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Artsplosure – The Raleigh Arts Festival

Fayetteville Street 443 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh

Artsplosure's Raleigh Arts Festival is one of the most original and longest running arts festivals in North Carolina. Held annually on the third weekend of May in beautiful downtown Raleigh,…

Free

Write Now! 2026

The McKimmon Center at North Carolina State University 1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh

Write Now! 2026 is a one-day, multi-track conference for established and aspiring writers. Our keynote presenters are Newbery Medal-winning children's author Meg Medina and New York Times best-selling author Molly…

$119 – $125

“Suite Surrender” Spring Play

The Halle Cultural Arts Center 237 N. Salem St., Apex

It's 1942, and two of Hollywood's biggest divas have descended upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel -- assistants, luggage, and legendary feud with one another in tow. Everything seems…

$12 – $18

ICON: Motown & Beyond with the North Carolina Symphony

Meymandi Concert Hall, Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts 2 E. South Street, Raleigh

Broadway star Capathia Jenkins and three-time Grammy nominee Ryan Shaw join the Symphony to perform hits by such iconic artists as Michael Jackson, Prince, Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, Elvis Presley,…