Special Events Weekly Digest | March 10 - March 16
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Special Events Weekly Digest
Friday, March 10 – Thursday, March 16
Permitted Special Events
Raleigh St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival
Fayetteville Street District
Saturday, March 11
Event Time: 10:00am - 6:30pm
Associated Road Closures: Fayetteville Street between Martin Street and the south end of City Plaza and Davie Street between Salisbury Street and Wilmington Street will be closed from 6:00pm on 3-10-17 until 11:59pm on 3-11-17. N. Wilmington Street between Peace Street and E. Lane Street, Polk Street between N. Blount Street and N. Wilmington Street, and North Street between N. Blount Street and N. Wilmington Street will be closed from 8:00am until 12:00pm on 3-11-17.
The following roads will be closed from 9:00am until 12:30pm on 3-11-17 to facilitate the parade route: Start at the intersection of Wilmington Street and Lane Street, head south on Wilmington Street, right onto E. Morgan Street, left onto Fayetteville Street, right onto W. Martin Street, left onto S. Salisbury Street, and left into the Performing Arts Center Lot A1 for disassembly. Morgan Street between Fayetteville Street and Wilmington Street will also be closed during this time. Note that all cross streets one block in each direction will be detoured.
Glenwood South St. Patrick’s Festival
Glenwood South
Saturday, March 11
Event Time: 12:00pm - 10:59pm
Associated Road Closures: Glenwood Avenue between North Street and Lane Street and W. North Street between Glenwood Avenue and the Blue Ridge Realty parking lot entrance will be closed from 6:00am on 3-11-17 until 2:00am on 3-12-17.
Brierdale Shopping Center and Route
Saturday, March 11
Event Time: 8:00am - 10:00am
Associated Road Closures: Roads within the following route will be closed and all cross streets will be detoured from 7:50am until 10:00am. View route here and see below for turn by turn details:
- Start at Brierdale Shopping Center and exit onto Moncreiffe Road
- Left onto Bruckhaus Street
- Right onto Globe Road
- Left onto Sellona Street
- Veer right onto Alm Street
- Left onto Falkwood Road
- Continue on Falkwood Road and keep right at traffic circle to Glen Autumn Road
- Continue on Glen Autumn Road to Vogel Street
- Right onto Willey Street
- Right onto Alm Street
- Left onto Bruckhaus Street
- Right onto Moncreiffe Road to finish at Brierdale Shopping Center
Sola Coffee Cafe and Route
Saturday, March 11
Event Time: 7:30am - 10:00am
Associated Road Closures: Roads within the following route will be closed and all cross streets will be detoured from 8:30am until 9:45am. View route here and see below for turn by turn details:
- Start at Sola Cafe private property on Lead Mine Road
- Right onto Sawmill Road
- Right onto Bluffridge Drive
- Right onto Bridgeport Drive
- U-turn on Seagate Drive at 4 Winds Drive
- Right onto Bridgeport Drive
- Right onto Harbor Drive
- Right onto Sawmill Road
- Left into Sola Cafe private property to finish
Other Events This Weekend
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Theatre Raleigh
Friday, March 10 – Sunday, March 12
Kennedy Theatre
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – Carolina Ballet
Friday, March 10 – Sunday, March 12
Fletcher Opera Theater
Casting Crowns with Danny Gokey and Unspoken
Friday, March 10
PNC Arena
Friday, March 10
Meymandi Concert Hall
Saturday, March 11 – Sunday, March 12
Raleigh Convention Center
Explore Dorothea Dix Park – Beginner’s Macro Photography
Saturday, March 11
Dorothea Dix Park, Harvey Hill
Explore Dorothea Dix Park – Children’s Painting in the Park – Dog Portraits!
Saturday, March 11
Dorothea Dix Park, Flowers Cottage
Explore Dorothea Dix Park – Painting in the Park – Dog Portraits! For Adults
Saturday, March 11
Dorothea Dix Park, Flowers Cottage
Saturday, March 11
PNC Arena
Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 – North Carolina Symphony Special Event Concert
Saturday, March 11
Meymandi Concert Hall
2017 Artists Exhibition – Raleigh Fine Arts Society
Sunday, March 12
Meymandi Concert Hall
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.
