Livable Raleigh

Come Play Bingo with Us!
2024-09-20 16:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Pullen Park Community Center, 408 Ashe Ave, Raleigh, NC, 27607
Join us for a fun-filled family bingo night!
Whether you drop by for a short while or stay for the whole event, we’d love to have you. We’ll provide refreshments, but you’re welcome to bring your own dinner. Exciting beach-themed prizes and more await! Please be sure to pre-register everyone who plans to join in the bingo action.
Ages: AllCost: $2 per personRegister on RecLink

History Explorers
2024-09-21 09:30 - 12:00 | Mordecai Historic Park, 1 Mimosa St, Raleigh, NC, 27604
Hop on the Historic Raleigh Trolley to travel through time!
During this series, we’ll visit different historic sites and museums in the Raleigh area for hands-on activities and to learn more about the past. Each month will feature a different field location with transportation provided on the Historic Raleigh Trolley. Participants must be accompanied by an adult; guardians attend for free.
In September, we’ll visit Freedom Park to learn about public art and create our own artwork!
Ages: 10-14Cost: $10Register on RecLink

Nature Journaling
2024-09-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Latta University Historic Park, 1001 Parker Street, Raleigh, NC, 27607
Welcome the fall season at Latta University Historic Park by making a nature journal and walking around the park!
Celebrate Take a Child Outside Week while learning about and enjoying Raleigh’s newest public park in Oberlin Village. Drop in on Saturday, Sept. 21 between 10 a.m. and noon to decorate a nature journal with your child and enjoy a mindful walk around the park, using provided guided prompts. Participants will receive a free nature journal to take home to use again. Feel free to bring picnic supplies to enjoy lunch in the park after the program!
Date: Saturday, Sept. 21Time: 10 a.m. – noonAges: 4-12Cost: FreeRegister on RecLink

Bye Bye Summer Luau
2024-09-21 12:00 - 15:00 | Green Rd Community Center, 4201 Green Rd, Raleigh, NC, 27604
Come out and have a good time as we celebrate the end of summer!
There will be an awesome DJ, arts and crafts, bounce houses, food trucks, a hula dance party, and games. Pull out your Hawaiian attire and come have a blast with us!
Ages: AllCost: Free

Summer Concert Series
2024-09-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Fred Fletcher Park, 820 Clay St, Raleigh, NC, 27605
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
2024-09-24 17:30 - 18:30 | John Chavis Community Center, 505 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Raleigh, NC, 27601, 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
2024-09-27 17:00 - 20:00 | Moore Square, 200 S. Blount St., Raleigh, NC, 27601
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
2024-09-27 18:00 - 21:00 | John Chavis Community Center, 505 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Raleigh, NC, 27601, 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
2024-09-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Fred Fletcher Park, 820 Clay St, Raleigh, NC, 27605
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
2024-09-28 11:00 - 15:00 | Laurel Hills Community Center, 3808 Edwards Mill Road, 27612
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
2024-09-28 13:00 - 18:00 | 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
2024-10-08 10:00 - 11:30 | Abbotts Creek Community Center, 9950 Durant Rd, Raleigh, NC, 27614
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
2024-10-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Five Points Center for Active Adults, 2000 Noble Road, Raleigh, NC, 27608, 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
2024-10-12 10:00 - 14:00 | Marsh Creek Community Center, 3050 N. New Hope Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27604, 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
2024-10-15 18:00 - 19:30 | All Faith’s Chapel at Dix Park, 1030 Richardson Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27603
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
2024-10-16 08:30 - 11:00 | Pullen Park Amusements, 520 Ashe Ave., Raleigh, NC, 27606
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.

All Things Pumpkin
2024-10-16 10:00 - 11:00 | Marsh Creek Community Center, 3050 N. New Hope Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27604, United States
Go big or gourd home!
All Things Pumpkins will have your little one learning, painting, and seeing all the things you can do with pumpkins. Be sure to carve out a little time for us this fall! Please come dressed to be active and get dirty.
Location: Marsh Creek Community CenterAges: 3-5Cost: $10Register on RecLink

Haunted Trolley Tour
2024-10-18 18:30 - 21:30, 2024-10-19 18:30 - 21:30, 2024-10-25 18:30 - 21:30 | Mordecai Historic Park, 1 Mimosa St, Raleigh, NC, 27604
Discover history, mystery and lore with your ghost host on the Haunted Trolley, if you dare, for a special late-night tour of downtown Raleigh’s most haunted places. Jump aboard and keep your eyes open for ghostly visitors of years past… they’ve just been dying to have you. Recommended for ages 6 and up due to frightening elements.
The trolley departs from Mordecai Historic Park. Advanced registration is recommended. Please call 919-996-4364 for tickets or more information.
Tour Times: 6:45 p.m., 7:45 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.Cost: $15Register for the Haunted Trolley Tour

History Explorers
2024-10-19 09:30 - 12:00 | Mordecai Historic Park, 1 Mimosa St, Raleigh, NC, 27604
Hop on the Historic Raleigh Trolley to travel through time!
During this series, we’ll visit different historic sites and museums in the Raleigh area for hands-on activities and to learn more about the past. Each month will feature a different field location with transportation provided on the Historic Raleigh Trolley. Participants must be accompanied by an adult; guardians attend for free.
Ages: 10-14Cost: $10Register on RecLink

HOWL-O-Ween!
2024-10-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Carolina Pines Community Center, 2305 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, NC, 27603, United States
All ghoulish guardians are invited to unleash your haunted hounds for our first HOWL-O-Ween event at Carolina Pines Community Center Dog Park!
Pups will strut their stuff and wag their tails in our pet parade along with a PAW-some costume contest. Other activities will include tricks for treats, bone bobbing, and HOWL-worthy pictures in a PUP-kin photo booth. Categories include spookiest, cutest, most creative, and best doggie/owner duo.
Vendors, merchants, and sponsors will be on-site for questions; while treat bags with goodies and coupons are on a first-come, first-serve basis; pre-registered BARK-ticipants are guaranteed their cut of the loot.
There’re no BONES about it, this event is sure to be a BONE-ified fun time.
Ages: *AllCost: FreeRegister on RecLink
*Dogs must be leashed when outside fenced areas, up to date on their rabies vaccinations and behave safely around other dogs. Dogs displaying aggressive behavior will be asked to leave*

Sertoma Arts Center Improvements - Open House
2024-10-22 16:00 - 19:00 | Sertoma Arts Center, 1400 Millbrook Road, Raleigh, NC, 27612, United States
Join us at our Public Open House to discuss the planning for Sertoma Arts Center Improvements on Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Pullen Dance 50th Anniversary Benefit
2024-10-23 18:30 - 21:30 | Pullen Park Community Center, 408 Ashe Ave, Raleigh, NC, 27607
Pullen Dance Club has been hosting dances since 1974. Join us for an amazing night, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the club.
The evening will be filled with dancing to live music, socializing, refreshments, fun historical facts, photo ops, and more. All proceeds benefit Raleigh’s “Play It Forward” financial assistance program, which provides affordable, accessible programs that bring children, individuals, and families into Raleigh’s parks. Come and dance the night away with us! Music provided by The Triangle Jazz Orchestra.Location: Pullen Community CenterAges: 18 and upCost: $15 per personRegister on RecLink

Worthdale Community Center's Fall Festival
2024-10-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Worthdale Park Community Center, 1001 Cooper Road, Raleigh, 27610
Get ready for Worthdale Community Center’s annual Fall Festival!
This family-friendly event is carnival-themed and will include treats, carnival-style games, balloon animals, and light refreshments!
Ages: School AgeCost: FreeRegister on RecLink

Dark Raleigh
2024-10-24 18:00 - 21:00, 2024-10-25 18:00 - 21:00 | City of Raleigh Museum, 220 Fayetteville St, Raleigh, NC, 27601
Join the Friends of the City of Raleigh (COR) Museum on our annual true crime Dark Raleigh Walking Tour. The COR Museum brings to life some of Raleigh’s most fascinating and grisly stories. The tour is different every year and features a whole new slate of chilling tales. Dark Raleigh is an “after-hours” interactive walking tour featuring true stories brought to life by local actors.
Tours will begin every half hour starting at 6 p.m., and last approximately 1 hour. Tours will include walking outdoors, so please dress appropriately.
*The tour is recommended for 16 and older due to the mature/adult nature of the stories.
Location: City of Raleigh MuseumAges: 16 and olderCost: General admission, $20 – $25Get tickets to the Dark Raleigh Walking Tour*Full content warning: Content within the stories may be upsetting or disturbing to some participants. Stories may include: mentions of sexual abuse, incest, abortion, suicide, death, illness, and more.

Trunk-or-Treat and Fall Festival
2024-10-25 17:00 - 19:00 | Biltmore Hills Park, 2615 Fitzgerald Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27610
Biltmore Hills Community Center, the Raleigh Police Advisory Board, and South East Raleigh Promise would like to invite you to the second annual trunk-or-treat event!
Bring your children in their best costumes and come enjoy free candy, learn about the Police Advisory Board, and enjoy an awesome fall festival. Participants can make candy bags, enjoy one of our many Inflatables, and enjoy a variety of activities.
What Else Is Happening

Free Pizza from 6-6:30 p.m.
Pumpkin giveaway while supplies last. Carnival games in the gym.
Free candy is provided by the Police Advisory Board.
Fall backdrop for photos of the best costumes.
Age-appropriate prizes and more!

Age: School AgeCost: Free

Fall Festival at Barwell
2024-10-25 17:00 - 19:00 | Barwell Road Community Center, 5857 Barwell Park Dr, Raleigh, NC, 27610, United States
Get ready for a spooktacular time!
Put on your favorite costume and join the fun with games, a lively parade around the gym, awesome crafts, and tasty treats! Don’t miss out on this festive fall celebration—it will be a blast! Can’t wait to see you there!
Location: Barwell RoadAges: AllCost: FreeKeep costumes friendly—no knives, guns, or fake blood allowed.

Ghostly Spooktacular
2024-10-25 18:30 - 20:30 | Green Rd Community Center, 4201 Green Rd, Raleigh, NC, 27604
Looking for somewhere to bring your ghouls and goblins?
Well, look no further! Bring them to Green Road Community Center. We will have a fun-packed evening with activities including a ghostly dance party, spooky crafts, monstrous games and more! Kids will leave with a smile and a treat. Costumes are encouraged but not required.
Location: Green Road Community CenterAges: AllCost: Free
