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Saturday, December 5201 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 Clayton Christmas Craft Fair
Pace Family Farms
Festivals & Holidays
All day
2026 Cleveland Holiday Bazaar
Cleveland High School
Markets & Shopping
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
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
5 a.m.9 a.m.
Christmas Town Festival
The Home Depot
Also at 10 a.m.
Festivals & Holidays
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
8 a.m.9 a.m.
Bond Park Saturday Workout
Kiwanis Shelter
Health & Wellness
8 a.m.11 a.m.
Cars & Coffee Morrisville
Cars & Coffee MorrisvilleFree
Community
8 a.m.
Foundational Movement & Flow Yoga!
5850 Fayetteville Road Suite 202, Durham, NC
Health & Wellness
8 a.m.9 a.m.
Jurassic Quest - Raleigh, NC
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Also at 5 p.m.
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.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
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.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.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.
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 a.m.11 a.m.
Raleigh Ranger Breakfast
Big Ed's City Market Restaurant
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.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.5 p.m.
Dovecote Trunk Show: Capucine de Wulf
Dovecote Home and Garden, Nest, and Sprout
Markets & Shopping
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.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.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.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.12:30 p.m.
Living Free in Christ with Dr. Rodney Hogue - Session One of Three
1528 Davis DrFree
Community
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. and 5:30 p.m.
Theater & Dance
11 a.m.
Cary Ballet Company: The Nutcracker
Fletcher Opera Theater At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts$55+
Also at 5:30 p.m.
Theater & Dance
11 a.m.
Covenant Day Girls Varsity Basketball @ North Raleigh Christian Academy
North Raleigh Christian Academy
Sports
11 a.m.5 p.m.
Jolly Raleigh Holiday Market Presented by 400H Apartments
The Exchange Raleigh ParkFree
Festivals & Holidays
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.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.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.4 p.m.
The Holiday Market at NCMA
North Carolina Museum of Art - East Building Main Hall
Arts & Culture
11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Databricks & Coffee — RTP Morning Meetup
Fullsteam at Boxyard RTP
Community
11:45 a.m.12:45 p.m.
The Dancer's Workout®
Triangle Dance Studios
Health & Wellness
12 p.m.1 p.m.
Armizare Trainee Level Course
Marsh Creek Community Center
Sports
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.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. and 7:30 p.m.
Theater & Dance
12 p.m.
UniverSoul Circus
Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek$34
Also at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 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$56+
Also at 6:45 p.m.
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.
Bunn Girls Varsity Basketball @ Millbrook
Millbrook Magnet High School
Sports
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
1:30 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
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.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.
Legacy of Brilliance Gala
Heather Hills Club
Also at 7 p.m.
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.5 p.m.
Paint and Decorate Your Own Nutcracker
Smashing Art Glass Studio - Lillington$38+
Theater & Dance
2 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Raleigh Little Theatre’s Cinderella
Raleigh Little Theater$38Family
Also at 5:30 p.m.
Theater & Dance
2 p.m.
Scrooge! 12/5 2pm
Spiritual Twist Productions$9.01+
Classes & Talks
2 p.m.4 p.m.
The Art of Hitchcock: I Confess
North Regional LibraryFree
Arts & Culture
2 p.m.4 p.m.
The Triangle Softball Meetup
RTP Fields 2
Sports
2 p.m.5 p.m.
Victorian Christmas at the Page-Walker
Page-Walker Arts & History CenterFreeFamily
Festivals & Holidays
2 p.m.4 p.m.
Twelfth Night Performance
Leggett Theater
Also at 7 p.m.
2:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.
20th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting
Dr. Watson Inn
Festivals & Holidays
3 p.m.5 p.m.
3D Printing in Clay (Dec)
Carolina Clay Studio$66.63
Classes & Talks
3 p.m.
Fam Jams
Hub RTP Stage
3 p.m.5 p.m.
Free-Style Japanese 日本語じゆうじざい @CARIBOU COFFEE
Caribou CoffeeFree
Classes & Talks
3 p.m.5 p.m.
Handel's Messiah with the North Carolina Symphony and NC Master Chorale
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts$22+
Music
3 p.m.
Handel’s Messiah with the North Carolina Symphony & NC Master Chorale
Meymandi Concert Hall At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts$30Family
Music
3 p.m.
Jordan Boys Varsity Basketball @ Northwood
310 Northwood High School Road
Sports
3 p.m.6 p.m.
Jurassic Quest – Raleigh, NC | North Carolina State Fairgrounds
Exposition Center at North Carolina State FairgroundsFamily
Also at 5 p.m.
Family & Kids
3 p.m.8 p.m.
Kick off to Christmas: Tree Lighting & Holiday Market
103 S Third Street$25
Festivals & Holidays
3 p.m.
North Carolina Symphony - Handel's Messiah
Meymandi Concert Hall at Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts - Complex$49+
Music
3 p.m.7 p.m.
RTP Underground Market
Hub RTP StageFree
3 p.m.5 p.m.
Raleigh Singles Event: Speed Dating (Ages 22-30) at Coffee Shop
The Third Place Coffee Shop$30.48+Family
Also at 3 p.m.
Community
3:30 p.m.
The Burlington School Girls Varsity Basketball @ Grovemont
Grovemont High School
Sports
4 p.m.7 p.m.
An Automag Christmas!
Locked & Loaded Bar and Grill
Festivals & Holidays
4 p.m.6 p.m.
Free Wine Tasting
Taps and SocialFree
Food & Drink
4 p.m.5 p.m.
Introduction to Sahajayoga Meditation (Free - In Person)
Sahayoga Meditation Triangle
Health & Wellness
4 p.m.7 p.m.
Live Music: Brown Mountain Lightning Bugs
The Plant
Music
4 p.m.5:30 p.m.
NC State LIVE Well-Being Concerts With Nnenna and Pierce Freelon
NCSU Gregg Museum of Art & Design$10+
Also at 7:30 p.m.
Music
4 p.m.5:15 p.m.
The ComedyWorx Matinee
ComedyWorx$0+Family
Arts & Culture
4 p.m.8 p.m.
Winterfest 2026
North Main Athletic Complex - NMACFreeFamily
Festivals & Holidays
4:30 p.m.
2026 North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival - Twilight Session
Koka Booth Amphitheater$58+
Theater & Dance
4:30 p.m.
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park
Also at 6 p.m.
Festivals & Holidays
4:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Pickleball Practice Tournament or Open Play, Rain or Shine, Dinner
Method Road Community Center
Sports
4:30 p.m.6 p.m.
Garner Optimist Christmas Parade
Downtown GarnerFamily
Festivals & Holidays
5 p.m.8 p.m.
Apex Rotary Club Christmas Parade (2026)
Apex
Festivals & Holidays
5 p.m.
Brad Upton
The Raleigh Improv
Comedy
5 p.m.9 p.m.
Country Christmas Walk Through Light Show
Phillips Farm of Cary$22.13
Festivals & Holidays
5 p.m.8 p.m.
Light the Springs
Holly Springs Cultural Center
5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Kirtan Jamming: A High-Vibe Mantra Concert
James B. Hunt Jr. LibraryFree
Music
6 p.m.9 p.m.
2026 Lights On The Neuse
Boyette Family Farms$11+Family
Festivals & Holidays
6 p.m.9 p.m.
2026 | NC Vet Biz Holiday Awards Gala
9400 Club Hill Dr$82+
Community
6 p.m.8 p.m.
Brightspeed’s Merry + Bright Christmas Drone Light Show
Philip H. Kohl MOSAIC Family CommonsFree
Music
6 p.m.
Chatham Central Boys Varsity Basketball @ Seaforth
Seaforth High School
Sports
6 p.m.9 p.m.
Live Piano Music at The Sycamore
Forest Hall at Chatham Mills
Food & Drink
6 p.m.8 p.m.
Living Free in Christ with Dr. Rodney Hogue - Session Two of Three
1528 Davis DrFree
Community
6 p.m.8 p.m.
Movie Night: The Polar Express
Recreation Outreach Center (ROC)
Arts & Culture
6 p.m.9 p.m.
Mysti Mayhem
RBF, Your Authentic Champagne BarFree
Music
6 p.m.
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
Koka Booth Amphitheater$53+
Music
6 p.m.8 p.m.
Wine and Design: Holiday Wreath-Making Workshop
For Garden's Sake
Classes & Talks
6:30 p.m.10 p.m.
Merry Jingle & Mingle Dinner Show 2026
Carolina Pines Community Center$45+
6:30 p.m.
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival - Evening Session
Koka Booth Amphitheater$49+
Festivals & Holidays
6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Wine and Wreath Making Classes
Phillips Farm of Cary$69.40
Classes & Talks
7 p.m.
Andrew Schulz
Room 861 at Goodnights Comedy Club
Also at 9:30 p.m.
Comedy
7 p.m.
Cesar Comanche
Neptune's Parlour
7 p.m.9 p.m.
Christmas & Cake Wine Pairing Night! at Melanated Wine
Melanated Wine Tasting Room$47.86
Food & Drink
7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
ComedyWorx: The Duel
ComedyWorx$0+Family
7 p.m.8 p.m.
Disc (Frisbee) Golf
Cedar Hills Park$5Family
Sports
7 p.m.
Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O
Sharp Nine Gallery
Festivals & Holidays
7 p.m.11 p.m.
Saturday Night Lites with Haven Herb (FREE)
at KnightdaleFree
7 p.m.
Scrooge! 12/5 7pm
Spiritual Twist Productions$9.01+
Classes & Talks

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