first 50 guests get a keychain for free snack boards every Sunday) | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Durham Hotel |
| Arts at St. Luke's: Storyteller and Folklorist Liz Pardue (free, but donation suggested) | 4:00 pm | FREE | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Durham |
| Bluegrass Open Jam | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Clouds Brewing Taproom, Raleigh |
| Sunday Open Mic at Moon Dog Meadery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop, Durham |
| Panic on St. Pats -- haunted trail at Haunted Forest at Panic Point | 8:00 pm | $35.00 | Haunted Forest at Panic Point, Youngsville |
Monday, March 16, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisville's Creek Week -- activities and volunteer opportunities | FREE | Various Locations, Morrisville | |
| 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 |
| Drop-in Puzzling & Puzzle Swap | 2:00 pm to 8:00 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 |
| Old Skool Gaming Night | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP |
| Tap Yard Yoga -- pay what you can | 6:30 pm | Tap Yard, Raleigh | |
| Stitch n' Bitch | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | White Street Brewing, Wake Forest |
| 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 |
