Spring festivals will be blooming in the Triangle! Here’s Here’s a big list of festivals in spring of 2024 in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and surrounding areas.
Spring festivals include Earth Day and Arbor Day celebrations, art festivals, cultural festivals and much more.
First take a look at some of the major spring festivals in the Triangle, but then, keep reading for an even longer, day-by-day list.
You can also jump right to the part of the list you’re interested in:
And if you’re looking at this list in late May, you might be interested in the list of Summer Festivals in the Triangle.
Check out our big list of U-pick farms in the Triangle and farmers’ markets throughout the Triangle.
You might also be interested in this list of botanical gardens around the Triangle.
March Festivals
Carolina FiberFest
Carolina FiberFest
Date: March 8 and 9, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Place: The Expo Center at NC State Fairgrounds, 4285 Trinity Road, Raleigh, NC
Cost: $5 for one day or $8 for both days
Features: A marketplace full of fiber, fleeces, hand-dyed yarn, crafting tools and more. In addition, there will be workshops, demonstrations, and spinning and weaving competitions.
Reptile & Amphibian Days
Reptile & Amphibian Day
Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Place: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 W Jones Street, Raleigh, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Learn about reptiles and amphibians through crafts, lectures, close encounters and more.
Morrisville Holi Festival
Holi Festival
Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024
Time: 12 to 3 p.m.
Place: Cedar Fork Community Center, 1050 Town Hall Drive, Morrisville, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Dancing, Holi powders, artisan vendors, food for purchase
Beyond the Book Children’s Book & Art Festival
Beyond the Book Children’s Book & Art Festival
Date: March 16, 2024
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: Fletcher Park, 820 Clay Street, Raleigh, NC
Cost: Free
Features: outdoor celebration of storytelling, creativity and community. The festival is geared toward children ages 8 and under, and their families. It will feature performers, collaborative art installations, vendors, and more.
Celtic Cork & Ale Irish Festival
Celtic Cork & Ale Irish Festival
Date: Sunday, March 17, 2024
Time: 12 to 6 p.m.
Place: ZincHouse Winery & Brewery, 6225 Wake Forest Hwy, Durham, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Bagpipes, dancing, wine, craft beer, food truck, more.
Farmers Spring Festival
Farmers Spring Festival
Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: Downtown Cary Park, 160 E Park Street, Cary, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Shop for locally made sustainable crafts, and learn about reducing waste, recycling, solar energy and composting.
Viking Experience
Viking Experience Festival
Date: March 23 and 24, 2024
Time: Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Place: Barn at Vino, 3200 Bliss Trail, Stem, NC
Cost: Saturday: $22; Sunday: $18; Weekend pass: $35
Features: Interactive characters, dragons, re-enactors, music, dancing, fight pits, more
Nuv Yug Indian Fest
Nuv Yug Indian Fest
Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Place: Jim Graham Building at State Fairgrounds, 1025 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Bollywood dance, classical dance, traditional crafts, culinary delicacies, more.
Holi Celebration with Hindu Society of North Carolina
Holi Celebration
Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024
Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Place: HSNC, 309 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC
Cost: Free admission. $5 for parking.
Features: Handicrafts, free Holi colors, cultural performances, music, shopping, more.
April Festivals
Tarheel Antiques Festival
Tarheel Antiques Festival
Date: April 6-7, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Place: Lloyds Farm, 226 N Lloyd’s Dairy Road, Efland, North Carolina
Features: Shop from a large number of antique and craft vendors. Plus auctions, appraisals, activities and entertainment.
UNC Science Expo
UNC Science Expo
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024
Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, 250 E Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Learn about science and research at UNC Chapel Hill through hands-on activities, demonstrations, games and more.
Carrboro Open Streets
Carrboro Open Streets
Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024
Time: 12 to 4 p.m.
Place: Weaver Street, Carrboro, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Weaver Street will be closed to traffic and open for fun. Enjoy dancing, yoga, bike riding, rock wall climbing and other fun activities.
NC State Earth Fair
NC State Earth Fair
Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Place: Stafford Commons, 2610 Cates Avenue, Raleigh, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Display of sustainable items, educational exhibits about the environment, student groups and university-affiliate departments.
Peak City Pig Fest
Peak City Pig Fest
Date: April 12-13, 2024
Time: Friday from 5 to 11 p.m., and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Date: Downtown Apex
Cost: Free
Features: Barbecue competition, live music and vendors.
Pimento Cheese Festival
Pimento Cheese Festival
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024
Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Downtown Cary Park, 327 S Academy Street, Cary, NC
Cost: Free (pay for food)
Features: 50+ food trucks and vendors selling their pimento cheese-inspired creations. Pimento cheese sculpting contest, music, trivia, more.
Away with the Fairies
Away with the Fairies
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: Mordecai Historic Park, 1 Mimosa Street, Raleigh, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Kid-focused festival. Market, kids’ crafts and activities, food and more. Dress in your fairy or fantasy attire to join in.
ClydeFest
ClydeFest
Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024
Time: 12 to 5 p.m.
Place: Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center, 1192 US-Bus, Pittsboro, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Folk art festival for kids. Hands-on arts and crafts projects, face painting, bubbles, carnival games, more.
Earth Day/Arbor Day at Dix Park
Raleigh Arbor Day / Earth Day
Date: Friday, April 19, 2024
Time: 5 to 8 p.m. with movie at 9 p.m.
Place: Dorothea Dix Park, 1985 Umstead Drive, Raleigh, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Free trees, crafts, hands-on activities, trivia, music and more. Outdoor movie at 9 p.m.
Forest Fest
Forest Fest
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Place: Downtown Wake Forest
Cost: Free
Features: This family event focus on celebrating the heart and history of Wake Forest.
Children’s Day Festival
Children’s Day Festival of Cary
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024
Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Place: Downtown Cary Park, 327 S Academy Street, Cary, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Make and take international crafts, performances by children, representing various cultures and art forms, face painting, balloon animals, food trucks and more.
Triangle Lebanese Festival
Lebanese Festival
Date: Saturday, April 20, and Sunday, April 21, 2024
Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday
Place: Triangle Lebanese-American Center, 241 Horizon Drive, Raleigh, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Music, dance, kids’ activities, Lebanese food and beverages, fortune teller.
Apex EarthFest
Apex EarthFest
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024
Time: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Town Hall Campus, 73 Hunter Street, Apex. NC
Cost: Free
Features: Live music by The Asheville Cats, Scrap Exchange’s Junk Jam, Repair Fair, Bubble Man, Poetry Fox, and more.
North Carolina ‘Cuegrass Festival
‘Cuegrass Festival
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024
Time: 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Place: Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Enjoy two stages of live music, and plenty of good food to purchase. This event raises funds for local children’s causes, so donations are welcome.
Durham Earth Day Festival
Durham Earth Day Festival
Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024
Time: 12 to 5 p.m.
Place: Durham Central Park, 501 Foster Street, Durham. NC
Cost: Free
Features: Live music, Earth Day parade, hands-on environmental education, kids’ activities, an Earth Day market and more.
North Carolina Pickle Festival
North Carolina Pickle Festival
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Place: Downtown Mount Olive, NC
Cost: Free, but some activities will have a cost
Features: Pickle eating contests, live music, Cuke Patch 5K, car show, more. There are also activities Friday night.
Cary’s Spring Daze Arts and Crafts Festival
Spring Daze Arts and Crafts Festival
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Place: Bond Park, 801 High House Road, Cary, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Three stages of music and entertainment, actiities for kids, and booths from 170 local artists. This festival is also an Earth Day festival.
Raulston Blooms Garden Festival
Raulston Blooms
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: JC Raulston Arboretum, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC
Cost: $5 per person or $10 per family
Features: Garden and nature activities, plant sales, and more
Brewgaloo
Brewgaloo
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024
Time: 12 to 8 p.m.
Place: Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC
Cost: Free to attend, must buy tasting tickets to sample beers
Features: 50 food trucks, 110 beer and cider vendors, live music.
May Festivals
PeakFest
PeakFest
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Place: Salem Street in Apex, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Arts and crafts vendors, live entertainment, kids’ zone, food and more.
Smithfield Ham & Yam Festival
Smithfield Ham & Yam Festival
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Place: Downtown Smithfield, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Art, music, kids’ activities, food and more.
Spring Chicken Festival
Spring Chicken Festival
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Downtown Siler City, NC
Cost: Free
Features: live music, vendors, inflatables, food trucks and more.
Meet in the Street Festival
Meet in the Street Festival
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Downtown Wake Forest
Cost: Free
Features: More than 100 arts and crafts vendors, live music, food trucks, free activities for kids, bicycle safety fair, Young Entrepreneurs Fair.
Dix Park Inter-Tribal Powwow
Dix Park Inter-Tribal Powwow
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Place: Big Field at Dix Park, 101 Blair Drive, Raleigh, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Celebrate the legacy and culture of indigenous communities in North Carolina through competition dancing, music and vendors.
Durham Greek Festival
Durham Greek Festival
Date: Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19, 2024
Time: Saturday: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Place: St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, 8306 NC Hwy 751, Durham, NC.
Cost: Free
Features: Greek food and desserts, Greek music, folk dance performances, church tours, marketplace, more.
Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival
Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024
Time: 1 to 7 p.m.
Place: Rock Quarry Park, 701 Stadium Drive, Durham, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Live music, family fun zone, arts and crafts, more
Got to be NC Festival
Got to be NC Festival
Date: May 17-19, 2023
Time: Friday: 12 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Place: North Carolina State Fairgrounds, 1025 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC
Cost: Admission is free. There’s a cost for rides and other activities.
Features: Carnival rides and games, agricultural displays, food and drink, more.
June Festivals
Raleigh’s International Food Festival
Raleigh’s International Food Festival
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024
Time: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Place: City Plaza, 420 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC
Cost: Free
Features: International performances, food and drink for sale. More than 50 countries will be represented.
Hillsborough Handmade Parade
Hillsborough’s Handmade Parade
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024
Time: 4 p.m. (with handmade market from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.)
Place: Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Costumes, painted faces, puppets, stilt walkers, marching bands, dancers and more
