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PoeFest Community Festival 2026

Date: Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Venue: Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education, Raleigh

Price: Free

Category: Family

Come to the Poe Center’s FREE community festival to celebrate healthy choices! There will be fun activities, prizes, special guests, entertainment, and health education information for kids and families. Featured activities include: Free Dental Screenings for children 18 & under on the AmeriHealth Caritas Bus. Traffic Safety Course and Road Safety Learning Activities. Opportunity to participate in a 35th Anniversary commemorative community art project, led by local artist Lae Agualo. Snacktivities. Arts and Crafts and so much more!

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PoeFest Community Festival 2026

When
Oct 10
Sat, Oct 10, 2026
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Ages
Check ages with the venue
Price
Free
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Come to the Poe Center’s FREE community festival to celebrate healthy choices! There will be fun activities, prizes, special guests, entertainment, and health education information for kids and families. Featured activities include: Free Dental Screenings for children 18 & under on the AmeriHealth Caritas Bus. Traffic Safety Course and Road Safety Learning Activities. Opportunity to participate in a 35th Anniversary commemorative community art project, led by local artist Lae Agualo. Snacktivities. Arts and Crafts and so much more!

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Oct 10

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PoeFest Community Festival 2026 runs Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM.

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Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education is at 224 Sunnybrook Rd, Raleigh, NC. Open in Google Maps.

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