Bring the kids for a free morning on the lawn with bubbles, coloring, music, lawn games, and sprinklers when conditions allow, wrapping up Sweetwater’s August play-date series.

Celebrate African American culture and community through a lively downtown festival featuring art, music, dance, food, local vendors, and family-friendly experiences.

Send off summer with a Taylor Swift-inspired social featuring trivia, karaoke, dancing, and friendship-bracelet making.

Bring your own project or use provided supplies for a free evening of crafting, refreshments, and connecting with fellow creatives, with embroidery featured for August.

Celebrate Latin American culture at this free downtown block party, featuring live music, food, arts, entertainment, and family-friendly activities throughout the afternoon.

Spend a late-summer evening downtown with local makers, live performances, family-friendly art activities, and an Art Walk connecting galleries and businesses throughout Hillsborough.

Explore downtown Pittsboro with live art and music, local shops and galleries, food, and an all-ages ice cream eating contest during this free community arts walk.

Celebrate 50 years of one of Cary’s signature summer traditions with more than 250 artists, live entertainment across four stages, 25+ food and drink vendors, a beer garden, hands-on art activities, and Kid Daze fun for younger festivalgoers. The milestone weekend brings two full days of art, food, music, and community to Downtown Cary.

Artsplosure returns to Downtown Raleigh for a full weekend of art, live music, and outdoor energy, bringing together local artists, vendors, and performances in one of the city’s most vibrant settings. It’s an easy way to spend a spring day outside and get an early taste of the creative buzz that defines the season.

A laid-back outdoor art festival with live music, local artists, and food vendors – perfect for an easy spring afternoon that starts to feel like summer.