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Saturday, December 5226 events

All day
15th Annual Gifting Tree Project
Downtown Cary ParkFree
Festivals & Holidays
All day
2026 Cary Holiday Farmers Market
Downtown Cary Park
Markets & Shopping
All day
2026 Cleveland Holiday Bazaar
Cleveland High School
Markets & Shopping
All day
Carrboro Really Really Free Market
Carrboro Town Commons
All day
Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night
R&D Brewing - Seven Saturdays Taproom
Nightlife
All day
Holiday Cabaret
Hope Community Church
Theater & Dance
All day
Holiday Handles
North Ridge Basketball Academy$50+
All day
Nico Carney
Goodnights Comedy Club - Complex
All day
North Carolina Central University Men's Basketball vs USC Upstate
North Carolina Central University
Sports
All day
Pullen Park Holiday Express
Pullen Park Event Lawn$120
Theater & Dance
12 a.m.1 a.m.
Garden Story Walk
JC Raulston Arboretum - Ruby McSwain Education Center Room 105 (theater setup)
Outdoors
12 a.m.
Illuminate Art Walk
Downtown RaleighFamily
Arts & Culture
4 a.m.10 a.m.
Annual Holiday Bazaar
1892 Polenta Rd
Festivals & Holidays
4 a.m.
The Weary World Rejoices: Ladies Christmas Conference
4444 Louisbury Road, Wake Forest, NC
Business & Networking
4:30 a.m.6:30 a.m.
Christmas Tea
The Church at Clayton Crossings- 11407 Clayton Blvd., Clayton, NC
Festivals & Holidays
5 a.m.9 a.m.
Christmas Town Festival
The Home Depot
Also at 10 a.m.
Festivals & Holidays
5 a.m.4:30 p.m.
Shakori 40 Ultra
Shakori Hills Community Arts CenterFreeFamily
Music
5 a.m.8 a.m.
The Brotherhood Chili Cook-Off
935 Shotwell Road, Clayton, NC
Sports
5:30 a.m.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade
Carrboro Town Commons
Festivals & Holidays
6 a.m.11 a.m.
Free Photos with Santa 🎅 | Just Flooring of Clayton
10619 Clayton Blvd, Clayton, NCFree
Festivals & Holidays
6 a.m.11 p.m.
Put a ring on it now
Kipp$35
Markets & Shopping
6:30 a.m.8:30 a.m.
Saturdays at Sir Walter Coffee
Sir Walter Coffee
Sports
7 a.m.11 a.m.
Annual Pancake Breakfast (2026)
Apex Fire Station 1$0+
Food & Drink
7 a.m.11 a.m.
Car & Coffee Morrisville
Cars & Coffee Morrisville
7 a.m.
Russ Varnell & His Too Country Band, $15 Cover
Lorraine's Coffee House & Live Music$15
7 a.m.6 p.m.
Shakori 40 Running Festival
Shakori Hills Community Arts Center$65+
Festivals & Holidays
8 a.m.9 a.m.
Bond Park Saturday Workout
Kiwanis Shelter
Health & Wellness
8 a.m.10 a.m.
Boys and Men Brotherhood Breakfast
Grace Church of Durham
8 a.m.11 a.m.
Cars & Coffee Morrisville
Cars & Coffee MorrisvilleFree
Community
8 a.m.9 a.m.
Jurassic Quest - Raleigh, NC
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
8 a.m.8 p.m.
Jurassic Quest – Raleigh, NC
NC Education Lottery Rand Grandstand at North Carolina State Fairgrounds$29.73+Family
8 a.m.12 p.m.
Merry Mornings
The NoVi Green – Across from the Chatham Park YMCA
8 a.m.
Raleigh Holiday Half Marathon
2401 Crabtree Blvd
Sports
8 a.m.11 a.m.
SG Hiking Program – Fall 2026
Saving Grace
Outdoors
8 a.m.10 a.m.
Saturday Doubles Event 8:00 am 3.0 & 3.5 Lion’s Park 🎾
Lions Park Tennis Courts
Sports
8 a.m.11 a.m.
Tuner Car Day (everything Modified)
5425 Page rd. Durham, Nc
8 a.m.
Yogasanas
SAM IT Solutions
Health & Wellness
8 a.m.9 a.m.
Raleigh Ranger Breakfast
Big Ed's City Market Restaurant
Also at 9 a.m.
8:05 a.m.11:05 a.m.
B19 Ride, 50+ miles, 19-20 mph
C Herman Wilson Park
Outdoors
8:15 a.m.8:45 a.m.
30 Minute SkyFit : Group Fitness Class
Sky Zone Durham, NC
Health & Wellness
8:55 a.m.12:30 p.m.
A21 Ride, 60+ miles at ~ 21 mph
C Herman Wilson Park
Outdoors
9 a.m.12 p.m.
2026 Jingle Bell Run
Fenton Square
Community
9 a.m.
2026 Jingle Bell Run - Raleigh, NC
850 Lower Garden Lane$25+
Sports
9 a.m.3:30 p.m.
2026 Winter Chill Tournament
NCSU J.W. Isenhour Tennis CenterFree
Sports
9 a.m.10 a.m.
60 Minute SkyFit : Group Fitness Class
Sky Zone Durham, NC
Health & Wellness
9 a.m.12 p.m.
A-20 Ride ~60 miles, 20-21mph
C Herman Wilson Park
Outdoors
9 a.m.11 a.m.
Breakfast with Santa at Dave & Buster's Cary
Dave and Buster's - Cary$31.57+Family
Family & Kids
9 a.m.12 p.m.
Cary Farmers Market
Downtown Cary ParkFree
Markets & Shopping
9 a.m.12 p.m.
Crystal Class - Waters and Elixirs! Heal with the power of Crystals!
351 Ridge Rd$55
Community
9 a.m.12 p.m.
Crystal Class – Waters and Elixirs! Heal with the power of Crystals!
Hummingbird Wellness Class Location$55
Classes & Talks
9 a.m.12 p.m.
Drastic Measures
Carrboro Town Commons
9 a.m.10 a.m.
Foundations of Yoga - 1 hour
NAACHMASALA$10
Health & Wellness
9 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Greater Raleigh CMA Chapter Meeting 9 AM
Tobacco Road Harley-Davidson
9 a.m.1 p.m.
Hospital | Childbirth Education Class
East Raleigh Doula Company$175
Classes & Talks
9 a.m.
Jurassic Quest - Raleigh
NC State Fair Grounds$61+Family
Also at 12 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Family & Kids
9 a.m.11 a.m.
Little Leapers Playtime
Sky Zone Durham, NCFamily
Family & Kids
9 a.m.11 a.m.
Morning Hike at White Pines
White Pines Nature PreserveFree
Outdoors
9 a.m.5 p.m.
Project RESTORE Educator Trek: Waterdog Warriors
Nature Exploration Center
Arts & Culture
9 a.m.5 p.m.
Santa Express
3900 Bonsal Rd
Festivals & Holidays
9 a.m.
Scrooge!
1250 Aversboro Rd, Garner, NC
Comedy
9 a.m.8 p.m.
Tree Lighting Celebration
Downtown Cary Park - DCP Great Lawn PavilionFree
Festivals & Holidays
9:05 a.m.
Into the Woods 5K presented by Access Paving and Construction
Woods Charter School$30+Family
Sports
9:15 a.m.
Zumba for Fitness
Town of Apex Government
Health & Wellness
9:30 a.m.12 p.m.
160th Anniversary Prayer Breakfast: A Legacy of Prayer, A Future of Promise
Hilton Durham near Duke University$40
Community
9:30 a.m.12 p.m.
Chapel Hill Carrboro Holiday Parade
140 West Franklin PlazaFree
Festivals & Holidays
9:30 a.m.11 a.m.
Medieval Sword Fighting 8+
Holly Springs Community CenterFamily
9:30 a.m.11 a.m.
Holiday Crafting Workshop + Hot Cocoa Bar
Raleigh City Farm
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.5 p.m.
19th Annual St. Nicholas Christmas Market | Free in Raleigh
Agri Supply® Exposition CenterFree
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Breakfast with Santa
10th & TerraceFreeFamily
Family & Kids
10 a.m.
CCS Card Show V
3761 Sumner Blvd suite 100Free
Business & Networking
10 a.m.1 p.m.
Chatham Mills Farmers Market
Forest Hall at Chatham Mills
Markets & Shopping
10 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Clinic at BOLM
Bread of Life Ministries
10 a.m.5 p.m.
Community Stories: Sustaining North Carolina’s Black Heritage
NCSU Gregg Museum of Art & DesignFreeFamily
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Deck Your Halls!
Juniper Level Botanic Garden$90
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.9 p.m.
Dexter Cooley Showcase
Wakefield High School Activity Center$10
Sports
10 a.m.5 p.m.
Dovecote Trunk Show: Capucine de Wulf
Dovecote Home and Garden, Nest, and Sprout
Markets & Shopping
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Drawing in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum - The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFree
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.12 p.m.
FREE Annual Sensory Santa in North Raleigh!
Bierman Autism Centers - North RaleighFreeFamily
Family & Kids
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Fall African American Walking Tours
Dr. M.T. Pope House Museum$5+
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Family Holiday Makerspace Experience
D. H. Hill Jr. Library, Fishbowl ForumFreeFamily
10 a.m.
Gingerbread House Decorating Party
Tap Yard Raleigh$40.67
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.12 p.m.
HerTime with Dr. Siti Lowery
Grace Church of Durham
10 a.m.5 p.m.
Hewitt Pottery Winter Kiln Opening
Mark Hewitt Pottery
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.4 p.m.
Holiday Bluegrass Jam Class
St. Paul’s Christian Church
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.1 p.m.
Make a Cutting Board
Rockler Woodworking and Hardware - Cary$134.05
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Nature Play Day
1697 Gold Star DrFamily
Family & Kids
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Nature Play Day
Prairie Ridge Ecostation
Outdoors
10 a.m.5 p.m.
Photos with Santa
Downtown Cary ParkFreeFamily
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Poetry Brunch
Panera Bread
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.5 p.m.
Scandinavian Christmas Fair
Kerr Scott Building$10
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Secular Saturday Social
Panera BreadFree
10 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Sew Holiday
Durham County Library - Southwest Regional LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
10 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Sisterhood Saturday Brunch | Celebrating 2026
Fellowship HallFamily
Food & Drink
10 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Sisterhood Saturday | With Guest Sandra Rifkin
Fellowship HallFamily
10 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Sisterhood Saturday | With Rev. Tami Johns
Fellowship HallFamily
10 a.m.3 p.m.
The Christmas Social at Landon Estate
Landon Estate$36.13+Family
Family & Kids
10 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Weekly Woodworking Workshop – Self-Paced Adult Woodworking Skills Training
The Bull City Workshop
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Women's Christmas Brunch
Cary
Food & Drink
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Raleigh Playgroup
Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, Chapel
10:30 a.m.12 p.m.
Art Adventures (Morning Session)
Ackland Art Museum - The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFree
Arts & Culture
10:30 a.m.11 a.m.
Family Storytime @ Southwest Regional
Durham County Library - Southwest Regional LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Living Free in Christ with Dr. Rodney Hogue - Session One of Three
1528 Davis DrFree
Community
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Magic Tree House Space Mission
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
10:30 a.m.12 p.m.
Medieval Swordfighting 15+
W.E. Hunt Recreation Center
10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
SuperFun Saturday
With Lenore Raphael at Halle Cultural Arts Center
10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Meet & Greet - Page Point Animal Hospital
Page Point Animal Hospital and Pet Resort
11 a.m.2 p.m.
Cards at Transfer Co Food Hall
Ballroom, Transfer Co. Food Hall
Nightlife
11 a.m.
Cary Ballet Company - The Nutcracker
A.J. Fletcher Opera Theatre at Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts - Complex$57+
Also at 1:30 p.m.
Theater & Dance
11 a.m.
Cary Ballet Company's: The Nutcracker
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
Also at 1:30 p.m.
Theater & Dance
11 a.m.
Cary Ballet Company's: The Nutcracker
Meymandi Concert Hall At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
Theater & Dance
11 a.m.
Cary Ballet Company: The Nutcracker
Fletcher Opera Theater At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts$55+
Theater & Dance
11 a.m.
Covenant Day Girls Varsity Basketball @ North Raleigh Christian Academy
North Raleigh Christian Academy
Sports
11 a.m.11:45 a.m.
Family Fables (Storytime)
Durham County Library - East Regional LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
11 a.m.5 p.m.
Jolly Raleigh Holiday Market Presented by 400H Apartments
The Exchange Raleigh ParkFree
Festivals & Holidays
11 a.m.
Joshua Lozoff: Life is Magic
Fletcher Hall at Carolina Theatre Durham - Complex
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.1:30 p.m.
Kidz Bop Skate
715 N Hoover RdFamily
Family & Kids
11 a.m.3 p.m.
North Raleigh Christian vs Covenant Day School Lions
North Raleigh Christian Academy$6
Also at 12:30 p.m.
Sports
11 a.m.
PORCH-Durham Food Sorting Shifts
PORCH-Durham Headquarters
Health & Wellness
11 a.m.3 p.m.
Pony Rides: Free for Kids!
Garden Supply CompanyFamily
Festivals & Holidays
11 a.m.3 p.m.
Saturday Science Sparks: The Science of Robotics
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Seniors Service Project
BaySixFree
Community
11 a.m.9 p.m.
Skate the Square Outdoor Movie: Elf
Fenton SquareFree
Arts & Culture
11 a.m.12 p.m.
Softball
Optimist Park Baseball Field$5Family
Sports
11 a.m.1 p.m.
Stacked Holiday Edition Pancakes
Reality Ministries$55.20+
Food & Drink
11 a.m.3 p.m.
The GRL Market
Oak and Iron Fitness - Waverly PlaceFree
Community
11 a.m.12 p.m.
The ICONS Tour
Downtown Raleigh, NC
Arts & Culture
11 a.m.2 p.m.
With Ease PT: Durham Open House & Wellness Event
Triangle Self-Defense & Tactical Training$12.10
Health & Wellness
11 a.m.4 p.m.
The Holiday Market at NCMA
North Carolina Museum of Art - East Building Main Hall
Arts & Culture
11:30 a.m.12:29 p.m.
Candlelight: Tribute to The Beatles
The Historic Wakefield Barn
Music
11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Databricks & Coffee — RTP Morning Meetup
Fullsteam at Boxyard RTP
Community
11:30 a.m.
Eastern Alamance Girls Varsity Basketball @ Wakefield
Wakefield High School Activity Center
Sports
11:45 a.m.12:45 p.m.
The Dancer's Workout®
Triangle Dance Studios
Health & Wellness
12 p.m.4 p.m.
4th Annual Holiday Market at Soul Sanctuary
Soul Sanctuary
Festivals & Holidays
12 p.m.1 p.m.
Armizare Trainee Level Course
Marsh Creek Community Center
Sports
12 p.m.2 p.m.
Christmas Time Polka
The Blue Note Grill
Festivals & Holidays
12 p.m.
Healing Through the Houses with Yodie Sky
Downtown Clayton
Arts & Culture
12 p.m.
It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Cary Arts Center$44+
Theater & Dance
12 p.m.1 p.m.
Jeet Kune Do - Saturday Practice Group
5655 Western Blvd
Sports
12 p.m.1 p.m.
Messengers of Time & Space
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
12 p.m.5 p.m.
Mojo's Grill Cruise-in.
2648 Timber Dr
12 p.m.5 p.m.
Morgan Street Sessions
Morgan Street Food HallFree
Food & Drink
12 p.m.4 p.m.
Northwood Chargers vs Chapel Hill Tigers
310 Northwood High School Road$10
Sports
12 p.m.
UniverSoul Circus
Circus Grounds at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Also at 3:30 p.m.
Theater & Dance
12 p.m.
UniverSoul Circus
Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek$34
Also at 3:30 p.m.
Theater & Dance
12:30 p.m.
Covenant Day Boys Varsity Basketball @ North Raleigh Christian Academy
North Raleigh Christian Academy
Sports
12:30 p.m.
Metrolina Christian Academy Girls Varsity Basketball @ Cary Academy
Cary Academy
Sports
12:45 p.m.
Christmas Jubilee
The Cary Theater$53+
Festivals & Holidays
1 p.m.2:15 p.m.
1st Saturday Sound Bath Experience - Dual Practitioners
Elevated Energy Healing - Sound and Wellness Studio$30
Health & Wellness
1 p.m.2:15 p.m.
2 Times Available - 1st Saturday Sound Bath Experience - Dual Practitioners
Elevated Energy Healing - Sound and Wellness Studio$30
Also at 4 p.m.
Health & Wellness
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Advice About Your Device Drop-In Hours
Sanderford Road Park
Classes & Talks
1 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Almost Winter Forest Bathing
North Carolina Botanical Garden$35.88
Outdoors
1 p.m.2:30 p.m.
Art Adventures (Afternoon Session)
Ackland Art Museum - The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFree
Arts & Culture
1 p.m.
Bunn Girls Varsity Basketball @ Millbrook
Millbrook Magnet High School
Sports
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Christmas in Sicily - Learn to Make Arancini & Cannoli
Il Laboratorio - The Cooking Lab by Melina's Fresh Pasta$76.54Family
Food & Drink
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Drafts of the Bull: Craft Beer Walking Tour
Brightleaf Square$89
Food & Drink
1 p.m.2:30 p.m.
Holiday Treats: a cookbook discussion
Green Road Community CenterFree
Food & Drink
1 p.m.5 p.m.
Millbrook Wildcats vs Bunn Wildcats
Millbrook Magnet High School$10
Sports
1 p.m.5 p.m.
Mojo’s Grill. Classic Car Cruise-in.
2648 Timber Drive East
1 p.m.4 p.m.
Pictures with Santa Paws at Fortnight Brewing Co. in Cary
Fortnight Brewing Company
Community
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Santa's Workshop at Haven!
Haven Farm Venue & Shoppe$30.75
Festivals & Holidays
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Saturday Comedy Improv Jam Meetup (2nd and 4th Saturdays)
Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle ShopFamily
Comedy
1 p.m.4 p.m.
Sisters Shining Together: The Gift of Sisterhood
Piedmont Church of ChristFree
Community
1 p.m.2:30 p.m.
Volunteer Orientation – Saturdays
Saving Grace
Community
1 p.m.3 p.m.
‘Twas the Night Before by Cirque du Soleil
Durham – Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC)
Theater & Dance
1:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.
LDFF - Soul Line Dancing with Loc Step
Jazzercise RTP Studio$10
Nightlife
1:30 p.m.1:45 p.m.
Live Animal Feeding: Lobster
Downtown Raleigh, NC
1:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Olde Raleigh Village Holiday Party
Olde Raleigh VillageFree
Festivals & Holidays
1:30 p.m.2:30 p.m.
Supermassive Black Holes
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
2 p.m.4 p.m.
Adoption Event at Petco
Petco
2 p.m.
Campbell University Men's Basketball vs Norfolk State
Campbell University
Sports
2 p.m.3 p.m.
Canines for Literacy @ East
Durham County Library - East Regional LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
2 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Holiday Block Party
Garner Recreation CenterFreeFamily
Festivals & Holidays
2 p.m.4 p.m.
Holiday Wreath-Making Workshop
For Garden's Sake
Classes & Talks
2 p.m.4 p.m.
Kids Holiday Sugar Cookie class
Reality Ministries$39.19Family
Classes & Talks
2 p.m.
Legacy of Brilliance Gala
Heather Hills Club
Community
2 p.m.
Metrolina Christian Academy Boys Varsity Basketball @ Cary Academy
Cary Academy
Sports
2 p.m.4 p.m.
Museum Untold Tour
Downtown Raleigh, NC
Arts & Culture
2 p.m.
Norfolk State Spartans at Campbell Fighting Camels Mens Basketball
John W. Pope Convocation Center$21+
Sports
2 p.m.
North Carolina Central University Men's Basketball vs USC Upstate
McDougald-McLendon Arena
Sports
2 p.m.5 p.m.
Our Town by Thornton Wilder
PlayMakers Repertory Company$20+

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