Looking for cheap or free things to do in the Triangle?
Posted 08-11-2008 at 04:26 PM by North_Raleigh_Guy
If you are new to the area and looking for things to do or just a reason to go out and explore the surrounding area, here are some free or inexpensive ideas to consider:
►Check out some free music at the Weaver Street Market.
►Get some cheap tickets and spend the afternoon catching a Durham Bulls Baseball Game.
►Get an early start and go to the Cary Lazy Days Arts and Crafts Festival.
►Take a drive to Raleigh and check out to Raleigh and take in some artwork during First Friday at Artspace.
►Catch some free music on the Porch at the Capital City Grocery each friday night in the summer.
►On a Saturdays in Raleigh take in a free wine tasting at Seaboard Wine Warehouse.
►The State Farmer's Market is always a great way to spend the afternoon.
►The flea market at the state farigrounds is also worth the trip.
►If you love classic cars check out the Classic Car Showroom in Wake Forest or the Capital City Cruisers Car Annual Car Show at Lake Wheeler in August.
►Take an afternoon drive and check out Downtown Raleigh, Durham, Apex, Wake Forest, Pittsboro, or Cary, Chapel Hill
► Catch some music outside on a Friday night over at the Bynum Front Porch
► See a movie out on the Lawn on a cool summer evening at the NC Museum of Art
► Join 50,000 plus people and catch the free music and Fireworks this september on Fayetteville Street when Raleigh Celebrates Raleigh Wide Open III
►Visit Carolina Brewing Company in Holly Springs for a free tour and some beer or visit Big Boss Brewery in Raleigh for a free tour and some beer!
These are just a few ideas. Please feel free to post your ideas!
►Check out some free music at the Weaver Street Market.
►Get some cheap tickets and spend the afternoon catching a Durham Bulls Baseball Game.
►Get an early start and go to the Cary Lazy Days Arts and Crafts Festival.
►Take a drive to Raleigh and check out to Raleigh and take in some artwork during First Friday at Artspace.
►Catch some free music on the Porch at the Capital City Grocery each friday night in the summer.
►On a Saturdays in Raleigh take in a free wine tasting at Seaboard Wine Warehouse.
►The State Farmer's Market is always a great way to spend the afternoon.
►The flea market at the state farigrounds is also worth the trip.
►If you love classic cars check out the Classic Car Showroom in Wake Forest or the Capital City Cruisers Car Annual Car Show at Lake Wheeler in August.
►Take an afternoon drive and check out Downtown Raleigh, Durham, Apex, Wake Forest, Pittsboro, or Cary, Chapel Hill
► Catch some music outside on a Friday night over at the Bynum Front Porch
► See a movie out on the Lawn on a cool summer evening at the NC Museum of Art
► Join 50,000 plus people and catch the free music and Fireworks this september on Fayetteville Street when Raleigh Celebrates Raleigh Wide Open III
►Visit Carolina Brewing Company in Holly Springs for a free tour and some beer or visit Big Boss Brewery in Raleigh for a free tour and some beer!
These are just a few ideas. Please feel free to post your ideas!
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Wonderful! Thanks so much for this. I'm still too new to give you many ideas, but I have done a couple of nice things. The NC Museum of Art is not just for movies under the stars ;-) Admission is free and they have an interesting assortment of exhibitions. They have free public tours and a staff of volunteers who are dying to show you their museum.
If you like exploring interesting stores, I found A Southern Season to be a really fascinating place. I have never been in a store like that! I spent a couple of hours just walking around in there, looking at all the neat stuff.
If you like Middle Eastern food, check out Neomande's. They have a grocery section with all sorts of interesting food items as well as a deli with fresh, ready-to-eat food. There is an outdoor patio as well as a large indoor seating area. The food is absolutely delicious, and after you eat you can have hot tea and watch the unending parade of shoppers come through. I was delighted by the variety of types of people who seem to frequent the place.
The International Festival has passed us by for this year, but I went and highly recommend it. Admission was free (I don't know whether they normally charge an admission) and they had a never-ending stage show. Each country did about a 15-minute cultural presentation (song, dance, etc.). You could feasibly spend a couple of days just sitting and watching that! If you did, you'd miss out on all of the fabulous food and interesting displays. Some non-international companies had displays as well. I got to ride a Segway for the first time and found out that there are Segway tours of downtonwn Raleigh available. That's not free, but sounds like so much fun that I will definitely have to give it a try sometime.
On October 11, the town of Cary is presenting "Cary Diwali", the Festival of Lights. It is an Indian festival and will have food, displays, shows and fireworks. Admission is free and will be at the Koka Booth Ampitheatre. I can't wait for that one!
JennyBPosted 09-14-2008 at 10:01 AM by Jenny_B
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Dear NRG
I am planning a trip to the Triangle in the first week of June and I was getting a bit upset due to the lack of information I got from the net... that was of course until I finally bumped into this website and read all your tips! Thank you sooo much for that!
I look forward to reading other posts... it would be so cool to read something about public transport for daily trips by the way!))
Love & peace from Europe,
MoniQPosted 05-03-2009 at 01:28 PM by momix76
