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, July 19, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Dilly Bar with $1 purchase (can redeem one time) | All Day | FREE | Dairy Queen (Multiple Locations) |
| Two Roosters Ice Cream Birthday Week -- celebrating a different decade in each shop | All Day | Two Roosters, multiple locations | |
| 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 |
| Hike with a Naturalist | 9:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| Impact Pittsboro: Free eye screenings and glasses, haircuts, school supplies and more | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Pittsboro Baptist Church |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Summer Open Nursery and Garden Days at Plant Delights Nursery and Juniper Level Botanic Garden | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Plant Delights Nursery |
| Make Your Own Bagru Block Print Coaster at Hub RTP | 9:30 am to 11:30 am | $6.00 | Hub RTP |
| Bumble Bee Watch | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Prairie Ridge Ecostation (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences), Raleigh |
| Open Farm Visit to Sunrise Community Farm | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $8.00 | Sunrise Community Farm Center, Chapel Hill |
| Storytime at Oak View: Gomer the Gassy Goat | 10:30 am | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park |
| Splash Pad Bash | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Knightdale Station Park |
| City of Raleigh Museum Plant Swap | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | City of Raleigh Museum |
| 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 |
| Fenton Makers Market | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Fenton, Cary |
| Waverly Place Pop-Up | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Waverly Place, Cary |
| Retro Family Series: Muppets From Space | 11:00 am | FREE | The Carolina Theatre, Durham |
| 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 |
| Durham Really Really Free Market | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Orchard Park, Durham |
| Guided Walking Tour | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Stone Houses at Dix Park, Raleigh |
| Pop-Up Raleigh Art & Vintage Market | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Trophy on Maywood |
| Oaklyn Springs Brewery 7th Anniversary Party | 12:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina |
| RDU Sound: One Day Choir | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Talley Student Union, NC State University |
| Book Harvest's Summer Block Party | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durham Bulls Athletic Park |
| Raleigh Brewing's Book Fair | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Live music: Kelly Jackson | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Ment Beverage Co., Durham |
| 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 |
| Saturday Vintage + Maker Market | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham |
| Incredible Science | 3:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh |
| Christmas in July at Waverly Place | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Waverly Place, Cary |
| 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 & Local July Patio Series | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Oak City Brewing Company, Knightdale |
| Live Music: Cosmic Superheroes | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Backyard's Bar's 1st Anniversary Party | 5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | The Backyard Bar, Apex |
| Raleigh Nights at Smoky Hollow: vendors, live DJ, performers... | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Smoky Hollow, Raleigh |
| Bike In Movie | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing, Durham |
| Live Music: String Thing Band | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lonerider Brewing Company |
| Live Music: Jared Place | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Wake Forest |
| Live Music: Maverick Rose | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Southern Peak Brewery, Apex |
| Music Bingo | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Sneaky Penguin Brewing Company, Raleigh |
| No Skips: A New Listening Experience | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Ment Beverage Co., Durham |
| Group Psychic Readings with Dr. Dan Seda | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina) |
| Karaoke Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Live Music: Turtle Smash | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs |
| Find Your Glimmer: Bring Your Own Vinyl -- Listening Session | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Artspace, Raleigh | |
| Blazin' Keys Dueling Pianos | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Cary |
| Hot Bucket Comedy Night | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Common Market, Durham |
| Live Music: Kevin Lee | 7:00 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park in Wake Forest: Mufasa: The Lion King | 7:30 pm | FREE | E. Carroll Joyner Park, Wake Forest |
| Live music: The Parsons (donations welcome) | 7:30 pm | FREE | Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse, Durham |
| Live Music: Kate Rutledge | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | White Street Brewing, Wake Forest |
| Movie Night | 8:30 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Pluck Farm (Mebane) |
| Live DJ | 10:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Beer Garden |
Sunday, July 20, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Ice Cream Day--deals, freebies and events | All Day | FREE | |
| Free Dilly Bar with $1 purchase (can redeem one time) | All Day | FREE | Dairy Queen (Multiple Locations) |
| Two Roosters Ice Cream Birthday Week -- celebrating a different decade in each shop | All Day | Two Roosters, multiple locations | |
| Handel's Homemade Ice Cream: Free small scoop for people 80 years or older | All Day | FREE | Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream, participating locations |
| Hike with a Naturalist | 9:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park |
| The Raleigh Market | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Market (at N.C. State Fairgrounds) |
| Summer Open Nursery and Garden Days at Plant Delights Nursery and Juniper Level Botanic Garden | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Plant Delights Nursery |
| Sunday Brunch Music on the lawn of Weaver Street Market in Carrboro | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Weaver Street Market Carrboro |
| National Ice Cream Day at Forest Ridge Park in Wake Forest | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Forest Ridge Park, Wake Forest |
| Raleigh Foodie Fare | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh |
| Calvin Jones House Guided Tour | 11:00 am | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Live Jazz Music with Ed Kincade | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Lanza’s Cafe, Carrboro |
| Sunday Jazz Brunch curated by Al Strong (free event; pay for food and drink) | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Missy Lane’s Assembly Room, Durham |
| Durham Vegan Food Fest | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durham Armory |
| Kanikapila: FREE Ukulele Lessons | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary |
| Free Mini Cup of Dippin' Dots for National Ice Cream Day | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Crabtree Valley Mall |
| Black Farmers' Market | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durham Technical Community College, main campus |
| Field Notes Summer Concert Series at Black Farmers' Market: The CJ Baker Band | 1:30 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 |
| “The Story of the Plott Hound” with Author Bob Plott | 2:00 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Historical Museum |
| Open-Mic Night | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh |
| Punk N' Pints | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| Self-Care Sunday: Yoga | 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | The Chapel at Dix Park |
| Free ice cream social | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Fuquay Mineral Spring Park |
| Bluegrass Open Jam | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
| Live Irish Music | 4:00 pm | FREE | Red Moose Brewing Company, Pittsboro |
| Raleigh Concert Series: Eat a Peach | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Clouds Brewing Taproom, Raleigh |
| Live Jazz Jam with Harvey Cummings & Friends at Find Your Glimmer art installation | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Artspace, Raleigh |
| Freeman Round House Summer Event Series: Tiffany Scott & the SSML Band | 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 |
| Drink & Draw | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
Monday, July 21, 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 |
| Little Explorers -- nature program | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Dorothea Dix Park |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Steel String Brewery, Carrboro |
| Cornhole Tournament at Raleigh Brewing | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free food giveaway with Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Saint Augustine University Athletic Complex, Raleigh |
| Free Summer Movies at Marquee Cinemas: The Wild Robot and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | 9:30 am | FREE | Marquee Cinemas Wakefield 12 |
| Free Kids' Movies at Triangle Cinemas: Despicable Me 2 | 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 |
| Pet Photo Day at Passmore Center -- free photos of you and your pet | 3:00 pm | FREE | Jerry M. Passmore Senior Center, Hillsborough |
| Book Club: Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Southern Peak Brewery, Apex |
| 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 |
| Art Night at Hair Undone, Wake Forest | 6:00 pm | FREE | Hair Undone, Wake Forest |
| Board Game Night | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Bearded Bee Brewing Company, Wendell |
| Craft & Draft Tuesdays | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing Company, Raleigh |
| Beer & Banjos in Raleigh | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Bowstring Pizza and Brewyard, Raleigh |
| Capital Squares: Square Dance Open House | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | St. James United Methodist Church, 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) |
| Backyard Bar Comedy Night | 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | The Backyard Bar, Apex |
| Open Mic with a Live Band | 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Slims, Raleigh |
| A Good Time: Stand-Up Comedy | 9:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary |
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Summer Movies at Marquee Cinemas: The Wild Robot and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | 9:30 am | FREE | Marquee Cinemas Wakefield 12 |
| Scavenger Hunt Stroll | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Prairie Ridge Ecostation (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences), Raleigh |
| Free Kids' Movies at Triangle Cinemas: Despicable Me 2 | 10:00 am | FREE | Triangle Cinemas @ Six Forks |
| Mindful Story Time | 10:30 am to 11:00 am | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
| Centennial SoundBites: Stephen Munoz | 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 |
| Improv Theatre | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Fair Game Beverage Co., Pittsboro |
| Wine Down Wednesday -- live music, plus wine specials | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | La Vita Dolce at Southern Village |
| Live After 5 Concert Series: Kooley High and Charly Lowry | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | City Plaza, Raleigh |
| Open Mic Night | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina) |
| 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 |
| Good Vibrations -- A Jewish Music Series: Psalms for the 2020s | 7:00 pm | FREE | Jewish For Good, Durham |
| Karaoke Night at The Backyard Bar | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | The Backyard Bar, Apex |
