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  • December 2025

  • Thu 4

    Pottery + Plants – Holiday Edition| Adult Class (ages 16+)

    December 4, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Pottery + Plants – Holiday Edition| Adult Class (ages 16+)
    Artspace 201 East Davie Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

    Hand-build a ceramic plant pot and get a free plant from our partners at Copperline Plant Co. Instructor: Mary Parker This is a two- part workshop that will meet on Thursdays December 4 + 11 (6-9pm both days). Participants will be asked to visit Copperline Plant Co. to claim their free plants! Build a hand-crafted…

  • Thu 4

    Here in America

    December 4, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Here in America
    Burning Coal Theatre 224 Polk St, Raleigh

    The US premiere of a play about two giants of the American Theatre and an act of betrayal during a fevered mid-century moment. This brilliant one-act premiered at England’s Orange Tree Theatre in November 2024. (NOTE: This production runs from December 4th through December 21st, with showings on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 pm…

    $5 – $30
  • Fri 5

    Artspace First Friday

    December 5, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    201 E Davie St 201 East Davie Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

    Swing by Artspace each month to view new exhibitions, enjoy a hands-on art activity, and shop with our 30+ studio artists First Friday is celebrated on the first Friday of each month throughout Downtown Raleigh to showcase the best of our city’s creative community. One of the founding organizations behind First Friday, Artspace opens its…

    Free
  • Fri 5

    First Friday at CoLab: Unfinished

    December 5, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
    The CoLab Raleigh 14 Glenwood #17, Raleigh

    Get a glimpse at works in progress. People like to think of the new year as a fresh start, where all of our undertakings from the previous year come to a tidy conclusion or are forever left behind, but life, and especially art, doesn’t work that way. Year after year we carry with us the…

    Free
  • Fri 5

    RYC Christmas Concert

    December 5, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    First Presbyterian Church 112 S Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC, United States

    The WCPE String Quartet plays as part of the Raleigh Youth Choir Christmas Concert

  • Fri 5

    Cinderella

    December 5, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Cinderella
    Raleigh Little Theatre 301 Pogue St, Raleigh

    A magical holiday tradition returns! For over 40 years, Raleigh Little Theatre has enchanted audiences with this musical comedy take on Cinderella. With dazzling costumes, toe-tapping tunes, and plenty of laughs, this beloved fairy tale comes to life on stage. Join Ella, her mischievous stepfamily, a charming prince, and a Fairy Godmother who makes the impossible…

    $36
  • Fri 5

    Here in America

    December 5, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Here in America
    Burning Coal Theatre 224 Polk St, Raleigh

    The US premiere of a play about two giants of the American Theatre and an act of betrayal during a fevered mid-century moment. This brilliant one-act premiered at England’s Orange Tree Theatre in November 2024. (NOTE: This production runs from December 4th through December 21st, with showings on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 pm…

    $5 – $30
  • Sat 6

    Cinderella

    December 6, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Cinderella
    Raleigh Little Theatre 301 Pogue St, Raleigh

    A magical holiday tradition returns! For over 40 years, Raleigh Little Theatre has enchanted audiences with this musical comedy take on Cinderella. With dazzling costumes, toe-tapping tunes, and plenty of laughs, this beloved fairy tale comes to life on stage. Join Ella, her mischievous stepfamily, a charming prince, and a Fairy Godmother who makes the impossible…

    $36
  • Sat 6

    The Nutcracker presented by Cary Ballet Company

    December 6, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm The Nutcracker presented by Cary Ballet Company
    A.J. Fletcher Theater 2 E. South Street, Raleigh   +1 more

    Cary Ballet Company's performances of The Nutcracker will perform traditional full length productions of The Nutcracker, one hour performances of The Nutcracker Suite, as well as a Sensory Friendly performance of our Nutcracker Suite (12/18, 6pm only). Visit: https://www.caryballetcompany.org/nutcracker for ticket links and details

    $30 – $50
  • Sat 6

    The Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition

    December 6, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Moore Square 201 S Blount Street, Raleigh

    The Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition is a culturally inclusive holiday celebration that will fill downtown Raleigh with joyous carolers, lively performances, a holiday village, food trucks, family-friendly activities, a vintage fire truck and of course Santa Claus! Figgy Pudding caroling teams are assembled by civic and arts organizations, Raleigh/Durham area businesses, and members of the…

  • Sat 6

    Threading Memories: Text & Image as Creative Archiving | (ages 16+)

    December 6, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Artspace 201 East Davie Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

    Join huiyin zhou for an art making workshop that explores the intimate interplay between text and image.This event was postponed from September 20 to December 6.Join huiyin zhou for a workshop exploring the intimate interplay between text and image. We will look at examples of different artists’ work that interweaves personal writing with photography, with…

  • Sat 6

    The Nutcracker presented by Cary Ballet Company

    December 6, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm The Nutcracker presented by Cary Ballet Company
    A.J. Fletcher Theater 2 E. South Street, Raleigh   +1 more

    Cary Ballet Company's performances of The Nutcracker will perform traditional full length productions of The Nutcracker, one hour performances of The Nutcracker Suite, as well as a Sensory Friendly performance of our Nutcracker Suite (12/18, 6pm only). Visit: https://www.caryballetcompany.org/nutcracker for ticket links and details

    $30 – $50
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Congratulations to all the the student artists who Congratulations to all the the student artists who had their creativity and talent on display tonight during the WCPSS Gifts of Gold exhibition 🎉. And thank you to all of the teachers, parents, and administrators that make moments like these possible. #fullheart #nextgen #wakearts #arts919 @wcpssofficial @raleigh_arts
Congrats @vaeraleigh on the opening of the Jobe Ho Congrats @vaeraleigh on the opening of the Jobe House on Morgan Street. What a fantastic, collaborative, creative addition to Wake County arts venues . 

We’re (obviously) so excited to participate in what the future brings. 

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Such a fantastic legacy project being created at H Such a fantastic legacy project being created at Hodge Road Elementary in Knightdale by the 5th grade. Artist Jeannette Brossart is working with the kids to create mosaic stepping stones for the school garden. 

The stones are all differently designed pollinators. The rocks were donated from the Wake Stone quarry and Vulcan Materials sponsored the project! Teamwork makes the dream work! 

@jeannettebrossart @hodgeroadmagnet @wcpssmagnets @wcpssofficial @kdalenc @wake_stone @vulcanmaterialscompany #artseducation #wakearts #arts919 #ais4all #stemeducation
Big thank you to Commissioner Tara Waters for join Big thank you to Commissioner Tara Waters for joining us today at Joyner Elementary for the Artists in Schools program by Living Rhythms #wakearts #arts919 #ais4all
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