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Check out the local events happening near Raleigh. Click on the event titles below to see more information about each event.
Holiday Live and Kickin’ Friday with Mike and Amanda!
Join Mike and Amanda for a Live and Kickin’ holiday celebration! Be a studio guest on Friday 12/5 or 12/12 and see what happens behind the scenes and be part of the show! Register below to attend. Breakfast will be provided by Hardee’s, and our friends at Jernigan’s in Dunn will provide you with a…
This NC plant eats bugs for breakfast — and looks beautiful doing it
Most of us have seen or have some knowledge of the most iconic plant in the world: It’s the “Venus Flytrap”, which is native to a small area of southeastern North Carolina. One of its cousins, also a native to the “Tar Heel State”, is the venerable “Pitcher Plant”. It is also carnivorous and has an equally insatiable appetite for insects. This is another plant I don’t have in my landscape. I do need one after seeing the crop of the Purple Pitcher Plant at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens in Chapel Hill.
Nearly Impossible Trivia: Christmas Carousel
The Family Tradition Continues November 28th – 30th, 2025 at the NC State Fairgrounds For over 37 years the Christmas Carousel Holiday Gift Market has been a Triangle Thanksgiving Tradition for thousands of holiday shoppers. Over 250 Exhibitors come together each year showcasing Arts, Crafts, Holiday Foods, Gifts, Floral, Holiday Decorations and much, much more!…
Holiday Live and Kickin’ Friday with Mike and Amanda!
Join Mike and Amanda for a Live and Kickin’ holiday celebration! Be a studio guest on Friday 12/5 or 12/12 and see what happens behind the scenes and be part of the show! Register below to attend. Breakfast will be provided by Hardee’s, and our friends at Jernigan’s in Dunn will provide you with a…
This NC plant eats bugs for breakfast — and looks beautiful doing it
Most of us have seen or have some knowledge of the most iconic plant in the world: It’s the “Venus Flytrap”, which is native to a small area of southeastern North Carolina. One of its cousins, also a native to the “Tar Heel State”, is the venerable “Pitcher Plant”. It is also carnivorous and has an equally insatiable appetite for insects. This is another plant I don’t have in my landscape. I do need one after seeing the crop of the Purple Pitcher Plant at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens in Chapel Hill.
Nearly Impossible Trivia: Christmas Carousel
The Family Tradition Continues November 28th – 30th, 2025 at the NC State Fairgrounds For over 37 years the Christmas Carousel Holiday Gift Market has been a Triangle Thanksgiving Tradition for thousands of holiday shoppers. Over 250 Exhibitors come together each year showcasing Arts, Crafts, Holiday Foods, Gifts, Floral, Holiday Decorations and much, much more!…
