Nationa Trails Day at Joyner Park
Join us at Joyner Park for the National Trails Day 5K/3K presented by Skylift Garage Doors! The Parks, Recreation & Cultural ...
- 7:00 am
- Location: Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587
- Cost: $25 - $40
- 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 ...
- 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: 220 N Salem St, Apex, NC 27502
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: www.apexfarmersmarket.com
- Category: Free
Cars and Carnivores Street Festival
Cars and Carnivores, a free street festival presented by the Wake Forest Rotary Club, will be held downtown Wake Forest. ...
- 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: 339 Brooks Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
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: JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27606
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: jcra.ncsu.edu
- Category: Free
Gipson Play Plaza Grand Opening
Get ready to play big! The City of Raleigh will open the Gipson Play Plaza, a one-of-a-kind destination attraction, at ...
- 9:00 am - 10:00 pm
- Location: 1030 Richardson Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: dixpark.org
- Category: Free
GodFirst Football Camp
Calling all young athletes ages 6-18! Join us for an exciting FREE Football Camp open to the public. Whether you're just ...
- 9:00 am - 1:30 pm
- Location: Rise Academy Field, 3300 Idlewood Village Drive, Raleigh, NC 27610
- Cost: Free with Registration
- Website: upperroom.ccbchurch.com
- Category: Free
Home Depot's In-Store Kids Workshops
Join us for a free Kids Workshop every first Saturday of the month, 9 a.m.–12 noon. Due to the popularity ...
- 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: see your nearest Home Depot
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.homedepot.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
SuperFun Saturday at Halle Cultural Arts Center
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month for "super" fun with free arts & crafts for ...
- 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Location: 237 N. Salem Street, Apex, NC 27502
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: www.apexnc.org
- Category: Free
Under the Tree Storytime with Paul Friedrich
Local author Paul Friedrich joins us for Saturday Morning Storytime! Books will be available for purchase at the reading. ABOUT ...
- 10:30 am - 11:00 am
- Location: Quail Ridge Books, 4209-100 Lassiter Mill Rd, Raleigh, NC 27609
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: www.quailridgebooks.com
- Category: Free
NC Museum of Natural Sciences is Live Feeding: Lobster
Join us for a live feeding of the Maine lobster in the Arthropod Zoo and meet Living Collections staff. This ...
- 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
Kids Together Playground's Birthday Celebration
It’s a bubbly, magical birthday party to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening of Kids Together Playground! Meet at ...
- 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: 111 Thurston Drive, Cary, NC 27518
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.kidstogethercary.org
- Category: Free
NC Museum of Natural Sciences' Incredible Science
Join us for an entertaining half hour of science experiments and demonstrations. Day-to-day topics vary but often include physics and ...
- 2:00 pm - 3:30 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
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: JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27606
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: jcra.ncsu.edu
- Category: Free
Gipson Play Plaza Grand Opening
Get ready to play big! The City of Raleigh will open the Gipson Play Plaza, a one-of-a-kind destination attraction, at ...
- 9:00 am - 10:00 pm
- Location: 1030 Richardson Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: dixpark.org
- 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
Under the Tree Storytime with 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 ...
- 10:30 am - 11:00 am
- Location: 4209-100 Lassiter Mill Rd, Raleigh, NC 27609
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: www.quailridgebooks.com
- Category: Free
*POSTPONED* Fortnight Brewing Company's Annual Kids Fest
June 8 event has now been postponed for August 17, 2025. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4th Annual Kids Fest! All Ages Welcome! Join us for ...
- 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: 1006 Southwest Maynard Road, Cary, NC 27511
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Shakespeare in the Parks: Othello
Prejudice, love, jealousy, and power The “green-ey’d monster” rears its ugly head in William Shakespeare’s classic tale of jealousy, power and ...
- 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: Apex Nature Park Amphitheatre 2600 Evans Rd, Apex, NC 27502
- Cost: Free General Admission - $50 VIP Reserved Seating
- Website: switchtheatreco.org
- 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
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: JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27606
- Cost: Free Admission
- 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
Under the Tree Storytime with 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 ...
- 10:30 am - 11:00 am
- Location: 4209-100 Lassiter Mill Rd, Raleigh, NC 27609
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: www.quailridgebooks.com
- Category: Free
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: JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27606
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: jcra.ncsu.edu
- 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
Moore Storytime
The Moore Square playground transforms into a serene storytelling play space for young children and their caregivers. Our park staff will ...
- 10:00 am - 11:30 am
- Location: Moore Square, 201 South Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601
- Cost: Free
- Website: raleighnc.gov
- Category: Free
NC Museum of Natural Sciences is Live Feeding: Lobster
Join us for a live feeding of the Maine lobster in the Arthropod Zoo and meet Living Collections staff. This ...
- 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 get a closer look at the medical management of our diverse ...
- 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
Evening Garden Stroll
Take a break from your weekly grind and come out to the JC Raulston Arboretum to take advantage of this ...
- 4:00 pm - 7:30 pm
- Location: JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27606
- Cost: Free
- Website: jcra.ncsu.edu
- Category: Free
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: JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27606
- Cost: Free Admission
- 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
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 and meet our Living ...
- 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 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
NC Museum of Natural Sciences' Incredible Science
Join us for an entertaining half hour of science experiments and demonstrations. Day-to-day topics vary but often include physics and ...
- 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
NC Museum of Natural Sciences' Window on Animal Health
Peer into the world of Museum Veterinary Medicine and get a closer look at the medical management of our diverse ...
- 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
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: JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27606
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: jcra.ncsu.edu
- Category: Free
Little Fentonians – Safety Day
Little Fentonians - Safety Day Bring the whole family for a jam-packed morning with activities designed to teach kids important safety ...
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: 201 Fenton Main Street, Cary, NC 27511
- Cost: Free with Registration
- Website: www.eventbrite.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
Piney Town Playhouse hosts Babies and Cold Brew Support Group
This is a FREE event for parents and their young babies (under 12mo). The group will be lead by Courtney ...
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: 1520 Broad St, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
- Cost: Free
- Website: pineytown.com
- Category: Free
Prairie Ridge Ecostation''s Nature Stories
Join us as we open your eyes to the wonderful world of nature through a family-friendly, nature-filled storytime. We’ll begin ...
- 10:30 am - 11:30 am
- Location: 1671 Gold Star Dr Raleigh, NC 27607
- Cost: Free
- Website: naturalsciences.org
- 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: Bottomland Hardwood Forest on the 2nd floor of the Nature Exploration Center, 11 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: naturalsciences.org
- Category: Free
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: JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27606
- Cost: Free Admission
- 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
NC Museum of Natural Sciences' Incredible Science
Join us for an entertaining half hour of science experiments and demonstrations. Day-to-day topics vary but often include physics and ...
- 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
Downtown Cary Park's Movie Night
Come early to enjoy pre-screening activities for all ages, making it a perfect night out for everyone. Prescreening activities are ...
- 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: DCP Great Lawn Pavilion, 327 S. Academy St., Cary, NC 27511
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: downtowncarypark.com
- 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
Friday Family Flicks - Sonic 3
Join Garner Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources for a free outdoor movie on the big screen. Free activities will be ...
- 7:45 pm - 10:45 pm
- Location: Garner Recreation Center Center Lawn, 207 W Main St, Garner, NC 27529
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free