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Take Five: Take in fests for comics and pickles in Durham


The Durham Comic Fest activities include a comic book swap, lectures and workshops featuring established comic artists, a film screening and much more.
The Durham Comic Fest activities include a comic book swap, lectures and workshops featuring established comic artists, a film screening and much more. Invision/AP

Triangle events to add to your daybook:

It’s comical

Saturday-Sunday; Southwest Regional Library, 3605 Shannon Road, Durham; free; durhamcountylibrary.org/comicsfest

The Durham Comic Fest activities include a comic book swap, lectures and workshops featuring established comic artists, a film screening and much more. Good stuff for kids, teens and adults.

Instrument zoo

10 a.m.-3p.m. Saturday; Kidzu, 201 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill; free; kidzuchildrensmuseum.org

This classical music show and hands-on demonstration is a great way to introduce kids to musical instruments.

Food trucks and peaches

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; Plantation Point Farmers Market, 6520 Plantation Center Drive, Raleigh; plantationpointfarmersmarket.com

This North Raleigh farmers market hosts a food truck rodeo and a Peach Festival. Chick-N-Que and Shrimp & Fish Fry are just two of the trucks on-site.

PickleFest

Noon-3 p.m. Saturday; The Rickhouse, 609 Foster St., Durham; free; nando.com/1ly

If you dig fermented foods and want to learn to make your own, this is your fest. Plus, local breweries and food trucks on hand.

Chow down in Cary

5-9:30 p.m. Sunday; along West Chatham Street (between Academy Street and Harrison Avenue), Cary; nando.com/1lz

Cary’s second food truck rodeo features nearly 30 food and beer trucks, along with live entertainment from Scarlet and Peak City Sound.

This story was originally published July 23, 2015 at 9:00 AM with the headline "Take Five: Take in fests for comics and pickles in Durham."

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