Festivals in Raleigh

Check out happening festivals events all around Raleigh, NC

Brewgaloo 2026 NC Craft Beer Festival- Voted #1 USA Beer Fest!

 Fri, 24 Apr at 06:00 pm 400 Fayetteville St, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601

Animazement 2026

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Raleigh Convention Center USD 67

FOODEESFEST Raleigh, North Carolina

 Fri, 27 Mar at 01:00 pm Triangle Town Center Free

2026 CAFA Lunar New Year Banquet

 Sat, 07 Feb at 05:15 pm NCSU McKimmon Center

Raleigh St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl

 Sat, 14 Mar at 01:00 pm Lucky B's USD 0 to 38

4th Annual Adult Recess Festival Weekend | 24-26 April 2026

 Sat, 25 Apr at 01:00 pm Buffaloe Road Athletic Park USD 13 to 31

The Pit's 16th North Carolina 'Cuegrass Festival

Sat, 18 Apr at 12:00 pm Fayetteville St

Raleigh Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

 Tue, 05 May at 05:00 pm Lucky B's USD 8 to 33

Raleigh World Oddities Expo

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am N.C. State Fair

Raleigh Comedy Festival 2026 Passes

 Thu, 26 Mar at 03:00 pm Raleigh Comedy Festival USD 116 to 173

Monster Jam at Lenovo Center

 Sat, 21 Feb Lenovo Center

Raleigh Tattoo Arts Festival

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm North Carolina State Fairgrounds

Raleigh Tea Festival

 Sun, 22 Mar at 09:00 am Maywood Hall & Garden

Got to be NC Festival | Chapter 37 State show and Display

 Fri, 15 May at 12:00 am NC State Fairgrounds

Shattered Realm, Bayway, Death Before Dishonor, Owe You Nothing & Twisted Fate @ Kings

 Sun, 25 Jan at 07:00 pm Kings

THE PSYCODELICS at Kings

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Kings

A Taste of Ireland - Raleigh

 Sun, 01 Mar at 08:00 pm Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts - Memorial Auditorium

Lunar New Year Market

Sat, 07 Feb at 11:00 am Raleigh Iron Works

Raleigh Glow Run

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:00 pm Northeast Raleigh, Raleigh, North Carolina

Carolina Chainsaw Massacre Party / Two Year Anniversary of Chapel of Bones

 Sat, 14 Feb at 03:00 pm Chapel of Bones

Mellow Swells + The Snozzberries at Pour House

 Fri, 23 Jan at 08:00 pm The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop

TNTNC26 Author Event & Book Signing

 Fri, 27 Mar at 05:00 pm 3920 Arrow Dr USD 20 to 157

RUN IT UP SHUFFLE BATTLE 2026

 Sat, 07 Feb at 01:00 pm Widow's Son Lodge#4

Body Mind Spirit Celebration - Raleigh

 Sat, 21 Feb at 10:00 am NC State Fairgrounds - Exposition Center

Raleigh Stampede - Saturday

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:00 pm Governor James B. Hunt Jr. Horse Complex

TREIA Networking Happy Hour powered by Rockstar Connect

 Tue, 20 Jan at 06:00 pm Level7 Rooftop Free

Lunar New Year Family Day

 Sat, 31 Jan at 11:00 am 201 E Davie St, Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27601

2026 College Fair

 Sat, 21 Feb at 09:00 am Wakefield High School, Wakefield Pines Drive, Raleigh, NC, USA Free

Nuv Yug India Fest March 21, 2026

 Sat, 21 Mar at 10:30 am Jim Graham Building Free

Diamond Forde | The Book of Alice

 Wed, 28 Jan at 06:30 pm Quail Ridge Books USD 0 to 22

Raleigh's International Food Festival - Free Admission

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 am City Plaza Free

Brewgaloo

 Fri, 24 Apr at 06:00 pm Fayetteville Street Free

Raleigh's Spring Festival - FREE Admission

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am Moore Square Free

The Village Effect: Where Entrepreneurs Refuel and Rise

 Tue, 17 Feb at 09:00 am TRAINE at Seaboard Station USD 174 to 202

Cinch World's Toughest Rodeo

 Fri, 23 Jan at 07:00 pm Lenovo Center

Tand

 Fri, 30 Jan at 07:00 pm 1930 Wake Forest Rd., Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27608

WESTERMAN w/ Otto Benson at Kings

 Tue, 17 Mar at 06:30 pm Kings

Rooted Wellness: Back To The Body Festival

 Sat, 30 May at 12:00 pm Kiwanis Neighborhood Center USD 0 to 129

Blues Festival

 Mon, 02 Mar at 12:00 am Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts - Meymandi Concert Hall

Foundational Sewing for Adults

 Sat, 14 Mar at 01:00 pm Artspace USD 66

Pre-Festival Meet & Greet at Ascension Art Gallery

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm The Ascension Art Gallery USD 48

The Brothers Comatose at the Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, NC

 Sat, 02 May at 07:00 pm 126 E Cabarrus St, Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27601

GFWC-NC District VI Arts Festival

 Sat, 14 Feb at 08:00 am Edenton Street United Methodist Church

Raleigh Color Run By Color Craze

 Sat, 14 Mar at 12:00 pm Raleigh Downtown

Holi

 Sat, 28 Feb at 03:30 pm Brier Creek Community Park

Carolina Fiber Festival

 Thu, 12 Mar at 09:00 am Carolina FiberFest, NC State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, NC

Carolina FiberFest 2026

 Fri, 13 Mar at 09:00 am North Carolina State Fair, Trinity Road, Raleigh, NC, USA USD 0 to 16

Gavin Larsen | Infinite Steps

 Tue, 17 Mar at 06:30 pm Quail Ridge Books USD 0 to 40

Mental Health Check-In: The Inner Kid Is Not Optional

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm John P. "Top" Greene African American Cultural Center/Park Free

CAFA Chinese New Year Gala: Music, Dance & Tradition

 Sun, 08 Feb at 09:30 pm Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts - Memorial Auditorium

American Legion Raleigh Post 1, Fine Arts Festival Artist Registration

 Fri, 24 Apr at 04:00 pm American Legion Raleigh Post 1 USD 15

Parking The Marucci Classic - Day 2

 Fri, 06 Mar Dail Softball Stadium

Overcome Fest

 Fri, 15 May The Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh

Triangle Restaurant Week

 Mon, 26 Jan Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Holly Springs, Apex, Fuquay-Varina

Raleigh Food Truck Rodeo Series

 Sat, 20 Jun at 12:00 pm Fayetteville Street Free