Live & Local: Spring Fest on Hillsborough St.
June 8
An annual, family-friendly street festival featuring a full day of music, artists, inflatables for kids, beer from Raleigh Brewing Company and more.
May 31-June 16
In Pippin, a Tony Award-winning musical directed by Raleigh Little Theatre's Patrick Torres, a young prince goes on a death-defying adventure to look for his purpose, facing life-altering decisions and making a grave mistake along the way.
June 8
Celebrate Raleigh's diverse community and welcoming spirit by trying food, beer and wine (plus listen to live music and see more entertainment) from around the world. Nearly 20,000 attendees are expected in downtown Raleigh's City Plaza for the event.
Town of Cary's Pimento Cheese Festival
June 8
In downtown Cary, food trucks will line the streets to serve their regular menu, along with new dishes featuring a Southern delicacy: pimento cheese! Enjoy live music at Downtown Park, grab a drink from local breweries and taste some of the best pimento cheese samples from local restaurants. Come hungry!
June 9
Food trucks as far as you can see (literally!). The Downtown Raleigh Food Truck Rodeo brings more than 50 food trucks to the city center, spanning a half-mile and 11 city blocks and drawing thousands of hungry visitors to taste the best of the best from local trucks. It's one of the biggest rodeos in the country!
June 14-15
Live music, a beer garden, a barbecue competition (sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society) and more make for one of Apex's tastiest events of the year (and one of our favorite summer traditions!).
A big summer of soccer continues at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, with both the North Carolina Courage (defending champs of the NWSL) and North Carolina Football Club (FB) (contenders in the USL) ready to take to the pitch. On June 15, the two teams will play a doubleheader, celebrating diversity and inclusivity as part of a Pride Night event.
- North Carolina Courage vs. Portland Thorns (6/15)
- North Carolina FC vs. Rangers (6/15)
- North Carolina FC vs. Nashville (6/29)
June 20-23
A four-day film festival in downtown Cary featuring short films and screenplays that are "beyond ordinary," Beyond: The Film Festival offers a sneak peak into the minds of filmmakers with a focus on outstanding screenplay writers. Workshops, Q&As, film screenings, social events and more make for a jam-packed schedule.
June 29
Food trucks and local breweries will be on hand for Brew 'n' Choo, a series of family-friendly events at the North Carolina Railway Museum & New Hope Valley Railway that offers the rare opportunity to take a one-hour train ride through the woods (food and beverages allowed on the train!) and/or a 45-minute walking tour of the railway and museum.
Through Sept. 15
In conjunction with museum putting John James Audubon's The Birds of America on display (a nearly 200-year-old book containing more than 400 hand-colored, life-size illustrations of birds in the U.S.), The Audubon Experience is an immersive video room that surrounds visitors with scenes from forests and jungles, mimicking with Audubon would have experienced in his travels throughout the world.
Exhibition: From Plantation to Park: The Story of Dix Hill
Through June 19, 2020
The City of Raleigh Museum (COR Museum) has unveiled a new permanent exhibit about the history of Dorothea Dix Park. The exhibit, a joint venture with the Dix Park Conservancy, explores the long history and future of Raleigh’s newest park. From Plantation to Park explores four perspectives on the land known as Dix Hill.
