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Family deadlines in the Triangle

School applications, camp and sports sign-ups, and holiday help. Every date is checked on the organizer's own page. Add them to your phone and get a heads-up two days before.

All agesBabies & toddlersPreschoolElementaryTweens & teens
Whole TriangleRaleighCaryApexDurhamChapel Hill

Get a phone alert two days before each one

Or join the club and get the ones for your kids' ages in the Thursday email.

November 2026

  • Deadline

    Mon, Nov 30

    Toys for Tots (Wake/Durham): last day for approved groups to request toys

    Toys for Tots isn't taking family applications this year. Nov. 30 is the last day for approved churches, schools and nonprofits to request toys, so sign up with one of them well before then; each sets its own earlier deadline.

    Babies & toddlers, Preschool, Elementary, Tweens & teens · Wake County, Durham County · Free

    Official page

December 2026

  • Window

    Tue, Dec 1

    to Thu, Dec 31

    LIEAP heating help: sign-up for households with someone 60+ or disabled

    Households with a person 60 or older, or a disabled person getting state aging and adult services, can apply for help with heating bills. This is the standard window; check your county DSS for this year's dates.

    All ages · Triangle · Free

    Official page

January 2027

  • Window

    Fri, Jan 1

    to Wed, Mar 31

    LIEAP heating help opens to all families

    Any eligible low-income household can apply for a one-time payment toward heating bills, usually Jan. 1 to March 31 or until funds run out. Check your county DSS for this year's dates.

    Babies & toddlers, Preschool, Elementary, Tweens & teens · Triangle · Free

    Official page

February 2027

  • Opens

    Mon, Feb 1

    Durham Parks Bitty Baseball registration opens

    Registration opens for Bitty Baseball for ages 4-6; each age group is capped at 30 kids. 9:00 AM.

    Preschool, Elementary · Durham · $28 city resident / $43 non-city resident

    Official page

  • Window

    Mon, Feb 1

    to Mon, Mar 1

    NC ESA+ scholarship application window

    Apply for ESA+ funds ($9,000 or $17,000 a year) for a child with a disability for 2027-28.

    Preschool, Elementary, Tweens & teens · Triangle · Free

    Official page

  • Window

    Mon, Feb 1

    to Mon, Mar 1

    NC Opportunity Scholarship application window

    Apply for state money ($3,000 to $7,000 a year, based on income) toward private school tuition for 2027-28.

    Preschool, Elementary, Tweens & teens · Triangle · Free

    Official page

  • Deadline

    Fri, Feb 26

    Research Triangle Charter Academy open enrollment closes

    Last day to apply to Research Triangle Charter Academy in Durham for 2027-28 with equal lottery consideration. 5:00 PM.

    Preschool, Elementary, Tweens & teens · Durham, Durham County · Free

    Official page

Not posted yet

These dates aren't out yet. Here's when they were last year, so you know when to look.

  • Durham Parks and Recreation summer camp registration opens

    Registration opens for Durham Parks youth summer camps (ages 5-12); sliding-fee applications are due weeks earlier.

    Last year: 2026: sliding fee scale applications due Feb. 13; camp registration opened Monday, March 9 at 9 a.m.

    Official page

  • Durham Public Schools magnet and CTE lottery window

    Apply for Durham Public Schools magnet schools and CTE pathways for 2027-28.

    Last year: The 2026-27 lottery opened Jan. 5 and closed Jan. 30, 2026 at 5 p.m. DPS says the lottery opens in January each year; check back.

    Official page

  • YMCA of the Triangle summer day camp registration opens

    Registration opens for YMCA summer day camps across the Triangle.

    Last year: The YMCA's page says registration opens in early 2027 and 2027 locations and session dates will be confirmed in December. The 2026 opening date is not on the current page.

    Official page