Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau (Visit Raleigh) COVID-19 Response and Helpful Resources

Oct. 12, 2021
 

Safety guidelines and requirements

Wake County municipality mask mandates:

• Face masks are required indoors within limits of the following cities and towns, regardless of vaccination status (this only applies to the municipalities listed below, not any other Wake County municipality):
  • City of Raleigh (effective as of Aug. 13, 5pm)
  • Town of Cary (effective as of Aug. 18, 5pm)
  • Town of Garner (effective as of Aug. 20, 8am)
  • Town of Knightdale (effective as of Aug. 20, 7am)
  • Town of Morrisville (effective as of Aug. 20, 7am)
  • Town of Rolesville (effective as of Aug. 20, 7am)
  • Town of Zebulon (effective as of Aug. 20, 7am)
• Masks must be worn inside all Wake County government-owned buildings, regardless of vaccination status. Details
   
• Masks must be worn inside town/city government-owned buildings in the following Wake County municipalities, regardless of vaccination status:
  • Apex
  • Cary
  • Fuquay-Varina
  • Garner
  • Holly Springs
  • Morrisville
  • Raleigh
  • Wake Forest
• Face masks are required on public buses and rail systems (get details).
   

As of 5pm, July 30, 2021, there are no restrictions or measures imposed by the State of N.C. by executive order for the general public.* Details

• See notes above regarding where face coverings are required in Wake County.
• Capacity restrictions are lifted in all settings.
• Social distancing requirements have been lifted in all settings.

^{*Businesses can still require guests to wear face coverings in their establishments. Also, counties and cities in N.C. can continue to enact ordinances and issue state of emergency declarations that impose greater restrictions or prohibitions.}
 

Current Wake County transmission level and vaccination data

Data here on visitRaleigh.com updated weekly. See the CDC's website for up-to-the-day information.

As the official destination organization for Raleigh, N.C., we have the well-being of all visitors and residents of Wake County as our highest priority. We have been and will continue to gather information working with local, state and national agencies and encourage the traveling public to follow any guidance offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state and local public health authorities.

We've appreciated the response to COVID-19 by federal, state and local officials and are hopeful the collective effort will continue to keep the risk of COVID-19 in Wake County to a minimum.

For more information, visit the state of North Carolina’s COVID-19 page.

Follow the links below to find helpful resources, plus ways to help the hospitality industry in Wake County.