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
- Free and cheap kids' events in the Triangle
- Live music around the Triangle
- Free museum days
- Triangle brewery calendar
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week | All Day | ||
| Free Summer Movies at Marquee Cinemas: The Garfield Movie and Minions | 9:30 am | FREE | Marquee Cinemas Wakefield 12 |
| Free Kids' Movies at Triangle Cinemas: The Bad Guys | 10:00 am | FREE | Triangle Cinemas @ Six Forks |
| Storytime with Barnaby D. Troll | 10:30 am | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Free Yoga at Frontier RTP | 12:00 pm | FREE | The Frontier, RTP |
| Incredible Science | 1:30 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh |
| Window on Animal Health | 1:30 pm | FREE | Nature Research Center (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences), Raleigh |
| 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 |
| Free Community Meal at Elizabeth Street UMC Church | 6:00 pm | FREE | Elizabeth Street United Methodist Church, Durham |
| Beer & Banjos in Raleigh | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Bowstring Pizza and Brewyard, 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 |
| Barrelhouse Blues: A Jook Joint Review | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Missy Lane’s Assembly Room, Durham |
| 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) |
| The Last Laugh Hosted by Carey James | 7:30 pm | FREE | House of Hops, Raleigh (Glenwood) |
| Backyard Bar Comedy Night | 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | The Backyard Bar, Apex |
| 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 |
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week | All Day | ||
| Free Summer Movies at Marquee Cinemas: The Garfield Movie and Minions | 9:30 am | FREE | Marquee Cinemas Wakefield 12 |
| Free Kids' Movies at Triangle Cinemas: The Bad Guys | 10:00 am | FREE | Triangle Cinemas @ Six Forks |
| Centennial SoundBites: Essi Sings | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | 321 Coffee, NC State Centennial Campus |
| Incredible Science | 1:30 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh |
| Window on Animal Health | 1:30 pm | FREE | Nature Research Center (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences), Raleigh |
| Market Bunch Kids' Activities | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Farmers’ Market |
| "Pay What You Can" Farm Stand at Raleigh City Farm | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh City Farm |
| Board Game Night | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | PourWorks Beer and Wine Shop, Raleigh |
| Play-It-All Sports Camp | 5:15 pm to 6:15 pm | FREE | Emmanuel Baptist Church, Raleigh |
| Free Acro Yoga at Pullen Park | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Wine + Weed (learn about plants and farming) | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh City Farm |
| Wine Down Wednesday -- live music, plus wine specials | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | La Vita Dolce at Southern Village |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina) |
| Evelyn's Book Club, honoring Evelyn Pope: Claiming Union Widowhood: Race, Respectability, and Poverty in the Post-Emancipation South | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | City of Raleigh Museum |
| One Tree Hill Trivia | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Southern Peak Brewery, Apex |
| Raleigh Drum Circle and Hoop Jam | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Carolina Godiva Track Club's free summer track series | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Culbreth Middle School, Chapel Hill |
| 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 |
| Stitch N' Bitch Craft Night | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| Alli J on the Roof | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Durham Hotel |
| Karaoke Night at The Backyard Bar | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | The Backyard Bar, Apex |
Thursday, July 31, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week | All Day | ||
| Baskin Robbins: 31% off scoops | All Day | Discounted | Baskin-Robbins, multiple locations |
| Free Kids' Movies at Triangle Cinemas: The Bad Guys | 10:00 am | FREE | Triangle Cinemas @ Six Forks |
| Incredible Science | 1:30 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh |
| Live music on rooftop of Westin Raleigh-Durham | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Westin Raleigh-Durham |
| Live Music: Tigerlily Acoustic | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Blackbird Brewery, Wake Forest |
| Open Mic (music and poetry) | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Common Market, Durham |
| Vinyl Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
| Game Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Beerded Lady Bottle Shop, Garner |
| Thursday Night Live Music | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill |
| Music Bingo | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Cary |
| Triangle Trivia Tournament | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Summer Jazz Jam with Butler Knowles | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Missy Lane’s Assembly Room, Durham |
| Ruckus Open Mic with Brian Jones | 7:00 pm | FREE | Ruckus Pizza — Park West Morrisville |
| Music Bingo | 7:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| Air Hockey Tournament | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Boxcar Bar + Arcade, Durham |
| Jazz Jam Open Mic | 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 |
Friday, August 1, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week | All Day | ||
| Uproar Festival of Public Art in Orange County | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| First Responders: Save 10% Every Friday | All Day | Discounted | Old North State Food Hall, Selma |
| CatVideoFest: showing in two locations in the Triangle (various times and prices) | All Day | Various locations | |
| Tasting at Ten: Free tasting at Counter Culture Coffee each week | 10:00 am | FREE | Counter Culture Coffee Headquarters and Training Center, Durham |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 11:00 am | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Incredible Science | 1:30 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Crowder By Night: Fascinating Frogs | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Crowder County Park, Apex |
| Summer Fridays at Wedgewood: Free wine and cheese tastings | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Wedgewood Cheese Bar, Carrboro |
| First Friday in Downtown Fuquay-Varina | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Fuquay-Varina |
| First Friday Market & Movie Night: Inside Out 2 | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| First Friday at Sweetwater Apex -- live music, vendor market, more... | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Sweetwater Apex |
| Bike Night | 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Red Moose Brewing Company, Pittsboro |
| First Friday: live music, vendor market, and food trucks | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Oak City Brewing Company, Knightdale |
| Bands, Bites and Boats Concert Series: Corey Stuart | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Fred G. Bond Metro Park |
| First Fridays at Eno Arts Mill -- studio tours, live music, kids' activities, more... | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Eno Arts Mill, Hillsborough |
| First Friday Gallery Walk in Raleigh | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Various locations |
| Opening party for Uproar Festival of Public Art | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Eno Arts Mill, Hillsborough |
| Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival -- prices vary; discount available | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Koka Booth Amphitheatre | |
| PLAYlist concert series at Durham Central Park: Bia Ferreira | 6:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Free Wine Tasting | 6:00 pm | FREE | Local 919, Raleigh |
| Single Track Social Series | 6:00 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing, Durham |
| First Friday Cemetery Tours at Historic Oakwood Cemetery (free, with a suggested donation of $10) | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh |
| Morrisville's Music in the Park: Sterling Scott | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Indian Creek Park in Morrisville |
| Celebration of Bluegrass feat. Rebecca Frazier | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary |
| 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 |
| Friday Co-Working Social | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom |
| Bynum Front Porch Summer Music Series: Neville's Quarter | 7:00 pm | FREE | Bynum Front Porch, Pittsboro |
| Live Music: The Muckers Celtic Rock Band | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Mason Jar Lager Company, Fuquay-Varina |
| Stand-up Comedy Open Mic | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| A Good Time: Stand-Up Comedy Showcase | 8:00 pm | FREE | Vault Craft Beer, Raleigh |
| Karaoke Fridays | 9:00 pm | FREE | Flying Bull Beer Company, Durham |
| Karaoke Bingo Nights | 9:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
Saturday, August 2, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week | All Day | ||
| Uproar Festival of Public Art in Orange County | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| CatVideoFest: showing in two locations in the Triangle (various times and prices) | All Day | Various 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 |
| Cars and Coffee Morrisville | 8:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Imperial Center, Durham |
| Visit Cow Sanctuary | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | $0-25.00 | Brajboro Cow Sanctuary, Chapel Hill |
| Durham Craft Market | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Home Depot Kids' Workshop: Space Odyssey | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | The Home Depot, multiple locations |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Saturday Slowdown Market and Open Farm Day | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | RambleRill Farm, Hillsborough |
| Open Farm Visit to Sunrise Community Farm | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | Sunrise Community Farm Center, Chapel Hill |
| 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 |
| The Market at NCMA | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| Free Guided Tour of North Carolina State Capitol | 11:00 am | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 11:00 am | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention Choreographed by Tracey Durbin | 11:00 am | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| Teens Sketch the Galleries | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| August Art Show at North Farmers Market & Soul Sanctuary: Changing & Unchanging | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | North Durham Farmers Market |
| Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival -- prices vary; discount available | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Koka Booth Amphitheatre | |
| Mead Day | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Ment Beverage Co., Durham |
| Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention Choreographed by Tracey Durbin | 1:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Carrboro Really Really Free Market | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Town Commons |
| Free Guided Tour of North Carolina State Capitol | 2:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh |
| Incredible Science | 2:00 pm | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh | |
| Raleigh Brewing Summer Music Series | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Incredible Science | 3:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh |
| Margaritaville Party | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | White Street Brewing, Wake Forest |
| 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 |
| Live Music: The Backroads | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Durham Nights -- market, music, performances | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Golden Belt Campus, Durham |
| Bike In Movie | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing, Durham |
| Live Music: Maverick Rose | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Wake Forest |
| Live Comedy | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Beerded Lady Bottle Shop, Garner |
| Karaoke Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Live Music: DJ Dance Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Live Music: Ashlar Sargent | 7:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park in Wake Forest: Transformers One | 7:30 pm | FREE | E. Carroll Joyner Park, Wake Forest |
| Live music: Santiago and Adriana Jarumillo (donations welcome) | 7:30 pm | FREE | Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse, Durham |
| Boots & Brewz: Country Night | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | The Fall Line, Zebulon |
| Live DJ | 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Beer Garden |
