Arts & Culture

Take Five: Kilt Run downtown may break Guinness World Record

Catch the St. Paddy’s 8K race and Kilt Run Saturday with live Irish music and food at Raleigh Beer Garden after.
Catch the St. Paddy’s 8K race and Kilt Run Saturday with live Irish music and food at Raleigh Beer Garden after. jhknight@newsobserver.com

Triangle events to add to your daybook:

Run in a kilt

9 a.m. Saturday; Raleigh Beer Garden, 614 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh; $40 8K/$5-$20 Kilt Run; nogrunclub.com

Last weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is over, but the fun is not: there’s still the St. Paddy’s 8K race and Kilt Run (which hopes to break a Guinness World Record). A 2-block Kids Run starts at 10:45. Live Irish music and food at Raleigh Beer Garden after.

India Fest

11 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday; N.C. State Fairgrounds, 1025 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh; $5-$10 (5 & under free); indiafestusa.net

Learn more about Indian cultural arts through dance, music, food and crafts in the bazaar-style atmosphere of this family-friendly festival. They’ll have more than 1,200 performers, including Torsha Sarkar and Rakesh Maini from “Indian Idol.”

Arbor Day

1-3 p.m. Sunday; Page Walker Lawn, 119 Ambassador Loop, Cary; free; townofcary.org

Drop in for a make-and-take tree craft for kids, entertainment and a chance to chat up a certified arborist, who can give you tips on planting the free tree you get to take home.

Jewish culture

2-5 p.m. Sunday; Cary Senior Center, 120 Maury O’Dell Place, Cary; free; townofcary.org

The fifth annual Jewish Cultural Festival highlights Purim, one of the Jewish faith’s most joyous holiday. The festival includes crafts, performances, traditional foods, a carnival and more. A nonperishable food donation is appreciated.

CROP Walk

2:30 p.m. Sunday; Duke Chapel, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham; free; crophungerwalk.org

The 42nd annual CROP Hunger Walk (4.8 miles) raises money to help hungry people across the world. Registration starts at 1:30 p.m. No fee to walk, but $3 gets you a T-shirt.

This story was originally published March 17, 2016 at 10:59 AM with the headline "Take Five: Kilt Run downtown may break Guinness World Record."

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