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Through 6/12
Triangle Restaurant Week
Hope you’re hungry! Triangle Restaurant Week returns with participating restaurants in Raleigh, Cary, Chapel Hill and Durham offering two- and three-course prix fixe menus until June 12. Nosh on. trirestaurantweek.com
June, ongoing
Hammered Trivia Triangle Tournament
Flex your knowledge at the first-ever Hammered Trivia Triangle-wide trivia tournament! Compete at 13 Triangle businesses over the next 10 weeks—with the championship round taking place Aug. 27. Did we mention the first-place winner gets $1,000? Better start studying! hammeredtrivia.com
6/10
Ben Rector
Experience “the joy of music” when Ben Rector bends the boards at Red Hat. redhatamphitheater.com
6/10
Brookside Bodega Grand Opening
School’s out for the summer, and coinciding with LDOC is the grand opening of Brookside Bodega (!). Swing by for carnival games, live music, beer and cocktails—plus some delish new eats from the menu. brooksidebodega.com
6/10
Fenton Pride Celebration
Fenton is for everyone. This all-inclusive family-friendly event—in support of LGBTQIA+ communities!—will feature live music, face painting, kids crafts and arealist performances. You’re gonna love it. fentonnc.com
6/10, 17 & 24
Foodie Fridays
Good friends. Good food. Good music. Head to Dix Park any—or every!—Friday this month for a stellar lineup of food truck treats and local tunes. dixpark.org
6/10
The Kingdom Tour
This is “the best part”: Platinum-selling musician Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music are stopping by Walnut Creek on their highly anticipated Kingdom Tour. livenation.com
6/11
Abbey Road Live!
“Come together” for a walk down Abbey Road (aka memory lane) during this night of Beatles tributes. lincolntheatre.com
6/11
AfroChella
Juneteenth officially kicks off with this African American cultural festival at Raleigh Union Station featuring live music, DJs and more. aacfestival.org
6/11
Libations 317 Drag Brunch
Brunch with a show? Say no more. Chow down on chef Hamm’s menu while enjoying drag performances hosted by Kayla LaShay and Emory Starr. Yasss, queen! chefhamm.com
6/11
March of Our Lives
After countless mass shootings and instances of gun violence across the country, thousands are marching Saturday—in Raleigh and beyond—in protest of gun violence in America. marchforourlives.com
6/11
Olde Raleigh Distillery
Cheers to Olde Raleigh Distillery’s seventh blended bourbon (!) at its release party benefiting the NC Fallen Firefighters Foundation and featuring a bagpipe procession through town—plus enjoy food from Grillbillies Barbecue and sips of the newest bourbon, natch. olderaleighdistillery.com
6/11
Pimento Cheese Festival
Cheese the day at Cary’s annual Pimento Cheese Festival. Food trucks lining Academy Street will be offering their regular menus, along with new pimento cheese-focused dishes. townofcary.com
6/11
Plant and Flower Market
Replenish your plant collection just in time for summer—plus enjoy food and live music on the rooftop!—at Hartwell. hartwellraleigh.com
6/11
Queenly Conversation
Artists Phillip Loken and Cornell Watson will sit down with their “queens” Octavia Rainey, Carmen Cauthen and Cheryl Crooms Williams—aka subjects of their Give Back Raleigh Her Flowers exhibition—to chat Raleigh history, the impact of art on their lives and the future of the City of Oaks at Anchorlight. anchorlightraleigh.com
6/11
Raleigh Retro Gamers Expo and Pop-Up Market
Get ready to feel the nostalgia at this (free!) retro gaming expo and pop-up market in Moore Square. Thousands of vendors will be offering retro games, consoles and other geek merchandise, while a mobile gaming trailer featuring the latest games and consoles will be on-site for you to compete against your buds. raleighretrogamers.com
6/11
Summer Shindig
Raleigh’s fave shop for curated local vintage art, furniture and more is flooding the parking lot with clothes, jewelry, records and other goods—plus live music, food and beer—for the vintage shopping experience of the summer. trunkshowraleighnc.com
6/11
Run for Love 5K
Pound the pavement for the LGBT Center, Healing Transitions and Dix Park during Trophy Brewing Co. and Runologie’s annual race series at Dix Park. And you’re definitely gonna wanna stick around for the afterparty and drag show (!). trophybrewing.com
6/11
Summer Crush Beer Festival
Summer is for sipping (you heard it here first) and where better to get your fill than Raleigh Beer Garden’s annual Summer Crush festival feat. 75 beers, ciders, kombuchas and seltzers from over three dozen breweries. Hope your liver is ready… untappd.com
6/11
The Doobie Brothers
We may be a fool, but we believe listening to the music of The Doobie Brothers during their 50th anniversary tour will “keep you runnin’.” walnutcreekamphitheatre.com
6/11
Together We Thrive
Dress to impress—and raise money for metastatic breast cancer research—during Susan G. Komen’s Together We Thrive gala at Renaissance Raleigh North Hills Hotel feat. dinner, dancing, whiskey tastings, and a live and silent auction. Together we fight! one.bidpal.net
6/11–12
NC Hops Festival
NC craft beverages, local vendors, food trucks and live music come together for one hoppy day at the State Fairgrounds. shoplocalraleigh.org
6/12
Downtown Raleigh Food Truck Rodeo
Roll down Fayetteville Street to nosh your way through 40 statewide food trucks spread out over 10 city blocks. Stretchy pants on! downtownraleighfoodtruckrodeo.com
6/12
MAKRS @ North Hills
Support and #ShopLocal at this month’s pop-up market at CCU Midtown Park spotlighting minority-owned businesses (food trucks, vendors, musicians and charities). visitnorthhills.com
6/12
Geek & Grub Market
Get ready to eat out and geek out. This free monthly for the whole family features geeky vendors, yummy food, giant games and fun activities. geekandgrubmarket.com
6/12
Roots for Reece Chef’s Picnic
Gather under the oak tree—at Under the Oak Farm, natch—for the fourth annual Roots for Reece Chef’s Picnic, a free-flowing food festival with samples of food and drinks, live music, arts and crafts, and more. facebook.com/events
6/13
The War on Drugs
You’re officially “under the pressure” to see The War on Drugs at Red Hat. redhatamphitheater.com
6/14
Fenton Live! Music Series
Get ready to groove every Tuesday this summer as part of Fenton’s new live music series feat. NC musicians—with The Jason Adamo Band taking the stage June 14. fentonnc.com
6/14
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss reunite for their first tour in more than a decade (!) with a stop at Cary’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre. boothamphitheatre.com
6/15
Sensory Friendly Playtime
Don’t lose your marbles! Marbles Kids Museum is offering a sensory-friendly playtime for children with disabilities and their families to experience the museum in a quieter environment—NTM a free movie beforehand! my.marbleskidsmuseum.org
6/15
Triangle Virtual Volunteer Expo
Wanna get involved and “activate good”? In this virtual volunteer fair, you’ll hear from a group of local nonprofits who will each share their org’s mission, current volunteer needs and ways you can get involved. activategood.org
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