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The Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce’s 35th annual “Meet in the Street” arts and craft festival will be held Saturday, May 2, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. in downtown Wake Forest. Nearly 200 artisans' booths featuring handcrafted arts and crafts will line South Taylor Street, South Brooks Street, and South White Street. […]
The Raleigh Typhoon scavenger hunt and urban adventure returns June 27 with TWO Typhoon games: Extreme Challenge and Pub Crawl! Extreme Challenge check in at 12:30pm and Pub Crawl check at 4:30pm, both events followed by a prize/wrap up party! Grab friends and form a team to tackle hilarious games and solve puzzles while visiting […]
Nashville-based singer/songwriter and Grammy Award winner, Kacey Musgraves, joins An Appalachian Summer Festival as the headliner for the Outdoor Fireworks Concert in Kidd Brewer Stadium! Tickets $38 for adults, $35 for Blue Ridge Electric members and $5 for children 6 and under.
Trombonist/composer Nick Finzer celebrates the upcoming release of his second album The Chase in concert with special guest trumpeter Brandon Lee on Thursday, July 9 at The Shed Jazz Club, 807 E Main St, Durham, NC. Finzer and Lee are joined by the Nick Finzer Quartet: pianist Thomas Linger, bassist Charlton Provatas, and drummer “Q” […]
Bloomsbury, Raleigh’s oldest string band, will perform in a concert benefitting Summer & Fall Amphitheatre Programming at Raleigh Little Theatre. For more than 40 years, Bloomsbury has performed its eclectic blend of acoustic music at clubs and picnics, as well as for business conventions, numerous charitable fundraisers, political events and sheer fun. With tight vocal […]
First Friday is a free self-guided tour of downtown’s cutting edge cultural hot spots. Local art galleries, art studios, alternative art venues, and museums stay open late the first Friday of every month to welcome thousands of art-seeking enthusiasts downtown.
The Southern Women’s Show is the premier weekend-long event for women in the Triangle community and attracts tens of thousands of guests each year. It features celebrity guests, shopping, and workshops on food, fashion, beauty, health and fitness, business, education, home, travel, and more. The 2016 show is proudly sponsored by Chevrolet, Food Lion, WRAL-TV and The News & Observer. […]
MerleFest, considered one of the premier music festivals in the country, serves as an annual homecoming for musicians and music fans. Held on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, MerleFest was founded in 1988 in memory of the late Eddy Merle Watson, son of American music legend Doc Watson. MerleFest is […]
The Raleigh Downtown Farmers Market, a program produced by the Downtown Raleigh Alliance, brings the highest quality local growers and food artisans together for a Raleigh audience. Our vendors include North Carolina farmers, ranchers, fisherman, nurserymen, bakers, cheese makers, and specialty foods producers. Located at City Plaza in downtown Raleigh, the Market promises to be […]
With a spirit of enthusiasm and unity, the Triangle Youth Brass Bands present their season finale, Esprit de Corps. The concert takes place on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 8:00 pm in Meymandi Concert Hall, in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts. Both Youth Brass Bands recently competed with distinction at the 2016 North American […]
This year, we will celebrate the 37th anniversary of Artsplosure – the Raleigh Arts Festival on the weekend of May 20-22, 2016!
Celebrate North Carolina as we "Spring into Summer" during the 9th annual Got to be NC Festival, May 20-22! Come enjoy a mix of food, music, carnival rides and games, antique farm equipment and grandstand entertainment. And best of all, gate admission is free for all ages! Come sample and buy food, beer and wine […]
Celebrate North Carolina as we "Spring into Summer" during the 9th annual Got to be NC Festival, May 20-22! Come enjoy a mix of food, music, carnival rides and games, antique farm equipment and grandstand entertainment. And best of all, gate admission is free for all ages! Come sample and buy food, beer and wine […]
Celebrate North Carolina as we "Spring into Summer" during the 9th annual Got to be NC Festival, May 20-22! Come enjoy a mix of food, music, carnival rides and games, antique farm equipment and grandstand entertainment. And best of all, gate admission is free for all ages! Come sample and buy food, beer and wine […]
Park West Village is excited to announce their rain dates for their annual LIVE in the District Music Series. On June 9, Kasey Tyndall opens for Darrell Hardwood at the District located in front of Stone Theatres. Admission is free and adult beverage sales benefit HopeSprings Village. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy […]
