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Taste of Soul NC coming back for 2021

POSTED BY
Jody Mace

 

The popular food festival: Taste of Soul will be back on June 5th, 2021, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Durham Central Park, 501 Foster Street, Durham.

Food will be for sale from some of the best food vendors in the Triangle.

Admission is free.

Some more of what’s going on:

  • DJ
  • Kids’ activities
  • Tables for playing cards for Spades, Tunk & more
  • Merchant vendors
  • More!
 

 


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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:

Friday, November 27, 2020

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

Free medium fries at McDonald’s every Friday

All Day | FREE | Various locations

Buy one get one for $1 at McDonald's

All Day | $1.00 | Various locations

Fuquay-Varina Virtual Makers Market

All Day | FREE | Virtual

Zoom to lift its 40-minute limit on Thanksgiving

12:00 am to 6:00 am | FREE | Virtual

Hulu deal this weekend only -- best deal on Hulu all year

3:00 am to 11:59 pm | $1.99 | Virtual

Pecan Pickin' Month at Historic Oak View County Park

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

Holiday Kiln Opening at Hewitt Pottery in Pittsboro -- by appointment

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Hewitt Pottery (Pittsboro)

Sculpture in the Garden ($5 suggested donation)

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

The Christmas Carousel Holiday Gift Market returns Thanksgiving weekend (discount code available)

9:00 am to 6:00 pm | $0-9.00 | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds

Moore Buskers

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

Black Friday at Comic World: 25% off everything, and more...

11:00 am to 7:00 pm | Comic World (Zebulon)

Guided Hike at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park

11:00 am | FREE | Cliffs of Neuse State Park

N.C. State Fair's Drive-Thru Fair Food Days

12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | NC State Fairgrounds

Meet the Mammals of Umstead

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | William B. Umstead State Park, Raleigh

Black Friday Hike

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | William B. Umstead State Park, Raleigh

Happy Hour at Steak 'n Shake: Half price shakes and drinks

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Various locations

CandyLand in the Garden -- a life-size playable CandyLand for kids in Clayton

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | Main Street Garden, Clayton

What is an Ungulate? Nature Program

4:30 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Eno River State Park, Durham

Downtown Durham Streetery

5:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Various locations

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

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

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Food Truck Flix: Deck the Halls (price is per car)

5:30 pm | $35.00 | McLaurin Lot, Raleigh

Lights on the Neuse

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Movie Night: The Polar Express (price is per car)

6:00 pm | $15.00 | Pace Family Farms, Clayton

Fieldstream Farm Lights: Drive-Thru Christmas Light Display

6:30 pm to 10:45 pm | $20.00 | Fieldstream Farm

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Raleigh Haunted Footsteps Ghost Tour

7:30 pm | $13.00-18.13 | Various locations

The Durham Dark and Mysterious Ghost Walk

7:30 pm | $13.00-17.00 | Various locations

Open Mic Comedy - Social Distancing Edition

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham

Music Bingo

9:00 pm | FREE | Tavern 42, Clayton

Saturday, November 28, 2020

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

Buy one get one for $1 at McDonald's

All Day | $1.00 | Various locations

Fuquay-Varina Virtual Makers Market

All Day | FREE | Virtual

Hulu deal this weekend only -- best deal on Hulu all year

3:00 am to 11:59 pm | $1.99 | Virtual

Pecan Pickin' Month at Historic Oak View County Park

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

The Raleigh Market

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | NC State Fairgrounds

Holiday Kiln Opening at Hewitt Pottery in Pittsboro -- by appointment

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Hewitt Pottery (Pittsboro)

Sculpture in the Garden ($5 suggested donation)

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

The Christmas Carousel Holiday Gift Market returns Thanksgiving weekend (discount code available)

9:00 am to 6:00 pm | $0-9.00 | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds

Nova Retreats Yoga

9:00 am | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

West Point on the Eno History Tour

10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | West Point on the Eno

Leigh Farm History Tour

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Leigh Farm Park

Meet Santa & Mrs. Claus

11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Clayton General Store

Durham Craft Market Shop Small Saturday

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Durham Central Park

Small Business Saturday: Many $1 comics

11:00 am to 7:00 pm | Comic World (Zebulon)

Storytelling with Elaine Lindy

11:00 am | FREE | Virtual

Yoga at Hi-Wire Brewing

11:00 am | $5.00 | Hi-Wire Brewing at Golden Belt

Merry Makers Market in Willow Springs

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | The Community Marketplace, Willow Springs

Pop-Up Raleigh Market

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Trophy on Maywood

N.C. State Fair's Drive-Thru Fair Food Days

12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | NC State Fairgrounds

Shop Small Saturday Block Party at Transfer Co. Food Hall

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Transfer Co. Food Hall, Raleigh

Hop Yard Buy Local Series

1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | The Hop Yard NC, Raleigh

Outdoor Music Series

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, Durham

Blood Drive (give & get a $10 gift card)

3:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham

3rd Annual Holiday Market

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh

Christmas Light Hayride (free to visit farm; price is for the hayride)

4:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $8.00 | Lazy Hound Farm

Downtown Durham Streetery

5:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Various locations

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Piper Lights, Wake Forest

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

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Fieldstream Farm Lights: Drive-Thru Christmas Light Display

5:30 pm to 10:45 pm | $20.00 | Fieldstream Farm

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

Food Truck Flix: Die Hard (price is per car)

5:30 pm | $35.00 | McLaurin Lot, Raleigh

Christmas Lights on the Farm (end time varies by date)

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $8.00 | Big Daddy’s Farms, Middlesex

Lights on the Neuse

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Boyette Family Farms, Clayton

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Raleigh Haunted Footsteps Ghost Tour

7:30 pm | $13.00-18.13 | Various locations

The Durham Dark and Mysterious Ghost Walk

7:30 pm | $13.00-17.00 | Various locations

Sunday, November 29, 2020

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

Buy one get one for $1 at McDonald's

All Day | $1.00 | Various locations

Fuquay-Varina Virtual Makers Market

All Day | FREE | Virtual

Museum Store Sunday

All Day | Various locations

Hulu deal this weekend only -- best deal on Hulu all year

3:00 am to 11:59 pm | $1.99 | Virtual

The Raleigh Market

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | NC State Fairgrounds

Holiday Kiln Opening at Hewitt Pottery in Pittsboro -- by appointment

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Hewitt Pottery (Pittsboro)

West Point on the Eno History Tour

10:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | West Point on the Eno

Outdoor Compass Rose Yoga

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh

The Christmas Carousel Holiday Gift Market returns Thanksgiving weekend (discount code available)

11:00 am to 5:00 pm | $0-9.00 | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds

Plank n' Drank Yoga

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | $10.00 | Clouds Brewing, Raleigh

N.C. State Fair's Drive-Thru Fair Food Days

12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | NC State Fairgrounds

Pecan Pickin' Month at Historic Oak View County Park

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Sculpture in the Garden ($5 suggested donation)

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | $5.00 | North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill

Gizmo Open Mic

3:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh

Live music: Também

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh

Virtual Sing-Along Series with Choral Society of Durham: Handel's Messiah

4:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Christmas Light Hayride (free to visit farm; price is for the hayride)

4:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $8.00 | Lazy Hound Farm

Piper Lights in Wake Forest

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

Fieldstream Farm Lights: Drive-Thru Christmas Light Display

5:30 pm to 9:45 pm | $20.00 | Fieldstream Farm

Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Wendell

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

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

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Hill Ridge Farms, Youngsville

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Taste of Soul NC
When
June 5, 2021 @ 3:00 pm-8:00 pm
Cost
FREE
What
Taste of Soul NC
Where
Durham Central Park
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Durham Central Park

501 Foster St
Durham, NC

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