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  • 9th Annual Día de Los Muertos at the City of Raleigh Museum

    City of Raleigh Museum 220 Fayetteville St, Raleigh, NC

    The 11th Annual El Quixote Festival - Children's Voices and the Friends of the City of Raleigh Museum are proud to invite you to a very special annual event. Join us for the Ninth Annual Dia De Los Muertos at the City of Raleigh Museum, where we will be honoring the voices of children. Once again, we will feature the incredible Visual Artist Lety Alvarez, who will be creating a special Catrina's Altar with her art students. Mark your calendars and celebrate with us! Location: City of Raleigh Museum Ages: All Cost: Free

  • Public Art and Fall Nature Walk

    Annie Louise Wilkerson Nature Preserve Education Center 5229 Awls Haven Drive, Raleigh

    Join a park naturalist on a general nature walk to see what is happening at the park this fall. Come prepared for trail walking as we explore various parts of the park to discover peak fall highlights! This walk will also feature public artist Austen Camille, who is gathering community input to help inspire public art for the new River Cane Wetland Park. Register for the workshop. Learn more about Public Art at River Cane Wetland Park.

  • Family Fun Day Fall Fair!

    City of Raleigh Museum 220 Fayetteville St, Raleigh, NC

    Come and enjoy a fall celebration in the museum! We will have cornhole, gourd painting, caricatures, and live art. All free! Costumes are encouraged. Location: City of Raleigh Museum Ages: All Cost: Free No registration required

  • Let’s Come Together for a Veteran’s Day Celebration!

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

    We proudly honor Raleigh's veterans and thank them for their service. Enjoy light refreshments (while supplies last), connect with local resources, and take part in honoring the incredible veterans whose service and sacrifice have shaped our community throughout history. Location: John Chavis Community Center Ages: All Cost: Free No registration required

  • Eastgate Community Garden: Fall Harvest and Poetry Workshop

    Eastgate Park 4200 Quail Hollow Dr,, Raleigh, NC

    Join public artist Austen Camille and members of the Eastgate Community Garden for this two-part gardening and poetry event! Before harvesting fall vegetables together, participants will join artist and writer Austen Camille to create a series of short poems about the connections between tending to plants and the idea of ‘home’. We will spend time working in each raised bed, learning about what is being grown and writing down our observations. Never written poetry before? That’s just fine! Austen Camille will guide you through poetry prompts, and the focus will be on using our senses to notice the plants closely. Prompts will be available in both English and Spanish! At the end of the event, each participant will have the opportunity to have their poetry included in signage describing the community garden raised beds and in a future artwork located at River Cane Wetland Park! They will also have freshly harvested produce to bring home and share! Register for the workshop. Learn more about Public Art at River Cane Wetland Park.

  • Piedmont Grassland and Environmental Art Event

    Durant Nature Preserve 3237 Spottswood Street, Raleigh

    Learn about the Triangle’s historic grasslands and help install a mini Piedmont Prairie at Durant Nature Preserve. The new grasslands will surround Nature Preserves Artist-in-Residence Scott Hazard’s sculpture, which creates habitat for chimney swifts. Starting at 1 p.m., Justin Robinson and Tara Mei Smith from Extra Terrestrial Projects will share insights on grassland ecology and guide participants in planting cool-season species that will bloom in spring. Join this hands-on event to support biodiversity, explore public art, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of this 237-acre nature preserve. Register for the workshop.

  • Active Adults Poetry Workshop – Anne Gordon Center

    Anne Gordon Center for Active Adults 1901 Spring Forest Road, Raleigh, North Carolina

    Join public artist Austen Camille for a creative poetry workshop at the Anne Gorden Center for Active Adults. Together, we’ll explore the unique habitat of the River Cane Wetland, reflecting on what makes it a shared home for so many species. Guided writing prompts will help you craft your own poem, and your words will become part of the inspiration for upcoming public art at the new River Cane Wetland Park. Register for the workshop. Learn more about Public Art at River Cane Wetland Park.

  • Poetry in the Wetlands: Writing for Future Public Art

    Walnut Creek Wetland Center 950 Peterson St, Raleigh, NC

    Discover the beauty and biodiversity of Walnut Creek Wetland Center through the art of poetry with public artist Austen Camille. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll explore what makes this habitat a shared home for countless species, then craft your own poem inspired by the natural surroundings. Your words will help shape the vision for upcoming public art at the new River Cane Wetland Park, weaving community voices into the creative process. Register for the workshop. Learn more about Public Art at River Cane Wetland Park.

  • Magic & Mischief: A Wizard’s Market

    Fred Fletcher Park 820 Clay St, Raleigh, NC

    Curiosities - Crafts - Music - Handmade Goods - Magical Food & Drink A Wizard's Market by Paper & Stars Studio at Fred Fletcher Park. The Wizard's Market appears for only one day in a cloaked location each year. Young witches and wizards who enter the market will encounter mysterious characters and fantastic beasts, create magical crafts, and practice spells with professors from a certain famous wizarding academy. Be sure and wear your colors to show your House pride while you shop for enchanting handmade items and treats from our vendors, enjoy family-friendly stage performances, and experience Magic & Mischief under Autumn's spell. This is a family event full of wizarding fun for children - no horror, gore, weapons, or full face masks, please. Location: Fred Fletcher Park Cost: Free Ages: All

  • Celebrate Our Reopening with the Doctor Is In!

    Pope House Museum 511 S Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC

    After months of renovations, the Dr. M.T. Pope House will be open to the public again! The M.T. Pope House Museum invites you to learn about medicine in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries! This program will focus on the lives of Black medical practitioners and patients as they seek to heal and be healed despite glaring inequality. This program is in partnership with the Shaw University Archives. Location: Pope House Museum Ages: All Costs: Free No Registration Required

  • African American Book Fair

    John P. (Top) Greene 401 MLK Jr Blvd, Raleigh

    Join us for a special event featuring African American book illustrators and authors from across the state! Explore a wide selection of children’s books, as well as historical and inspirational works from the African Diaspora — all available for purchase. Special Guest: Mrs. Sherricka Carpenter Stanley, author of "Give Me Some Chin!" and owner of Next Chapter Bookstore & Gift Shop. Come meet the author and support a thriving Black-owned business! Don't miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and celebrate Black voices in literature! Location: John P. "Top" Greene African American Cultural Center Ages: All Ages Cost: Free No registration required