53 hand-picked things to do, 11 of them free — cheapest official ticket on every one, never a resale markup.
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This Week in the Triangle

Friday, July 3 – Sunday, July 5
53 hand-picked things to do this weekend — 11 of them free, and for every ticket, the cheapest official price, never a resale markup.

⭐ Don't miss

Don't miss · 1
Rockstar DSP Live - Euphoria 2026
6:00 PM · Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
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Carolina Theater Company: Zombies
6:00 PM · Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
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Gina Brillon
7:00 PM · Raleigh Improv
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🆓 11 free this weekend

Fireworks Frenzy featuring the Parade of Wheels — 6:30 PM · - Apex NC 27502 · Free
Garner Independence Day Concert with the North Carolina Symphony — 8:30 PM · Lake Benson Park · Free
Cameron Price is Right Trivia @ The Flying Pierogi Delicatessen — 10:00 PM · The Flying Pierogi Delicatessen - 101 Two Hills Dr #140 Carrboro NC 27510 · Free
Cary Independence Day Celebration with the North Carolina Symphony — 3:30 AM · Koka Booth Amphitheatre · Free
Four in the Fourth Tour de Carrboro Community Race — 10:00 AM · Race begin on Old Fayettleville Rd, but pre- and post- race activities on are on the McDougle School Track. - 890 Old Fayetteville Rd Chapel Hill NC 27516 · Free
July 4 Celebration 2026 — 11:30 AM · - Carrboro NC 27510 · Free
Hair in Concert: Peace and Love on America's 250th — 3:00 PM · Fred Fletcher Park, 820 Clay St., Raleigh, NC 27605 · Free
Annual Reading of Frederick Douglass' Essay at Carrboro Century Center 2026 — 4:00 PM · - 100 N. Greensboro St. Carrboro NC 27510 · Free

🎭 On stage

Women's Only Handbuilding with Clay
11:00 AM · The Joel Fund
from $25 · United Arts Wake County
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🏀 Sports

North Carolina Courage vs. Seattle Reign FC
6:30 PM · WakeMed Soccer Park
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💛 Date night

Madison Beer: the locket tour
7:30 PM · Red Hat Amphitheater
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The full slate

Friday
Women's Only Handbuilding with Clay — 11:00 AM · The Joel Fund
Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat — 12:45 PM · Downtown Raleigh, 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
Independence Weekend: July 3rd Freedom Firework Food Truck Festival @ Haven Farms & July 4th BullCity Boom & Bash Food Truck Rodeo — 4:00 PM · Haven Farms & Durham Central Park
Artist Talk with Nori McDuffie + Gail Belvett — 4:00 PM · Artspace
Artspace First Fridays — 5:00 PM · Artspace
Rockstar DSP Live - Euphoria 2026 — 6:00 PM · Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
Carolina Theater Company: Zombies — 6:00 PM · Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
Fireworks Frenzy featuring the Parade of Wheels — 6:30 PM · - Apex NC 27502 · Free
Durham Bulls vs Gwinnett Stripers — 6:45 PM · Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Gina Brillon — 7:00 PM · Raleigh Improv
Special Event: Cliff Cash — 7:00 PM · Goodnights Comedy Club
beckwith – Tribute Band – Durham — 7:30 PM · The Blue Note Grill
Broken Records: Musical Improv — 8:00 PM · Mettlesome
Garner Independence Day Concert with the North Carolina Symphony — 8:30 PM · Lake Benson Park · Free
Hush Hush: Improv Comedy Based on Your Secrets — 9:00 PM · Mettlesome
Cameron Price is Right Trivia @ The Flying Pierogi Delicatessen — 10:00 PM · The Flying Pierogi Delicatessen - 101 Two Hills Dr #140 Carrboro NC 27510 · Free
Saturday
Bud’s annual CANCER BASH at CLUB LOVE — 12:00 AM · 4400 Craftsman Dr
Cary Independence Day Celebration with the North Carolina Symphony — 3:30 AM · Koka Booth Amphitheatre · Free
Four in the Fourth Tour de Carrboro Community Race — 10:00 AM · Race begin on Old Fayettleville Rd, but pre- and post- race activities on are on the McDougle School Track. - 890 Old Fayetteville Rd Chapel Hill NC 27516 · Free
July 4 Celebration 2026 — 11:30 AM · - Carrboro NC 27510 · Free
Encaustic Painting — 1:00 PM · Outer Loop Arts
Downtown Durham Historian-Guided Tour — 2:00 PM · Lucky Strike Tower
Hair in Concert: Peace and Love on America's 250th — 3:00 PM · Fred Fletcher Park, 820 Clay St., Raleigh, NC 27605 · Free
Paint Pouring — 3:00 PM · Outer Loop Arts
Annual Reading of Frederick Douglass' Essay at Carrboro Century Center 2026 — 4:00 PM · - 100 N. Greensboro St. Carrboro NC 27510 · Free
Fabolous All White 4th of July Day Party — 4:00 PM · Ambiance Event Center
Downtown Durham African American Historian-Guided Tour — 4:00 PM · CCB Plaza
July 4th Block Party — 5:00 PM
Special Event: Darren Brand — 6:00 PM · Goodnights Comedy Club
Downtown Durham True Crime Walking Tour — 6:00 PM · Lucky Strike Tower
North Carolina Courage vs. Seattle Reign FC — 6:30 PM · WakeMed Soccer Park
Holly Springs Salamanders vs. Asheboro Zookeepers — 6:30 PM · North Main Athletic Complex
Zebulon Devil Dogz vs. Greenville Yard Gnomes — 6:30 PM · Nomaco Park
R&B ONLY LIVE - Raleigh, NC — 6:30 PM · The Ritz
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Sunday
7-4 4th of July affair x SHINEBOYDOUBLE B DAY BASH at CLUB LOVE — 12:00 AM · 4400 Craftsman Dr
Phone Free Fun — 11:00 AM · The Glass Jug Downtown · Free
Printmaking workshop — 11:00 AM · Outer Loop Arts
Craft Club & Supply Swap — 3:00 PM · The Glass Jug Downtown · Free
Sunday DRIFT Rooftop DJ Sets at The Velvet Hippo! — 4:00 PM · The Velvet Hippo · Free
Sundaze at Kore with Jus Once Band — 5:00 PM · Kore Durham
Roll, Release and Reset — 5:00 PM · Arts Together
Durham Bulls vs Gwinnett Stripers — 5:05 PM · Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Holly Springs Salamanders vs. Morehead City Marlins — 5:05 PM · North Main Athletic Complex
Zebulon Devil Dogz vs. Peninsula Pilots — 6:00 PM · Nomaco Park
Special Event: Darren Brand — 7:00 PM · Goodnights Comedy Club
Anime Night — 7:00 PM · West End Social
Harry Connick Jr. — 7:30 PM · DPAC Presented by First Horizon
Madison Beer: the locket tour — 7:30 PM · Red Hat Amphitheater
The Old Soul Sessions @ Jiddi Space & Courtyard — 8:00 PM · Jiddi Space
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