Illuminate Art Walk Sip n' Stroll Tour

Downtown Raleigh comes to light every holiday season with the Illuminate Art Walk! Since the winter of 2020, the Downtown Raleigh Alliance has brought energy to Fayetteville Street-and beyond–with large-scale, interactive, and light-based art pieces.

This tour will allow you to see and explore all of the new art on Fayetteville St. in 2025! A highlight of this year's celebration is Trumpet Flowers, created by Amigo & Amigo, and brought to life by Wireframe Public Art. The piece invites you to explore a vivid, interactive world of light and sound, inspired by the charm of vintage gramophones.

The tour will start outside the NC Court of Appeals Building, which is located at 1 W. Morgan St. Specifically, we will start at the corner of Fayetteville and Morgan Sts., across the street from the State Capitol Building. We will be starting on the west side of Fayetteville St. next to the green dinosaur, Trish the Triceratops!

The tour route is just a few blocks long. We will essentially be going from one end of Fayetteville Street to the other. The end point of the tour is approximately three blocks away from the starting point.

This tour leaves the starting point quickly! If you are late, you can catch up with us by heading south down Fayetteville Street. We will cross the street when we leave the starting point, so we will be on the left side of the street (i.e. the east side) as you head south on Fayetteville St. We will eventually cross back over to the other side of the street, but you will most likely find us on the left side.

The Illuminate Art Walk tours are approximately 1 hour long, but may be slightly shorter or longer depending on the size and speed of the group. There will not be any restroom breaks or stops for food/drinks.

This tour will take place entirely within the downtown Sip n' Stroll district! But you do not need to buy a drink to participate in the tour -- this is not a pub crawl!! While we will not be making any specific stops for drinks, please feel free to arrive early and purchase a drink at a participating establishment before the tour starts. The Anchor Bar and the Raleigh Times are two bars that are relatively close to the starting point. For a list of all the establishments that participate in the Sip n' Stroll program, please click HERE.