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The Main Event

Only the big stuff. Every major event in the Triangle, on one page.

What’s on this page: everything NC State football, every Hurricanes home game, Durham Bulls home games, and the festivals big enough to change downtown for a weekend. What isn’t: everything else. That’s the point — if it’s here, it’s worth your calendar.

September 2026

26Sat
7:30pm
NC State Football vs Appalachian State Raleigh, NC
29Tue
5pm
Hurricanes vs Florida Lenovo Center

October 2026

Oct 1 – Oct 3

Raleigh Wide Open

Fayetteville Street, downtown · Raleigh

Two days of free bluegrass, Americana and folk down the middle of Fayetteville Street, plus a kickoff night. Produced by PineCone — this is the city's own successor to IBMA World of Bluegrass, which moved to Chattanooga after 2024.

Official page
Oct 15 – Oct 25

N.C. State Fair

N.C. State Fairgrounds, 1025 Blue Ridge Rd · Raleigh

Eleven days, and the single biggest thing that happens in Raleigh all year. The 158th fair.

Official page
2Fri
7pm
Hurricanes vs Washington Lenovo Center
3Sat
3:30 p.m.
NC State Football vs Louisville Raleigh, NC
8Thu
7pm
Hurricanes vs Vancouver Lenovo Center
10Sat
TBA
NC State Football vs Wake Forest Raleigh, NC
13Tue
6:45pm
Hurricanes vs Washington Lenovo Center
23Fri
10:30pm
NC State Football at Stanford away Stanford, CA
27Tue
8pm
Hurricanes vs Boston Lenovo Center
29Thu
7pm
Hurricanes vs Columbus Lenovo Center
31Sat
TBA
NC State Football vs California Raleigh, NC

November 2026

1Sun
1pm
Hurricanes vs Winnipeg Lenovo Center
7Sat
TBA
NC State Football vs Duke Raleigh, NC
7Sat
8pm
Hurricanes vs Chicago Lenovo Center
14Sat
TBA
NC State Football vs Syracuse Raleigh, NC
14Sat
1pm
Hurricanes vs Seattle Veikkaus Arena
19Thu
7pm
Hurricanes vs Montréal Lenovo Center
21Sat
TBA
NC State Football at Florida State away Tallahassee, FL
21Sat
1pm
Hurricanes vs Edmonton Lenovo Center

Save the date

July 29 – August 1, 2027 GalaxyCon Raleigh Raleigh Convention Center

Coming, dates not yet announced

Brewgaloo — usually late April; 2027 dates not yet announced

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Team schedules come from NC State Athletics, the NHL and MLB. Festivals are checked by hand against the organizer’s own listing. Times can move, especially for televised games — confirm before you drive. Something wrong or missing? Reply and it’s fixed the same day.
Malique Booker
Edited by Malique Booker. Team dates come from the teams; festivals are checked against the organizer's own listing. Times move, especially for televised games — confirm before you drive. Something wrong or missing? Reply and it's fixed the same day.
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