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14September

Apex Farmers Market at The Depot On Salem Street

The Apex Farmers Market & Local Food Alliance is a non-profit, volunteer-led community organization committed to the health, wellness, and ...

Bird Watching at Dix Park

Learn about the resident and migrant birds of Dix Park and sharpen your bird identification skills as we practice birding ...

  • 8:00 am - 10:00 am 
  • Location: Flowers Cottage, 1030 Richardson Dr, Raleigh, NC 27603
  • Cost: Free with Registration
  • Website: dixpark.org
  • Category: Free

Midtown Farmer's Market

Discover the Midtown Farmers’ Market, open every Saturday from April 13 to November 2, 8 am - noon, in the ...

  • 8:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: The Commons, 4191 Main at North Hills Street, Raleigh, NC, 27609
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: midtownfarmers.com
  • Category: Free

Western Wake Farmers Market

We Nourish Community Since 2009, WWFM has connected the residents of western Wake County with local vendors & fresh, healthy food.

JC Raulston Arboretum's Garden Story Walk

Come out to the gardens for a Garden Story Walk. Enjoy a walk through the beautiful gardens and read a ...

  • 9:00 am -  4:30 pm 
  • Location: 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27606
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: jcra.ncsu.edu
  • Category: Free

Juniper Level Botanic's Open Garden

Visit us every season to learn what plants grow best in our area. We are open rain or shine during ...

BugFest at NC Museum of Natural Sciences

As the Museum’s biggest and buggiest event of the year, BugFest is dedicated to educating and engaging the public about ...

  • 10:00 am -  7:00 pm 
  • Location: 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: naturalsciences.org
  • Category: Free

Raleigh Fire Museum

Experience Fire History Touch a Fire Truck Spray a Fire Hose Every second Saturday of the month, the Raleigh Fire Museum will be ...

  • 10:00 am -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: 105 Keeter Center Drive, Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: raleighfiremuseum.org
  • Category: Free

Youth Aviation Academy at John Chavis Community Center

John Chavis Memorial Park and the Heart of Carolina Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen are partnering to bring you the ...

  • 10:00 am - 12:30 pm 
  • Location: 505 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

Ready, Set, School Community Playdates at Green Road Community Library

Join Marbles Kids Museum at the library for family play to help kids ages 3-5 get ready for school. This event ...

  • 10:30 am - 12:30 pm 
  • Location: 4101 Green Road, Raleigh, NC 27604
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.wake.gov
  • Category: Free

Under the Tree Storytime at Quail Ridge Books

Every Saturday, Sunday, and Monday morning, join our children's booksellers as they read their favorite picture books. We'll explore faraway ...

Barnes and Nobles Cary's Storytime for Young Children

Join us each Saturday at 11am for storytime for young children. This event lasts 15-20 minutes.

Children with Disabilities Resource Fair at Wendell Community Center

Free to attend. This is a trade show style event with vendor booth spots of therapies (OT, PT, Speech, ABA, ...

  • 11:00 am -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: 601 W 3rd St., Wendell, NC 27591
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.eventcreate.com
  • Category: Free

Moore Square's Buskier Series

Enjoy performances from local buskers on the Moore Square patio select Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 ...

  • 11:00 am -  3:15 pm 
  • Location: Moore Square, 200 South Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

NC State University's Author Talk and Planting Party with Bea Boggs

Maybe every kid can't have an animal pet—but everyone can have a plant pet! That's the message of ten-year-old author ...

  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: D. H. Hill Jr. Library, Fishbowl Forum; 2 Broughton Drive Campus Box 7111 Raleigh, NC 27695-7111
  • Cost: Free with Registration
  • Website: www.lib.ncsu.edu
  • Category: Free

Musicians Learning Center's Voice Class

For All Ages Ready to learn more about singing and voice lessons? This class if free, but space is limited. Please ...

  • 12:30 pm -  1:30 pm 
  • Location: 9420 Forum Dr., Suite 105, Raleigh, NC 27615
  • Cost: Free with Pre-Registration
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Barnes and Noble Triangle Town Center Saturday Storytime

Come join us in our Kid's Department on the stage on Saturday at 1pm for Storytime -- can't wait to ...

Fuquay Varina Arts Center's ArtisTree

One Saturday each month, the 12 tree projects will explore a different art path: Collage, painting, papier-mâché, drawing, photography, silk-screening, ...

  • 1:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: 123 East Vance St., Fuquay Varina, NC, 27526
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.fuquay-varina.org
  • Category: Free

Ready, Set, School Community Playdates at Southeast Regional Library

Join Marbles Kids Museum at the library for family play to help kids ages 3-5 get ready for school. This event ...

  • 2:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: 908 7th Ave., Garner, NC 27529
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.wake.gov
  • Category: Free

Carolina Circus Festival at Downtown Cary Park

Carolina Circus Festival is a 501c(3) nonprofit performance organization for circus and aerial performers promoting creativity, collaboration, and mental health ...

Big Band Bash in the Park at Lake Benson Park

The Optimist Club of Garner presents the inaugural Big Band Bash featuring the Neuse River Big Band at Lake Benson ...

  • 5:00 pm -  7:00 pm 
  • Location: Lake Benson Park, 921 Buffaloe Road, Garner, NC 27529
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

NC Museum of Art's Outdoor Movies

We are thrilled to announce the NCMA’s Performing Arts and Film full lineup films, presented by First Citizens Bank! Enjoy ...

  • 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm 
  • Location: Museum Park, 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607
  • Cost: from $12.87 per visitor. Free for children 6 and under.
  • Website: ncartmuseum.org
  • Category: Free
15September

JC Raulston Arboretum's Garden Story Walk

Come out to the gardens for a Garden Story Walk. Enjoy a walk through the beautiful gardens and read a ...

  • 9:00 am -  4:30 pm 
  • Location: 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27606
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: jcra.ncsu.edu
  • Category: Free

Juniper Level Botanic's Open Garden

Visit us every season to learn what plants grow best in our area. We are open rain or shine during ...

Under the Tree Storytime at Quail Ridge Books

Every Saturday, Sunday, and Monday morning, join our children's booksellers as they read their favorite picture books. We'll explore faraway ...

NC Museum of Natural Sciences is Live Feeding a Snapping Turlte

Join us for a live feeding of the common snapping turtle in the Bottomland Hardwood Forest exhibit. The common snapping ...

  • 11:00 am - 11:15 am 
  • Location: Nature Exploration Center, 2nd Floor, Bottomland Hardwood Forest, 11 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: naturalsciences.org
  • Category: Free

La Fiesta Del Pueblo Downtown Raleigh

La Fiesta del Pueblo is the Triangle’s largest and most diverse festival of Latin American culture, featuring live music and ...

  • 12:00 pm -  6:00 pm 
  • Location: Downtown Raleigh, 300 Fayetteville St, Raleigh, NC 27601-1739
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: elpueblo.org
  • Category: Free

Dream Moore Market

Hosted by Black Flea Market, this reimagined market series will run every week through the end of October. The Dream Moore ...

  • 1:00 pm -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: Moore Square, 200 S Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.dreammooremarket.com
  • Category: Free

Mama Afrika Festival

A Free Community Event! We’re extending this invitation to you, the community, all vendors, artists, to come out and be ...

  • 1:00 pm -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: SouthEast Raleigh YMCA Field, 1436 Rock Quarry Rd., Raleigh, NC 27610
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Independence of Mexico Celebration

The Consulate General of Mexico in Raleigh has the honor of inviting you to the celebration of the CCXIV Anniversary ...

  • 4:00 pm -  6:00 pm 
  • Location: Adams Field at Dix Park, 101 Blair Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: dorotheadixpark.org
  • Category: Free

Summer Concert Series at Pullen Park

Our Summer Concert Series is back! We look forward to seeing you all at the parks and enjoy some music ...

  • 5:00 pm -  7:00 pm 
  • Location: 520 Ashe Ave, Raleigh, NC 27606
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free
16September

Yates Mill Park Tales: Possum's Harvest Moon

When Possum sees the full harvest moon, he decides to throw one last party before the long winter. But everyone ...

Under the Tree Storytime at Quail Ridge Books

Every Saturday, Sunday, and Monday morning, join our children's booksellers as they read their favorite picture books. We'll explore faraway ...

Dix Park's Little Explorers

Little Explorers: Animal Architects Our natural world is filled with talented architects from beavers to birds to bees! Children will become ...

  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: Oak Room Picnic Shelter, 691 Palmer Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27603
  • Cost: Free with Registration
  • Website: dorotheadixpark.org
  • Category: Free

Moore Storytime at The Square

The Moore Square playground transforms into a serene storytelling play space for young children and their caregivers. Our park staff ...

  • 11:00 am -  1:00 pm 
  • Location: Moore Square, 200 South Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free
17September

Downtown Cary Park's Toddler Tuesday with Miss Frizzle

Seatbelts everyone! Join us for Toddler Tuesday with Ms. Frizzle from Schumacher Sanctuary! Enjoy a story time and meet her ...

  • 10:00 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: 327 South Academy Street, Cary, NC 27511
  • Cost: Free with Pre-registration
  • Website: nccaryweb.myvscloud.com
  • Category: Free

Moore Square's Imagination Playground

Let your imagination guide you as you use our big blue blocks to create your own playground!

  • 10:00 am -  6:00 pm 
  • Location: Moore Square, 200 South Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

NC Museum of Natural Sciences is Live Feeding - Ocean Habitat

Join us for a live feeding of the Maine lobster in the Arthropod Zoo. This clawed crustacean is formidable and ...

  • 1:30 pm -  1:45 pm 
  • Location: Nature Exploration Center, 4th floor, Arthropod Zoo, 11 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: naturalsciences.org
  • Category: Free

NC Museum of Natural Sciences' Window on Animal Health

Peer into the world of Museum Veterinary Medicine and interact with veterinary staff, students and interns working on real medical ...

  • 1:30 pm -  3:30 pm 
  • Location: Nature Research Center, 2nd floor, Window on Animal Health, 11 W Jones St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: naturalsciences.org
  • Category: Free
18September

Wednesday Morning Movies at Halle Cultural Arts Center

Grab the kids, snacks, blankets and visit us for your free, favorite movies on the big screen! Doors open at ...

  • 9:30 am 
  • Location: 237 N. Salem Street Apex, NC 27502
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.thehalle.org
  • Category: Free

Haven Farm's Weekly Storytime

Join us for our weekly storytime in the shoppe. We will read, dance, and craft This free event welcomes kids of ...

  • 10:15 am - 11:15 am 
  • Location: 8521 Buffaloe Rd., Knightdale, NC, 27545
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.eventbrite.com
  • Category: Free

NC Museum of Art's Story Time in the Garden

Join us for a lively story time surrounded by nature! Look, listen, and move to children’s books with our featured ...

  • 10:30 am 
  • Location: 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607
  • Cost: Free Tickets Online
  • Website: visit.ncartmuseum.org
  • Category: Free

Moore Square's Buskier Series

Enjoy performances from local buskers on the Moore Square patio select Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 ...

  • 11:00 am -  1:00 pm 
  • Location: Moore Square, 200 South Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

NC Museum of Natural Sciences is Live Feeding - Ocean Habitat

Join us for a live feeding of the marine life in the Our Changing Oceans aquarium. Species currently in our ...

  • 11:00 am - 11:15 am 
  • Location: Nature Research Center, 1st floor, Our Changing Oceans exhibit., 11 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: naturalsciences.org
  • Category: Free

Play Moore at The Square

Join our park staff to explore a different themed and guided activity each week! Explore activates such as juggling, frisbee ...

  • 11:30 am - 12:30 pm 
  • Location: Moore Square, 200 South Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

NC Museum of Natural Sciences' Incredible Science

Designed for ages 7 and up. No registration required. Join us for an entertaining half hour of science experiments and demonstrations. ...

  • 1:30 pm -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: Windows on the World on the 3rd floor of the Nature Exploration Center, 11 W Jones St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: naturalsciences.org
  • Category: Free
19September

Nursing Mothers of Raleigh

We offer answers to questions and basic information classes with demonstrations: Breastfeeding Q and A, Preparation and Getting Started, Starting ...

  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: Marsh Creek Park, 3050 N New Hope Road, Raleigh, NC 27604
  • Cost: Free with Registration at RecLink
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

Haven Farm's Mom Walk Club

Join us every Thursday / 10:30-11:30AM for Mom Walk Club! We’ll meet in the shoppe and head out for a walk ...

  • 10:00 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: 8521 Buffaloe Rd, Knightdale, NC 27545
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Moore Square's Imagination Playground

Let your imagination guide you as you use our big blue blocks to create your own playground!

  • 10:00 am -  6:00 pm 
  • Location: Moore Square, 200 South Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

Third Thursday Chess at Moore Square

Chess and checkers have long been a play tradition in parks all over the world and throughout history. Join our ...

  • 12:00 pm -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: Moore Square, 200 South Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

NC Museum of Natural Sciences is Live Feeding a Snapping Turlte

Join us for a live feeding of the common snapping turtle in the Bottomland Hardwood Forest exhibit. The common snapping ...

  • 1:30 pm -  1:45 pm 
  • Location: Nature Exploration Center, 2nd Floor, Bottomland Hardwood Forest, 11 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: naturalsciences.org
  • Category: Free

NC Museum of Natural Sciences' Window on Animal Health

Peer into the world of Museum Veterinary Medicine and interact with veterinary staff, students and interns working on real medical ...

  • 1:30 pm -  3:30 pm 
  • Location: Nature Research Center, 2nd floor, Window on Animal Health, 11 W Jones St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: naturalsciences.org
  • Category: Free

Lake Crabtree County Park's Families in Nature

Stories Celebrating Diversity Join us for a captivating nature storytime celebrating diversity in the great outdoors! Our storytime features a book ...

  • 4:00 pm -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: White Oak Shelter, 1400 Aviation Pkwy, Morrisville, NC 27560
  • Cost: Free with Preregistration.
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • Category: Free

Jazz in Moore Square

Jazz in the Square is back, and it's cooler than ever! This free concert series brings you live jazz performances by ...

  • 6:00 pm -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: 201 S. Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: downtownraleigh.org
  • Category: Free

NC Museum of Art's Pollinator Station

Pollinator Station: Honey and Wildflowers with Bee Downtown Join our partners at Bee Downtown for a honey tasting and native pollinator ...

  • 6:00 pm -  7:00 pm 
  • Location: Museum Park, Welcome Center, 2110 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: ncartmuseum.org
  • Category: Free

Nursing Mothers of Raleigh

We offer answers to questions and basic information classes with demonstrations: Breastfeeding Q and A, Preparation and Getting Started, Starting ...

  • 7:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: Marsh Creek Park, 3050 N New Hope Road, Raleigh, NC 27604
  • Cost: Free with Registration at RecLink
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free
20September

Yates Mill Park's Exploration Station

Branching Out The first day of fall is September 22, and it is always exciting to see the leaves on ...

Historic Yates Mill's Hike with a Naturalist

Join one of our naturalist staff members on a guided hike around the park to see what is going around ...

Juniper Level Botanic's Open Garden

Visit us every season to learn what plants grow best in our area. We are open rain or shine during ...

Moore Square's Buskier Series

Enjoy performances from local buskers on the Moore Square patio select Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 ...

  • 11:00 am -  1:00 pm 
  • Location: Moore Square, 200 South Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

NC Museum of Natural Sciences is Live Feeding - Ocean Habitat

Join us for a live feeding of the marine life in the Our Changing Oceans aquarium. Species currently in our ...

  • 11:00 am - 11:15 am 
  • Location: Nature Research Center, 1st floor, Our Changing Oceans exhibit., 11 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: naturalsciences.org
  • Category: Free

Moore Crafts

The Square becomes a creative space on Friday mornings with our Moore Crafts! Series. Parks staff will guide guests through various ...

  • 11:30 am -  1:00 pm 
  • Location: Moore Square, 200 South Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

Lake Crabtree's Nature Nerds: Tickseed Sunflower

Expand your knowledge of our local flora and fauna by exploring a different area of the park each month. Join ...

  • 1:00 pm -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: Waterwise Garden, 1400 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC 27560
  • Cost: Free with Pre-registration
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • Category: Free

NC Museum of Natural Sciences' Incredible Science

Designed for ages 7 and up. No registration required. Join us for an entertaining half hour of science experiments and demonstrations. ...

  • 1:30 pm -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: Windows on the World on the 3rd floor of the Nature Exploration Center, 11 W Jones St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: naturalsciences.org
  • Category: Free

Bunny Hive's Books and Bubbles

This special story time experience is free of charge and open to all with a little one age 5 and ...

  • 3:00 pm -  3:30 pm 
  • Location: 711 W. Lane Street, Raleigh, NC 27603
  • Cost: Free with Reservation
  • Website: Www.thebunnyhive.com
  • Category: Free

Bach to Rock at Cary Night Market

Discover a vibrant showcase of locally-crafted treasures while immersing yourself in an evening of music and entertainment at the Cary ...

  • 5:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: Downtown Cary Park, Pavilion 327 S Academy St., Cary, NC 27511
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.bachtorock.com
  • Category: Free

Pop Up Carolina's First Friday Market at Haven Farm

First Friday Market & Movie Night Join Pop-Up Carolinas every month for First Friday Market and Movie Night starting First Friday ...

  • 5:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: 8521 Buffaloe Rd., Knightdale, NC 27545
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.popupcarolinas.com
  • Category: Free

Rolesville's Movies at the Middle

Movies at the Middle is back again! Mark your calendars and pack your blankets to come on out and watch ...

  • 8:00 pm 
  • Location: Rolesville Middle School Football Field, 4700 Burlington Mills Rd. Rolesville, NC 27571
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.rolesvillenc.gov
  • Category: Free
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