30 Ways to Win the Game of Social Media
To celebrate Carolina Parent’s 30th anniversary, let’s highlight 30 winning moves on social media — for kids and adults.
Run Club meets every Sunday at 8 a.m. in Midtown Raleigh or Wake Forest. Stroller friendly; children invited.
Cost: $10/run or $100/annual pass
Where:
Optimist Park Community Center/Greenways
5900 Whittier Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609
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Sponsor: FIT4MOM
Telephone: 919-348-0472
Contact Name: Missy Currin
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Due to inclement weather, this event has been canceled. Children make treasured memories while increasing their knowledge of plants and animals. Ages 7-10. Register online.
Cost: $8/resident, $10/nonresident
Where:
Stevens Nature Center/Hemlock Bluffs
2616 Kildaire Farm Rd.
Cary, NC
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Telephone: 919-387-5980
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Join Mindful Families of Durham, a Buddhist-inspired spiritual community that supports area parents, caregivers, and their children in the practice of mindfulness and the understanding of the...
Cost: Free
Where:
Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27705
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Sponsor: Mindful Families of Durham
Contact Name: Adam, Laura, Josh, Sumi
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Enjoy a street arts festival located in Durham’s historic city center that showcases 145 juried visual artists from across the U.S. and 600 performing artists from North Carolina. Food,...
Cost: $5 suggested donation
Where:
Downtown Durham
120 Morris St.
Durham, NC 27701
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Step back in time with our 19th-century costumed interpreters and watch the millstones at work grinding corn into meal. Tours are offered every 20 minutes beginning at 1 p.m. Reservations are...
Cost: $5 for Adults $4 for Seniors (ages 60 & over) $3 for Children (ages 7–16)* *Ch
Where:
Historic Yates Mill County Park
4620 Lake Wheeler Road
Raleigh, NC 27603
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Telephone: 919-856-6675
Tour the farm, spend time with farmers who care about the environment and meet friendly animals. Tickets must be purchased online; the farm is not open for drop-ins.
Cost: $10/person
Where:
Hux Family Farm
1923 Shaw Rd.
Durham, NC 27704
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Sunday, Sept. 16, 1–5 p.m. Learn how farmers harvested crops such as wheat before the invention of mechanized harvesters, try threshing wheat by hand and make a craft to take home!
Cost: free
Where:
Historic Yates Mill County Park
4620 Lake Wheeler Road
Raleigh, NC 27603
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Telephone: 919-856-6675
Celebrate Latino culture with live bands, food trucks, dance performances, face painting, a pinata giveaway, crafts and more.
Cost: Free
Where:
Garner Performing Arts Center
125 Avery St.
Garner, NC 27529
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Take the family for live entertainment, food vendors, rides, hands-on activities, local talent performances, a car show, concerts and more. See website for hours.
Cost: Free
Where:
Downtown Clayton
E. Main St.
Clayton, NC 27520
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Sharon O'Donnell discusses her new book and tell humorous and poignant stories of having a child at 38.
Cost: Free
Where:
Barnes & Noble
760 S.E. Maynard Rd.
Cary, NC 27511
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PlayMakers Repertory Company presents Ken Ludwig's Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, a rip-roaring romp through Sherwood Forest with all the thrills and romance you could ever...
Cost: $12-$57
Where:
PlayMakers Repertory Company
120 Country Club Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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Sponsor: PlayMakers Repertory Company
Telephone: 703-850-2282
Children with special needs make a creamy vegetable curry. Ages 11 and older. Register online. Choose course #116721.
Cost: $19/resident, $24/nonresident
Where:
Herbert C. Young Community Center
101 Wilkinson Ave.
Cary, NC 27513
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PlayMakers Repertory Company presents Ken Ludwig's Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, a rip-roaring romp through Sherwood Forest with all the thrills and romance you could ever...
Cost: $12-$57
Where:
PlayMakers Repertory Company
120 Country Club Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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Sponsor: PlayMakers Repertory Company
Telephone: 703-850-2282
Read the story by John Parker, sing a spider song and pretend to be a spider before taking a short walk to mist spider webs and to see who’s home. Ages 18 months-3 years with...
Cost: $2/child
Where:
Blue Jay Point County Park
3200 Pleasant Union Church Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27614
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PlayMakers Repertory Company presents Ken Ludwig's Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, a rip-roaring romp through Sherwood Forest with all the thrills and romance you could ever...
Cost: $12-$57
Where:
PlayMakers Repertory Company
120 Country Club Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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Sponsor: PlayMakers Repertory Company
Telephone: 703-850-2282
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 10–11 a.m.** All great inventions start out as merely ideas, and some even happen by accident. Hear invention stories, including the story of Oliver Evans, who invented the...
Cost: $4/child
Where:
Historic Yates Mill County Park
4620 Lake Wheeler Road
Raleigh, NC 27603
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Telephone: 919-856-6675
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Do you have what it takes to be a History Detective? Come to Yates Mill and find out! Solve puzzles, hunt for clues, and investigate the mystery of milling with real historical artifacts inside the...
Cost: $5 for Adults $4 for Seniors (ages 60 & over) $3 for Children (ages16 & under)
Where:
Historic Yates Mill County Park
4620 Lake Wheeler Road
Raleigh, NC 27603
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Telephone: 919-856-6675
See Happy Dan perform magic, comedy and more.
Cost: $5/person
Where:
Renaissance Centre
405 Brooks St.
Wake Forest, NC 27587
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Join park staff for an informal fishing experience for the whole family. Take your own poles or borrow one from the park through the Tackle Loaner Program. Bait and basic instruction are...
Cost: Free
Where:
Lake Crabtree County Park
1400 Aviation Parkway
Morrisville, NC 27560
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Sponsor: Lake Crabtree County Park
Telephone: 919-460-3355
Contact Name: Carol Cunningham
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PlayMakers Repertory Company presents Ken Ludwig's Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, a rip-roaring romp through Sherwood Forest with all the thrills and romance you could ever...
Cost: $12-$57
Where:
PlayMakers Repertory Company
120 Country Club Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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Sponsor: PlayMakers Repertory Company
Telephone: 703-850-2282
Ages 1-5 and caregiver discover nature on a morning stroll. Register online. Choose course #117285.
Cost: $8/resident, $10/nonresident
Where:
Jack Smith Park
9725 Penny Rd.
Cary, NC 27606
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Telephone: 919-387-5980
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Get great bargains on gently used kids' clothing, toys, furniture, baby equip & more at the twice-yearly Kidz Stuff Consignment Sale. From strollers to jumpers, bikes to wipes warmers-if a...
Cost: Free
Where:
Hayes Barton Baptist Church
1800 Glenwood Ave
Raleigh, NC
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Celebrate Raleigh's creativity under the beautiful lights and cobblestone streets of City Market. Find locally-made goods and enjoy a night filled with music and entertainment with over 30...
Cost: Free
Where:
City Market
306 Parham St
Raleigh, NC 27601
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Sponsor: Raleigh Night Market
Contact Name: Sara Buxton
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Rodeos, a mule-pulling contest, arts and crafts, vendors, carnival rides, street performers, bluegrass shows and more are all part of Benson Mule Days.
Cost: See website for fees
Where:
Downtown Benson
500 S. Market St.
Benson, NC 27504
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PlayMakers Repertory Company presents Ken Ludwig's Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, a rip-roaring romp through Sherwood Forest with all the thrills and romance you could ever...
Cost: $12-$57
Where:
PlayMakers Repertory Company
120 Country Club Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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Sponsor: PlayMakers Repertory Company
Telephone: 703-850-2282
The autumnal equinox signals the beginning of fall. It is the point when there are exactly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness at the equator. Mark the change of seasons by heading to the...
Cost: Free
Where:
Historic Yates Mill County Park
4620 Lake Wheeler Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27603
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Sponsor: Historic Yates Mill County Park
Telephone: 919-856-6675
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Rodeos, a mule-pulling contest, arts and crafts, vendors, carnival rides, street performers, bluegrass shows and more are all part of Benson Mule Days.
Cost: See website for fees
Where:
Downtown Benson
500 S. Market St.
Benson, NC 27504
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Take part in a class that teaches individualized ways to foster motor development for your child. Learn about tummy time alternatives, best positions for your baby, how to help your child learn to...
Cost: $18
Where:
Open Arts
1222 Copeland Oaks Dr
Morrisville, NC 27560
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Sponsor: Babies On The MOVE
Contact Name: Rebecca Quinones
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Take part in a class that teaches individualized ways to foster motor development for your child. Learn about carry positions, best positions for your baby, how to help your child learn to crawl,...
Cost: $18
Where:
Open Arts
1222 Copeland Oaks Dr
Morrisville, NC 27560
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Sponsor: Babies On The MOVE
Contact Name: Rebecca Quinones
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Get great bargains on gently used kids' clothing, toys, furniture, baby equip & more at the twice-yearly Kidz Stuff Consignment Sale. From strollers to jumpers, bikes to wipes warmers-if a...
Cost: Free
Where:
Hayes Barton Baptist Church
1800 Glenwood Ave
Raleigh, NC
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In celebration of the 151st anniversary of emancipation, MOJAA Performing Arts Company presents a theatrical experience that leads guests through Mordecai Historic Park to experience plantation...
Cost: $15/person
Where:
Mordecai Historic Park
1 Mimosa St.
Raleigh, NC 27604
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Friday, Sept. 21, 6:30–7:30 p.m. Go on an Owl Prowl and discover the kinds of owls that are found in the Piedmont, what they eat, where they live, and what they sound like. Dissect an owl...
Cost: $1/Person
Where:
Crowder County Park
4709 Ten-Ten Road
Apex, NC 27539
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Telephone: 919-662-2850
Contact Name: Ashley Martin
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Join us for Scrappy Hour at The Scrap Exchange! This month at Scrappy Hour we will be upcycling mason jars! Join us to create useful and decorative items that will spruce up your space! We will be...
Cost: $25
Where:
The Scrap Exchange
2050 Chapel Hill Road
Lakewood Avenue
Durham, NC 27707
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Telephone: 919-213-1278
Contact Name: Anna Graves
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PlayMakers Repertory Company presents Ken Ludwig's Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, a rip-roaring romp through Sherwood Forest with all the thrills and romance you could ever...
Cost: $12-$57
Where:
PlayMakers Repertory Company
120 Country Club Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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Sponsor: PlayMakers Repertory Company
Telephone: 703-850-2282
Take the family to see a movie by the lake. Movie begins at dusk.
Cost: Free
Where:
Bond Park
801 High House Rd.
Cary, NC
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Americana powerhouse vocal trio Red Molly has graced stages from Denver to Denmark. The "Mollies" bring audiences to their feet with their gorgeous harmonies, crisp musicianship,...
Cost: $24
Where:
Garner Performing Arts Center
742 W Garner Road
Garner, NC 27529
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Sponsor: Heartwood Montessori
Telephone: (919) 465-2113
Contact Name: Virginia McCollum
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The autumnal equinox signals the beginning of fall. It is the point when there are exactly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness at the equator. Mark the change of seasons by heading to the...
Cost: Free
Where:
Historic Yates Mill County Park
4620 Lake Wheeler Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27603
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Sponsor: Historic Yates Mill County Park
Telephone: 919-856-6675
Website »
Rodeos, a mule-pulling contest, arts and crafts, vendors, carnival rides, street performers, bluegrass shows and more are all part of Benson Mule Days.
Cost: See website for fees
Where:
Downtown Benson
500 S. Market St.
Benson, NC 27504
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2018 marks 300 years since the notorious pirate Blackbeard roamed the Carolina coast and lost his life – and his head – in a fight with British soldiers. Learn more about the history of...
Cost: Free
Where:
North Carolina Museum of History
5 E. Edenton St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
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Take part in nearly 100 exhibits and activities, including dragon boat races, cultural displays, games, health screenings, and stage performances. Enjoy a wide collection of ethnic foods...
Cost: $5 advance tickets; $8 at the door. Free for ages 12 and younger
Where:
Booth Amphitheatre
8003 Regency Pkwy.
Cary, NC 27518
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Tinkergarten brings early childhood education to a park near you. In our classes, kids enjoy the freedom of independent exploration through well-designed play-based activities that lend from the...
Cost: Free
Where:
Hollow Rock Nature Park
692 Erwin Rd
Durham, NC 27707
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Sponsor: Ali Wolfe
Contact Name: Ali Wolfe
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Take the family for a day of activity and fellowship. There are two different courses for beginners and advanced competitors, and the whole family can take part as a team. Register online.
Cost: Free
Where:
Hope Valley Farms YMCA
4818 S. Roxboro St.
Durham , NC 27713
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Sponsor: Hope Valley Farms YMCA
Telephone: 919-401-9621
Contact Name: Kelly Johnson
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Embrace your inner rebel and celebrate the motorcycle lifestyle with family-friendly activities ranging from stunt shows and specialty rides to live music and local vendors. See website for hours.
Cost: $10 for ages 13 and older. Free for ages 12 and younger.
Where:
Raleigh Convention Center
500 S. Salisbury St
Raleigh, NC 27601
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Project Palooza benefits Project Enlightenment in Wake County and celebrates Project Enlightenment's service to children, families and educators. Enjoy games, crafts,...
Cost: Free
Where:
Project Enlightenment
501 S. Boylan Ave.
Raleigh, NC 27603
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Sponsor: Project Enlightenment
Telephone: 614-783-2507
Contact Name: Caitlin Howison
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Durham Public Schools Hub Farm hosts its biannual open house. This free event will feature music, food catered by DPS students, boating, tree climbing, tours, beekeeping demos, and is kid- and...
Cost: Free for general admission
Where:
The Hub Farm
117 Milton Rd.
Durham, NC 27712
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Children's booksellers read their favorite picture books. All ages.
Cost: Free
Where:
Quail Ridge Books
4209-100 Lassiter Mill Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27609
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Discover how beavers live, eat and play in their watery world. Search for beaver signs around the pond. Ages 3-5 with parent. Advance registration required.
Cost: $3/child
Where:
Wilkerson Nature Preserve
5229 Awls Haven Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27614
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Sponsor: City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
Telephone: 919-996-6764
Contact Name: Wilkerson staff
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Taste the world while enjoying free music and dance entertainment, kids games and raffle prizes. Enjoy authentic foods from a dozen countries, live entertainment, games, inflatables and more.
Cost: Free
Where:
J. Ashley Wall Towne Square
Cyprus and Third Streets
Wendell, NC 27591
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Want to get inside Historic Yates Mill? Join us for a half-hour tour (starting at 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m. or 3 p.m.) to view the main power drive and milling machinery while exploring...
Cost: $5 for Adults $4 for Seniors (ages 60 & over) $3 for Children (ages 7–16)* *Ch
Where:
Historic Yates Mill County Park
4620 Lake Wheeler Road
Raleigh, NC 27603
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Telephone: 919-856-6675
Explore the historic heart of downtown Raleigh on a walking tour of Fayetteville Street. Tours highlight the people, places, architecture and political movements that have shaped...
Cost: Adults (18+) $10; Youth (7-17) $4; Children (6 & under) Free.
Where:
City of Raleigh Museum
220 Fayetteville St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
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Enjoy live music in the Stephenson Amphitheater and Rose Garden. Kids can play games and make crafts in the Kids Zone. Gates open at 1:30 p.m.
Cost: $10 advance tickets; $15 at the door
Where:
Raleigh Little Theatre
301 Pogue St.
Raleigh, NC 27607
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Get great bargains on gently used kids' clothing, toys, furniture, baby equip & more at the twice-yearly Kidz Stuff Consignment Sale. From strollers to jumpers, bikes to wipes warmers-if a...
Cost: Free
Where:
Hayes Barton Baptist Church
1800 Glenwood Ave
Raleigh, NC
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In celebration of the 151st anniversary of emancipation, MOJAA Performing Arts Company presents a theatrical experience that leads guests through Mordecai Historic Park to experience plantation...
Cost: $15/person
Where:
Mordecai Historic Park
1 Mimosa St.
Raleigh, NC 27604
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Many animals are active around sunset or shortly after. Take a walk with a park naturalist to explore the woods and fields at this special time. Look for deer, coyotes and owls. All ages....
Cost: $2
Where:
Wilkerson Nature Preserve
5229 Awls Haven Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27614
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Sponsor: City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
Telephone: 919-996-6764
Contact Name: Wilkerson Nature Preserve
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PlayMakers Repertory Company presents Ken Ludwig's Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, a rip-roaring romp through Sherwood Forest with all the thrills and romance you could ever...
Cost: $12-$57
Where:
PlayMakers Repertory Company
120 Country Club Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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Sponsor: PlayMakers Repertory Company
Telephone: 703-850-2282
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