2008 Official Visitors Guide to Raleigh, Cary, and Wake County - (Page 15) 2008 Selected Events S P R I NG Raleigh Blues Festival February 17 RBC Center Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries Through March 2 N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences India Fest N.C. State Fairgrounds MEAC Basketball Tournament RBC Center N.C. International Auto Expo N.C. State Fairgrounds N.C. State Fairgrounds World Beer Festival April 26 Artsplosure May TBA Downtown Raleigh Peak Fest May 3 Downtown Apex NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament First & Second Rounds RBC Center Renaissance Faire N.C. State Fairgrounds Southern Ideal Home Show N.C. State Fairgrounds Keith Urban & Carrie Underwood April 19 RBC Center Southern Women’s Show Prestonwood Country Club, Cary Southern Ideal Home Show N.C. State Fairgrounds N.C. State Fair N.C. State Fairgrounds Grecian Festival N.C. State Fairgrounds BugFest! September TBA N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences Raleigh Wide Open September TBA Downtown Raleigh SPARKCON and Street Painting Festival September TBA Downtown Raleigh SAS Championship (golf) Major Performing Arts Groups Broadway Series South www.BroadwaySeriesSouth.com Carolina Ballet www.carolinaballet.com The North Carolina Symphony www.NCSymphony.org North Carolina Theatre www.NCTheatre.com The Opera Company of North Carolina www.OperaNC.com Raleigh Little Theatre www.raleighlittletheatre.com Theatre In The Park www.theatreinthepark.com Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.com WINTER/ H O L I D AY Capital Area Handbell Festival N.C. State Fairgrounds International Festival November TBA N.C. State Fairgrounds Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour Early December Historic Oakwood “A Christmas Carol” Early December Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts “The Nutcracker” December TBA Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts NCAA Women’s College Cup (soccer) SUMM E R Rex Hospital Open (golf) TPC Wakefield Plantation The Raleigh Antiques Expo N.C. State Fairgrounds Dead Sea Scrolls Opens June 28 N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences July 4th Celebrations Various celebrations held across the area, including events at the N.C. State Capitol, N.C. State Fairgrounds and Koka Booth Amphitheatre. July 14 WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary FALL Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival August 23 Downtown Cary La Fiesta Del Pueblo N.C. State Fairgrounds Scandinavian Christmas Fair December 6 N.C. State Fairgrounds First Night Raleigh December 31 Downtown Raleigh www.VisitRaleigh.com 15 http://www.BroadwaySeriesSouth.com http://www.carolinaballet.com http://www.NCSymphony.org http://www.NCTheatre.com http://www.OperaNC.com http://www.raleighlittletheatre.com http://www.theatreinthepark.com http://www.ticketmaster.com http://www.VisitRaleigh.com
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