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FRIDAY, JUNE 27 – Let’s Roll Into the Weekend!

Whether you’re craving a scoop, a skate, or a side of stand-up, the Triangle has your Friday fabulously stacked.

🚨 First Responders, You’re the Real MVPs

📍 Old North State Food Hall, Selma | 🕐 All Day

Get 10% off everything all day long. Heroes deserve hoagies (with a discount).

🍦 Scoop There It Is!

📍 Baskin-Robbins, All Locations | 💲 $1.99

Yes, your math is correct. That’s less than $2 for a scoop of sweet, frozen bliss. You’ve earned it. Probably twice.

🌼 Garden Story Time

📍 JC Raulston Arboretum | ⏰ 10am–11am | 💲$5

A magical mix of stories, sunshine, and plants. Kid-friendly, grandma-approved.

🛹 Skate Moore Square – All Day, All Awesome

Downtown Skate Jam: 10am–4pm (FREE) Friday Night Rollout: 5pm–9pm ($10) 📍 Moore Square, Raleigh Start your day gliding and end it rolling under the stars. BYO wheels and vibes.

💸 Raleigh Money Expo

📍 NC State Fairgrounds | ⏰ 10am–6pm | 💲FREE

More coins than a pirate’s treasure chest. Numismatics, collectibles, and people who know what the word “numismatics” means.

☕ Tasting at Ten

📍 Counter Culture Coffee, Durham | ⏰ 10am | 💲FREE

Coffee snobs and sippers unite for a free flight of fancy beans. Fancy.

🍿 Free Kids’ Movie: How to Train Your Dragon 2

📍 Triangle Cinemas @ Six Forks | ⏰ 10am | 💲FREE

Toothless is back and still adorable. Plus—it’s air-conditioned.

Friday Night = Art Night

All FREE and from 6pm–9pm, unless otherwise noted:

Final Friday at Cary Gallery of Artists Last Fridays Art Walk – Downtown Hillsborough Opening Reception: “So Much Color” – Hillsborough Gallery of Arts Margaret Lane Gallery Art Show + Music Reception: “Fragile Light” – The Little Market, Hillsborough Final Friday Cary Art Loop – various Cary venues

Your art-loving soul will thank you. Probably out loud.

🎤 Live Music, Open Mics & Fire-Spinning Drum Circles

(Yes. All of that is real.)

Chime In Open Mic – Lanza’s Cafe, Carrboro (6:30pm) One Tribe Drum Circle + Fire Spinning – Old Cary Library Site (7pm) Free Live Music – Compass Rose Brewery, Raleigh (7pm) Barefoot Manner at Gregg Museum, Raleigh (7pm) Bynum Front Porch Series: Jon Shain & FJ Ventre (7pm) Live Music all over Fuquay-Varina: Oaklyn Springs Taproom & Brewery Riding the High Comedy Show – Crank Arm Brewing, Durham (7pm) Karaoke + Bingo – Cary + Durham (9pm)

Basically: wherever you go, music and laughter will find you.

SATURDAY, JUNE 28 – Good Vibes Only

☀️ Early birds get the fun:

Visit a Cow Sanctuary in Chapel Hill (8am–12pm) 🐄 Durham Craft Market (8am–12pm) 🎨 Skate Lessons at Moore Square (9am–11am) 🛹 Fuquay-Varina Pride Events starting at 9:30am 🌈

🍦 Midday Fun:

Raleigh Food Truck Rodeo (12–6pm) – bring your stretchy pants Open Farm Visits, Lemur Center Tours, Book Harvest Pride Party – all FREE

🎶 Evening wind-down (but make it lit):

CaryLive! w/ Dustbowl Revival (7:30pm) Saturdays in Saxapahaw (5–8pm) Vans & Vendors Emo Night Market (5–10pm) So. Much. Live. Music. at breweries, parks, and porches across the Triangle Golden Hour Skate Photos – Moore Square (7pm, $25) Smart After Dark Comedy – Durham (7:30pm)

🌈 THE VIBE?

Inclusive. Free (or cheap). Family-friendly.

Or beer-and-comedy-night-friendly. You pick.

📣 Wanna Be in the Know?

Follow 👉 DoRaleigh.com for your weekend planning power-ups.

This weekend, don’t just go out—show out.

✨ Skate, sip, sing, and soak up everything the Triangle has to offer. ✨