Summer Concert Series

Fred Fletcher Park 820 Clay St, Raleigh, NC

Join us at our Summer Concert Series! We look forward to seeing you all at the parks and enjoy some music from our local bands. Concerts are Free! Bring your own chair or blanket. Fred Fletcher Park820 Clay Street, Raleigh NC Sept. 22 - Raleigh Concert Band Details Ages: AllCost: FreeConcerts may be canceled for inclement. Performers may change without notice. Food is not available at Fred Fletcher Park.

Naloxone Training for Save A Life Day

John Chavis Community Center 505 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Raleigh, NC, United States

In honor of Save a Life Day, Wake County Government, Raleigh Parks, and the NC Harm Reduction Coalition are sponsoring a free naloxone training event. This important session will teach participants how to recognize and respond to opioid overdoses using naloxone, a medication that can save lives. The training covers overdose prevention, administration of naloxone, and legal protections under North Carolina’s Good Samaritan Law. Ages: AllCost: FreeRegister on RecLink

Final Friday Fitness

Moore Square 200 S. Blount St., Raleigh, NC

Join us on the Final Friday of every month from May through October for a unique series where fitness embraces festivity. Each month, we feature a new, free workout led by local fitness experts, surrounded by Raleigh’s finest food trucks and local vendors. We finish off the night with live music by a local artist as you enjoy your post-workout meal on the lawn.

Chavis Celebrates: Beats & BBQ – CANCELLED

John Chavis Community Center 505 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Raleigh, NC, United States

It's time to celebrate Chavis. Kickback and relax with us for a night of live music, food trucks, games and more.

Nature Journaling

Fred Fletcher Park 820 Clay St, Raleigh, NC

Welcome the fall season by creating a nature journal and taking a stroll through Fred Fletcher Park! Learn about nature and the beautiful gardens at Fletcher Park and decorate a nature journal to use throughout the park. Participants will receive a free nature journal to take home and use again. Bring your picnic supplies to enjoy lunch in the park after the program! Ages: 4-12Cost: FreeRegister on RecLink

Family Field Day

Laurel Hills Community Center 3808 Edwards Mill Road

Celebrate the reopening of Laurel Hills Community Center with a Family Fun Day! This free event is for all ages and will feature games, arts and crafts, inflatables, and giveaways. We will also have field games, nature aquatics by the pond, dancing, a reptile demo, and lots more fun! Ages: AllCost: Free

Chavis Celebrates: The Main Event

Chavis Community Center 505 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Raleigh, NC, United States

Celebrate with us during Chavis Celebrates: The Main Event! This is a family-friendly event celebrating the 86th anniversary of the heritage, history and culture of John Chavis Memorial Park. We will have inflatables, carousel rides, live entertainment, food trucks, and so much more. Bring your lawn chairs and look back on our decades of history while celebrating the present and anticipating the future! Ages: AllCost: Free

Howling at the Creek

Abbotts Creek Community Center 9950 Durant Rd, Raleigh, NC

Come to Abbotts Creek for a spooky good time! We will have fun Halloween-themed games and activities. There will be a "howling" competition that begins at 10:45 a.m. to see who the best howler is! Feel free to come dressed in your costume. Ages: 0-6Cost:Register on RecLink

Speakeasy Players Showcase

Five Points Center for Active Adults 2000 Noble Road, Raleigh, NC, United States

oin the Speakeasy Players for an early evening of skits, games, and time together! We are the Speakeasy Players, a group of adults who enjoy acting! We meet and perform at the Five Points Center on Monday afternoons. You’ll find us performing comedy, mystery, drama – just about everything. The good news is that we don’t bother to memorize our scripts – we read them, but with expression, passion, anger, joy, or whatever the characters call for! Our showcase will run for about 45 minutes.  It includes several short skits, some for the big people, and some for the kids. We adults are kids at heart, you know. We are going to involve both kids and adults in some of the activities we do! So sit back, relax, and get ready to laugh. Ages: AllCost: FreeRegister on RecLink

Marsh Creek Community Day

Marsh Creek Community Center 3050 N. New Hope Rd., Raleigh, NC, United States

Marsh Creek welcomes everyone to come out and join in on the fun for our first annual Community Day! We'll have program demonstrations, cultural experiences, food demonstrations, arts and crafts, activities, Raleigh Parks Athletics signing day, and The Raleigh Firebirds will be on site for a 3-on-3  basketball tournament! Location: Marsh Creek ParkAge: AllCost: FreeRegister on RecLink

Dix Park Community Committee Meeting

All Faith's Chapel at Dix Park 1030 Richardson Drive, Raleigh, NC

The Dix Park Community Committee is an advisory committee designed to represent the diversity of the community and bring a broad range of experiences and expertise to the Dorothea Dix Park project. This committee provides guidance and recommendation to the Dix Park Leadership Committee on matters related to park development, programming, and engagement. The Dix Park Community Committee meeting will be held in-person at the Greg Poole, Jr. All Faiths Chapel at Dix Park, located at 1030 Richardson Drive, Raleigh NC 27603. View Meeting Agendas and Minutes using the City's paperless system

Ticket Sale: 2024 Holiday Express at Pullen Park

Pullen Park Amusements 520 Ashe Ave., Raleigh, NC

Raleigh Parks is excited to announce another magical season of Holiday Express in 2024. For 17 nights from Dec. 2 – 18, Pullen Park will be transformed into a whimsical world of holiday spirit, imagination, and inspiration! Take a train ride on the famous Holiday Express, get shrunk down to size by hopping into our life-size snow globe, visit Santa in his mobile workshop, learn how to become an elf in our new adventure, and much more. Tickets will be sold ($17 plus tax) via RecLink on Oct. 16, with the randomized queue opening at 8:45 a.m. and the sale starting at 9 a.m. Learn more about the ticket sale and the virtual waiting room process.