Skates, steaks, stage plays, and a whole lotta summer swagger.

Whether you’re in it for the art, the food, or the chance to see someone pull off a flawless handstand (no pressure), Downtown Raleigh is not here to be subtle this weekend. It’s bursting with culture, comedy, concerts, carbs… and a mysterious mansion.

Let’s roll, Raleigh:

Friday, June 27: Skates, Strings & Smooth Moves

🎲 Express Library Chess Club

🕛 12–2PM | 📍 Express Library Fayetteville Street

Your brain deserves a warm-up before the weekend. Queen’s Gambit energy, anyone?

🍳 Feel Good Fridays at The Mecca

⏰ 7:30AM–2PM | 📍 The Mecca Restaurant

The vibes are retro, the biscuits are hot, and the coffee comes with downtown charm.

🛹 Skate Moore Square + The Friday Night Rollout

⏰ 10AM–6PM + 5PM–9PM | 📍 Moore Square

Roller skates, music, and maybe a little disco magic. Warning: impromptu dance circles may occur.

🎭 Burning Coal Theatre Presents: The Mansion of Many Apartments

🕢 7:30PM–9:30PM | 📍 Burning Coal Theatre

This ain’t your grandma’s apartment complex. A gripping, imaginative piece that kicks off their “WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS” series.

🎶 HAUSER: The Rebel Is Back Tour

📍 Red Hat Amphitheater

Cello like you’ve never heard it. Think classical… but with serious rockstar vibes.

🎉 Play It Forward – Activate Good’s 20th Anniversary

⏰ 6:30PM–8:30PM | 📍 Marbles Kids Museum

Games, good deeds, and grown-up fun in a kids’ museum? Sign us up.

Saturday, June 28: From Downward Dog to Dinner Theater

🧘‍♀️ Dose Yoga x The Date Shake Drop

⏰ 8:30AM–12PM | 📍 Dose Yoga & Smoothie Bar

Get zen, then get a smoothie that sounds like it’s straight from a rom-com.

🏃‍♀️ Saturday Run Club

⏰ 8:30AM–9:15AM | 📍 Current Wellness

Quick sweat, big smiles, zero judgment. Treat yourself to brunch after—you earned it.

🍳 Savor Summer Mornings with Brunch at Sitti

⏰ 10AM–2PM | 📍 Sitti

Fresh hummus and mimosas, anyone?

🎨 Printmaking for Social Justice

⏰ 1PM–4PM | 📍 Artspace

Channel your inner activist-artist. Screen, print, repeat.

🧘‍♂️ Handstand Workshop

⏰ 1:30PM–3PM | 📍 YogaSix Glenwood South

Yes, you can learn to flip upside down with grace (or at least style).

🛍️ Left Hook Coffee’s Kickstarter Launch Party

⏰ 4PM–12AM | 📍 Wolfe & Porter

Coffee, community, and a celebration 10 years in the making.

🍴 Raleigh Food Truck Rodeo

⏰ 12PM–6PM | 📍 Fayetteville Street

Over 50 trucks. Bring stretchy pants. Leave with a full heart and a snack for later.

🎭 Burning Coal Theatre Triple Feature

The Mansion of Many Apartments – 2PM Ride The Cyclone – 5PM Forgive Us, Gustavito – 7:30PM It’s like Netflix… if Netflix were live, locally produced, and didn’t let you hit pause.

🎸 Kansas: 2025 Tour

📍 Red Hat Amphitheater

Carry on your wayward self down to Red Hat. Legends are in town.

🔪 Murder Mystery Dinner at Red Bird

⏰ 7PM–10PM | 📍 Red Bird

Eat. Clue. Repeat. Wear your best sleuthing outfit.

🎤 Pedro Fernandez: Ave Fenix Tour

📍 Martin Marietta Center

Latin music, storytelling, and dramatic vocals = all the feels.

Sunday, June 29: Rest, Refuel, and Ride Again

🍝 Half-Priced Spaghetti & Meatballs at Gravy

⏰ 11AM–10PM | 📍 Gravy

An Italian classic that won’t break the bank. Your Sunday dinner plans? Handled.

🧘 Dose Yoga + Smoothies (Encore)

⏰ 8:30AM–12PM | 📍 Dose

Because we believe in second chances—especially for smoothies and sun salutations.

🎭 Burning Coal Continues the Theatre Takeover

Forgive Us, Gustavito – 2PM Ride The Cyclone – 5PM So good, it’s worth coming back for more.

🛍️ Wolfe & Porter Vintage Market

⏰ 11AM–4PM | 📍 Wolfe & Porter

Unique finds, local flavor, and the kind of cool that can’t be mass-produced.

🛹 Skate Moore Square – Because Why Not?

⏰ 10AM–6PM | 📍 Moore Square

Skate the weekend stress away.

🍳 Brunch at Sitti, Round Two

⏰ 10AM–2PM | 📍 Sitti

Same deal. Different day. Still delicious.

🍽️ Last Call Dinner Series with Chef Luke Owens

⏰ 6PM | 📍 Oak Steakhouse

One seating. One chef. One unforgettable meal. Reserve now or risk FOMO forever.

Final Thought:

Downtown Raleigh is vibing at full throttle this weekend. Whether you’re watching cello rebels or mysterious cyclones, flipping handstands or flipping through vinyl at a market—there’s no excuse to stay home. Unless you’re recovering from a spaghetti coma. That’s valid.

Follow DoRaleigh.com for updates, lineups, and last-minute surprises.

See you in the city—rollerskates optional but highly encouraged.