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Annual NC Jerk Fest canceled for 2020

POSTED BY
Jody Mace

Update: Jerk Fest 2020 has been canceled. It will be back in 2021.

This popular Celebrate Caribbean culture and Jamaican food takes place at West Point on the Eno Amphitheater, 5101 N Roxboro Rd, Durham.

This is a free festival.

What’s going on:

  • Food!
  • Music
  • Kids’ area
  • Beer garden
  • Vendors
 

 


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Upcoming Events in the Triangle -- both virtual and in-person

Check out our full events calendar, where you can enter any date, or look at the events for the next few days here:

Monday, November 29, 2021

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Hulu deal this weekend only -- best deal on Hulu all year -- 99 cents a month

All Day | $1.99 | Virtual

Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)

$20.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Pecan Pickin' Month at Historic Oak View County Park

8:30 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show

5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Register for free Santa pictures in Wake Forest

6:00 pm | FREE

Downtown Raleigh Public Menorah Lighting Nov 29

6:30 pm | FREE | Duke Energy Center for The Performing Arts, Raleigh

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)

$20.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Pecan Pickin' Month at Historic Oak View County Park

8:30 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Sculpture in the Garden ($5 suggested donation)

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | $5.00 | North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill

Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show

5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham

Menorah Lighting in Cary

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Cary Arts Center

Scholar Sips Series: Women in the Craft Beer Industry

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Disc Golf Putting League

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $5.00 | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park

North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Selma Tree Lighting

6:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Selma

Free Latin & Swing Dancing every Tuesday at A Step to Gold International Ballroom in Raleigh

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | A Step to Gold International Ballroom, Raleigh

White Street Running Club

7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | White Street Brewing, Wake Forest

Selma Christmas Parade

7:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Selma

Music Bingo

7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Bond Brothers Eastside, Cary

Chanukah party with Chabad Young Professionals of Raleigh: Dreidels + Kneidels

7:30 pm | $20.00-25.00 | Hartwell Raleigh

Selma Christmas Parade Fireworks

7:45 pm | FREE | Downtown Selma

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Free Santa photos and more at Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Free Santa photos and more at Cabela's Santa's Wonderland -- Contact-free experience (Click for hours)

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s

Magic of Lights drive-through (price listed is advance purchase price, per car, before fees)

$20.00 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Sculpture in the Garden ($5 suggested donation)

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | $5.00 | North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill

Winter Wonderland With Goats

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Winter Wednesday at Pullen Park: Carolers and Crafts

2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh

Hill Ridge Farms' Drive-Through Festival of Lights (price is per vehicle)

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show

5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, Durham

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

WRAL Nights of Lights (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Dorothea Dix Park

North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $25.00 | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

17th Annual American Tobacco Tower Lighting

6:00 pm | FREE | American Tobacco Campus

Raleigh RunningNUTZ

6:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing, Arboretum, Cary

Singer/Songwriter Open Mic

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

OpinioNation Trivia - Wednesdays at Flying Mayan

7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Flying Mayan, Raleigh

West Point on the Eno, Durham

5101 N Roxboro St
Durham, NC

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