Free things to do this weekend in and around Research Triangle
Research Triangle's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, May 15, 2026 to Sunday, May 17, 2026.
(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)
2026 Got to Be NC Festival - - North Carolina State Fair, Trinity Road, Raleigh, N.C., USA, 05/15/2026 - 05/17/2026, See website for details.
Barn Dance with The Fuzzy Catfish Blues Band - Sunrise Community Farm Center - Sunrise Community Farm Center, 6:30 pm
Elizabeth Cotten Freight Train Blues - Carrboro Town Commons - Carrboro Town Commons, West Main Street, Carrboro, NC, USA, 6:30-8:30 PM
Artsplosure: the Raleigh Arts Festival - Downtown, Raleigh, NC, USA, 05/16/2026 - 05/17/2026, See website for details
AAPI Heritage Month Cinema Series at Hemphill Branch Library - Hemphill Branch Library - Hemphill Branch Library, West Vandalia Road, Greensboro, NC, USA, 05/16/2026, See website for details
56th Annual Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival - Rock Quarry Park - Rock Quarry Park, Stadium Drive, Durham, NC, USA, 05/16/2026, 1 pm - 7 pm
Queen Bee Bash - SEEDS - SEEDS, 706 Gilbert Street, Durham, NC, USA, 05/16/2026, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Nature Tales: Forest Friends - Cape Fear Botanical Gardens - Cape Fear Botanical Garden - Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N Eastern Blvd, Fayetteville, NC 28301, United States, 05/16/2026, 10 am - 11 am
Let’s Craft! Build a Dinosaur in Little Red Schoolhouse (Sensory Friendly) - High Point Museum - High Point Museum - High Point Museum, 1859 E Lexington Ave, High Point, NC 27262, United States, 05/16/2026, 10 am - 12 pm
Let’s Craft! Build a Dinosaur in Little Red Schoolhouse - High Point Museum - High Point Museum - High Point Museum, 1859 E Lexington Ave, High Point, NC 27262, United States, 05/16/2026, 12 pm - 2 pm
SuperFun Saturdays at Halle Cultural Arts Center - Halle Cultural Arts Center - Halle Cultural Arts Center, 237 N Salem St, Apex, NC 27502, United States, 05/16/2026, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
2026 Six Sundays in Spring - Town of Wake Forest, NC - E. Carroll Joyner Park - E. Carroll Joyner Park, Harris Road, Wake Forest, NC, USA, 05/17/2026, 5:30 pm
Painted Rock Hunt - Kids Together Playground - Kids Together Playground, Thurston Drive, Cary, NC, USA, 05/17/2026, 2:00-4:00 PM
Sherwood Forest Family Fun Fest - Hangar Theatre - Hangar Theatre, Taughannock Boulevard, Ithaca, NY, USA, 05/17/2026, 9:30 AM -11AM