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Annual NC Jerk Fest canceled for 2020

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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:

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Sesquicentennial Sweets Bingo

All Day | Old Cary Community Library

Junior Gardeners at Kidzu Children's Museum (price is per family)

9:30 am to 10:30 am | $5.00 | Kidzu Children’s Museum, Chapel Hill

Regal Summer Movie Express (Call your theater; start times might vary)

10:00 am | $1.00 | Various locations

Free admission at Forest Hills Pool in Durham

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Forest Hills Park, Durham

Free music discovery program and instrument zoo

5:15 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Sgt. Courtney T. Johnson Community Center

Courtyard Concert at Colonial Inn (start time varies -- follow link for details)

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Colonial Inn, Hillsborough

Virtual Trivia with North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

6:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

White Street Running Club

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

Beer and Belly Dance

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fortnight Brewing, Cary

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Sesquicentennial Sweets Bingo

All Day | Old Cary Community Library

Community Fitness Class Yoga Flow with Nova Retreats

7:00 am | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Tai Chi Class (pay what you want)

9:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Orchard Park, Durham

Fun Caravan with Durham Parks and Recreation

9:30 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Solite Park, Durham

Regal Summer Movie Express (Call your theater; start times might vary)

10:00 am | $1.00 | Various locations

Moore Busker Series

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Virtual Lunch and Learn with the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough: The Trading Road to the Catawba and Cherokee

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Noon Tunes: Dewey and Leslie Brown and the Carolina Gentlemen

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | City Plaza, Raleigh

Market Bunch Kids' Club at Carrboro Farmers' Market: free activity and $5 market voucher

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Carrboro Farmers’ Market

Food Trucks on the Farm

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Eno River Farm, Hillsborough

Courtyard Concert at Colonial Inn (start time varies -- follow link for details)

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Colonial Inn, Hillsborough

Wine Down Wednesday at La Vita Dolce: Live music, food samples, free treats for kids

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | La Vita Dolce at Southern Village

Free Acro Yoga every Wednesday in Pullen Park

5:30 pm | FREE | Pullen Park, Raleigh

Guided Walking Tour of Dix Park

5:30 pm | FREE | The Chapel at Dix Park

Oaks & Spokes Wednesdays at Walnut Creek Wetland Center

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Walnut Creek Wetland Center, Raleigh

Acoustic Evenings in the Park, plus strolling entertainers

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

Yoga in the Park

6:00 pm | FREE | Dorothea Dix Park

Raleigh RunningNUTZ

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

Raleigh Drum Circle and Hoop Jam

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

Shake Sugaree Americana Residency with Jonathan Byrd & The Pickup Cowboys

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

OpinioNation Trivia - Wednesdays at Flying Mayan

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

Thursday, July 29, 2021

National Chicken Wing Day Deals

All Day | Various locations

Sesquicentennial Sweets Bingo

All Day | Old Cary Community Library

Junior Gardeners at Kidzu Children's Museum (price is per family)

9:30 am to 10:30 am | $5.00 | Kidzu Children’s Museum, Chapel Hill

Taking Back Thursday: Live Acoustic Music

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

Lunchtime Trivia at Moore Square

12:15 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Courtyard Concert at Colonial Inn (start time varies -- follow link for details)

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Colonial Inn, Hillsborough

Tai Chi at Dix Park

6:00 pm | FREE | Dorothea Dix Park

Bombshell Run Club

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs

Drive-In movies at Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre (follow link for specific times and movies)

7:00 pm | Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre, Henderson

Movies Under the Stars: Coco

8:00 pm | FREE | Forest Theatre

West Point on the Eno, Durham

5101 N Roxboro St
Durham, NC

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