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Find all the free and cheap things to do in Raleigh. Free arts activities, concerts, kids’ stuff, movies and much more.

Friday, September 22, 2017

Exhibit Opening: Louis C. Tiffany: Art and Innovation from the Wester Collection

All Day | FREE | North Carolina Museum of History

Exhibit Opening: The Shape of Fashion

All Day | FREE | North Carolina Museum of History

Capital City Bikefest Sep 22-24

All Day | FREE

50% off tickets to Southern Ideal Home Show

10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Discounted | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds

Oktoberfest Party at Raleigh Brewing

5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing

Saturday, September 23, 2017

Capital City Bikefest Sep 22-24

All Day | FREE

50% off tickets to Southern Ideal Home Show

10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Discounted | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds

Guided Tour of NC State Capitol

11:00 am | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol

Free event at NC Museum of Art--Threads of Africa: A Celebration of Art, Nature, and People

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Art

Live and Local: Roots Fest 2017

12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hillsborough Street, Raleigh

Free wine tasting at Raleigh Wine Shop

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Wine Shop

Free distillery tours and sampling every Saturday at Pinetop Distillery in Raleigh

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Pinetop Distillery

Gizmo's Oktoberfest Party

1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works

Saturdays in the Garden

1:30 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of History

Guided Tour of NC State Capitol

2:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Free play on arcade cabinet games

All Day | The Level Up Kitchen and Barcadium

Capital City Bikefest Sep 22-24

All Day | FREE

Fall Nature Walk

10:30 am | FREE | Dorothea Dix Park

50% off tickets to Southern Ideal Home Show

11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Discounted | Jim Graham Building–NC State Fairgrounds

La Fiesta del Pueblo 2017

12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | City Plaza

Free weekly fitness classes at Heat Studios in Raleigh

2:00 pm | FREE | Heat Studios

JC Raulston Arboretum guided tour

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | JC Raulston Arboretum

Apple Seeds and Orchard Fun

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park

Monday, September 25, 2017

Take a Child Outside Hike

10:30 am | FREE | Prairie Ridge Ecostation (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences)

Beer Reviewed Science

6:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Brewing

Trivia Night at The Level Up

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Level Up Kitchen and Barcadium

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Nature Play Days

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Prairie Ridge Ecostation (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences)

Tuesday tasting at Bottle Rev Lake Boone

5:00 pm | FREE | Bottle Rev Lake Boone

Deep South Open Mic

7:30 pm | FREE | Deep South the Bar

Free: Beer & Banjos music series at Raleigh Times Bar

7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Times Bar

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Kids Go Outdoors

10:30 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park

Bluegrass Breakdown at Raleigh Downtown Farmers Market

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Downtown Farmers Market

Walking Tour of Dorothea Dix Park

5:30 pm | FREE | Dorothea Dix Park

Open Mic Light at Deep South the Bar

8:00 pm | FREE | Deep South the Bar

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Storytime in the Gallery

10:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | North Carolina Museum of History

WWI and Its Legacy: A Discussion with Today’s Veterans

6:30 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of History

Creekside Wined Down at Triangle Town Center

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Triangle Town Center

Science Cafe: Crispr and the Science of Editing Genes

7:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Friday, September 29, 2017

Night Animals

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Historic Yates Mill County Park

Saturday, September 30, 2017

Guided Tour of NC State Capitol

11:00 am | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol

35th Annual Storytelling Festival

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Historic Oak View County Park

Free wine tasting at Raleigh Wine Shop

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Raleigh Wine Shop

Free distillery tours and sampling every Saturday at Pinetop Distillery in Raleigh

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Pinetop Distillery

Guided Tour of NC State Capitol

2:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol

Sunday, October 1, 2017

Free play on arcade cabinet games

All Day | The Level Up Kitchen and Barcadium

Storytelling in the Afternoon

1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Cameron Village Regional Library

Free weekly fitness classes at Heat Studios in Raleigh

2:00 pm | FREE | Heat Studios

JC Raulston Arboretum guided tour

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | JC Raulston Arboretum

Monday, October 2, 2017

Trivia Night at The Level Up

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Level Up Kitchen and Barcadium

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Nature Play Days

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Prairie Ridge Ecostation (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences)

Tuesday tasting at Bottle Rev Lake Boone

5:00 pm | FREE | Bottle Rev Lake Boone

Deep South Open Mic

7:30 pm | FREE | Deep South the Bar

Free: Beer & Banjos music series at Raleigh Times Bar

7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Raleigh Times Bar

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Open Mic Light at Deep South the Bar

8:00 pm | FREE | Deep South the Bar

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Storytime in the Gallery

10:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | North Carolina Museum of History

Friday, October 6, 2017

Teen Science Café at N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences

6:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

First Friday Gallery Walk in Raleigh

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE

Free admission to CAM Raleigh

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | CAM Raleigh

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