Gipson Play Plaza Grand Opening

DIX Park 1030 Richardson Dr, Raleigh

Date: Saturday June 7 - Sunday June 8 Location: 715 Biggs Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603 Get ready to play, explore, and celebrate—join us for the grand opening of Gipson Play Plaza at Dix Park, where adventure begins! More information: Gipson Play Plaza Grand Opening

Pride Ride: LGBTQ+ Trolley Tour

Mordecai Historic Park 1 Mimosa St, Raleigh

Join Raleigh Historic Sites for a 'Pride Ride' celebrating the city's LGBTQ+ history! This tour will highlight historic locations, neighborhoods, businesses, churches, and other points of interest important to the evolution of Raleigh’s LGBTQ+ community. Tickets are $12 per person. For questions or more information, please call the Mordecai Historic Park Visitor Center at 919-996-4364. Times: 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. Ages: All Cost: $12 per person Get Tickets on RecLink

Prince Lunsford Lane’s Return to Raleigh, 1866 – A Talk with Dr. Craig Friend

City of Raleigh Museum 220 Fayetteville St, Raleigh

Join us for a talk by Craig Thompson Friend, author & professor of history at North Carolina State University, and celebrate Dr. Friend’s upcoming book “Becoming Lunsford Lane, The Lives of an American Aeneas. Lunsford Lane's story is a biography for our times: a man searching to define life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in a changing American society scarred by contentious politics, economic challenges, class tensions, loss of political rights, and racial violence. Date: Sunday, June 8 Time: 2 - 3 p.m. Ages: All Cost: Free