Take Five: See the world at the International Festival in Raleigh
Triangle events to add to your daybook:
Go international
4:30-10:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday; Raleigh Convention Center, 500 S. Salisbury St.; $9.95/day or $20/3 days; internationalfocusnc.org
The 30th International Festival has more than 62 cultural groups representing food and culture from around the world. There are stage performances, beer tasting, live music, art and fun stuff for kids.
Cary lights up
10 a.m. Saturday; Booth Amphitheatre, 8003 Regency Parkway, Cary; free lawn seating, $20 reserved; boothamphitheatre.com
Diwali, known as the festival of lights, is India’s largest and most widely celebrated cultural event. The local celebration will include a performance by Bollywood singer Kavitha Krishnamoorthy, delicious foods, a bazaar, fireworks display and much more.
Beer of the world
Noon-4 p.m. and 6-10 p.m. Saturday; Durham Bulls Athletic Park, 409 Blackwell St., Durham; $45-$95; allaboutbeer.com
Two sessions of the World Beer Festival offer unlimited 2-ounce tastings of more than 250 beers from around the world, plus seminars, ingredient sampling and more.
Lasso some grub
1-6 p.m. Sunday; Fayetteville Street, downtown Raleigh; downtownraleighfoodtruckrodeo.com
This food truck rodeo has more than a half-mile of trucks from across the state spread out over 11 city blocks, plus they offer sidewalk seating for over 1,000 people.
More bluegrass
4-7 p.m. Sunday; Northgate Mall, 1058 W. Club Blvd., Durham; free; northgatemall.com
If you didn’t get enough bluegrass at last week’s epic IBMA throwdown, you can see the group Bluegrass Experience perform for free as part of the Music on the Plaza outdoor fall music series.
This story was originally published October 8, 2015 at 8:00 AM with the headline "Take Five: See the world at the International Festival in Raleigh."