Raleigh Festivals Events

SLUTFEST 2026

658 Maywood Ave, Raleigh, NC 7 Aug 2026

MAKRS Holiday Fest 2026

Raleigh City Plaza 28 Nov 2026

FOODEESFEST Raleigh, North Carolina (40+ food trucks and craft vendors!)

Triangle Town Center 30 Oct 2026

Raleigh's 'All Things Groovy' Hippie Fest | 3rd Annual

Moore's Square Raleigh 16 Aug 2026

Empire of the Sun with Polo & Pan

Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek 6 Sep 2026

Sazón Latin Food Festival 2026: Raleigh’s Taste of Latin American Food

Raleigh Brewing Company 13 Sep 2026

Raleigh's International Wine and Beer Festival-Ocktoberfest! FREE Adm.

City Plaza 17 Oct 2026

Falling for Local at Dix Park!

Dorothea Dix Park 3 Oct 2026

Thee Sinseers in Raleigh

Hopscotch Music Festival 10 Sep 2026

WILLIS in Raleigh

Hopscotch Music Festival 10 Sep 2026

JET - Down the Moonlit Mile Revue with The Glorious Sons

1930 Wake Forest Rd., Raleigh, NC 17 Sep 2026

Soccer Mommy in Raleigh

Hopscotch Music Festival 12 Sep 2026

North Carolina African Restaurant Week Festival 2026

TBA 12 Sep 2026

Raleigh Food Truck Rodeo Series

Fayetteville Street 20 Jun 2026

Tarrus Riley and Friends

Enigma Night Club 14 Aug 2026

The International Festival-Around the World in Raleigh!

Theatre Raleigh 29 Aug 2026

FOODEES FEST A SPOOKY EVENT IS COMING TO RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA

Triangle Town Center 30 Oct 2026

The 4th Annual Jersey Fest Block Party Saturday August 1st 2026

The London Bridge Pub 1 Aug 2026

Empire of the Sun

Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek 5 Sep 2026

Raleigh Community Marketplace & Festival

Moore Square 18 Sep 2026

BUBBLE FEST Raleigh | 2nd Annual Original Bubble Festival 🫧

Moore's Square Raleigh 2 Aug 2026

Day of the Dead 5k & Street Festival

Centro - 106 S Wilmington St, Raleigh, NC 27601 31 Oct 2026

Found Footage Festival featuring A/V Geeks

Rialto Theatre 25 Aug 2026

FLIP THE CITY FEST: BACK TO SCHOOL ‘26

Pullen Park 8 Aug 2026

Raleigh Pop-Up & Food Fest

Dix Park 11 Sep 2026

RaleighWRLD Fest: For The 919

Raleigh, North Carolina 5 Sep 2026

Hops for Hope 2026

Midtown Park at North Hills 19 Sep 2026

Afroman

1930 Wake Forest Rd., Raleigh, NC 22 Aug 2026

Merry & Bright, A North Pole Market 2026

Mordecai Historic Park 12 Dec 2026

Spellbound 2026

Mordecai Historic Park 24 Oct 2026

15th Mama Afrika Festival

Southeast Raleigh YMCA 20 Sep 2026

(21+) We Rise To Fall w/ Special guests Ruler and Hemlock Theory

The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop 27 Sep 2026

THE RALEIGH TASTES, TUNES AND CRAFT FESTIVAL

4285 Trinity Rd 10 Oct 2026

Food Truck Festival

1126 South Saunders Street, Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27603 1 Aug 2026

Sister Hazel

1930 Wake Forest Rd., Raleigh, NC 8 Oct 2026

2nd Annual Triangle Native American Film Festival

Rialto Theatre 8 Aug 2026

Vege-Palooza

Weaver Street Market 22 Aug 2026

Raleigh Field Day 2026

Peter Williams Park 29 Aug 2026

Trilogy Swing 2026

Hilton Raleigh North Hills 10 Sep 2026

Mike Krause & The Third Expression, Berkeley Cafe Weekly Residency, September 6, 13 & 20, 6-8pm

Berkeley Cafe 6 Sep 2026

One Vibe Two Nations - International Sunday

Ambiance Event Center 6 Sep 2026

Stardust & Stories Book Festival 2026

Fred Fletcher Park 14 Nov 2026

Big Motion MC Bike Weekend 2026

To be announce 11 Sep 2026

TREIA Networking Happy Hour powered by Rockstar Connect

Level7 Rooftop 18 Aug 2026

The southern creatives gift and craft market

5959 Triangle Town Blvd 28 Mar 2026

Carolina Afro Bash | Raleigh NC | Outdoor Event

Raleigh 29 Aug 2026

Dizgo at Bowstring Brewyard (Raleigh) | 10/11

1930 Wake Forest Rd., Raleigh, NC 11 Oct 2026

R&B Fest Is Coming To Raleigh!

Alchemy 7 Nov 2026

Raleigh Color Run By Color Craze

Northeast Raleigh, Raleigh, North Carolina 14 Nov 2026

Stephen Wilson Jr.

Red Hat Amphitheater 7 Aug 2026

Marbles Film Festival - Submissions Now OPEN!

201 E Hargett St, Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27601 10 Oct 2026

Monster Truck Wars at North Carolina State Fairgrounds

North Carolina State Fairgrounds 12 Sep 2026

The Buck Effect “Lemonade Competition”

434 Hill St 12 Sep 2026

Garden Gourmet

201 E Hargett St, Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27601 16 Apr 2026

K-pop Pilates

The Corner @ NCSU Centennial 17 Oct 2026

Rodeo

North Carolina State Fairgrounds 16 Oct 2026

PLUS Dueling Pianos at the Taste of Lebanon Festival – Friday Kickoff

600 Mt Vernon Church Rd 18 Sep 2026

North Carolina State Fair Gospel Stage

North Carolina State Fairgrounds 16 Oct 2026

Black Milk in Raleigh

Hopscotch Music Festival 10 Sep 2026

65 North Pickers X Radish

224 S Blount St, Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27601 6 Sep 2026

NC State Fair

NC State Fairgrounds 17 Oct 2026

2026 Frat BBQ Festival -- local charities to benefit from proceeds!

Edit Beer Co. 15 Aug 2026

Carolyn's No Bake Cakes & Wreaths will be at NC State University Annual Holiday Crafts Fair

Raleigh, North Carolina 21 Nov 2026

Free Farmers Market

Barwell Road Community Center 19 Sep 2026

Halloween Folk It Up Fest!

Cannonball Music Hall 17 Oct 2026

Abysmal Lord / FIN / Primeval Well / Lichen

658 Maywood Ave, Raleigh, NC 22 Aug 2026

Lễ Hội Trung Thu - Moon Festival

11701 Leesville Road, Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27613 19 Sep 2026

NC Museum of Art Notes on View (Session 1): Eduardo de Rosamaria Solo

North Carolina Museum of Art 9 Aug 2026

Poundtown : RevCo Doubles & M/W Triples

Raleigh, North Carolina 26 Sep 2026