Date: Sat, Jul 18, 2026
Time: Sat., 11am-4pm
Venue: Gov. James G. Martin Building, Raleigh
Price: Free
Category: Outdoors
Carolina Stories and Summer Reading Festival is a community literary event celebrating local and indie authors, storytelling and the joy of summer reading. Open to the public and free admission. Come enjoy live storytelling, spoken work and free face painting.
Outdoors · Raleigh
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Carolina Stories and Summer Reading Festival runs Sat, Jul 18, 2026, Sat., 11am-4pm.
Gov. James G. Martin Building is at 4285 Trinity Rd., Raleigh, NC. Open in Google Maps.
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