Spring festivals will be blooming in the Triangle! Here’s Here’s a big list of festivals in spring of 2025 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
Mardi Gras Celebrations
Mardi Gras Celebrations
Date: Varies, from February 28 to March 4, 2025
Time: Varies
Place: Several locations, including Durham, Pittsboro and Raleigh
Cost: Many are free
Features: Celebrate Mardi Gras around the Triangle with parades, parties, concerts and more.
Carolina FiberFest
Carolina FiberFest
Date: March 14 and 15, 2025
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Place: The Expo Center at NC State Fairgrounds, 4285 Trinity Road, Raleigh, NC
Cost: $7 for one day or $10 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.
Away with the Fairies
Away with the Fairies
Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025
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.
Holi Celebration with Hindu Society of North Carolina
Holi Celebration
Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025
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.
Celebrate Smithfield — International Culture Fair
Celebrate Smithfield — International Culture Fair
Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Historic Downtown Smithfield, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Entertainment, art, food and vendors from all over the world.
Morrisville Holi Festival
Holi Festival
Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025
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
Nuv Yug Indian Fest
Nuv Yug Indian Fest
Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025
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.
April Festivals
Fest in the West
Fest in the West
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Place: Mills Park, 441 Mills Park Drive, Cary, NC
Cost: Free
Features: This is West Cary’s signature festival. Includes a petting zoo, youth dance, activities from jump rope to robotics, and much more. Fest in the West is an active day of learning and fun for kids.
Beyond the Book Children’s Book & Art Festival
Beyond the Book Children’s Book & Art Festival
Date: April 5, 2025
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.
Apex Holi Festival
Apex Holi Festival
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: Salem Middle School, 6150 Old Jenks Road, Apex, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Celebrate the Festival of Colors with dancing, music by a DJ, face painting, free holi colors, food trucks and vendors.
Tarheel Antiques Festival
Tarheel Antiques Festival
Date: April 5-6, 2025
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 5, 2025
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.
Festival Cultural Del Día Del Niño
Festival Cultural Del Día Del Niño
Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025
Time: 3 to 7 p.m.
Place: Raleigh Rose Garden, 301 Pogue Street, Raleigh, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Folkloric dances, music, art, crafts, and more.
NC State Earth Fair
NC State Earth Fair
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025
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 11-13, 2025
Time: Check back for confirmed time. Last year the hours were 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 12, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Downtown Cary Park, 327 S Academy Street, Cary, NC
Cost: Free (pay for food)
Features: Purchase pimento cheese dishes from food trucks and vendors. Also, enjoy a pimento cheese sculpting contest, live music, crafts with Scrap Exchange, pimento cheese samples and more.
Triangle Lebanese Festival
Triangle Lebanese Festival
Date: April 12 and 13, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday; 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday
Place: 241 Horizon Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina
Cost: Free
Features: Music, dance, kids’ activities, Lebanese food and drink, fortune teller.
ClydeFest
ClydeFest
Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025
Time: 12 to 4 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.
15th Annual ‘Cuegrass Festival
‘Cuegrass Festival
Date: Saturday, April 19, 2025
Time: 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Place: Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Enjoy two stages of live music, a kids zone and plenty of good food to purchase. This event raises funds for local children’s causes, so donations are welcome.
Children’s Day Festival
Children’s Day Festival of Cary
Date: Saturday, April 19, 2025
Time: 1 to 7 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.
Earth Day/Arbor Day at Dix Park
Raleigh Arbor Day / Earth Day
Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
Time: 4 to 9 p.m. with movie at 8:15 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 8:15 p.m.
Magical Hill Festival and Fairy House Contest
Magical Hill Festival and Fairy House Contest
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Place: Chapel Hill Community Center Park, 120 S Estes Drive, Chapel Hill, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Earth day activities, rock climbing, magic show, archery, fairy garden contest.
Forest Fest
Forest Fest
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025
Time: 10 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.
North Carolina Pickle Festival
North Carolina Pickle Festival
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025
Time: Check back for confirmation. Last year the time was 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 26, 2025
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.
Apex EarthFest
Apex EarthFest
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025
Time: 12 to 4 p.m.
Place: Apex Town Hall Campus, 73 Hunter Street, Apex, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Performances, Tinker Café, tree planting demo, clothing swap, more
Raulston Blooms Garden Festival
Raulston Blooms
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025
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 Local Beer Fest
Brewgaloo
Date: April 25 and 26, 2025
Time: 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday; 12 to 8 p.m. on Saturday
Place: Fayetteville Street, Raleigh
Cost: Free admission both days. A tasting ticket on Friday is $45 in advance and $55 the day of the event, but use promo code TriangleontheCheap to save $15! The promo code is case sensitive.
Features: Craft beer and cider vendors. Live music.
Durham Earth Day Festival
Durham Earth Day Festival
Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025
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.
May Festivals
Adult Recess Festival
Adult Recess Festival
Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025
Time: 2 to 8 p.m.
Place: Fred Fletcher Park, 820 Clay Street, Raleigh, NC
Cost: Free
Features: For age 21+. Pop-up roller skating rink, games like dodgeball, basketball, kickball, freeze tag and more. Line dancing, musical chairs, Limbo, much more.
Durham Greek Festival
Durham Greek Festival
Date: Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday
Place: St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, 8306 NC Hwy 751, Durham, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Greek music and dance performances, Greek food and dessserts, vendors, church tours, attic sale, much more.
PeakFest
PeakFest
Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025
Time: Check back soon for confirmation of hours. Last year it took place 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 3, 2025
Time: Check back for confirmation of time. Last year it was 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 3, 2025
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 3, 2025
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.
Strawberry Jammin
Strawberry Jammin’
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Place: Downtown Sanford, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Live music, a Strawberry food stroll, kids’ activities, photo opportunities and more
Raleigh’s Spring Festival
Raleigh’s Spring Festival
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Place: Moore Square, 201 S Blount Street, Raleigh, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Live music, face painting, games, food trucks, shopping
Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival
Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
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 16 to 18, 2025
Time: Friday: 12 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday: 10 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.
Artsplosure
Artsplosure
Date: May 17 and 18, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday
Place: Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Raleigh’s signature arts festival, with a juried art market, several stages of performances, and kids’ activities.
International Children’s Day
3rd Annual International Children’s Day
Date: Saturday, May 31, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Place: City of Raleigh Museum, 220 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC
Cost: Free
Features: Music, dance, storytelling, puppetry and more, for all ages.
June Festivals
Raleigh’s International Food Festival
Raleigh’s International Food Festival
Date: Saturday, June 7, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. to 9 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.
More TBA
We’re keeping an eye on a few more festivals and will be adding them soon. Here are a few:
- Reptile and Amphibian Days at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
- Carrboro Open Streets
- More
