Capitol 250: North Carolina Freedom Fest on July 4
Date: Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Venue: Various Locations in Raleigh, Raleigh
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Category: Community
The North Carolina State Capitol, at 1 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, is hosting Capitol 250: North Carolina Freedom Fest on Saturday, July 4, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a FREE family event. This downtown Raleigh celebration will complement a morning parade organized by the N.C. Department of Labor and evening fireworks at Dix Park organized by the City of Raleigh. The gathering at the N.C. State Capitol will celebrate Independence Day and America’s Semiquincentennial and features: Musical performances (see below) Carolina hurricanes KidZone Trolley tours of historic downtown Raleigh Living history Special exhibits More than 50 vendors and food trucks Independence Day Ceremony Much more! Entertainment by: Tift Merritt Rissi Palmer Nest of Singing Birds 82nd Airborne All-American Brass Quintet Wake & District Raleigh Pipe Band N.C. Governor’s School Choir Poet Zack Zachary Schedule 10 a.m.: Trolley Tours of Historic Raleigh 10 a.m.: Carolina Hurricanes Kids Zone opens 10 a.m.: Exhibitors and Vendors open 10-10:30 a.m.: 82nd Airborne All American Brass Quintet on Main Stage 10:45-11:15 a.m.: Governor’s School Choir on Main Stage 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Wake & District on Main Stage 12 p.m.: Vietnam Veterans Monthly Ceremony 12:30 p.m.: Ceremony (with music by the Raleigh Concert Band, Color Guard, National Anthem, wreath laying, reading of Declaration, more) 1:40 to 2 p.m.: Poet Zack Zachary on Main Stage 2:15 to 2:45 p.m.: Nest of Singing Birds on Main Stage 3 to 3:45 p.m.: Tift Merritt and Rissi Palmer on Main Stage Photo: Mace Publishing, LLC Exhibitors Carolina Hurricanes Kid Zone Carolina Ballet City of Raleigh Historic Resources and Museums Raleigh Sons of the American Revolution Baker Co. Women's Army Corps Moores Creek National Battlefield Bricks & Minifigs Downtown Raleigh NC Department of Adult Correction North Carolina Office of the State Auditor NC DMVA NC Department of Insurance NC Commerce NC Department of State Treasurer NC Offic
