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United Skates' with The Easter Bunny

Easter Holiday Glow Skate and Egg Grab Admission includes set of flashing bunny ears, easter egg grab on the skate floor ...

Barnes and Nobles' Storytime

We welcome you every Saturday morning at 11am for fun, featuring a different theme each week! We can't wait to ...

Easter Carnival at Carolina Pines Park

Comes for games, a raffle, candy, a balloon artist, face painting, and of course food and amazing fellowship! Get ready for ...

Cirque Italia Water Circus at International Foods

HAVE YOU EVER HAD SUCH A VIVID DREAM YOU THOUGHT IT WAS REAL? Cirque Italia has pulled out all the ...

  • 1:30 pm
  • Location: Under the stunning White & Blue Big Top Tent, 3424 Olympia Dr, Raleigh, NC 27603
  • Cost: $10-$50
  • Website: gold.cirqueitalia.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Ready Set Paint's Easter Paint Party at Garner Sewing Room

We are having a Easter Themed Paint Party for the kiddos!! Easter Bunny & Egg Pre-Sketched Canvases for the each ...

Cirque Italia Water Circus at International Foods

HAVE YOU EVER HAD SUCH A VIVID DREAM YOU THOUGHT IT WAS REAL? Cirque Italia has pulled out all the ...

  • 4:30 pm
  • Location: Under the stunning White & Blue Big Top Tent, 3424 Olympia Dr, Raleigh, NC 27603
  • Cost: $10-$50
  • Website: gold.cirqueitalia.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Easter Celebration

Come to a special Easter celebration on Easter Sunday, April 9. Plan on a fun morning of complementary coffee and ...

Cirque Italia Water Circus at International Foods

HAVE YOU EVER HAD SUCH A VIVID DREAM YOU THOUGHT IT WAS REAL? Cirque Italia has pulled out all the ...

  • 1:30 pm
  • Location: Under the stunning White & Blue Big Top Tent, 3424 Olympia Dr, Raleigh, NC 27603
  • Cost: $10-$50
  • Website: gold.cirqueitalia.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Cirque Italia Water Circus at International Foods

HAVE YOU EVER HAD SUCH A VIVID DREAM YOU THOUGHT IT WAS REAL? Cirque Italia has pulled out all the ...

  • 4:30 pm
  • Location: Under the stunning White & Blue Big Top Tent, 3424 Olympia Dr, Raleigh, NC 27603
  • Cost: $10-$50
  • Website: gold.cirqueitalia.com
  • Category: Family Fun

East Regional Library's Model Trains

National Train Day Special guests from the NC Garden Railroad Society, NC Operation Lifesaver, and New Hope Valley Railway. Learn about ...

  • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Location: 946 Steeple Square Ct., Knightdale, NC 27545
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.wake.gov
  • Category: Family Fun

NC State Earth Fair

Celebrate NC State Earth Month with the Wolfpack. This is a sustainability-focused fair featuring exhibits, demonstrations and ideas on how ...

  • 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Location: Stafford Commons, NC State University Stafford Commons (behind Talley Student Union), Raleigh, NC 27606
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: ncsciencefestival.org
  • Category: Family Fun

Blue Diamond Gemstone Panning's Toddler Time Magic Hour

Join us for a fun toddler time event with dorky dude!! While here you’ll be able to enjoy a magic ...

Wake County Library Storytime

Weekly Storytimes and adventures are offered in your local Wake County library. See website for specific dates and times. ...

Wake Tech STEM Day

Are you interested in STEM majors and career fields? Come join the Wake Tech faculty, students, clubs, and local companies/representatives ...

  • 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
  • Location: Wake Technical Community College Southern Campus. 9101 Fayetteville Road, Raleigh, NC 27603
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: ncsciencefestival.org
  • Category: Family Fun

Fuquay-Varina Community Library's Special Event

K-5th grade: Are you an expert in all things Minecraft? Put that expertise to work to win some prizes - ...

  • 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location: 271 Bramblehill Drive, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.wake.gov
  • Category: Family Fun

NC State's State of the Sciences! at Hunt Library

The State of Sciences returns! Coordinated by the College of Sciences and supported by the Libraries, offers an evening of ...

  • 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Location: James B. Hunt Jr. Library on NC State’s Centennial Campus
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: sciences.ncsu.edu
  • Category: Family Fun

Holly Spring Flour Power Kid's Night Out

Can't come to weekly classes? Need some "you" time or a date night? These classes are perfect for your schedule! ...

Spring on the Farm at CORRAL Riding Academy

This month, we are excited to invite the community to the ribbon-cutting of our new Raleigh campus! At the event, ...

  • 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: 3120 Tarheel Clubhouse Rd., Raleigh, NC 27604
  • Cost: Free Admission. Donation Accepted.
  • Website: corralriding.org
  • Category: Family Fun

Fuquay-Varina Community Library's ABC Craft and Learn

An interactive kindergarten readiness program for children ages 3 - 5.

  • 11:00 am - 11:45 am
  • Location: 271 Bramblehill Drive, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.wake.gov
  • Category: Family Fun

Barnes and Nobles' Storytime

We welcome you every Saturday morning at 11am for fun, featuring a different theme each week! We can't wait to ...

Baby Playgroup with Expanse Speech & Language at Midtown Park

Join us for a special baby sign language playgroup on the lawn in North Hills outside of Jubala coffee. Heather Lash, ...

"Little Mermaid" at Cary Arts Center

Come to downtown Cary to be a part of the Cary Arts Center’s Marvelous Music season, which includes seven incredible ...

REI's Hiking with Babies and Kids: Sustainable Tips for Having Fun

This two part workshop will discuss the realities of hiking with children, infant through preschool and beyond, while offering realistic ...

  • 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  • Location: 1751 Walnut Street, Cary, NC 27511
  • Cost: Free with registration.
  • Website: www.rei.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Sunday Makebreak: Graphic Outdoor Claypot

Come in-store and paint a fun outdoor design on a clay pot! We’ll show you a trendy design, or paint any ...

Mommy Meetup with Davis Family Chiropractic

Come meet other new mamas! Enjoy coffee + snacks as you mingle with other new moms. Little ones are welcome - ...

Prairie Ridge Ecostation's Biodiversity Walk

What lives at Prairie Ridge, and what types of animals are the most common? Join us for a walk where ...

  • 10:00 am - 11:00 pm
  • Location: 1671 Gold Star Dr, Raleigh, NC 27607
  • Cost: free admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Hill Ridge Farms Splashpad Opens

Great News! With the temps warmer than usual, we are opening the Splashpad @hillridgefarms early! The Splashpad

  • 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
  • Location: 703 Tarboro Rd, Youngsville, NC 27596
  • Cost: Under 2 are free. Ages 2-64 $14.95. Ages 65+ $12.95
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

WTS Transportation YOU

Join us for our fourth WTS Transportation YOU event on April 20th and learn about the different modes of transportation ...

  • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Location: Research Building IV, 909 Capability Dr. Room 2600, Raleigh, NC 27606
  • Cost: Free with registration.
  • Website: www.wtsinternational.org
  • Category: Family Fun

Cops on Top for Special Olympics at Chick-Fil-A Apex

Come support the Special Olympics! We will be hosting the Apex Police Department from 8am-6pm. Please come out and support ...

  • 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
  • Location: 1110 Beaver Creek Commons Dr., Apex, NC 27502
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Triangle Homeschool Resource Center is Making Seed Paper

Ages 11-13 Making seed paper and seed bombs is a fun springtime activity! After learning a little about native plant life ...

Prairie Ridge Ecostation's Let's Get Gardening

Join us as we work together to beautify the garden spaces in the Nature PlaySpace! We’ll have kid-friendly ways for ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:30 am
  • Location: 1671 Gold Star Dr, Raleigh, NC 27607
  • Cost: free admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Welcome to the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health

Have you ever heard of the NC State Laboratory of Public Health and wondered what we do? Come find out! We ...

Harris Lake's Every Day is Earth Day: Recycling and Composting

Join us for a fun primer as we lead up to Earth Day and learn more about two ways that ...

Earth Day at Western Wake Farmers Market

This year's theme is "Morrisville Roots for Trees." The event will include education and booths on sustainable topics including composting ...

Piney Town Playhouse's Earth Day

At Piney Town, we naturally have to celebrate Earth Day (see what I did there?) We will be giving away ...

  • 8:30 am - 12:15 pm
  • Location: 1520 Broad St, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
  • Cost: $14 + tax. Children younger than 12mos are free.
  • Website: pineytown.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Soda Box has New Kids Drinks

Get ready to party with us as we launch our three exciting new KIDS drinks! Introducing the newest members of ...

Holly Springs Farmers Market's Earth Day

Join us for an educational Earth Day celebration with more than 10 free kids' activities including a germination station, seed ...

  • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: Holly Springs Farmers Market, W Ballantine St, Holly Springs, NC (Outside Cultural Center)
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Little Doodles (Wakefield) presents Puppy Adoption Day!

Join us for a Puppy "Adoption" Day at our Wakefield Location! Littles will choose a stuffy to adopt & receive an ...

  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am
  • Location: 14460 New Falls of Neuse Rd Unit 159 B, Raleigh, NC 27614
  • Cost: $15 per child + 1 adult. $12 per sibling. $5 per additional adult.
  • Website: snickerdoodlesraleigh.square.site
  • Category: Family Fun

Fleet Feet Raleigh's Good Form Running Clinic

Join us for another Good Form Running Clinic from our Wade Ave. location! This interactive clinic will focus on three ...

Cooking Up Character at Crowder Park

Our free monthly program is a great way for families/youth to make a difference in their community together! Youth and ...

Sunday Makebreak: Pointillism Picnic Painting

For national picnic day we are doing a dot painting! Come in-store and learn this fun art technique for free! We ...

Kids Together Playground's Story Time with Willa

Join our favorite storyteller, Willa Brigham, as she brings stories, songs, and always a great, big smile to the playground! ...

Sunday Funday for Family and Friends at AR Workshop Raleigh

Sunday Funday for Family and Friends: Wood and Canvas Workshop Join us at AR Workshop for a DIY class to make ...

  • 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location: 14460 Falls of Neuse Rd, Ste 175, Raleigh, NC 27614
  • Cost: See website for details
  • Website: www.arworkshop.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Tinkergarten's Trial Class at Strickland Road Neighborhood Park

Classes are for 18 month-8 years old kids and their caregivers. This spring features a 7-week empathy series, where our ...

Davis Family Chiropractic's Spring Fling

We hope that you are as excited as we are for our upcoming Spring Fling event! Join us for a ...

  • 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location: 7901 Strickland Rd., Ste 115, Raleigh, NC 27615
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Northeast Regional Library's Lights Up, Sound Down Movie

Addams Family (animated) Join us for a sensory friendly movie at the library to help celebrate Autism Acceptance Month! This event ...

  • 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Location: 14401 Green Elm Lane, Raleigh, NC 27614
  • Cost: Free. Registration required.
  • Website: www.wake.gov
  • Category: Family Fun

Baby Playgroup with Milestones Nutrition at Gather House

Join us at Milestones Pediatric & Maternal Nutrition for a breastfeeding/lactation playgroup. Kerry Lett (pediatric & maternal registered dietitian) and ...

Thrive Motherhood's Baby Playgroup at the Gather House

Join us at Milestones Pediatric + Maternal Nutrition for a breastfeeding / lactation playgroup. Kerry Lett (pediatric & maternal registered ...

City Nature Challenge Kickoff at Durant Nature Preserve

Join us in kicking off the City Nature Challenge. We'll explore the preserve to see how many critters we can ...

Compassion Journey at Northside Community Church

An interactive tour of life in the developing world. What is The Compassion Journey? This free event connects visitors to some of ...

Arbor Day at South Park

Join us on Friday, April 28th at South Park from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm for the Town of Fuquay-Varina's ...

Brier Creek Park's Acorns and Iron Kids

Local Raleigh gym, Oak and Iron Fitness, is hosting our first annual kids event! Acorns and Iron is a FREE ...

  • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: MP Field 2, 10810 Globe Road, Morrisville, NC 27560
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.eventbrite.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Lake Wheeler Park's Playground Pop-Ups

Join us at the Magnolia Shelter for a nature inspired craft! Perfect for littles but great for the whole family! Drop ...

  • 9:00 am - 11:00 am
  • Location: Magnolia Shelter, 6404 Lake Wheeler Rd., Raleigh, NC 27603
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Family Fun

Compassion Journey at Northside Community Church

An interactive tour of life in the developing world. What is The Compassion Journey? This free event connects visitors to some of ...

JC Raulston Blooms, Plant Sale and Bird Competition

We're rolling out the red carpet for members, home gardeners, families, and children by offering a day that's packed with ...

  • 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
  • Location: 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27606
  • Cost: Bird House Competition: Free. Bloom! and Plant Sale: $5 for nonmembers, $10 per family
  • Website: jcra.ncsu.edu
  • Category: Family Fun

Brier Creek Commons Health Fair and Blood Drive

Brier Creek Commons and Kix Cares will host a health fair and blood drive on Saturday April 29th from 10am ...

Spring Into Action - Junior Roller Derby

Raleigh Junior Rollers, the areas only junior roller derby league, is having its first official home team games since 2020! Watch ...

Compassion Journey at Northside Community Church

An interactive tour of life in the developing world. What is The Compassion Journey? This free event connects visitors to some of ...

Sunday Funday for Family and Friends at AR Workshop Raleigh

Sunday Funday for Family and Friends: Wood and Canvas Workshop Join us at AR Workshop for a DIY class to make ...

  • 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location: 14460 Falls of Neuse Rd, Ste 175, Raleigh, NC 27614
  • Cost: See website for details
  • Website: www.arworkshop.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Marbles Scientific Scribbles

Have you ever seen a robot draw? Explore how technology and art interact in this electrifying event!

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