Oct 8, 2026 - Things to Do

10 things to do this weekend in the Triangle

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Here's what's happening across the Triangle this fall weekend.

🌝 Sylvan Esso's Good Moon Festival takes over multiple venues across downtown Durham, featuring Sylvan Esso, Tyler Childers, MJ Lenderman and other acts.

🍁 Join your neighbors at the Fall for Five Points annual community festival on Saturday.

🎹 Check out FlushFest, a homegrown music festival in Hillsborough at Eno River Brewing and Eno House.

🪊 Listen to Turnpike Troubadours bring their tour to Red Hat Amphitheater.

🎉 Celebrate Diwali at Cary's Koka Booth Amphitheatre on Saturday.

🎥 Watch documentaries at the Southern Doc Fest in Durham on Saturday.

🎓 Check out N.C. Central University's homecoming events happening across Durham.

🌳Attend the GreenWood Wrights'Fest at The Plant in Pittsboro all weekend to celebrate woodworking and heritage crafts.

🎸 Come to Band Together's 25th-anniversary Mighty Giveback Concert at the Lincoln Theatre on Saturday, which raises money for The Raleigh Music Collective, Oak City Cares and PORCH Communities.

🏈 Cheer on N.C. State as the Wolfpack hosts in-state rivals Wake Forest at Carter-Finley Stadium.

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