Looking for something fun, free, family-friendly, or festive this weekend? The Triangle Events Guide Weekend Edition brings together the best happenings across Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, Wake Forest, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Pittsboro, and Apex — all in one place.
From holiday markets and Santa photos to science workshops, live music, fall festivals, and craft fairs, this weekend offers hundreds of ways to explore the Triangle.
Use this guide to plan your perfect Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
🎉 Friday, November 14, 2025
Treasures of the Earth Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show
⏱️ 12pm–6pm • 💲$0–$8 • Kerr-Scott Building, NC State Fairgrounds
Duke Promo: Free Sub at Harris Teeter
📍 All Day • FREE • Participating Harris Teeter locations
Free Santa Photos at Bass Pro Shops Santa’s Wonderland
📍 All Day • FREE • Multiple Bass Pro Shops
Salem Baptist Preschool Holiday Market (Free Santa Pictures!)
⏱️ 9am–3pm • FREE • Salem Baptist Church
Sculpture in the Garden
⏱️ 9am–5pm • FREE • NC Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill
Military Appreciation Week at NC Zoo
⏱️ 9am–4pm • FREE for military + guest • NC Zoo, Asheboro
Incredible Science
⏱️ 1:30pm • FREE • NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Calvin Jones House Guided Tour
⏱️ 2pm–2:45pm • FREE • Wake Forest Historical Museum
Reflections: Virtual Tour
⏱️ 2pm • FREE • Nasher Museum of Art
Holiday Shrub Tasting with Umbrella Dry Bar
⏱️ 5pm–8pm • FREE • Self Care Marketplace, Raleigh
Live Music: Algorhythm Trio
⏱️ 6pm–8pm • FREE • Der Nachbar Bottleshop, Durham
Peel Gallery Opening: Art Lifers
⏱️ 6pm–9pm • FREE • Peel Gallery, Carrboro
Fall Clothing Swap at The Rheu Co.
⏱️ 6pm–9pm • $0–$10 • Durham
2nd Friday ArtWalk in Chapel Hill & Carrboro
⏱️ 6pm–9pm • FREE
Free Wine Tasting
⏱️ 6pm • FREE • Local 919 Raleigh
Discover India: Folklore Through Puppetry
⏱️ 6:30pm–8:30pm • FREE • Cary Arts Center
Chime In Open Mic
⏱️ 6:30pm–8pm • FREE • Lanza’s Cafe, Carrboro
Bounce & Brews DJ Night
⏱️ 7pm–9pm • FREE • Gizmo Brew Works, Durham
Video Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery
⏱️ 7pm–11pm • FREE • Durham
Comedy Open Mic
⏱️ 7pm • FREE • The Common Market, Durham
Karaoke with Harryoke
⏱️ 8pm–10pm • FREE • Bombshell Beer Co., Holly Springs
Stand-Up Comedy Open Mic
⏱️ 8pm–11pm • FREE • Durty Bull Brewing, Durham
Karaoke with Mega Mike
⏱️ 8pm–11pm • FREE • Crank Arm Brewing, Raleigh
A Good Time: Comedy Showcase
⏱️ 8pm • FREE • Vault Craft Beer, Raleigh
Karaoke Bingo Nights
⏱️ 9pm • FREE • KōMANA Brewing, Cary
🎨 Saturday, November 15, 2025
Treasures of the Earth Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show
⏱️ 10am–5pm • $0–$8 • NC State Fairgrounds
Free Santa Photos at Bass Pro Shops Santa’s Wonderland
📍 All Day • FREE
African American Walking Tours (Three Times)
💲 $5–$10 • Pope House, Raleigh
Durham Craft Market
⏱️ 8am–12pm • FREE • Durham Central Park
Fishing Frenzy (Adults)
⏱️ 9am–12pm • FREE • Lake Benson Park, Garner
Jingle Bell Express Craft Fair
⏱️ 9am–2pm • FREE • Wendell Baptist Church
Sculpture in the Garden
⏱️ 9am–5pm • FREE • NC Botanical Garden
Salem Baptist Preschool Holiday Market
⏱️ 9am–3pm • FREE • Raleigh
Truck Day at Bright Horizons
⏱️ 10am–12:30pm • FREE • Cary
Free Santa Pictures at Salem Baptist Preschool
⏱️ 10am–1pm • FREE
Lowe’s DIY-U Kids Workshop
⏱️ 10am–1pm • FREE • Multiple Locations
Quail Hollow Neighborhood Art Walk & Sale
⏱️ 10am–2pm • FREE
Magic & Mischief: A Wizard’s Market
⏱️ 10am–3pm • FREE • Fred Fletcher Park
Fall Clothing Swap
⏱️ 10am–3pm • $0–$10 • Durham
Visit Cow Sanctuary
⏱️ 10am–2pm • $0–$25 • Brajboro Sanctuary
Free Thanksgiving Food Giveaway
⏱️ 11am–2pm • FREE • Kingdom Life Church
Sip n’ Shop Market
⏱️ 11am–3pm • FREE • Fainting Goat Brewing FV
Holiday Bargain Bazaar
⏱️ 11am–3pm • FREE • Books Among Friends, Durham
Fenton Makers Market
⏱️ 11am–4pm • FREE • Cary
Parkwood Fall Festival
⏱️ 11am–4pm • FREE • Durham County
Holidays Around the World (Hallmark Christmas)
⏱️ 11am–6pm • FREE • Sweetwater Apex
Family Saturday Series: Donna Washington
⏱️ 11am • 💲$5 • Carolina Theatre Durham
Historic Raleigh Trolley Tours (4 times)
⏱️ 11am–3pm • 💲$6–$10 • Mordecai Park
Free State Capitol Tour
⏱️ 11am • FREE • Downtown Raleigh
Backyard Party w/ Live Music + Free Brats
⏱️ 12pm–3pm • FREE • Tobacco Road Harley-Davidson
Wake Forest Cares Holiday Kick-Off
⏱️ 12pm–4pm • FREE • Downtown Wake Forest
Teen Vendor Market at Dix Park
⏱️ 12pm–4pm • FREE
Pop-Up Raleigh Art & Vintage Market
⏱️ 12pm–5pm • FREE • Trophy on Maywood
Geek & Grub Market – Viking Edition
⏱️ 12pm–5pm • FREE • Apex
Durty Bull’s 9th Anniversary Party
⏱️ 12pm • FREE • Durham
Really Really Free Market
⏱️ 12pm–2pm • FREE • Durham
Harvest Fest at Good Hope Farm
⏱️ 12pm–4pm • FREE • Cary
College Football Saturdays
⏱️ 12pm–10pm • FREE • Southern Peak Brewery
Pictures With Santa (Wake Forest)
⏱️ 12:30pm–4pm • FREE • The Graham
Fishing Frenzy (Families)
⏱️ 1pm–4pm • FREE • Lake Benson Park
Repair Café
⏱️ 1pm–5pm • FREE • Hillsborough
Goats & Grog: Fall Petting Zoo
⏱️ 1pm • FREE • Oaklyn Springs Brewery
Thanksgiving: History & Legacy Tour
⏱️ 1pm • 💲$2–$8 • Bennett Place
Get Wild! Nature Detectives
⏱️ 1:30pm–3:30pm • FREE • Chapel Hill
Fall Harvest Festival
⏱️ 2pm–4pm • FREE • Durham
Live Music: Lady May & Redd
⏱️ 2pm–5pm • FREE • Wake Forest
GOUGE Wrestling
⏱️ 2pm • FREE • Fuquay-Varina
Calvin Jones House Guided Tour
⏱️ 2pm–2:45pm • FREE
Free State Capitol Tour
⏱️ 2pm • FREE
Incredible Science
⏱️ 2pm • FREE
Live & Local! Triangle Youth Jazz Orchestra
⏱️ 3pm–5pm • FREE • Cary
Lafayette Village Tree Lighting
⏱️ 3pm–6pm • FREE • Raleigh
Irish Music Jam
⏱️ 3pm–5pm • FREE • Durham
Incredible Science
⏱️ 3pm • FREE
Sparkle Night at Parkside Town Commons
⏱️ 4pm–7pm • FREE • Cary
Liberty Arts Iron Pour
⏱️ 4pm–9pm • FREE • Durham Central Park
NC Chinese Lantern Festival
⏱️ 6pm–10pm • 💲$16–$30 • Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Free Improv Comedy: Funniest Person in the Triangle
⏱️ 6pm–8pm • FREE • Holly Springs
Live Music at Fortnight Brewing
⏱️ 6pm–9pm • FREE • Wake Forest
Live Music: Southpaw Soul
⏱️ 7pm–10pm • FREE • Cary
NC Storytellers Showcase
⏱️ 7pm • FREE • Bynum
Live Music: Ashlar Sargent
⏱️ 7pm • FREE • Wendell
Karaoke Night
⏱️ 7pm–10pm • FREE • Raleigh Brewing
Karaoke Night (Selma)
⏱️ 7pm • FREE
SONAM Fall Concert
⏱️ 7:30pm • FREE • Chapel Hill
Live Music: Blake Addison
⏱️ 7:30pm • FREE • Durham
🌞 Sunday, November 16, 2025
Treasures of the Earth Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show
⏱️ 10am–5pm
Free Santa Photos at Bass Pro Shops
📍 All Day
Sculpture in the Garden
⏱️ 9am–5pm • FREE
Durham Community Day at Museum of Life + Science
⏱️ 10am–5pm • FREE for Durham Co. residents
Visit Cow Sanctuary
⏱️ 10am–2pm
Raleigh Foodie Fare
⏱️ 11am–3pm • FREE • Moore Square
Walking With Wisdom
⏱️ 11am + 2pm • Donation-based • Chapel Hill
Chestnut Carnival
⏱️ 12pm–6pm • FREE • Pittsboro
NFL Watch Party
⏱️ 12pm–3pm • FREE • Crank Arm Brewing
Kanikapila Ukulele Lessons
⏱️ 1pm–2pm • FREE • Cary
Black Farmers’ Market
⏱️ 1pm–4pm • FREE • Durham Tech
Artspace Open Studio
⏱️ 1:30–3:30pm • FREE • Raleigh
Read Between the Pints Book Pop-up
⏱️ 2pm–5pm • FREE • Knightdale
Blood Drive at Fainting Goat
⏱️ 2pm–6pm • FREE
Calvin Jones House Tour
⏱️ 2pm–2:45pm • FREE
Secret Cinema Sundays
⏱️ 2pm–5pm • FREE • Raleigh Brewing
African American Walking Tour
⏱️ 2pm • $5–$10
Sounds on Oberlin: Laurelyn Dossett
⏱️ 3pm • FREE
Bluegrass Open Jam
⏱️ 4pm–7pm • FREE • Cary
Organ Recital: Maxine Thévenot
⏱️ 5pm–6pm • FREE • Duke Chapel
NC Chinese Lantern Festival
⏱️ 6pm–10pm
Sunday Open Mic
⏱️ 7pm–9pm • FREE • Moon Dog Meadery
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