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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

Letterland Days at Pullen Park

Welcome to Letterland Days, 2025. This annual celebration brings our phonics program to life, helping students engage with the characters ...

  • 10:00 am -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: 520 Ashe Ave., Raleigh, NC 27606
  • Cost: Free Admission into park. Optional ride tickets $2.
  • Website: sites.google.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 -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: Moore Square, 200 South Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

Page 158 Books Storytime

Join Page 158 Books for Storytime! Who else is ready for all the fun of reading?

  • 11:00 am 
  • Location: 415 Brooks St., Wake Forest, NC 27587
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.page158books.com
  • Category: Free

Chick-fil-A Garner Town Square's Kids Night

Free face-painting and balloon animals with Mimi the Clown at our Garner Towne Square location, and kids receive a cup ...

  • 5:30 pm -  7:30 pm 
  • Location: 2720 Timber Dr., Garner, NC 27529
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

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

Game On! at Moore Square

Enjoy a fun variety of giant lawn games, board games and MOORE! Available activities for Game On! include: Soccer balls Hula hoops Jenga Chess ...

  • 10:00 am -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: 201 S. Blount Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

Lake Crabtree's Storytime for Tots

Storytime for Tots: Theme varies by month Children must be accompanied by an adult. Storytime for Tots occurs on the first ...

  • 10:00 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: Lake Crabtree County Park, Beech Shelter, 1400 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC 27560
  • Cost: Free with Pre-Registration
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • Category: Free

Letterland Days at Pullen Park

Welcome to Letterland Days, 2025. This annual celebration brings our phonics program to life, helping students engage with the characters ...

  • 10:00 am -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: 520 Ashe Ave., Raleigh, NC 27606
  • Cost: Free Admission into park. Optional ride tickets $2.
  • Website: sites.google.com
  • Category: Free

Play Moore at Moore 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

Wednesday Night Movies at Halle Cultural Arts Center

Join us on the first Wednesday of every month for a free movie geared for teens & adults! Reservations and tickets ...

  • 7:30 pm 
  • Location: 237 N. Salem Street, Apex, NC 27502
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.apexnc.org
  • Category: Free

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

Garner Performing Arts Center presents Babies and Blockbuster

Get out of the house for a monthly baby-friendly movie screening where grown-ups and little ones can enjoy a cinematic ...

  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: 742 W Garner Rd., Garner, NC 27529
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: garner.recdesk.com
  • Category: Free

Letterland Days at Pullen Park

Welcome to Letterland Days, 2025. This annual celebration brings our phonics program to life, helping students engage with the characters ...

  • 10:00 am -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: 520 Ashe Ave., Raleigh, NC 27606
  • Cost: Free Admission into park. Optional ride tickets $2.
  • Website: sites.google.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 -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: Moore Square, 200 South Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

Crossroads Plaza Spring Music Series

Weekly May Music Series Join us on The Patio in front of Subway from 6-8pm. Come join us for fresh air, fun ...

  • 6:00 pm 
  • Location: 213 Crossroads Blvd., Cary, NC 27518
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

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

Game On! at Moore Square

Enjoy a fun variety of giant lawn games, board games and MOORE! Available activities for Game On! include: Soccer balls Hula hoops Jenga Chess ...

  • 10:00 am -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: 201 S. Blount Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

Letterland Days at Pullen Park

Welcome to Letterland Days, 2025. This annual celebration brings our phonics program to life, helping students engage with the characters ...

  • 10:00 am -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: 520 Ashe Ave., Raleigh, NC 27606
  • Cost: Free Admission into park. Optional ride tickets $2.
  • Website: sites.google.com
  • Category: Free

Historic Yates Mill Park's Open House

Join us on Friday and Saturday afternoons, between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., for our drop-in Mill Open House. The ...

  • 1:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: 4620 Lake Wheeler Rd, Raleigh, NC 27603
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Special First Friday Market and Movie Night

Join Us for a Special First Friday Market and Movie—on the Second Friday This May! This month’s First Friday Market and ...

  • 5:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: Moore Square, 201 S. Blount Street Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

Friday Night On White

Friday Night on White 2nd Friday of each month April-September | 6-9 pm Introduced in 2016, Friday Night on White (FNOW) takes ...

  • 6:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: South White Street, Downtown Wake Forest, NC 27587
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.wakeforestnc.gov
  • Category: Free

Holly Springs Farmers Market

Farmers markets are essential to the livelihood of farmers and food producers. They offer an efficient way for residents to obtain ...

  • 8:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: 300 W. Ballentine St., Holly Springs, NC 27540
  • Cost: Free Entry
  • Website: www.hollyspringsnc.gov
  • Category: Free

Midtown Farmer's Market

Discover the Midtown Farmers’ Market, open every Saturday from April through November in the North Hills Commons. This beloved community ...

  • 8:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: 4160 Main at North Hills Street, Raleigh, NC, 27609
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: midtownfarmers.com
  • Category: Free

Apex Farmers Market at The Depot

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

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

Learn to Ride at Lake Lynn Park

Based of the Charlotte program of the same name, Learn To Ride – Raleigh is designed for kids (of all ...

Beech Bluff Explorers: Amazing Amphibians

Frogs, Toads, Salamanders—oh my! Come join us as we learn about these amazing amphibians. We will read The Salamander Room ...

  • 10:00 am - 11:00 pm 
  • Location: 3321 NC Highway 42, Willow Spring, NC 27592
  • Cost: Free with Online Registration
  • Website: anc.apm.activecommunities.com
  • Category: Free

Game On! at Moore Square

Enjoy a fun variety of giant lawn games, board games and MOORE! Available activities for Game On! include: Soccer balls Hula hoops Jenga Chess ...

  • 10:00 am -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: 201 S. Blount Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

Letterland Days at Pullen Park

Welcome to Letterland Days, 2025. This annual celebration brings our phonics program to life, helping students engage with the characters ...

  • 10:00 am -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: 520 Ashe Ave., Raleigh, NC 27606
  • Cost: Free Admission into park. Optional ride tickets $2.
  • Website: sites.google.com
  • Category: Free

Page 158 Books Storytime

Join Page 158 Books for Storytime! Who else is ready for all the fun of reading?

  • 11:00 am 
  • Location: 415 Brooks St., Wake Forest, NC 27587
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.page158books.com
  • Category: Free

Raleigh's Spring Festival - A Mother's Day Celebration

Welcome to Raleigh's Spring Festival! Join us for a day of fun and celebration at Moore Square. This event is ...

  • 11:00 am -  7:00 pm 
  • Location: Moore Square, 201 South Blount Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.eventbrite.com
  • Category: Free

Ritmo Latino Festival in Downtown Cary

A Mothers Day Tradition in Cary! come join the fun at the 21st Annual Ritmo Latino music, art and dance ...

The Market at Raleigh Iron Works

Join Triangle Pop Up every Second Saturday of every month for a pop-up market at Raleigh Iron Works featuring all ...

  • 11:00 am -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: 2200 Atlantic Ave., Raleigh, NC 27604
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Historic Yates Mill Park's Open House

Join us on Friday and Saturday afternoons, between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., for our drop-in Mill Open House. The ...

  • 1:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: 4620 Lake Wheeler Rd, Raleigh, NC 27603
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Bloomwell Autism Therapy's Grand Opening

Join us our Raleigh Grand Opening! We'll have a visit from a fire truck, pictures with Spider-Man and Chase from ...

  • 2:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: 2910 Sumner Road, Suite 101, Raleigh, NC 27616
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

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

Game On! at Moore Square

Enjoy a fun variety of giant lawn games, board games and MOORE! Available activities for Game On! include: Soccer balls Hula hoops Jenga Chess ...

  • 10:00 am -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: 201 S. Blount Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

Letterland Days at Pullen Park

Welcome to Letterland Days, 2025. This annual celebration brings our phonics program to life, helping students engage with the characters ...

  • 10:00 am -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: 520 Ashe Ave., Raleigh, NC 27606
  • Cost: Free Admission into park. Optional ride tickets $2.
  • Website: sites.google.com
  • Category: Free

Mother's Day at Downtown Cary Park

Mother’s Day: Music & Pampering in the Park Celebrate Mother’s Day in the Park with a delightful afternoon of music, relaxation, ...

  • 11:00 am -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: DCP Academy Pavilion and Plaza, 327 S. Academy St., Cary, NC 27511
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: downtowncarypark.com
  • Category: Free

Historic Yates Mill County Park's Mill Heritage Tour

Our Mill Heritage Tours are offered on Sundays, from March through November, at 2 p.m. & 3 p.m. Discover Historic ...

  • 2:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: 4620 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, NC 27603
  • Cost: Free. Donations Accepted.
  • Website: www.wake.gov
  • Category: Free

Six Sundays in Spring at E. Carroll Joyner Park

You’re invited to a foot-tapping, finger-snapping good time at this year's Six Sundays in Spring. Sponsored by the Town of ...

  • 5:30 pm -  7:30 pm 
  • Location: Amphitheater, 701 Harris Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Downtown Cary Park's Drop-in Puzzling and Puzzle Swap Meet

Find the missing piece of your day at our drop-in puzzle program featuring a lively swap meet. Bring your favorite ...

  • 10:00 am -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: Academy Pavilion, 327 S. Academy St., Cary, NC 27511
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: downtowncarypark.com
  • Category: Free

Game On! at Moore Square

Enjoy a fun variety of giant lawn games, board games and MOORE! Available activities for Game On! include: Soccer balls Hula hoops Jenga Chess ...

  • 10:00 am -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: 201 S. Blount Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

Little Sprouts Spring Event at Lake Lynn

Ages: 3-5 years old Come join us at Lake Lynn Community Center and Park for our first-ever "Little Sprouts Spring Celebration". Designed ...

  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: 7921 Ray Rd., Raleigh, NC 27613
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Free

Downtown Cary Park's Children's BINGO

Join us at our drop-in Children’s Bingo in the Park! Little ones, get ready for a thrilling time of laughter ...

  • 4:30 pm -  6:30 pm 
  • Location: Great Lawn Pavilion, 327 S. Academy St., Cary, NC 27511
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: downtowncarypark.com
  • Category: Free
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