Weekend Happenings: Arts Festivals, Live Music, and A Foodie Event

Friday, September 15, 2023
It's the last official full weekend of summer and there's plenty to do in the Triangle for the weekend of 9/16 and 9/17.

Centerfest

Centerfest will be held on Saturday 9/16 and Sunday 9/17. The Downtown Durham Arts Festival will feature multiple stages with performers, a creative kids zone and food vendors.

Centerfest runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday in downtown Durham.

Food and Wine
USA Today's Wine and Food Experience is Saturday 9/16 at Dorothea Dix Park.

You'll find a culinary adventure with food tastings, sips, live demonstrations and music.

It's a ticketed event that runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Sola Hot Mini 5K
Saturday, it's the Sola Hot Mini 5K. The event, now in its 10th year, has raised more than half a million dollars in the fight to end ALS.

You can register same day. It begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday 9/16 at Sola Coffee on Lead Mine Road in Raleigh.

Raleigh's Sola Hot Mini 5K turns 10 hoping to raise record for ALS


Creedmoor Music Festival
The Creedmoor Music Festival returns on Saturday 9/16. The festival features food, craft beer, crafts and live music

Creedmoor Music Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Main Street.



Mama Afrika Festival
Sunday 9/17 the 12th annual Mama Afrika Festival will be held at the Southeast Raleigh YMCA. It's a free event to experience and celebrate African culture with drumming, poetry, guest speakers, face paintings and more.

The Mama Afrika Festival runs 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

La Fiesta del Pueblo
Sunday 9/17 La Fiesta del Pueblo, the largest Latin Festival in the Triangle runs from noon to 6 p.m. on Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh.

You'll find live music, local artists, food trucks, free health screenings and more.

Makrs Society
In Durham on Sunday 9/17, The Makrs Society will be hosting its monthly pop-up market at Durham Central Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There will be live music, food trucks and more than 50 local vendors.
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