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
Saturday, June 28, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visit Cow Sanctuary | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Brajboro Cow Sanctuary, Chapel Hill |
| 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) |
| Fuquay-Varina Pride Story Time | 9:30 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Falcon Park, Fuquay-Varina |
| The Strut: Fuquay-Varina Pride | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Falcon Park, Fuquay-Varina |
| Duke Homestead Family Farm Animal Day | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | $5.00 | Duke Homestead |
| Open Farm Visit to Sunrise Community Farm | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | Sunrise Community Farm Center, Chapel Hill |
| Raleigh Money Expo | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | NC State Fairgrounds |
| Community work days with Paperhand Puppet Intervention | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Paperhand Puppet Intervention, Saxapahaw |
| 4th Annual Customer Celebration Weekend at Cedar Creek Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor |
| Bluegrass Jam at Bynum Front Porch | 10:00 am | FREE | Bynum Front Porch, Pittsboro |
| 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 |
| Weather Radio Distribution | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Green Road Community Center, Raleigh |
| 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 |
| The Festival: Fuquay-Varina Pride Celebration | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | The Mason Jar Lager Company, Fuquay-Varina |
| The Raleigh Food Truck Rodeo | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Fayetteville Street, Downtown Raleigh |
| Halfway to Christmas Party | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Ment Beverage Co., Durham |
| Free open house at Duke Lemur Center Museum of Natural History | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Duke Lemur Center, Museum of Natural History, Durham |
| Repair Café in Pittsboro | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Chatham Grove, Pittsboro |
| Cary Really Really Free Market | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Walnut Street Park, Cary |
| 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 |
| Prismatic Open Mic: Fuquay-Varina Pride Celebration | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| Youth Open Mic: Fuquay-Varina Pride Celebration | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Stick Boy Bread Company, Fuquay-Varina | |
| 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 |
| Franklinton Independence Day Celebration | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Franklinton Middle School, Franklinton |
| Karaoke Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Live Music: The Back Roads | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Live Music: Sayer McShane | 7:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| CaryLive! Concert Series: Dustbowl Revival | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Live music: The Hodnett Family (donations welcome) | 7:30 pm | FREE | Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse, Durham |
| Pride After Dark: Fuquay-Varina Pride Celebration | 9:00 pm | FREE | The Brick Fuquay |
| Live DJ | 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Beer Garden |
Sunday, June 29, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Raleigh Money Expo | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | NC State Fairgrounds |
| 4th Annual Customer Celebration Weekend at Cedar Creek Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor |
| Live Jazz with Joseph Silvers and Hunter McDermut | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Lanza’s Cafe, Carrboro |
| Durham Underground Market | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Pride in the Park at Downtown Cary Park | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Juneteenth Vendor Market Showcase | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Doubletree by Hilton Raleigh Midtown |
| Pride Family Picnic | 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Alston-Massenburg Center, Wake Forest |
| Open-Mic Night | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Bluegrass Open Jam | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Juneteenth Social Mixer + Night Vendor Pop-Up + Spades Tournament (admission is $5 or donation of travel-sized toiletries) | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $5.00 | Doubletree by Hilton Raleigh Midtown |
| Freeman Round House Summer Event Series: Jetti Ranking | 6:00 pm | FREE | Oliver Nestus Freeman Round House and African-American Museum, Wilson |
| Sundays at Sundown Live Music | 7:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill |
Monday, June 30, 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 |
| Selma's All-American Festival, with free watermelon slices and fireworks | 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Blackstone Plaza, Selma |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| 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, July 1, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walgreens Senior Day: 20% off for rewards members age 55+ | All Day | Walgreens (multiple locations) | |
| Topgolf: Half-price bays on Tuesdays | All Day | $15.00-30.00 | Topgolf Durham |
| Plant-Lover's Tour: Interns' Top Picks | 9:00 am to 10:00 am | $5.00 | JC Raulston Arboretum |
| Free Summer Movies at Marquee Cinemas: Despicable Me 4 and Sonic the Hedgehog | 9:30 am | FREE | Marquee Cinemas Wakefield 12 |
| Free Kids' Movies at Triangle Cinemas: Mario | 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 |
| Fuquay-Varina Independence Day Celebration | 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | South Park Fuquay-Varina |
| Tartar Sauce: Working Artist Drop-In | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Beerded Lady Bottle Shop, Garner |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 2, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Summer Movies at Marquee Cinemas: Despicable Me 4 and Sonic the Hedgehog | 9:30 am | FREE | Marquee Cinemas Wakefield 12 |
| Free Kids' Movies at Triangle Cinemas: Mario | 10:00 am | FREE | Triangle Cinemas @ Six Forks |
| Market Bunch Kids' Activities | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Farmers’ Market |
| 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 Down Wednesday -- live music, plus wine specials | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | La Vita Dolce at Southern Village |
| Mosaic Market with Live Music | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Works Yard at Mosaic, Pittsboro |
| Wendell 4th of July Fireworks Show | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Wendell Town Park |
| Open Mic | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fair Game Beverage Co., Pittsboro |
| 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 |
| The Oak City Salsa Social -- Live Band Music and Dance Series | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Transfer Co. Food Hall, Raleigh |
