Things to do this weekend in Raleigh and Durham

🦪 Celebrate the North Carolina coast with Rawleigh Oyster Fest at Raleigh Iron Works on Saturday.

🖼️ Check out the Durham Fringe Festival all weekend, a celebration of experimental art throughout downtown Durham.

🎸 Listen to music and eat well at BBQ Blues & Brews in Fuquay-Varina on Saturday.

🎭 Watch Tom Stoppard's famous play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" at Raleigh Little Theatre.

🍜 Explore Chinese cuisines at Downtown Cary's Taste of China Festival on Saturday.

🕯️ Attend the 11th annual Death Faire at The Plant in Pittsboro on Saturday.

🎃 Make a mess on Saturday and Sunday at Steel String's Pumpkin Smash Party.

🎨 Support artists at the Fall Arts Fair at Fred Fletcher Park in Raleigh on Saturday.

🥕 Honor the humble root vegetable at the Carrboro Farmers' Market's Root Fest on Saturday.