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Triangle Oktoberfest at Booth Amphitheatre postponed to 2021

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Jody Mace


The popular Triangle Oktoberfest returns to Booth Amphitheatre, 8003 Regency Parkway, Cary, on Friday, October 1st and 2nd, 2021, skipping 2020. 

This is an authentic German festival focused on family fun, traditional Bavarian food, local and authentic German beers from Munich.

The festival supports The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and other local charities.

Check back soon for entertainment schedule, ticket prices, and more.

See some Oktoberfest events that are taking place in the Triangle in 2020.

 

 

 

 

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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:

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Many NC colleges waiving application fees during NC Countdown to College

All Day | FREE

Downtown Fayetteville lighting up with interactive public art installation, Prismatica, in October

All Day | FREE | Downtown Fayetteville

Trick or Treat Scavenger Hunt in Fuquay-Varina

All Day | FREE | Fuquay-Varina Arts Center

Hen Institute outside of Sertoma Arts Center

All Day | FREE | Sertoma Arts Center, Raleigh

Film Fest 919 (various locations in Chapel Hill; various prices)

All Day | Various locations

Ghoulish Gourd Scavenger Hunt

All Day | FREE | Mordecai Historic Park

Free Doritos Locos Taco at Taco Bell

All Day | FREE | Various locations

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

$13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Free fries at Steak 'n Shake

FREE | Various locations

Free Halloween Treat Bags

FREE | Carolina Brewery Pittsboro

IHOP: Free Mr. Mummy Pancake for kids

7:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Various locations

StoryWalk and goat visiting at Oak View

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Sculpture in the Garden ($5 suggested donation)

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

Trick or Treat at Old Mill Farm in Durham, with animals

9:00 am to 5:30 pm | $12.50-25.00 | Old Mill Farm, Durham

Moore Buskers

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

Live Storytime and Q&A with Jane Goodall

12:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Farm Stand with Raleigh City Farm

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh City Farm

Free walking tour of Chapel Hill

4:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Food Trucks on the Farm at Eno River Farm, Hillsborough

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

City of Raleigh Museum's Virtual Day of the Dead Celebration: How to Face Paint

5:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Current Wellness: Tidal Intervals

5:15 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Get Fit at Dix: Yoga (reservations required)

6:00 pm | FREE | Dorothea Dix Park

"Haints" Misbehaving Ghost Tour with Haunted Hillsborough

6:00 pm | $13.44-16.12 | Riverwalk, Hillsborough

CBC Run Club

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Carolina Brewing Company in Holly Springs

Free class with Midtown Yoga

6:30 pm | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Raleigh RunningNUTZ

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

Trivia in the Beer Garden

6:30 pm | FREE | The Glass Jug Beer Lab, Durham

Live Stream: Shake Sugaree Americana Residency - Jonathan Byrd and guests

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Hammered Trivia at Gizmo Brew Works

7:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works, Raleigh

Dogwood Movie Night: IT (price is per table)

7:00 pm | $25.00 | The Dogwood Bar & Eatery, Raleigh

Trivia Night

7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Clouds Brewing, Raleigh

Social Distancing Bingo

7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Trivia Night

8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | White Street Brewing, Wake Forest

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Many NC colleges waiving application fees during NC Countdown to College

All Day | FREE

Downtown Fayetteville lighting up with interactive public art installation, Prismatica, in October

All Day | FREE | Downtown Fayetteville

Trick or Treat Scavenger Hunt in Fuquay-Varina

All Day | FREE | Fuquay-Varina Arts Center

Hen Institute outside of Sertoma Arts Center

All Day | FREE | Sertoma Arts Center, Raleigh

Film Fest 919 (various locations in Chapel Hill; various prices)

All Day | Various locations

Ghoulish Gourd Scavenger Hunt

All Day | FREE | Mordecai Historic Park

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

$13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Free fries at Steak 'n Shake

FREE | Various locations

Free Halloween Treat Bags

FREE | Carolina Brewery Pittsboro

IHOP: Free Mr. Mummy Pancake for kids

7:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Various locations

StoryWalk and goat visiting at Oak View

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Sculpture in the Garden ($5 suggested donation)

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

Family Craft Corner at Moore Square

10:00 am | FREE | Moore Square, Raleigh

Lunchtime Trivia at Moore Square

12:00 pm | Moore Square, Raleigh

Free walking tour of Chapel Hill

4:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Curbside Trick-or-Treating at Lowe's: free candy and pumpkins

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Various locations

Dark Raleigh Walking Tours with City of Raleigh Museum

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | $15.00-25.00 | City of Raleigh Museum

Conversations in Philosophy (Outside!)

6:00 pm | FREE | Honeysuckle Tea House, Chapel Hill

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

6:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Outdoor Music Series: Gato Maestro

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

Bombshell Run Club

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

Virtual Science Cafe with NC Museum of Natural Sciences Cafe

7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Museum of Life+Science event for adults: Virtual Science of Fear

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-20.00 | Virtual

Drive-in movies at Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre (movie starts at dusk)

7:00 pm | $5.00-8.00 | Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre, Henderson

Open Mic Night

7:00 pm | FREE | Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina)

Haunted Hills Terror Drive -- drive-through haunted trail (price is per car)

7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | $45.00 | Shakori Hills Community Arts Center, Pittsboro

Nightly Met Opera Streams

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

8:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

"Haints" Misbehaving Ghost Tour with Haunted Hillsborough

8:30 pm | $13.44-16.12 | Riverwalk, Hillsborough

Friday, October 30, 2020

Many NC colleges waiving application fees during NC Countdown to College

All Day | FREE

Free medium fries at McDonald’s every Friday

All Day | FREE | Various locations

Downtown Fayetteville lighting up with interactive public art installation, Prismatica, in October

All Day | FREE | Downtown Fayetteville

Trick or Treat Scavenger Hunt in Fuquay-Varina

All Day | FREE | Fuquay-Varina Arts Center

Hen Institute outside of Sertoma Arts Center

All Day | FREE | Sertoma Arts Center, Raleigh

Film Fest 919 (various locations in Chapel Hill; various prices)

All Day | Various locations

Ghoulish Gourd Scavenger Hunt

All Day | FREE | Mordecai Historic Park

Carving Pumpkins with Goats at Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

$13.50 | Spring Haven Farm, Chapel Hill

Free fries at Steak 'n Shake

FREE | Various locations

Free Halloween Treat Bags

FREE | Carolina Brewery Pittsboro

IHOP: Free Mr. Mummy Pancake for kids

7:00 am to 10:00 pm | FREE | Various locations

StoryWalk and goat visiting at Oak View

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Sculpture in the Garden ($5 suggested donation)

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

Trick or Treat at Old Mill Farm in Durham, with animals

9:00 am to 5:30 pm | $12.50-25.00 | Old Mill Farm, Durham

West Point on the Eno History Tour

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

Moore Buskers

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

Socially Distanced Trick-or-Treating

3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $10.00 | Hi-Wire Brewing at Golden Belt

Free walking tour of Chapel Hill

4:30 pm | FREE | Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill

Wendell Treat Trail (Wendell residents only)

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Wendell Community Park

Dine Out Downtown in Raleigh and enjoy live music by the NC Symphony, and more

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Warehouse District, Raleigh

Downtown Durham Streetery

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

Two weekends only: Halloween light show in Raleigh at Goldman Family Lights

5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Goldman Family Lights

Food Truck Flix (plus costume contest and Trunk or Treat): Alien

5:30 pm | $25.00 | The Frontier, RTP

Trunk or Treat at Sanderford Road Park

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Sanderford Road Park, Raleigh

Trunk or Treat at Bridge Fellowship Church, Raleigh

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Bridge Fellowship Church, Raleigh

Trick or Treat, Stay 6 Feet with Durham Parks & Recreation

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Holton Career and Resource Center, Durham

Halloween Drive-Through Spooktacular

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | East Regional Library, Knightdale

Dark Raleigh Walking Tours with City of Raleigh Museum

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | $15.00-25.00 | City of Raleigh Museum

Finally Friday Music Happy Hour with Frankie Barnacz

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Mason Jar Lager Company

'Mask'erade Ball Concert

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Crossroads Plaza (Cary)

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

6:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Movie Night: The Blind Side (price is per car)

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

Movie in the Garden: Coco

6:00 pm | $10.00 | Raleigh Little Theatre

Adult Nights: Ghouls Night In (Virtual event with N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences)

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Virtual

Flashlight Scavenger Hunt

7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Piney Wood Park, Durham

Drive-in movies at Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre (movie starts at dusk)

7:00 pm | $5.00-8.00 | Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre, Henderson

Lump in the Night Outdoor Film Screening

7:00 pm | FREE | LUMP Gallery/Projects, Raleigh

Family Movie Night: The Greatest Showman

7:00 pm | FREE | Covenant Hope Church, Wake Forest

Drive-in movie with Capital Drive-In (price is per car)

7:15 pm | $30.00 | Capital Drive-In, Wake Forest

Haunted Hills Terror Drive -- drive-through haunted trail (price is per car)

7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | $45.00 | Shakori Hills Community Arts Center, Pittsboro

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

Spirits of Wake Forest: ghost walks in Downtown Wake Forest

8:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Wake Forest Town Hall

Flashlight Scavenger Hunt

8:30 pm | FREE | Piney Wood Park, Durham

Music Bingo

9:00 pm | FREE | Tavern 42, Clayton

Live music at Krafty's Burgers & Brews (click to see band schedule)

9:00 pm | FREE | Krafty’s Burger & Brews, Garner

Koka Booth Amphitheatre

8003 Regency Pkwy
Cary, NC

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