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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- Free museum days
- Triangle brewery calendar
Saturday, April 26, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Document Shredding at Office Depot / Office Max | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| National Pretzel Day Freebies and Deals | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Sandlot Revival | All Day | FREE | Durham Athletic Park |
| North Carolina Science Festival (various events throughout month) | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| African American Walking Tour in Raleigh's Third Ward (various start times) | All Day | FREE | Pope House, Raleigh |
| Durham Craft Market | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Cary's Spring Daze Arts and Crafts Festival | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Fred G. Bond Metro Park |
| Wake Forest HerbFest | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | The Loading Dock, Wake Forest |
| North Carolina Pickle Festival | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Mount Olive |
| Spring Festival with Autism Center of Excellence | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Autism Center of Excellence, Durham |
| History Hike: Durham’s Reconstruction | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | $1.50-6.50 | West Point on the Eno, Durham |
| Pet-a-Cow at Brajboro Cow Sanctuary | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | $0-25.00 | Brajboro Cow Sanctuary, Chapel Hill |
| Forest Fest | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Renaissance Center |
| Yates Mill Aquatic Conservation Center: Open House Tour | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| Raulston Blooms Garden Festival ($5 per person or $10 per family) | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | $5.00 | JC Raulston Arboretum |
| NC Indigenous Artist Festival at North Carolina Museum of Art | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| Open Farm Visit to Sunrise Community Farm | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | Sunrise Community Farm Center, Chapel Hill |
| Calico Makers Market | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Calico Studio, Chapel Hill |
| Independent Bookstore Day and McIntyre's Books' 36th Birthday | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | McIntyre’s Books, Pittsboro |
| Mebane Dogwood Festival | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Mebane |
| Bluegrass Jam at Bynum Front Porch | 10:00 am | FREE | Bynum Front Porch, Pittsboro |
| Arts on the Block Sensory Hour | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | City Market, Raleigh |
| Touch-a-Truck Sensory Friendly Hour | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sanderford Road Park, Raleigh |
| Propagate a Fig Tree at North Carolina Museum of History -- bring home a tree cutting | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | |
| 5th Annual Magical Hill Festival and Fairy Garden Contest in Chapel Hill | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Chapel Hill Community Center Park |
| Touch-a-Truck | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Sanderford Road Park, Raleigh |
| Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge Tour and Explore (sliding scale admission) | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | $5.00-40.00 | Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge, Pittsboro |
| 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 |
| Canine Field Day | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Rock Quarry Park, Durham |
| Southeast Raleigh YMCA's 5 Year Community Celebration | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Southeast Raleigh YMCA |
| Arts on the Block Festival | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | City Market, Raleigh |
| Free Guided Tour of North Carolina State Capitol | 11:00 am | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| Open Studio: Art-Making Activities with ArtSpace | 11:30 am to 2:30 pm | FREE | Artspace, Raleigh |
| West Point Park Tour (4 start time) | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno, Durham |
| Apex EarthFest | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Apex Town Hall |
| Bazaar at the Yard | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Boxyard RTP |
| Brewgaloo Street Festival | 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Fayetteville Street, Downtown Raleigh |
| Historic Yates Mill -- Mill Open House | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| Live Music: School of Rock | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Blackbird Brewery, Wake Forest |
| Children's Day and Youth Music Day | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Greenway Mural Walk and Artist Talk | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Chapel Hill Community Center Park |
| Piedmont Farm Tour ($35 per carload for the weekend) | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Various locations | |
| Free Guided Tour of North Carolina State Capitol | 2:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| TeenSpace at Dix Park: Outdoor Yoga | 2:00 pm | FREE | Stone Houses at Dix Park, Raleigh |
| Brewery Blues: A Live Singing Drag Show & Market | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Karaoke Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
| Vinyl Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Sneaky Penguin Brewing Company, Raleigh |
| Live Music: JT Parrothead | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Wake Forest |
| Live Music: Joe Hero Foo Fighters Tribute Band | 6:00 pm | FREE | The Mason Jar Lager Company, Fuquay-Varina |
| The Unintentionals: Comedy Fundraiser Event (admission is $10 or 5 food items) | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Hope Community Church, Apex |
| Karaoke Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Live Music: K-Bomb & the Kool Whips | 7:00 pm | FREE | Blackbird Brewery, Wake Forest |
| Live Music: Kevin Lee | 7:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| CaryLive! Concert Series: Andrea Von Kampen | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Live music: Tim Fast (donations welcome) | 7:30 pm | FREE | Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse, Durham |
| Live DJ | 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Beer Garden |
Sunday, April 27, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandlot Revival | All Day | FREE | Durham Athletic Park |
| North Carolina Science Festival (various events throughout month) | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Paddle the Pond | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| Wake Forest HerbFest | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Loading Dock, Wake Forest |
| Calico Makers Market | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Calico Studio, Chapel Hill |
| Durham Community Day at Museum of Life + Science: free admission for Durham County residents | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Museum of Life+Science, Durham |
| Sunday Yoga | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
| Live Jazz with Joseph Silvers and Hunter McDermut | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Lanza’s Cafe, Carrboro |
| Walking With Wisdom -- A Mindful Journey at Maverado Gardens (2 start times; donation-based) | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Maverick Center, Chapel Hill | |
| West Point Park Tour (4 start time) | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | West Point on the Eno, Durham |
| Durham Earth Day Festival | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Triangle Spring Vegfest | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Westend Bazaar | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Parking at 427 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill |
| Free Stuff Market Raleigh | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | FREE | Parking Lot 20, Raleigh |
| Bluegrass on the Patio | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Mason Jar Lager Company, Fuquay-Varina |
| Children's Day in Selma | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Edgerton Memorial UMC, Selma |
| One Last Round at the Arboretum | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Arboretum, Cary |
| Book Signing and Reading at Ruckus Pizza for Starfish's Day at the Beach (free dessert for first 25 people) | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Ruckus Pizza, Cary Tryon Village |
| Euchre Spring Sundays | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| Pop Up Music at Midtown Park | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | |
| Piedmont Farm Tour ($35 per carload for the weekend) | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Various locations | |
| Mill Heritage Tours at Historic Yates Mill | 2:00 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| Scrap Paper Shakespeare: The Two Gentlemen of Verona | 2:00 pm | FREE | Camp MusArt, Apex |
| Open-Mic Night | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Mill Heritage Tours at Historic Yates Mill | 3:00 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| Beerded Lady Book Club | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | The Beerded Lady Bottle Shop, Garner |
| Bluegrass Open Jam | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Six Sundays in Spring concert: The British Invaders Band | 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | E. Carroll Joyner Park, Wake Forest |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Clouds Brewing Taproom, Raleigh |
| Sundays at Sundown Live Music | 7:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill |
Monday, April 28, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Science Festival (various events throughout month) | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Military Monday: Save 10% Every Monday | 7:00 am to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Old North State Food Hall, Selma |
| Humanities Out of Doors: Landscape Histories in Rock, Plants, and Paint | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Hollow Rock Nature Park, Durham |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| Movie Night Monday | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, 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 |
| Cosmic Chuckles: Weekly Comedy Show | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Flying Saucer Raleigh |
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Science Festival (various events throughout month) | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Topgolf: Half-price bays on Tuesdays | All Day | $15.00-30.00 | Topgolf Durham |
| Eager Explorers: Preschool Nature Classes | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | $4.00 | Annie Louise Wilkerson Nature Preserve, Raleigh |
| Storytime with Barnaby D. Troll | 10:30 am | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Free Yoga at Frontier RTP | 12:00 pm | FREE | The Frontier, RTP |
| International Day of Dance Festival | 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Vinyl Nite and Magic the Gathering | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Common Market, Durham |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Science Festival (various events throughout month) | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Market Bunch Kids' Activities | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Farmers’ Market |
| ecoEXPLORE: Botany Season Round Up! | 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | Virtual |
| Board Game Night | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | PourWorks Beer and Wine Shop, Raleigh |
| Free Acro Yoga at Pullen Park | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Flyleaf Music Series: Suzi Analogue and the Art of Electronic Music | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | $10.00 | Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill |
| Wine Down Wednesday -- live music, plus wine specials | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | La Vita Dolce at Southern Village |
| Dice & Drafts: Game Night at Ment Bev Co | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Ment Beverage Co., Durham |
| Wellness Wednesday at MOSAIC: Fitness Class | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Philip H. Kohn MOSAIC Family Commons, Pittsboro |
| Game Night | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom |
| Raleigh Drum Circle and Hoop Jam | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Ballroom Dancing with Live Music | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $8.00 | Pullen Community Center |
| Durham-Chapel Hill International Folk Dancers Weekly Dance | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Carol Woods Retirement Community Fitness Center, Chapel Hill |
| Open Mic | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh |
| Stitch N' Bitch Craft Night | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
