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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- Live music around the Triangle
- Free museum days
- Triangle brewery calendar
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Sunday, August 3, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week | All Day | ||
| Uproar Festival of Public Art in Orange County | All Day | FREE | 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 |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Sunday Brunch Music on the lawn of Weaver Street Market in Carrboro | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Weaver Street Market Carrboro |
| Pop Up ARTernative Market | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Chapel of Bones Coffee, Raleigh |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 11:00 am | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Cary Underground Market: Bands and Vendors | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Beer Company |
| Beer, Bacon & Bluegrass | 12:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| 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 |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Okra Jamboree | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | The Plant, Pittsboro |
| Open-Mic Night | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Live Music: Paul Edelman | 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 |
| Raleigh Concert Series: Capital Transit | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Fred Fletcher Park, Raleigh |
| Sundays at Sundown Live Music | 7:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill |
Monday, August 4, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uproar Festival of Public Art in Orange County | 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 |
| Music & Arts Camp (cost is for the whole week; registration required) | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | $100.00 | Highland United Methodist Church, Raleigh |
| Free Food Distribution at Elizabeth Street United Methodist Church | 2:00 pm | FREE | Elizabeth Street United Methodist Church, Durham |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| Disc Golf Putting League | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.00 | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP |
| Adult Coloring Night | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
| Monthly Puzzle Challenge | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing at Golden Belt, Durham |
| Carrboro Open Mic at Speakeasy | 8:00 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 |
