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Sunday, August 16

Art on the Dot

Stage & Dance · West Building · Raleigh

Phone Free Fun

Festivals · Glass Jug Downtown · Durham

The Rickhouse Summer Wedding Showcase 2026

Festivals · The Rickhouse · Durham

Sunday DRIFT Rooftop DJ Sets at The Velvet Hippo!

Festivals · The Velvet Hippo · Durham

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Monday, August 17

FREE Fun da’MENTal Trivia with “Just Dave”

Festivals · Ment Beverage Co. · Durham

Tuesday, August 18

Trivia Night

Festivals · The Glass Jug Downtown · Durham

Trivia Night @ DSSOLVR (w/ Hammered Trivia – FREE & Dog Friendly!)

Festivals · DSSOLVR · Durham

Wednesday, August 19

Art + Nature Story Time

Family · Museum Park, Welcome Center · Raleigh

Durham Chess Club – Weekly Meetup

Festivals · Durham Food Hall · Durham

Classic Bingo Night @ DSSOLVR! (Free – Win Drinks & Lottery Tickets!)

Festivals · DSSOLVR · Durham

Dog-Themed Bingo Night

Festivals · Ment Beverage Co. · Durham

Rigged Trivia at the Durham Food Hall

Festivals · Durham Food Hall · Durham

Thursday, August 20

Public Tour

Stage & Dance · West Building · Raleigh

The Write Stuff! Creative Writing Group

Stage & Dance · Southeast Regional Library · Garner

Senior Game Day At Covenant Place

Festivals · Covenant Place - 103 Culbreth Rd Chapel Hill NC 27516 · Carrboro

Latinos & Latinas Run Club

Festivals · The Glass Jug Downtown · Durham

Silent Book Club Thursdays @ DSSOLVR (FREE)

Festivals · DSSOLVR · Durham

National Latinas Day 5K Fun Run – with Latinos Run and Latinas Run of Raleigh Durham

Festivals · The Glass Jug Downtown · Durham

Murder Mystery Dinner: Death by Disco

Festivals · The Halle Cultural Arts Center - 237 N. Salem Street Apex NC 27502 · Apex

Friday, August 21

NCMA Movies at Moore Square: Wicked: For Good (2025)

Stage & Dance · Moore Square, Raleigh · Raleigh

Photography Exhibition

Festivals · Ment Beverage Co. · Durham

Iron Pour Kick Off Party – Third Friday at the Foundry

Festivals · Liberty Arts Foundry · Durham

Live Music at ATC

Festivals · American Tobacco Campus · Durham

The Burrow's Grand Opening

Festivals · The Burrow · Durham

Saturday, August 22

NCMA Dance Gumbo: Dance Fitness with Jordan Farrell

Stage & Dance · Museum Park, Ellipse · Raleigh

In Motion. In Time.: Untitled (2012) by Marlo Pascual as interpreted by Amy Beasley

Stage & Dance · North Carolina Museum of Art · Raleigh

In Motion. In Time. Partial Figure: A Choreographic Response by Darian Moore

Stage & Dance · East Building, Level B · Raleigh

Public Tour

Stage & Dance · West Building · Raleigh

Art on the Dot

Stage & Dance · West Building · Raleigh

Silent Saturday Meditation Retreat

Festivals · - 101 Cosgrove Ave. suite 142 Chapel Hill NC 27514 · Carrboro

Rhythm & Reels – “Super Mario Galaxy” Movie

Film · Apex Nature Park Amphitheatre · Apex

Sunday, August 23

Fiestas en la Calle

Festivals · - Downtown Carrboro Carrboro NC 27510 · Carrboro

Public Tour

Stage & Dance · West Building · Raleigh

Art on the Dot

Stage & Dance · West Building · Raleigh

Wednesday, August 26

Specialized Recreation - Summer Sun Catcher

Festivals · Drakeford Library Complex - 203 S. Greensboro St. Carrboro NC 27510 · Carrboro

Wake Forest Writers’ Group

Stage & Dance · Wake Forest Community Library · Wake Forest

Thursday, August 27

Public Tour

Stage & Dance · West Building · Raleigh

Excursions - Graham Historical Museum

Festivals · Town Commons Parking Lot - 301 W Main St Carrboro NC 27510 · Carrboro

Triangle Environmental Symposium - Rooted in Justice: Growing Healthy Communities

Festivals · The Halle Cultural Arts Center - 237 N. Salem Street Apex NC 27502 · Apex

Friday, August 28

Neon Nights Silent Disco

Festivals · The Halle Cultural Arts Center - 237 N. Salem Street Apex NC 27502 · Apex

Cameron Price is Right Trivia @ The Flying Pierogi Delicatessen

Festivals · The Flying Pierogi Delicatessen - 101 Two Hills Dr #140 Carrboro NC 27510 · Carrboro

Saturday, August 29

Public Tour

Stage & Dance · West Building · Raleigh

Art on the Dot

Stage & Dance · West Building · Raleigh

Rhythm & Reels – Ol' Joey Scrums Concert

Stage & Dance · Apex Nature Park Amphitheatre · Apex

Sunday, August 30

Public Tour

Stage & Dance · West Building · Raleigh