The Holly Springs International Food Festival was rescheduled from May to June 3rd. Purchase food from a variety of international vendors, enjoy local beverages, and take in the entertainment, from polka to Bollywood dancing.

The Apex Latino Arts Festival

Raleigh's 6th International Food Festival takes place June 4th, 2022, at City Plaza in Raleigh. Admission is free. Food will be on sale from more than 30 countries. There will also be performances throughout the day.

Take to the sky at Flight Day at Dorothea Dix park on Saturday, June 4th. Bring your kites, homemade flying machines and model rockets. Kite vendors will be on site. Free event.

On June 4th, the first Chapel Hill Pride! Promenade will take place. It will tart at the Peace and Justice Plaza at 2 p.m. The celebratory march will promenade to 140 West Franklin Plaza for a social gathering with live music and interactive art. This event is the kickoff to Chapel Hill's and Carrboro's Small Pride Month.

The 18th Annual Beaver Queen Pageant is a fun fundraiser for the Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association. It takes place on June 4th at Duke Park in Durham. Contestants take on beaver personalities and compete for the title of Beaver Queen with their fashion, talent and personality. There will be music, a kids' art activity booth, food trucks and more.

Celebrate Pimento Cheese at the Pimento Cheese Festival in Downtown Cary on June 11th. Food trucks will be on Academy Street from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. serving up their regular menus, plus new dishes that feature pimento cheese. Also, enjoy live music, drinks from local breweries and pimento cheese samples. There will even be a pimento cheese sculpting contest.

NC Hops Fest takes place June 11th and 12th at the Kerr Scott Building at the NC State Fairgrounds. A taster ticket is $45 and that gets you unlimited samples of beer and other NC beverages. However, we have a 50% discount! Also at the festival will be music, food trucks and vendors. Designated driver tickets are $10. Age 21+.

Nuv Yug Indian Fest takes place at the Jim Graham Building at the State Fairgrounds on June 11th and 12th, 2022. It's free to attend. Enjoy Bollywood dance, classical dance, traditional crafts, culinary delicacies and more.

Treat your tastebuds at Taste of Soul NC BBQ Edition! It will take place June 11th at Durham Central Park. Then return on August 13th for Taste of Soul NC Seafood Edition.

Both are free to attend (just pay for your food) and will include a DJ, performances, a bounce house and kids' games.

If you're looking for a Juneteenth festival you have a lot to choose from! There are Juneteenth festivals and celebrations taking place in every corner of the Triangle. Check out our list!

Take your pick of the many 4th of July festivals throughout the Triangle. The celebrations include fireworks, parades, live music and much more.

Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest is serious business for BBQ chefs. Taking place Friday, July 22nd, 2022, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., and Saturday, July 23rd, 2022, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.,  in downtown Apex, it's the only Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctioned BBQ contest in the Triangle, and chefs compete for over $10,000 in prize money. The festival also features live music and more.

The Silk Hope Ruritan Club's 2nd Annual Summer Spectacular takes place on July 23rd, 2022, from 4 to 10 p.m., at 4221 Silk Hope Road, Siler City. It features bounce houses, games, classic cards, and a fireworks show. Free to attend.

Celebrate North Carolina food and history at this free event at Duke Homestead on Saturday, July 23rd, 2022. The event includes BBQ and pie contests. You can taste the BBBQ and vote for your favorite. There will also be costumed interpreters demonstrating historical cooking methods, live music and local vendors.

This festival features competitors racing their homemade cardboard boats on the Neuse River in Smithfield. It takes place August 13th. Register by August 11th. There will also be live music and a DJ.

Sister Cities of Durham is presenting this festival, which celebrates the relationship between Durham NC and Durham UK. It takes place Friday, August 19th, 2022, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Durham Central Park, and is free to attend. Four Durham NC breweries are using recipes from four Durham UK breweries to brew special English beers. There will also be live music and food trucks. Free to attend. Pay for food and drink.

Kirby Derby, a Raleigh tradition since 2022, takes place in Dix Park on August 20th, 2022. The free festival features a pinecar race for kids, a soapbox derby, a parade, costumes and silliness. It's free to participate in, but you need to register for the pinecar races, soap box derby, and the parade. The theme this year is Roaring 20's.

Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival will take place in Downtown Cary on August 27th and 28th, 2022. It features over 300 artists, several stages of entertainment, and children's activities. Admission is free.