Falling for Local is a free event at Dix Park, 1030 Richardson Drive, Raleigh, on Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
This festival is a celebration of fall and of local businesses. It’s presented by Shop Local Raleigh, Dix Park Conservancy and Dorothea Dix Park.
The festival features tons of local vendors, food trucks, North Carolina craft breweries, live music, FREE pumpkins and fall photo ops, a kids’ zone, and more.
Learn about even more fall festivals in the Triangle, as well as a big list of corn mazes, pumpkin patches and haunted trails in the Triangle.
The festival features:
- Live music
- Local makers and vendors
- North Carolina craft beer
- Food trucks
- Kids’ activities
- Hay rides
- Inflatables
- Pumpkin patch
- Lawn games
- More
All of the activities are free, even the pumpkin patch!
Shop from over 150 local independent businesses. Dine from dozens of local food trucks and food tents. Sample NC craft beer and cider.
Look for updates on the Facebook event.
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