Things to do in Fuquay‑Varina

DEC5SatSaturday, December 529 events · Family & Kids

1. 12 a.m.

   Illuminate Art Walk

   Downtown RaleighFamily

   Arts & Culture

2. 8 a.m.8 p.m.

   Jurassic Quest – Raleigh, NC

   NC Education Lottery Rand Grandstand at North Carolina State Fairgrounds$29.73+Family

3. 9 a.m.11 a.m.

   Breakfast with Santa at Dave & Buster's Cary

   Dave and Buster's - Cary$31.57+Family

   Family & Kids

4. 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

5. 9:05 a.m.

   Into the Woods 5K presented by Access Paving and Construction

   Woods Charter School$30+Family

   Sports

6. 9:30 a.m.11 a.m.

   Medieval Sword Fighting 8+

   Holly Springs Community CenterFamily

7. 10 a.m.12 p.m.

   Breakfast with Santa

   10th & TerraceFreeFamily

   Family & Kids

8. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

   Community Stories: Sustaining North Carolina’s Black Heritage

   NCSU Gregg Museum of Art & DesignFreeFamily

   Arts & Culture

9. 10 a.m.12 p.m.

   FREE Annual Sensory Santa in North Raleigh!

   Bierman Autism Centers - North RaleighFreeFamily

   Family & Kids

10. 10 a.m.12 p.m.

    Family Holiday Makerspace Experience

    D. H. Hill Jr. Library, Fishbowl ForumFreeFamily

11. 10 a.m.12 p.m.

    Nature Play Day

    1697 Gold Star DrFamily

    Family & Kids

12. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Photos with Santa

    Downtown Cary ParkFreeFamily

    Festivals & Holidays

13. 10 a.m.11:30 a.m.

    Sisterhood Saturday | With Guest Sandra Rifkin

    Fellowship HallFamily

14. 10 a.m.11:30 a.m.

    Sisterhood Saturday | With Rev. Tami Johns

    Fellowship HallFamily

15. 11 a.m.12 p.m.

    Softball

    Optimist Park Baseball Field$5Family

    Sports

16. 2 p.m.4:30 p.m.

    Holiday Block Party

    Garner Recreation CenterFreeFamily

    Festivals & Holidays

17. 2 p.m.3:30 p.m.

    Raleigh Little Theatre’s Cinderella

    Raleigh Little Theater$38Family

    Also at 5:30 p.m.

    Theater & Dance

18. 2 p.m.5 p.m.

    Victorian Christmas at the Page-Walker

    Page-Walker Arts & History CenterFreeFamily

    Festivals & Holidays

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 4 p.m.5:15 p.m.

    The ComedyWorx Matinee

    ComedyWorx$0+Family

    Arts & Culture

23. 4 p.m.8 p.m.

    Winterfest 2026

    North Main Athletic Complex - NMACFreeFamily

    Festivals & Holidays

24. 4:30 p.m.6 p.m.

    Garner Optimist Christmas Parade

    Downtown GarnerFamily

    Festivals & Holidays

25. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    2026 Lights On The Neuse

    Boyette Family Farms$11+Family

    Festivals & Holidays

26. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    ComedyWorx: The Duel

    ComedyWorx$0+Family

27. 7 p.m.8 p.m.

    Disc (Frisbee) Golf

    Cedar Hills Park$5Family

    Sports

28. 7:30 p.m.

    Temple Theatre Presents: "White Christmas"

    Temple Theatre - Sanford$25+Family

    Theater & Dance

29. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    White Christmas

    Temple Theatre - Sanford$25+Family

    Festivals & Holidays