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June 27th- July 10th 2013 Triangle
by Pam & Michael Davison
Independence Day is almost here! To help you plan, this email will cover this weekend, all the Independence Day fun and next weekend. Whether you are heading out of town, hosting visitors or just having a quiet holiday, ParkGeek.com has such a great variety of events so you can make the most of your down time.
Independence Day in the Triangle
Just about every city and town in the Triangle is hosting something fun for the Independence Day Holiday. Whether you are looking for breakfast and a kids parade or fireworks and live concerts, ParkGeek has it all for you!
Many events take place on July 3rd this year. The Town of Garner's Independence Day Celebration festivities start Wednesday with kids inflatables and the sounds of the Central Park Band and end with the North Carolina Symphony and a Fireworks Display.
The Town of Fuquay-Varina will host the annual Independence Day Celebration on the third, also. There will be fun for the whole family with fireworks, live music, food, and free carnival rides to enjoy.
Morrisville's Fireworks are back this year on the 3rd! If you are an early riser, you can head over to Morrisville to enjoy a July 4th Pancake Breakfast and live entertainment on the 4th. Tickets should be purchased in advance so click through for the information
4th of July Celebration in Wake Forest will also start the weekend off with a bang. Wednesday night at Wake Forest-Rolesville High School, there will be a concert by Band of Oz, games, live entertainment and fireworks. The gates open at 5:00 pm and admission is $5 per person (kids under six are free).
For a slightly different twist, come on out to Bond Park on Wednesday to experience the Independence Eve Celebration at Sertoma. Applause! Cary Youth Theatre will present an Independence Eve performance. Following the performance, there will be a concert by the Cary Town Band. Bond Park is also hosting an Olde Time Celebration on the 4th. The fun begins early with a parent-child fishing tournament and a parade. The day continues family contests including doughnut and watermelon eating concerts, lakeside Olympics, balloon volleyball and seed spitting contests.
Apex honors an Old Fashion 4th of July on Thursday with Uncle Sam's Parade of Wheels and an afternoon of fun with food, inflatables, street performers, Karaoke, carnival games, climbing wall and cake walk. After the parade, enjoy the Apex Fire Department's Splash Down!
Thursday is also the Children's Independence Day Parade and Family Fun at Durham Central Park. Decorate your bike or wagon and join them for a parade, a frozen treat and some great music. Also in Durham, the Art of Cool 4th of July will bring The Beast + Big Band & Apple Juice Kid (DJ) to the stage Thursday evening on the Lawn of the American Tobacco Campus Amphitheatre.
Following the Wake Forest Children's Parade, head on over to Holding Park for Art-in-the-Park and Games-in-the-Park. Some of the game activities will include sack races, watermelon seed spitting contest, and a pie eating contest. Arts and crafts activities include decorating a sun visor, patriotic magnet, cupcake, and treat bag.
The City of Raleigh shakes things up this year by expanding their July 4th Celebration. "The Works" kicks off around noon with eating contests, kids zone, Sportbike freestyle demonstrations, roving performers, Gouge Wrestling and 16 bands playing all afternoon on two stages. End the evening with two fabulous fireworks displays over the city. The show at 9:15 on Fayetteville Street and the 10:15 pm fireworks at the Red Hat Amphitheater. Free concerts at the Amphitheater will begin at 6pm with the Chris Hendricks Band, followed at 7:15 pm by Cravin Melon, with American Aquarium taking the stage at 8:30 pm and adding another show after the conclusion of the fireworks. While your downtown, Marbles Kids Museum will be celebrating Red, White and Blue for YOU with a day of family fun (and air conditioning). The North Carolina Museum of History will be closed on the 4th but the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (including the Nature Research Center) will be open 9am-5pm on the 4th.
Celebrating Independence Day provides an opportunity to look back in time. The Independence Day Open House at the Joel Lane House is a great place to reflect on colonial life. On the grounds, re-enactors will demonstrate various aspects of colonial life such as spinning and dyeing. The garden will be on view and herbs from the garden will be for sale. There will be old fashioned crafts and games as well as lemonade for the children. In addition to outdoor activities, the circa 1770 plantation manor house and the 1790 kitchen building will be open.
The State Capitol is another great historical location to celebrate our Independence! Enjoy a family-oriented Independence Day celebration with a patriotic concert and picnic. A naturalization ceremony for new citizens, trolley rides, musical performances, food and historic demonstrators round out this patriotic day of fun.
The Town of Carrboro will be celebrating on the 4th with loads of live entertainment on two stages, kids inflatables, games, face painting, a toddler square, a kid's fun zone and even a costume contest.
Then there are the evening programs. The Mebane Fourth of July Family Music Festival will feature live music, food vendors and a fireworks display. The Cary Independence Day Concert & Fireworks at Regency Park is another great family event with patriotic music and fireworks. In Durham, you can enjoy a Durham Bulls game with the Independence Day Celebration. Tickets are required for the baseball game, but the gates will be opened for free admission at the end of the 7th inning. In addition to the baseball game and fireworks, there will live music, also. Due to popular demand, the fireworks and festivities in Chapel Hill at Kenan Memorial Stadium are back this year!
The fun takes place on Friday in Holly Springs. The Old Fashioned Independence Day Celebration will feature children's entertainment, inflatables, festival food, kids crafts, potato sack races, a watermelon seed spitting contest, face painting and musical entertainment. The evening at their newly acquired Sugg Farm Park will culminate with fireworks! At nearby Bass Lake Park, Family Fun Night will kick off at 6pm with crafts and live animals. Singer and storyteller Trish Miller will take the stage at 7pm followed by Dan the Magic Man at 8pm. Then, turn your attention to the Lake and enjoy the Holly Springs Fireworks show!
June Goes Out with Music & Movies
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will be going to To Infinity.....and Beyond at this Thursday's Science Cafe. Join NASA scientist Tony Rice to learn about their current robotic missions.
Oak City 7 Concerts bring 4 more bands to Downtown Raleigh and at least 6 food trucks Thursday night. Come on down to hear Blue Angel Blue, Blanko Basnet, Justin Robinson & the Mary Annettes and Cracker.
Orquesta GarDel will be playing Salsa music this Thursday night at CCB Plaza.
Friday night at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center the Snyder Family Band will bring Bluegrass to Cary with the extraordinary talents of 17 year-old Zeb Snyder and his 13 year old sister. As an added treat, this concert will also feature young musicians from the Town of Cary's Bluegrass Camps.
Ben Payton will be playing Blues on the Burwell School lawn Friday night,
The 2012 flick Pitch Perfect starring Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow and Rebel Wilson will be playing on the big screen Friday night at Regency Park.
The Moore Brothers Band will be playing the family friendly Summer at the Springs Outdoor Concert Friday night at the Holly Springs Cultural Center.
Raleigh's Sunday in the Park Concert features the acoustic Americana sounds of the Gravy Boys at Fred Fletcher Park.
The Tuesday Morning Movie at the Halle Cultural Arts Center will be Up and Wednesday evening's Academy Award Adult Film Series will feature Les Miserables.
First Friday & Holiday Fun Continues into July
Festival for the Eno will take place on Thursday, July 4th and Saturday the 6th. The Festival features over 90 performers on 4 stages, 85 craft artists, a home and garden expo, solar power and biodiesel demos, traditional and international food court, instrument museum, petting zoo, live animals, craft demonstrations, river activities and rentals, kids activities, storytellers, and puppets. Tickets are needed, so click through for all the info.
The Durham Cinematheque returns to Durham Central Park with free vintage movies on Friday, July 5th.
There will be a Firefly Frenzy Friday night over at Crowder District Park. Bring the whole family to explore what gives fireflies a special glow through hands on discovery and games.
Science Saturday at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will focus on Living with Lemurs.
July is Blue Morpho Month at the Museum of Life and Science. Enjoy a total immersion experience as they release a thousand new Blue Morpho butterflies. You can watch them emerge from their chrysalises, enjoy daily butterfly releases and chat with entomologists about the complete life cycle of a butterfly.
Commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg with NC Museum of History Sunday afternoon with a screening of the movie Gettysburg. See the entire four-hour movie (with intermissions), then stay for a discussion and Q&A session.
Jasmin Sessoms the 2011 Miss Black USA Talented Teen will perform a Whitney Houston Tribute for the Sunday in the Park Concert at Pullen Park.
Fun at the Parks
Over the next two weekends, there are lots of great activities like educational programs and guided hikes at our Triangle Parks. We are going to highlight a few of the family events, but for the complete listing, go to the Events Search at ParkGeek.com and put in the dates and/or parks you are interested in and we will keep you up to date. Now that its summer vacation, many of the local parks are doing weekday programs also. We will try to keep you updated to the daily events on Facebook.
The end of June marks the beginning of National Pollinator Week. Come to Lake Crabtree County Park Saturday, June 29th for a Pollinator Festival. Not only will there be lots of fun stuff to do like games to play and guest speakers to listen to, there will also be cool things to take home, like pollinator crafts and some local honey. If you are there early, you can go Birding with Vernon.
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