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Triangle Event Guide – Wednesday April 22nd Edition

Your Midweek Guide to Free Events, Live Music, Wellness & Things to Do in Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill

Looking for things to do in the Triangle this Wednesday? From Earth Day celebrations and family-friendly activities to live music, yoga, and nightlife, April 22, 2026 is packed with events across Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, and beyond.

Here’s your complete DoRaleigh Triangle Event Guide for Wednesday.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Morning & Family-Friendly Events

• Farm Animal Days with NC State Extension
  🕘 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 NC State University Beef Education Unit
• Holly Springs Small Business Network
  🕘 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs
• Chapel Hill Food Distribution Event
  🕤 9:30 AM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Eubanks Road Park & Ride Lot
• Total Tot Time (Ages 0–5)
  🕙 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 W.D. Hill Recreation Center, Durham
• Yoga for Seniors (Registration Required)
  🕥 10:45 AM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 USA Baseball National Training Complex, Cary

🧘 Midday Wellness, Music & Community

• Shuffle: Lunch Break Music Series – Country & Western
  🕦 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Horseshoe at Hub RTP
• Centennial SoundBites
  🕛 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 321 Coffee, NC State Centennial Campus
• Board Game Night (All Day Play!)
  🕛 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Gizmo Brew Works, Durham
• Yoga for Athletic Recovery
  🕛 12:00 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 USA Baseball National Training Complex, Cary

🌎 Afternoon Earth Day & Community Events

• Market Bunch Kids’ Activities
  🕒 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Carrboro Farmers’ Market
• Book Harvest Earth Day Pop-Up
  🕓 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Edison Johnson Recreation Center, Durham
• Earth Day Celebration at Fenton
  🕓 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Fenton, Cary
• Pay What You Can Farm Stand
  🕓 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Raleigh City Farm

🎶 Evening Events, Live Music & Experiences

• Wine Down Wednesday (Live Music + Specials)
  🕔 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 La Vita Dolce, Southern Village
• Josh Cellars Jazz Series: Mint Julep Jazz Band
  🕠 5:15 PM | 🎟 $7.38 | 📍 Koka Booth Amphitheatre
• Earth Day Celebration at Blackwood Farm Park
  🕠 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Blackwood Farm Park
• Free Acro Yoga at Pullen Park
  🕠 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Pullen Park, Raleigh
• Wine + Weed (Plants & Farming Talk)
  🕕 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Raleigh City Farm
• Evelyn’s Book Club – Pope House
  🕡 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Pope House, Raleigh
• Wellness Wednesday: barre3 Class
  🕡 6:30 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 MOSAIC Family Commons, Pittsboro
• Bring Your Own Craft Night
  🕡 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Raleigh Brewing
• Crank Arm Durham Wednesday Night Ride
  🕡 6:30 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Crank Arm Brewing, Durham

🌙 Nightlife, Social Events & Entertainment

• Raleigh Drum Circle & Hoop Jam
  🕖 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Pullen Park
• Ballroom Dancing Social
  🕖 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | 🎟 $5 | 📍 Pullen Community Center
• Local Artist Sessions (Live Music)
  🕖 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Speakeasy, Carrboro
• Bingo Night at DSSOLVR Durham
  🕖 7:00 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 DSSOLVR Durham
• Stitch N’ Bitch Craft Night
  🕖 7:00 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Steel String Brewery, Carrboro
• Salsa Night (Lessons + Social)
  🕢 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM | 🎟 $10 | 📍 KōMANA Brewing Company, Cary
• Skee Ball Tournament
  🕗 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Boxcar Bar + Arcade, Durham
• City Soul Café Open Mic
  🕗 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM | 🎟 $10 | 📍 Terminal 8 Bar & Lounge, Raleigh
• Karaoke Night
  🕗 8:00 PM – 11:45 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Moon Dog Meadery, Durham
• Open Mic Night
  🕗 8:00 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Abbey Road, Cary
• Beer Pong Tournament
  🕣 8:30 PM – 11:00 PM | 🎟 FREE | 📍 Boxcar Bar + Arcade, Raleigh

🌍 Don’t Miss: Earth Day in the Triangle

With multiple Earth Day events happening across the region, this is the perfect time to connect with your community, support local sustainability efforts, and enjoy the outdoors.

📍 Plan Your Day with DoRaleigh

From family-friendly daytime events to nightlife and live entertainment, the Triangle has something happening every hour of the day. Be sure to bookmark DoRaleigh for daily event guides and the latest happenings across Raleigh and the Triangle.

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The Triangle Entertainment Guide Saturday October 4th Edition

Looking for something fun to do this Saturday across the Triangle? From free museum days and Oktoberfest celebrations to local markets, festivals, and live music, there’s no shortage of entertainment in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and beyond. Here’s your guide to the best events happening on Saturday, October 4, 2025.

All-Day Highlights

Bank of America customers can enjoy free admission at the Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh as part of the Museums on Us program. In Raleigh, the Pope House Museum offers guided history walks through the Third Ward for $5–10, providing an African American Walking Tour experience. Celebrations continue at Ponysaurus Brewing Co. in Raleigh with Oktoberfest festivities. Additionally, Duke University Chapel in Durham hosts a Día de los Muertos Ofrenda, featuring a cultural altar.

Morning Fun

The Cars and Coffee Morrisville event is a classic car meet-up at the Imperial Center in Durham from 8am to 11am. In Chapel Hill, you can visit the Cow Sanctuary to meet rescued cows between 8am and 12pm. The Durham Craft Market offers a chance to shop local at Durham Central Park from 8am to 12pm. Cary residents can enjoy a free yoga session at Fenton from 9am to 10am. The Home Depot Kids’ Workshop in Durham features a Haunted Candy Box project from 9am to 12pm. The Raleigh Little Theatre Costume Sale provides affordable stage costumes from 9am to 1pm. The Wendell Harvest Festival is a family event with rides, food, and music, running from 9am to 9pm. Downtown Selma hosts Railroad Days, a celebration from 9am to 9pm. Lastly, the NC Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill presents Sculpture in the Garden from 9am to 5pm, with a donation suggested.

Midday Events

The Youth Aviation Academy will be held at Chavis Memorial Park in Raleigh from 10am to 12:30pm. Meanwhile, the Wings Over Springs Airshow will feature drone races at Bass Lake Park from 10am to 2pm. The Celebrate Fuquay-Varina Festival promises food, music, and family fun from 10am to 4pm. A one-day charity sale called Baubles & Bags will take place at the A-Z Thrift Shop from 10am to 4pm. In Chapel Hill, the Calico Makers Fall Market will offer handmade art from 10am to 5pm. The Pottery & Glass Festival will be held at Cedar Creek Gallery in Creedmoor from 10am to 6pm. Cary residents can participate in the Big Amberly Clothing Swap from 11am to 3pm. Falling for Local at Dix Park will feature live music, hayrides, pumpkins, and vendors from 11am to 6pm. Historic Raleigh Trolley Tours will offer hour-long rides at Mordecai Historic Park from 11am to 3pm, with tickets priced between $6 and $10. The Market at NCMA will showcase local vendors at the NC Museum of Art from 11am to 4pm. Additionally, free guided State Capitol Tours will be available at 11am and 2pm.

Afternoon & Evening Entertainment

The day offers a variety of events across different locations. At Blackwood Farm Park, the Picnic with Pride takes place from 12pm to 3pm, while the Triangle Oktoberfest is held at Booth Amphitheatre in Cary from 12pm to 8pm. Downtown Raleigh hosts the Raleigh Wide Open Music Festival from 12pm to 11pm, and Bottle Theory’s Oktoberfest occurs in Apex during the same hours. Lake Benson Park in Garner features Kids in Nature Day from 1pm to 4pm, coinciding with the National Cinnamon Roll Day promo at Cinnabon, where $1 rolls are available from 1pm to 4pm. In Durham, the Fall Festival with Wool E. Bull runs from 1pm to 4pm, and the Forever Home Brew & Dog Adoption event takes place at The Glass Jug from 1:30pm to 3:30pm. The Carrboro Really Really Free Market offers a community swap from 2pm to 4pm, and ¡Viva Latinidad! is celebrated at the Southeast Raleigh YMCA from 2pm to 5pm. FlushFest, featuring music and film, is held in West Hillsborough from 2pm to 11pm. Sports enthusiasts can join the College Football Watch Party for Campbell vs. NC State at Raleigh Brewing at 2pm. Additionally, the Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh presents Incredible Science sessions at 2pm and 3pm.

Nightlife & Live Music

The Irish Music Jam at Moon Dog Meadery in Durham runs from 3pm to 5pm, while live music by Proton Jones can be enjoyed at Gizmo Brew Works in Raleigh from 5pm to 8pm. Music on Main takes place at The Streets at Southpoint from 5pm to 8pm, and the Durham Twilight Market is held at the Golden Belt Campus from 5:30pm to 9:30pm. Music in the Garden at Durham Beer Garden starts at 6pm, and the Spirits of Wake Forest ghost walks are available from 6:30pm to 9:30pm for $20. A DJ Dance Night occurs at Bombshell Beer Co. in Holly Springs from 7pm to 10pm, and a Taylor Swift Listening Party is hosted at Glass Jug in Durham during the same hours. Comedy, karaoke, and concerts are spread across multiple venues in Raleigh, Fuquay-Varina, Selma, and Durham. The Fall Film Series features Ghostbusters at Durham Central Park at 8pm, and Boots & Brewz Country Night is held at The Fall Line in Zebulon from 8pm until late.

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