Festivals in Raleigh

Check out happening festivals events all around Raleigh, NC

Join Us at Animate! Raleigh January 9-11, 2026

 Fri, 09 Jan at 07:00 pm 500 S Salisbury, Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27601

Monster Jam at Lenovo Center

 Sat, 21 Feb Lenovo Center

Raleigh Chocolate, Wine & Whiskey Festival 2026

 Sat, 10 Jan at 11:30 am Kerr Scott Building USD 63 to 91

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

FOODEESFEST Raleigh, North Carolina

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

KX Kids Consignment Sale January 2026 - FREE admission!

 Fri, 23 Jan at 09:00 am Jim Graham Building USD 0 to 25

2026 CAFA Lunar New Year Banquet

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

Raleigh Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

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

RUN IT UP SHUFFLE BATTLE 2026

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

Hike & Chill at Yates Mill

 Sat, 03 Jan at 10:00 am Yates Mill Museum Entrance Free

Raleigh St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl

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

Hot N Heavy: Nu Metal Nu Year!

 Sat, 10 Jan at 08:00 pm Chapel of Bones

Animazement 2026

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

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

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

Raleigh Comedy Festival 2026 Passes

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

Diamond Forde | The Book of Alice

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

Lunar New Year Market

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

THE PSYCODELICS at Kings

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Kings

Epiphany Festival of Lights with Bonfire

 Tue, 06 Jan at 06:00 pm 813 Darby St, Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27610

The Pit's 16th North Carolina 'Cuegrass Festival

Sat, 18 Apr at 12:00 pm Fayetteville St

Foundational Sewing for Adults

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

TNTNC26 Author Event & Book Signing

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

Pressley Laton @ Slim's Downtown

 Thu, 15 Jan at 09:00 pm Slim's Dive Bar USD 13

Raleigh Color Run By Color Craze

 Sat, 14 Mar at 12:00 pm Raleigh Downtown

Raleigh World Oddities Expo

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

Raleigh Tea Festival

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

WESTERMAN w/ Otto Benson at Kings

 Tue, 17 Mar at 06:30 pm Kings

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

Winter Group Fit Fest

 Sat, 17 Jan at 07:10 am 2500 Wakefield Pines Dr, Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27614

Raleigh Glow Run

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

Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center

 Tue, 23 Dec at 07:00 pm Lenovo Center

Gavin Larsen | Infinite Steps

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

Raleigh Tattoo Arts Festival

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

A Taste of Ireland - Raleigh

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

The Village Effect: Where Entrepreneurs Refuel and Rise

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

Raleigh Bass & Saltwater Fishing Expo

 Fri, 09 Jan at 09:00 am 4285 Trinity Road, Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27607

Blues Festival

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