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
Monday, June 9, 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 |
| Drop-In Puzzling & Puzzle Swap | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| Raleigh Brewing's Smut Book Club | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, 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 |
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topgolf: Half-price bays on Tuesdays | All Day | $15.00-30.00 | Topgolf Durham |
| Free food giveaway with Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Bennett Baptist Church, Bennett |
| Storytime with Barnaby D. Troll | 10:30 am | FREE | Durham Central Park |
| Free Yoga at Frontier RTP | 12:00 pm | FREE | The Frontier, RTP |
| Monthly Reflections Tour For People with Dementia and Their Partners | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Nasher Museum of Art, Durham |
| Evening Garden Stroll | 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Pony Ride | 6:30 pm | FREE | Ponysaurus, Durham |
| Beer & Banjos Carrboro | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Speakeasy, Carrboro |
| Open Mic Night with Jonathan Hose | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Public House, Wilson |
| Board Game Night with A Dash More Geekery | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | TCB–The Corner Biergarten (Fuquay-Varina) |
| 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) |
| Open Mic with a Live Band | 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Slims, Raleigh |
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Springs Small Business Network | 9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Centennial SoundBites: Jeremy Gilchrist | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | 321 Coffee, NC State Centennial Campus |
| Pauli Murray Center: Walk-in Wednesdays (free, but donations are suggested) | 12:30 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice, Durham |
| Summer Kickoff Party | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | LocoShop, Durham |
| 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 |
| LEGO Store: Build a World Play Day Planet | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Crabtree Valley Mall |
| LEGO Store: Build a World Play Day Planet | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Streets at Southpoint |
| Free Acro Yoga at Pullen Park | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Summer Concert Series at Waverly Place: The Magic Pipers | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Waverly Place, Cary |
| Poetry at The Plant | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Fair Game Beverage Co., Pittsboro |
| Flyleaf Music Series: NC Songwriters Review | 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 |
| 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 |
| Pullen Dance -- Ballroom dancing with Triangle Jazz Orchestra | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | 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 |
| Music Near the Gardens: The Pinhook Edition -- Meltdown Rodeo and Lavender Country Tribute featuring Adeem the Artist | 7:00 pm | FREE | Duke University–East Duke Building |
| Good Vibrations -- A Jewish Music Series: An Evening of Klezmer | 7:00 pm | FREE | Jewish For Good, Durham |
| Flashback Films: Monsters University | 8:00 pm | FREE | Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club, Durham |
| After Party at The Pinhook: SETTING | 9:00 pm | FREE | The Pinhook |
Thursday, June 12, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stroll Through History: Free Cemetery Tours at Historic Oakwood Cemetery | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh |
| Kids' Safety Day at Fenton | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Fenton, Cary |
| Parktown Food Hub Open Distribution Day | 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | Parktown Food Hub, Durham |
| Live music on rooftop of Westin Raleigh-Durham | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Westin Raleigh-Durham |
| Midtown Beach Music Series | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $6.15 | Midtown Park, Raleigh |
| 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 |
| Live Music: Larry Karan | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Blackbird Brewery, Wake Forest |
| Upcycle Thrifted Art | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Ment Beverage Co., Durham |
| Preserving History in the Wake of Disaster: Climate Resiliency & Historic Preservation | 6:00 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Steel String Run Club | 6:30 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| Hammered Trivia at Black Dog Bottle Shop | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Black Dog Bottle Shop, Holly Springs |
| Music Bingo | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Cary |
| Ruckus Open Mic with Brian Jones | 7:00 pm | FREE | Ruckus Pizza — Park West Morrisville |
| 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 |
| Movie Loft presents “Joysticks” | 8:00 pm | FREE | Shadowbox Studio |
| Thursday Karaoke | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Tap Yard, Raleigh |
Friday, June 13, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Responders: Save 10% Every Friday | All Day | Discounted | Old North State Food Hall, Selma |
| Krispy Kreme: Get a dozen for 13 cents with the purchase of another dozen | All Day | Discounted | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Garden Story Time | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | $5.00 | JC Raulston Arboretum |
| Orange County Juneteenth: Opening Ceremony | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | River Park, Hillsborough |
| Tasting at Ten: Free tasting at Counter Culture Coffee each week | 10:00 am | FREE | Counter Culture Coffee Headquarters and Training Center, Durham |
| "Gone Fishing" Kids Fishing Activities and Giveaways | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Bass Pro Shops, multiple locations |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 11:00 am | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Friday Co-Working Social | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Downtown Durham Taproom |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Orange County Juneteenth: Midday Film Screening | 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Orange County Public Library Main Library, Hillsborough |
| Fridays on the Front Porch -- live music and food trucks | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill |
| Bike Night | 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Red Moose Brewing Company, Pittsboro |
| DJ Night | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Durham |
| Friday Night on White: Bounce Party Band | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | White Street in Wake Forest |
| 2nd Friday ArtWalk in Chapel Hill and Carrboro | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | |
| Summer at The Springs | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Holly Springs Cultural Center |
| Orange County Juneteenth: Evening Celebration | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Eno Arts Mill, Hillsborough |
| Downtown Cary Park Movie series: The Lion King | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park |
| Free Wine Tasting | 6:00 pm | FREE | Local 919, Raleigh |
| Chime In Open Mic (poetry, storytelling songwriting) | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lanza’s Cafe, Carrboro |
| Freight Train Blues: Gail Ceasar, Lakota John Locklear | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Carrboro Town Commons |
| 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 |
| The Unintentionals: Improv Showdown! | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $4.00-10.00 | TR Studio, Raleigh |
| Giant Robot Fight Club | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Common Market, Durham |
| Paradiso 24: Poetry and Performance (price is suggested donation; nobody is turned away) | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Shadowbox Studio |
| Juneteenth at the Pines | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Pines Community Park, Raleigh |
| Comedy Open Mic | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Common Market, Durham |
| Summer Jam Music Series: The Castaways | 7:00 pm | FREE | Philip H. Kohn MOSAIC Family Commons, Pittsboro |
| Bynum Front Porch Summer Music Series: Nantahala | 7:00 pm | FREE | Bynum Front Porch, Pittsboro |
| Juneteenth at City of Raleigh Museum: History Lecture | 7:00 pm | FREE | City of Raleigh Museum |
| Friday Family Flicks: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | 7:45 pm | FREE | Garner Recreation Center |
| Stand-up Comedy Open Mic | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Karaoke Fridays | 9:00 pm | FREE | Flying Bull Beer Company, Durham |
| Karaoke Bingo Nights | 9:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
