Special Events Weekly Digest | April 27 - May 3
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Special Events Weekly Digest
Friday, April 27 – Thursday, May 3
Permitted Special Events
Fayetteville Street District
Friday, April 27 & Saturday, April 28
Event Times: 6:00pm - 10:00pm on 4-27-18; 2:00pm - 11:00pm on 4-28-18
Associated Road Closures: Fayetteville Street between Davie Street and Lenoir Street will be closed from 11:00am on 4-27-18 until 4:00am on 4-29-18 and Fayetteville Street between Davie Street and Morgan Street, and Davie Street, Hargett Street, and Martin Street between Salisbury Street and Wilmington Street will be closed from 11:00pm on 4-27-18 until 4:00am on 4-29-18.
Note in the Pocket Socks & Undie 5K Rundie
Dorothea Dix Park
Saturday, April 28
Event Time: 8:30am - 11:30am
Associated Road Closures: Whiteside Drive between Umstead Drive and Biggs Drive will be closed from 6:00am until 12:00pm. The following route will be closed from 8:30am until 11:00am:
Start at Whiteside Drive; Right onto Biggs Drive; Right onto Ruggles Drive; Left onto Umstead Drive; Right onto Dawkins Drive; Left onto Umstead Drive; Right onto Ruggles Drive; Left onto Biggs Drive; Right onto Palmer Drive; Left onto Cranmer Drive; Left onto Umstead Drive; Right onto S. Boylan Avenue; Left onto Tate Drive; Right onto Richardson Drive; Left onto Umstead Drive; Right onto Middleton Drive; Right onto Biggs Drive; Right onto Whiteside Drive to finish
Heath Street
Saturday, April 28
Event Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Associated Road Closures: Heath Street between Poole Road and Cross Street and Cross Street between Heath Street and S. Carver Street will be closed from 9:00am until 3:00pm.
Pop-PupAlooza Dog Park at Dix Park
Dorothea Dix Park, Athletic Field
Sunday, April 29
Event Time: 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Associated Road Closures: The Athletic Field will be utilized and a portion of Biggs Drive between Whiteside Drive and Palmer Drive in front of the entrance to the field will be closed from 8:00am until 11:00pm.
Bolt for the Blue 5K/1-Mile Fun Run
Ligon Magnet Middle School, Chavis Park, & Greenway
Sunday, April 29
Event Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Associated Road Closures: Roads will be closed intermittently from 2:00pm until 3:15pm to facilitate the route. Note that all cross streets one block in each direction will be detoured and see below for turn by turn details:
Start at Ligon Middle School, Haywood Street entrance; Cross Haywood Street to Hopemont Street heading west; Right onto Chavis Way; Left into Chavis Park northern parking lot; Right onto park sidewalks to continue to Cape Avenue; Left onto Cape Avenue; Left onto greenway; Cross Bragg Street to continue on greenway; Cross Peterson Street to continue on greenway; Turn around ¼ mile before Garner Road; Return by the same route
NC State WWI Centennial Memorial Observance
Hillsborough Street
Tuesday, May 1
Event Time: 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Associated Road Closures: Hillsborough Street between Logan Court and Pullen Road will be closed from 3:00pm until 3:30pm.
Other Upcoming Events
Romeo & Juliet – North Carolina Symphony Classical Series
Friday, April 27 – Saturday, April 28
Meymandi Concert Hall
Adventure Road: A Story of Huck and Tom – Theatre Raleigh Family Series
Friday, April 27 – Sunday, April 29
Kennedy Theatre
Friday, April 27 – Sunday, April 29
Memorial Auditorium
Shred and Recycle Event for Raleigh Residents
Saturday, April 28
Wilders Grove Solid Waste Services Facility
Saturday, April 28
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Saturday, April 28
Mordecai Historic Park
Saturday, April 28
Pullen Park
Saturday, April 28
Latta House and University Site
Prescription Medication Drop-Off
Saturday, April 28
Various locations – see website for more information
Where is My Husband? – Loose Stone Productions, LLC
Saturday, April 28
Fletcher Opera Theater
Samson and Delilah – North Carolina Opera
Sunday, April 29
Meymandi Concert Hall
Connect Raleigh Lecture Series Featuring Jason Mayden (Free; No registration required)
Monday, April 30
Raleigh Convention Center
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.