weekend family fun
Friday, April 24
NC State Farm Animal Days at NC State University Beef Education Unit (Raleigh, 9:00 am)
Preschool Play 2026 at Zebulon Community Center (Zebulon, 9:00 am)
April Sensory, Play and Create at Hello Yellow Art Studio (Raleigh, 9:30 am)
Open Gym at The Tumble Gym Wake Forest (Wake Forest, 9:30 am)
Family Storytime at Oberlin Regional Library (Raleigh, 10:00 am)
Mini Mites Open Gym at Peak Gymnastics Academy (Apex, 10:00 am)
Paint Paper PLAY Fridays at Paint Paper Paste (Raleigh, 10:00 am)
Tower Princess of Corona Party at The Bunny Hive (Raleigh, 10:00 am)
Total Tot Time at Walltown Park Rec Center (Durham, 10:00 am)
Jumperoo Toddler Time at Urban Air (Raleigh, 10:00 am)
Homeschool Rock Climb at Triangle Rock Club (Durham, 10:00 am)
Toddler Jump Time at Big Air (Raleigh, 10:00 am)
Woodplay Open Play at Woodplay (Raleigh, 10:00 am)
Spring with Goats at Spring Haven Farm (Chapel Hill, 10:00 am)
Scented Storytime with Bright Black Candle Co at Durham County Library-Standford (Durham, 10:30am)
Story Time at NC Museum of Natural Sciences (Raleigh, 10:30 am)
Mini Makers at The Wonder Lab (Durham, 10:30 am)
Eager Explorers at A.L. Wilkerson Nature Preserve (Raleigh, 10:30 am)
Baby Storytime at West Regional Library (Cary, 11:30 am)
Family Swim at Goldfish Swim School Cary (Cary, 12:15 pm)
Celebrate Earth Day Movie at Main Library (Hillsborough, 4:00 pm)
School of Rock Performance at Pullen Park (Raleigh, 5:00 pm)
Food Truck Fridays at Glass Jug Beer Lab (Durham, 5:00 pm)
Raleigh Earth Day at Dix Park (Raleigh, 5:00 pm)
A Starry Night Family Prom at Herbert C. Young Community Center (Cary, 6:00 pm)
Family Karaoke Night at Notasium (Cary, 6:00 pm)
Star Party at American Tobacco Trail (Apex, 6:00 pm)
Teen Science Cafe at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center (Chapel Hill, 6:00 pm)
Wilkerson Star Party at A.L. Wilkerson Nature Preserve (Raleigh, 8:00 pm)
Saturday, April 25
Relay for Life at Fenton Square (Cary, 8:00 am)
Toddler Play (0-23 Months) at Oak City Gymnastics (Durham, 9:00 am)
Paint Paper PLAY Saturdays at Paint Paper Paste (Raleigh, 9:00 am)
Jump, Read and Sing Storytime at Sky Zone (Durham, 9:00 am)
Family Fun Day at The Homestead at Little Creek (Clayton, 9:00 am)
Spring Daze Arts and Crafts Festival at Bond Park (Cary, 9:00 am)
Change-a-Palooza at Bond Park (Cary, 9:00 am)
Working on the Railroad Day at New Hope Valley Railway (New Hill, 9:30 am)
April Open Farm at Hidwell Family Farms (Apex, 10:00 am)
Touch a Truck at Phillips Farms (Cary, 10:00 am)
SpringsFest at Downtown Holly Springs (Holly Springs, 10:00 am)
Festival of Legends at Sugg Farm (Holly Springs, 10:00 am)
Spring with Goats at Spring Haven Farm (Chapel Hill, 10:00 am)
Make It and Take It at Hello Yellow Art Studio (Raleigh, 10:00 am)
Under the Tree Storytime at Quail Ridge Books (Raleigh, 10:30 am)
Ready Set School Playdate at East Regional Library (Knightdale, 10:30 am)
The Eras Market at The Studio (Apex, 10:30 am)
Sensory Friendly Lion King at Carolina Theatre (Durham, 11:00 am)
Maker’s Market at Grasshopper Farms (Knightdale, 11:00 am)
Poetry in the Park at Oak View Park (Raleigh, 11:00 am)
Fairy House Contest at Chapel Hill Community Center (Chapel Hill, 11:00 am)
Apex EarthFest at Apex Town Hall Campus (Apex, 12:00 pm)
Kids Karaoke at Komana Brewing Company (Cary, 12:30 pm)
World Dance Fest at Hindu Society Cultural Hall (Morrisville, 2:00 pm)
Spring Fest at Downtown Zebulon (Zebulon, 4:00 pm)
Ties and Tiaras at Durham Armory (Durham, 5:00 pm)
Shakespeare in the Park at Southern Village (Chapel Hill, 6:00 pm)
DEAR Brown Mama April Book Club (Virtual, 8:00pm)
Sunday, April 26
Make It and Take It at Hello Yellow Art Studio (Raleigh, 10:00 am)
Raleigh Anime Fest at Hilton Garden Inn (Cary, 10:00 am)
Festival of Legends at Sugg Farm (Holly Springs, 10:00 am)
Spring with Goats at Spring Haven Farm (Chapel Hill, 10:00 am)
Under the Tree Storytime at Quail Ridge Books (Raleigh, 10:30 am)
Durham Underground Market at Durham Central Park (Durham, 11:00 am)
Touch a Truck at Phillips Farms (Cary, 11:00 am)
Kids Fest at Fortnight Brewing Company (Cary, 12:00 pm)
Latin American Festival at Knightdale Station Park (Knightdale, 1:00 pm)
Black Farmers’ Market at Montague Plaza (Raleigh, 1:00 pm)
Artspace Open Studio at Artspace (Raleigh, 1:30 pm)
Petals and Picnics at Slash Pine Drive (Cary, 1:30 pm)
Playgroup Tot Time at Laurel Hills Community Center (Raleigh, 1:30 pm)
Little Love Yoga at Southeast Regional Library (Garner, 2:00 pm)
Make Mom a Gift Event at Mad Splatter (Apex, 2:00 pm)
Open Farm Time at Stoney Acres Farm (Cary, 2:00 pm)
Sunday Funday Skate at United Skates (Raleigh, 4:00 pm)
Six Sundays in Spring at Joyner Park Amphitheater (Wake Forest, 5:30 pm)
If you want next step, I can cut this into a “top 10 per day” version that fits perfectly on a single IG flyer without feeling crowded.
