Things To Do

Things to Do
A few things happening wedding weekend—and some of our favorite Raleigh spots!
Raleigh Wide Open | Oct. 2–3 | Downtown | FREE
Live bluegrass, Americana & folk, food, drinks, local vendors and multiple stages throughout downtown.
Marbles Kids Museum | Downtown
Interactive, hands-on museum perfect for those traveling with little ones.
Garner Firefighters Festival | Oct. 3 | 11–5
Small-town festival in Downtown Garner with food, activities & fire trucks. Parade at 2 PM.
Breakfast: Mecca • Birdie’s • Morning Times
Lunch: Raleigh Times • Morgan Street Food Hall
Dinner: Poole’s Diner • Brewery Bhavana • Raleigh Times
Cocktails: Bittersweet • Dram & Draught • Foundation • Pearl & Peril
Breweries: Trophy • Lynnwood • Raleigh Brewing
Glenwood South
Raleigh’s nightlife district—bars, rooftops, restaurants & live music about 0.7 miles from the Tempo.