Plan your weekend with our picks including live music, seafood, dinosaurs and sunflowers.
For the foodies
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July 16: Foodie Festival at Big Boss - Big Boss will be inviting their favorite food vendors and food trucks! Shop from creators of sauces, drinks and baked goods and enjoy delicious food onsite on Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.
July 15-16: Oyster Fest (The Durham Hotel, 315 E Chapel Hill St. Durham) - Head up to The Durham Hotel roof for oysters on the open-air grill, lobster rolls, house-made Old Bay chips, special cocktails from the bar, and much more. New Orleans-style jazz band the Al Strong Collective will perform each night.
July 16: 2022 Crushable: Ciders, Seltzers, & Sour Beers (The Glass Jug Beer Lab - RTP, 5410 NC-55, Durham) - Enjoy an exclusive evening in the beer garden featuring local and craft hard ciders, hard seltzers, and sour beer, paired with live music.
July 16: Southeast Crab Feast (Lake Wheeler Park, 6404 Lake Wheeler Rd., Raleigh) - Enjoy all-you-can-eat blue crabs during this event in Raleigh. There will also be live music and more fun.
July 16: Carolina Brewing Company's 27th Anniversary Party (140 Thomas Mill Rd, Holly Springs) - Help this brewery celebrate this milestone from noon to 10 p.m. This is a family-friendly event where children and dogs are welcome. Baton Rouge Cuisine Food Truck will be there from 5 to 8 p.m. and there will also be live music from 6 to 9 p.m. There will be ciders, wine, water and soda for non-beer drinkers, plus an outdoor beer garden.
Music
July 16: Barenaked Ladies (Red Hat Amphitheater, 500 S. McDowell St., Raleigh) - Barenaked Ladies perform live at Red Hat Amphitheater as part of their rescheduled Last Summer on Earth tour.
July 15: Big Time Rush (Red Hat Amphitheater, 500 S. McDowell St., Raleigh) - Head to Red Hat Ampitheater to see Big Time Rush with special guests Dixie D'Amelio.
July 15-16: King Bach (Goodnights Comedy Club, 861 W. Morgan St., Raleigh) -Over the last few years Andrew Bachelor, better known by “King Bach,” has quickly parlayed being one of the most influential names on the internet.
July 15: Chris Brown & Lil Baby: One Of Them Ones Tour (Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, 3801 Rock Quarry Rd., Raleigh) - Chris Brown & Lil Baby will perform live at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek on July 15.
July 16: North Carolina Symphony Summerfest: An Evening with Sidecar Social Club (Koka Booth Amphitheatre, 8003 Regency Pkwy., Cary) - Spirited, stylish, and engaging, Sidecar Social Club soars through numerous genres effortlessly: their energetic sets take you to colorful and surprising places.
Family fun
Sunflowers are in full bloom at Dix Park - The sunflowers at Dix Park are in full bloom, which means you have about two weeks to get your selfies taken!
July 16-17: Dino & Dragon Stroll at Raleigh Convention Center - The event features more than 100 creatures and other activities including bounce houses and scooters. There is even a special sensory hour for children who are sensitive to lights and loud noises.
July 16: Movies on the Lawn - Enjoy this outdoor movie screening at Dix Park on Saturday. Come dressed as your favorite superhero or princess to watch 'Moana' on the big screen. No tickets are required, however RSVPs are appreciated so the event can plan for how many people will be there.
July 16: Book Harvest Block Party (Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham) - Book Harvest will host its annual summer Block Party on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. on the concourse of the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The free community-wide event will be a celebration of summer, books, and National Summer Learning Week.
July 17: CHEER Live! at Red Hat Amphitheater - CHEER LIVE will feature 14x National Champion coach and best-selling author, Monica Aldama alongside cheer stars such as Gabi Butler and Morgan Simianer.