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Live music in the Triangle this week

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Jody Mace

Looking for concerts this week in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill or surrounding areas? Read on for a live music listing. We only include events that are free or very inexpensive. We are always adding to this list, so if you don’t see what you’re looking for, it’ll probably get added soon!

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Free and Cheap Concerts This Week in the Triangle

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Taking Back Thursday -- live music

12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Boxyard RTP

Summer Music Series Thursdays

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP

Al Strong presents Jazz on the Roof

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | The Durham Hotel

Bring Your Own Vinyl Night

7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Hi-Wire Brewing at Golden Belt

Live music: Southpaw Soul

7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina)

Jazz Jam Open Mic

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Friday, July 1, 2022

Moore Square Buskers

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Fridays on the Front Porch -- live music and food trucks

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill

First Friday Film and Pop-up Market at Moore Square: National Treasure

5:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Fuquay-Varina Independence Day Celebration

6:00 pm | FREE | South Park Fuquay-Varina

Live music: One:40 (U2 Tribute)

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lonerider Brewing Company

PLAYlist concert series at Durham Central Park: Friday, July 1st: Wesley Noog and Roda Jardim Suspenso

7:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park

Bynum Front Porch's Friday Night Music: Honey Magpie

7:00 pm | FREE | Bynum Front Porch, Pittsboro

Saturday, July 2, 2022

Spring Farmers' Market at Phillips Farms of Cary, with kids' activities, food trucks and live music

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Phillips Farms of Cary

Festival for the Eno

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $25.00 | West Point on the Eno, Durham

Summer Fest @ Golden Belt

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Golden Belt Campus

Live music: Harvey Bryant

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham

Summer Sizzle Concert Series at Old Mill Farm (cost is per car)

4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Old Mill Farm, Durham

Saturdays in Saxapahaw: XOXOK

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Saxapahaw Post Office

Summer Music Series Saturdays at The Glass Jug RTP

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP

Grillin' N Chillin' Summer Music Series

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | PourWorks Beer and Wine Shop, Raleigh

Live music: Katie Basden

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham

Sunday, July 3, 2022

Moore Square Buskers

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Live music: The Boomers

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Nickelpoint Brewing Co., Raleigh

Gizmo Open Mic

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh

Bluegrass Jam Open Mic

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Pittsboro Summer Fest

4:00 pm to 9:15 pm | FREE | Downtown Pittsboro

Apex Fireworks Frenzy

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hunter Park, Apex

Sundays at Sundown Concert Series

7:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill

Monday, July 4, 2022

Carrboro 4th of July Kickoff and People's Parade

9:30 am | FREE | Weaver Street Market Carrboro

Stars, Stripes & Strings! 2nd Annual Fourth on the Farm Music Fest (price is per car, and includes admission and sparklers)

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | $25.00 | Old Mill Farm, Durham

Carrboro 4th of July Celebration

11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Town Commons

An Old Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration with Preservation Chapel Hill, including music, free ice cream and lemonade

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill

Stars, Stripes & Strings! 2nd Annual Fourth on the Farm Music Fest (price is per car, and includes admission and sparklers)

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $25.00 | Old Mill Farm, Durham

Town of Cary Independence Day Celebration -- Cary Town Band, NC Symphony, Fireworks

3:30 pm | FREE | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Fourth on First: 4th of July celebration in Knightdale

4:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Knightdale Station Park

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Fenton Live! Music Series

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fenton, Cary

Beer & Banjos in Raleigh

6:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Times Bar

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Moore Square Buskers

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Hillsborough Street $4 Food Walk in Raleigh

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $4.00 | Hillsborough Street, Raleigh

Wine Down Wednesday -- live music, plus wine specials

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | La Vita Dolce at Southern Village

Acoustic Evenings in the Park, plus strolling entertainers

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Waverly Place, Cary

Beer & Banjos Carrboro: Stray Local

6:30 pm | FREE | 401 Main, Carrboro

Raleigh Drum Circle and Hoop Jam

7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh

Singer/Songwriter Open Mic

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Read the Room: stories, comedy, music

7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham

Thursday, July 7, 2022

Summer Music Series Thursdays

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP

Durham Beer & Banjos: Andrew Marlin & Reed Stutz

6:00 pm | FREE | The Pit Authentic Barbecue in Durham

Thursday Night Music

7:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill

Jazz Jam Open Mic

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Friday, July 8, 2022

Moore Square Buskers

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Fridays on the Front Porch -- live music and food trucks

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill

Live music: Jeffery Kriz

7:00 pm | FREE | Nickelpoint Brewing Co., Raleigh

Bynum Front Porch's Friday Night Music: Nantahala

7:00 pm | FREE | Bynum Front Porch, Pittsboro

Saturday, July 9, 2022

Spring Farmers' Market at Phillips Farms of Cary, with kids' activities, food trucks and live music

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Phillips Farms of Cary

Summer Sizzle Concert Series at Old Mill Farm (cost is per car)

4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Old Mill Farm, Durham

Saturdays in Saxapahaw: Will Easter & the Nomads

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Saxapahaw Post Office

Family Fun Day at Archer Lodge Community Center

5:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Archer Lodge Community Center, (Johnston County)

Rock the Park Concert Series: CJ Baker and September (Earth Wind and Fire Tribute)

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Rock Quarry Park

Summer Music Series Saturdays at The Glass Jug RTP

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP

Grillin' N Chillin' Summer Music Series

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | PourWorks Beer and Wine Shop, Raleigh

Live music: Taylor Scheiss

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Southern Peak Brewery

Comedy Showcase

9:00 pm | FREE | Vecino Brewing Co., Carrboro

Sunday, July 10, 2022

Moore Square Buskers

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Live music: Kenny Shore

2:00 pm | FREE | Nickelpoint Brewing Co., Raleigh

Gizmo Open Mic

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh

Bluegrass Jam Open Mic

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Raleigh Concert Series: Buckshot Betty

6:00 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh

Sundays at Sundown Concert Series

7:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Acoustic Jams at bmc brewing (join in or just listen)

6:00 pm to 8:15 pm | FREE | bmc brewing, Pittsboro

Fenton Live! Music Series

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fenton, Cary

Beer & Banjos in Raleigh

6:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Times Bar

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Moore Square Buskers

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Raleigh Night Market at Smoky Hollow

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Smoky Hollow, Raleigh

Wine Down Wednesday -- live music, plus wine specials

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | La Vita Dolce at Southern Village

Acoustic Evenings in the Park, plus strolling entertainers

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Waverly Place, Cary

Raleigh Drum Circle and Hoop Jam

7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh

Singer/Songwriter Open Mic

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Thursday, July 14, 2022

Summer Music Series Thursdays

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP

Thursday Night Music

7:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill

Jazz Jam Open Mic

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Friday, July 15, 2022

Moore Square Buskers

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Fridays on the Front Porch -- live music and food trucks

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill

Third Friday Durham -- art receptions, exhibits and performances

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Durham City Center

Friday Night on White: Love Tribe

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | White Street in Wake Forest

Live music: Garland Mason

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Cary

Bynum Front Porch's Friday Night Music: Katharine Whalen's Jazz Squad

7:00 pm | FREE | Bynum Front Porch, Pittsboro

Live music: Larry Karan

7:00 pm | FREE | Nickelpoint Brewing Co., Raleigh

Saturday, July 16, 2022

Spring Farmers' Market at Phillips Farms of Cary, with kids' activities, food trucks and live music

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Phillips Farms of Cary

Oaklyn Springs 4th Anniversary

1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina

Summer Sizzle Concert Series at Old Mill Farm (cost is per car)

4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Old Mill Farm, Durham

Saturdays in Saxapahaw: Django Haskins

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Saxapahaw Post Office

Siler City Downtown Music Series

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Rotary Stage, Siler City

Summer Music Series Saturdays at The Glass Jug RTP

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP

Grillin' N Chillin' Summer Music Series

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | PourWorks Beer and Wine Shop, Raleigh

Live music: Dead Man's Hand

7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina)

Sunday, July 17, 2022

Moore Square Buskers

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Live music: Dudley Baggett

2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Nickelpoint Brewing Co., Raleigh

Gizmo Open Mic

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh

Bluegrass Jam Open Mic

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Raleigh Concert Series: SWAG

6:00 pm | FREE | Fred Fletcher Park, Raleigh

Sundays at Sundown Concert Series

7:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Fenton Live! Music Series

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fenton, Cary

Beer & Banjos in Raleigh

6:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Times Bar

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Moore Square Buskers

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Hillsborough Street $4 Food Walk in Raleigh

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $4.00 | Hillsborough Street, Raleigh

Wine Down Wednesday -- live music, plus wine specials

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | La Vita Dolce at Southern Village

Acoustic Evenings in the Park, plus strolling entertainers

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Waverly Place, Cary

Beer & Banjos Carrboro: Courtney Lynn & Quinn

6:30 pm | FREE | 401 Main, Carrboro

Raleigh Drum Circle and Hoop Jam

7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh

Park After Dark: Lauren Meehan

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Old Cary Community Library

Singer/Songwriter Open Mic

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Read the Room: stories, comedy, music

7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham

Thursday, July 21, 2022

Raleigh Night Market at Moore Square

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Summer Music Series Thursdays

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP

Raleigh Pirate Sing

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Nickelpoint Brewing Co., Raleigh

Thursday Night Music

7:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill

Jazz Jam Open Mic

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Friday, July 22, 2022

Moore Square Buskers

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Fridays on the Front Porch -- live music and food trucks

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill

Peak City Pig Fest in Apex

5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Apex

Last Fridays Art Walk in Hillsborough

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Live music: The Sums Divide

7:00 pm | FREE | Nickelpoint Brewing Co., Raleigh

Bynum Front Porch's Friday Night Music: John Howie Jr. & Rosewood Bluff

7:00 pm | FREE | Bynum Front Porch, Pittsboro

Saturday, July 23, 2022

Spring Farmers' Market at Phillips Farms of Cary, with kids' activities, food trucks and live music

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Phillips Farms of Cary

flART Market at ArtPost

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | ArtPost Durham

Peak City Pig Fest in Apex

11:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Apex

Dog Days of Summer Party

12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh

Summer Sizzle Concert Series at Old Mill Farm (cost is per car)

4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Old Mill Farm, Durham

Saturdays in Saxapahaw: Bella Nonna

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Saxapahaw Post Office

Summer Music Series Saturdays at The Glass Jug RTP

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP

Grillin' N Chillin' Summer Music Series

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | PourWorks Beer and Wine Shop, Raleigh

Live music: Mike + Amy

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Southern Peak Brewery

Sunday, July 24, 2022

Moore Square Buskers

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Club Fair: Art, Food & Music Festival

11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | The Woman’s Club of Raleigh

9th Anniversary Block Party

11:30 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing Company

Cary Downtown Chowdown

12:30 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary

Live music: J.C. Tokes

2:00 pm | FREE | Nickelpoint Brewing Co., Raleigh

Gizmo Open Mic

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh

Concerts at the Crossroads in Clayton: Spare Change

4:00 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | 67 Flowers Crossroads Way, Clayton

Bluegrass Jam Open Mic

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Sundays at Sundown Concert Series

7:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill

Monday, July 25, 2022

PineCone Bluegrass Jam at Transfer Co. Food Hall

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Transfer Co. Food Hall, Raleigh

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Acoustic Jams at bmc brewing (join in or just listen)

6:00 pm to 8:15 pm | FREE | bmc brewing, Pittsboro

Fenton Live! Music Series

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Fenton, Cary

Beer & Banjos in Raleigh

6:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Times Bar

Beer and Bellydance

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fullsteam Brewery, Durham

Live music: Larry Bellorín and Joe Troop Pay what you want ($20 suggested) (Latingrass, bluegrass, folk)

8:00 pm | $20.00 | The Pour House Music Hall Record Store, Raleigh

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Moore Square Buskers

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Wine Down Wednesday -- live music, plus wine specials

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | La Vita Dolce at Southern Village

Acoustic Evenings in the Park, plus strolling entertainers

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Waverly Place, Cary

Raleigh Drum Circle and Hoop Jam

7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh

Singer/Songwriter Open Mic

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Summer Music Series Thursdays

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, RTP

Al Strong presents Jazz on the Roof

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | The Durham Hotel

Thursday Night Music

7:00 pm | FREE | Southern Village, Chapel Hill

The Marc Puricelli Jazz Posse

7:00 pm | FREE | The Kraken, Chapel Hill

PLAYlist concert series at Durham Central Park: Shana Tucker's An Evening with Sade

7:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park

Jazz Jam Open Mic

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Friday, July 29, 2022

Moore Square Buskers

11:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Fridays on the Front Porch -- live music and food trucks

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill

One Tribe Final Friday drum circle with fire spinning by Caroleena & Friends

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Old Cary Community Library

Bynum Front Porch's Friday Night Music: Onyx Club Boys

7:00 pm | FREE | Bynum Front Porch, Pittsboro

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