Parks & Rec

Join us for this free family night out in Downtown Raleigh. Bring a blanket or chair to relax on the lawn for the movie, grab a bite from the food trucks and explore the market! Market & food trucks: 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.Live music: 6 p.m.Free movie on the lawn: 7:15 p.m.

Come out and enjoy roller skating at Sanderford Road Park! Join us for our monthly event for skaters of all ages and abilities. Music will be provided and a roller skating instructor will be on-site to answer questions.Please bring your own folding chairs for breaks and safety gear (helmet, wrist guards, knee pads) if you have them. We will provide wrist guards for those who need them. Grab your skates and roll on by for some four-wheel fun!Location: Sanderford Road ParkCost: FreeAges: 18+

Bring your young witches and wizards to the Magic and Mischief Festival at Fletcher Park. Shop for tasty treats while you explore a wizard's alley for magical wands and other trinkets from whimsical vendors. Encounter fantastic beasts and practice charms with professors from a famous wizarding academy. Wear your house colors to show your pride and view family-friendly stage performances. Solemnly swear that you're up to no good and join the fun! This event is presented in partnership with Paper & Stars Studio. Cost: FreeAges: AllRegister for the Magic and Mischief Festival

Join the City of Raleigh Museum for talks on Indigenous North Carolinians’ history, current issues, and the future of Indigenous culture.We will feature lectures by: Marvin Tupper Jones, “First People of the Chowan” Dr. Crystal Cavalier, “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in North Carolina” Lyric Locklear, “Holistic Medicine and Culture Revitalization.” Details Location: *City of Raleigh MuseumAges: AllCost: Free*Parking in downtown Raleigh is free on weekends but can sometimes be hard to come by, so please plan appropriately.

Bizarre, eccentric, odd... anyway you put it — you have not seen anything like this. Join us at JCMP for the ultimate unusual experience! Arts, entertainment, games, costumes, and the strange combined. Enter the world of weird and explore the unbelievable at our Bizarre Bazaar. Location: John Chavis Memorial ParkAges: 21 and upCost: Free

This lecture will explore African Americans in medicine in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Dr. Chad Swanson, DO, MPH, and La’Cura Venable, MA, LPN, will discuss the history of St. Agnes Hospital and Dr. Lawson A. Scruggs and how Black medical practitioners broke barriers in the field of medicine despite racism and Jim Crow laws. This program is supported in part by North Carolina Humanities the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.Location: City of Raleigh MuseumAges: AllCost: FreeNo Registration Required

Come learn about how doctors like Dr. Manassa Pope practiced medicine. Tours include original medical tools and medicine from the Pope House collection, The Country Doctor Museum and Shaw University Archive! This program is supported in part by North Carolina Humanities the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.Location: Pope House MuseumAges: AllCosts: FreeNo Registration on Required

The City of Raleigh Coats Cause We Care mission is to provide free coats to children and adults in need while promoting volunteerism and environmental sustainability. Keep someone warm this winter. Bring your new or gently used clean coats to make someone's winter a warm and cozy season. The temperatures can get extremely cold in the winter. Here is one way to support your community and help your neighbors. Every coat goes to a person in need, free of charge and without discrimination or obligation. Please support our Coats Cause We Care drive because YOU CARE! Donation Details Donations are accepted now through Thursday, Nov. 14 Drop Off Your Coats Sgt. Courtney T. Johnson Community Center Monday - Friday between 2 - 8 p.m. and Saturdays 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. The nearest Raleigh Parks Community Center Coat Giveaway Day Location: Sgt. Courtney T. Johnson Community CenterDate: Saturday, Nov. 16Time: noon to 4 p.m.Cost: FreeAges: All