April
19, Arbor Day/Earth Day, music, games, crafts, food trucks, Dix Park, Raleigh, 5-8, movie at 9.
20, 16th Kids Seedling Giveaway, Carrboro FM, 8:30 a.m.
20, Forest Festival, 9-2, downtown Wake Forest.
20, Children’s Day Festival, Downtown Cary Park, 11-5.
20-21, 24th Triangle Lebanese Festival, food, music, dance, 241 Horizon Dr., Raleigh, 11-7 Sat, 12-6 Sun.
20, Apex Earthfest, Town Hall Campus, 12-4.
20, Bouncing Bulldogs Jump Rope Showcase, Durham Central Park, 2-5.
20-21, Piedmont Farm Tour, 30+ farms, 2-6 p.m., 919-542-2409.
21, Durham Earth Day Festival, parade, kids’ activities, Durham Central Park, 12-5.
27, 4th Magical Hill Festival for kids/families, Community Center Park, Chapel Hill, 11-2, food trucks.
27, Mebane Dogwood Festival, downtown, 10-7.
27, Poetry in the Park, Eno River SP, Durham, 2-4.
27, Spring Daze Arts & Crafts Festival, Bond Park, Cary, 9-5.
27, Canine Field Day, Rock Quarry Park, Durham, 11-3.
27, Raulston Blooms, JC Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh, 10-3, fees
28, Chili Cookoff For Living Wages with pro/amateur cooks, Carrboro Town Commons, 12-3, orangelivingwage.org.
May
4, Movies Under the Stars, Star Wars: A New Hope, Carolina Square, downtown Chapel Hill, 7 p.m.
4, 16th Children’s Strawberry Festival, Old N. Durham Park, Durham, 11-3.
4, Haw River Festival, music, nature walk, canoe rides for kids, Saxapahaw, 4-8 p.m.
4, PeakFest, arts & crafts, music, Salem Street, Apex, 9-5.
4, Spring Chicken Festival, music, kids’ activities, downtown Siler City, 10-6.
4, Meet in the Street, 100+ artists, downtown Wake Forest, 10-4.
10-11, Tenth Longleaf Film Festival, NC Museum of History, Raleigh. Free.
17-19, Got To Be N.C. Festival, State Fairgrounds, Raleigh. Free.
18-19, Durham Greek Festival, food, arts, music, St. Barbara’s Church, 8306 NC751, Sat 11-9, Sun 11-7.
18-19, Artsplosure, the Raleigh arts festival, 175+ juried artists, downtown Raleigh.