Peace and Love on America's 250th at Fletcher Park — Hair in Concert, and more…
Date: Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Venue: Fletcher Park — Hair, Raleigh
Price: Free
Category: Music
Peace and Love on America's 250th is a community event to celebrate America's 250th birthday on Saturday, July 4, 2026, from 3 to 8 p.m., at Fred Fletcher Park, 820 Clay Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. This is a free event for all ages, but please RSVP to help with planning. The event includes: Performances (see below) Free hands-on children's activities from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Food trucks More Schedule 3 p.m.: Welcome 3:05 p.m.: United Strings of Color — “A Change Gonna Come” and “Black Violin Stereotypes" 3:20 p.m.: -i Firenzi Commedia Dell’Arte — Improv Comedy with Audience Participation 3:50 p.m.: Wake County Commissioner Tara Waters — Keynote Speech 4 p.m.: Paradox Opera — “Miss Merriweather it appears” from The Genders of Gybberidge 4:10 p.m.: You Can Vote — The 2026 Midterm: What's on the Ballot? 4:15 p.m.: Aggregate Theatre Company — Gazellephant & Billy Goat's Gruff 4:25 p.m.: Pequod Productions — A Whiff of Walt Whitman 4:35 p.m.: Bare Theatre — Shakespeare Alive 4:50 p.m.: Ellie Manfreda — Singer/Songwriter 5:10 to 5:30 p.m.: Drumming and Percussion — Led by Asher Richardson 6:30 p.m.: Peace and Love on America’s 250th Concert — Spoken Word and selections from Hair Look for updates on the Facebook event. Double-Check Before You Head Out! We make every effort to make sure that everything on Triangle on the Cheap is 100% accurate. However, sometimes things change without notice, and it's also possible that we can make a mistake. Please verify all deals and events with the venue or organizer before you go. You might also be interested in: Subscribing to Triangle on the Cheap's email list Triangle on the Cheap event calendar Music calendar Where to go dancing in the Triangle Trivia Nights Best food and drink deals in the Triangle Free and cheap things to do this week Farmers Markets in the Triangle Subscribe to Triangle on the Cheap More Events Check out our list of free and cheap events in Raleigh and the rest of the Triangle this weekend, or our full event cal
