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The big family dates to save in Raleigh & the Triangle
Oct 2026 – Jan 2027 · Updated Oct 10
The parades, festivals and light shows worth planning around over the next twelve weeks, before everyone else is talking about them. Tap the heart to save one.
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Light Up the Night Holiday Parade (Hillsborough)
Churton Street, Downtown Hillsborough · Hillsborough
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5:30pm–8pm
5pm–9pm
4:30pm–6:30pm
3:45pm
10am–6pm
Dates to save
October
12:15pm–7pm
9am–11pm
5:30pm–7:30pm
5pm–10pm
6:30pm
Fri., 6–8pm
10am–2pm
Spellbound at Mordecai — family Halloween event Oct. 24, plus Haunted Mordecai tours
Mordecai · Raleigh
Free
10am–4pm
Day of the Dead Festival at Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson
Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park · Wilson
Free
11am–7pm
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Halloween Spooktacular
Central Recreation Center Field, 302 W. Tryon St., Hillsborough, NC 27278 · Hillsborough
Free
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12pm–4pm
9pm
5:30pm–8pm
Dates to save
November
Noon–4pm
Fri., 6:30–9pm
10pm
37th Capital Area Handbell Festival
Kerr Scott Building at North Carolina State Fairgrounds · Raleigh
From $50
10am–6pm
10am–4pm
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12pm–6pm
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82nd Annual ABC11 Raleigh Christmas Parade
Hillsborough Street to Fayetteville Street, Downtown Raleigh · Raleigh
Free
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2:30pm
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December
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Carrboro-Chapel Hill Community Holiday Parade
140 W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill to Carrboro Town Hall, Carrboro · Chapel Hill
Free
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Light Up the Night Holiday Parade (Hillsborough)
Churton Street, Downtown Hillsborough · Hillsborough
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