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Editors’ Picks: What To Do in the Triangle This Weekend

Read on for our top events – from annual festivals to fundraisers to foodie fun and more – to check out in the Triangle this weekend.

Orange floral ceramic cups by Ariel Studenmund
12 November 2026

The Pittsboro Gallery of Arts will feature a special exhibition showcasing the work of painter Rita Baldwin and ceramic artist Debbie Englund from Nov. 3 through Nov. 22. Baldwin creates[...]

Pittsboro Gallery of Arts, 44-A Hillsboro St.
Pittsboro, 27312
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12 November 2026

Skate the Square transforms Fenton Square into Cary’s open-air holiday ice rink, open daily throughout the season, including holidays. Tickets include 75 minutes of ice time and skate rentals. Discounts[...]

Fenton, 21 Fenton Main Street, Cary, NC 27511, Fenton, 21 Fenton Main Street
Cary, NC, 27511
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12 November 2026

Raleigh was founded in 1792 by veterans of the American Revolution. Since then, military veterans have helped shape the city’s cultural landscape. Historian and veteran Ernest Dollar shares stories of[...]

City of Raleigh Museum, 220 Fayetteville Street
Raleigh NC, NC 27601 United States
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12 November 2026

Learn to hand-stitch a garden-inspired quilt block in this two-hour class with Julia Gartrell, artist and creator of the Radical Repair Workshop. The class offers a cozy creative activity to[...]

Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson St
Durham, NC 27708
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12 November 2026

Commercial photographer Abigail Jackson leads “Photography and the Art of Noticing,” an interactive class designed to sharpen participants’ eyes and help them capture the magic in everyday moments. During the[...]

Washington Duke Inn, 3001 Cameron Blvd., Durham
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12 November 2026

Enter a dreamlike world as Sankai Juku dance company brings the Japanese dance tradition of butoh to Memorial Hall as a part of Carolina Performing Arts’ season. The performance explores[...]

Memorial Hall, 140 E. Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, 27599
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12 November 2026

Head to Raleigh's Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek Circus Tent for family-friendly fun, featuring an all-star cast, thrilling circus stunts and interactive entertainment Nov. 12-Dec. 6.

Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, 3801 Rock Quarry Road
Raleigh, 27610
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12 November 2026

A hilarious dark comedy, "The Minutes" begins with a tedious town council meeting that turns into a brutal reckoning with the community’s past and future. The play is the latest[...]

Hayti Heritage Center, Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC
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13 November 2026

The Pittsboro Gallery of Arts will feature a special exhibition showcasing the work of painter Rita Baldwin and ceramic artist Debbie Englund from Nov. 3 through Nov. 22. Baldwin creates[...]

Pittsboro Gallery of Arts, 44-A Hillsboro St.
Pittsboro, 27312
+ Google Map
13 November 2026

Skate the Square transforms Fenton Square into Cary’s open-air holiday ice rink, open daily throughout the season, including holidays. Tickets include 75 minutes of ice time and skate rentals. Discounts[...]

Fenton, 21 Fenton Main Street, Cary, NC 27511, Fenton, 21 Fenton Main Street
Cary, NC, 27511
+ Google Map
13 November 2026

The Little Engine That Could Theatre for the Very Young Performance For families and young audiences ages 0 and older When the biggest engines can’t make the journey, one small[...]

Vault Theatre, 4221 Garrett Rd #3
Durham, 27707
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13 November 2026

Visit Durham for the Griot & Grey Owl Black Southern Writers Conference Nov. 13-15 at Hub RTP. Writers, readers, artists and storytellers will gather for panels, workshops, readings and a[...]

13 November 2026

The Little Engine That Could Theatre for the Very Young Performance For families and young audiences ages 0 and older When the biggest engines can’t make the journey, one small[...]

Vault Theatre, 4221 Garrett Rd #3
Durham, 27707
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13 November 2026

Haven Harvest Days takes place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the fall, with fun family farm activities such as pumpkin carving with goats, visits to the pumpkin patch, seasonal[...]

Haven Farm, 8521 Buffaloe Road,
Knightdale, 27545
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13 November 2026

NCModernist, a Durham-based nonprofit, will host a pop-up sale featuring more than 2,000 donated architecture books. The sale opens at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at Boxyard RTP and continues[...]

13 November 2026

Autumn in North Carolina should be on everyone’s must-see list. Guests can join the group on the water while taking in the beauty of the crisp autumn air and fall[...]

Falls Lake, Durham, 27704
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13 November 2026

Moonlight in the Garden offers the only opportunity to experience the JC Raulston Arboretum after dark. Visitors can wander through the internationally acclaimed plant collection transformed by artful lighting, listen[...]

JC Raulston Arboretum, 4415 Beryl Road
Raleigh, 27606
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13 November 2026

The Town of Chapel Hill invites the community to celebrate the official release of “Talk of the Town: A Chapel Hill Mixtape” and the conclusion of Donovan Livingston’s term as[...]

Epilogue Books, 109 E. Franklin Street Chapel Hill
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13 November 2026

Experience "How to Train Your Dragon" like never before as the animated film is projected in HD on the big screen while the North Carolina Symphony performs the epic score[...]

13 November 2026

A hilarious dark comedy, "The Minutes" begins with a tedious town council meeting that turns into a brutal reckoning with the community’s past and future. The play is the latest[...]

Hayti Heritage Center, Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC
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