Special Events Weekly Digest | November 20 - November 26

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Special Events Weekly Digest

Friday, November 20 – Thursday, November 26

 

City of Raleigh Special Events

 

WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade

Hillsborough and Fayetteville Streets

Saturday, November 21

Event time: 9:30am – 12:00pm

Associated road closures:

 

The following roads will be closed from 6:00am until 2:00pm to facilitate the parade staging:

  • Hillsborough Street between W. Morgan Street and Boylan Avenue
  • St. Mary’s Street between W. Jones Street and W. Morgan Street
  • Snow Avenue between W. Morgan Street and Hillsborough Street 

The following roads will be closed no earlier than 7:00am until no later than 2:00pm to facilitate the parade route:

  • Start at Hillsborough Street and St. Mary’s Street and head east
  • Right onto Salisbury Street
  • Left onto Morgan Street
  • Right onto Fayetteville Street
  • Right onto Davie Street or
  • Right onto Lenoir Street to disassemble 

NOTE: All cross roads one block in each direction will be detoured, and additional road closures and detours may be established to control traffic near the route.

                                                                                                                            

IPREO Raleigh Winterfest Ice Rink

City Plaza Astroturf

Saturday, November 21

Event time: 11:00am – 11:00pm

No associated road closures; the ice rink will open immediately after the WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade and will remain open through January 31, 2016.

 

Tir na nOg’s Last Stand

Blount Street

Sunday, November 22

Event time: 12:00pm – 10:00pm

Associated road closures: The 200 block of Blount Street between Martin and Hargett Streets will be closed from 11:00am until 11:00pm.

 

Skinny Turkey Half Marathon and Just Think First 5K

Wakefield Plantation Drive

Thursday, November 26

Event time: 7:00am – 10:30am

Associated road closures: Roads will be closed from 7:30am until 10:45am to facilitate the half marathon and 5k routes. View route here.

 

Ridgewood Turkey Trot

Ridge Road

Thursday, November 26

Event time: 8:00am – 9:30am

Associated road closures: Ridge Road between Wade Avenue and Leonard Street will be closed from 5:00am until 10:00am to facilitate the start/finish location. The race route will be closed from 8:00am until 9:30am, and all roads one block in each direction will be detoured. View route here.

 

 

Other Events This Weekend

 

Hurricanes vs. Maple Leafs

PNC Arena

Friday, November 20

 

Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 – North Carolina Symphony

Meymandi Concert Hall

Friday, November 20 – Saturday, November 21

 

Beethoven’s 9th – Carolina Ballet

Memorial Auditorium

Friday, November 20 – Sunday, November 22

 

NC State vs. Syracuse

Carter Finley Stadium

Saturday, November 21

 

Triangle Youth Philharmonic Fall Concert

Meymandi Concert Hall

Sunday, November 22

 

Hurricanes vs. Kings

PNC Arena

Sunday, November 22

 

NC State Women’s Basketball vs. Davidson

Broughton High School

Sunday, November 22

 

 

Public Resources

 

Event Feedback Form: Tell us what you think about Raleigh events! We welcome citizen and participant feedback and encourage you to provide comments or concerns about any events regulated by the Special Events Office that were held in the last month. We will utilize this helpful information in future planning.

 

Temporary Road Closures: A resource providing current information on street closures in Raleigh.

 

Online Events Calendar: View all currently scheduled events that are regulated by the City of Raleigh Special Events Office.