Arts & Culture

5 events for your Triangle weekend: Lazy Daze, CaribMask and more

Don’t miss Cary’s 40th annual arts festival at Lazy Daze this Saturday and Sunday in downtown Cary, N.C.
Don’t miss Cary’s 40th annual arts festival at Lazy Daze this Saturday and Sunday in downtown Cary, N.C. jhknight@newsobserver.com

Triangle events to add to your daybook:

72 draw

6 p.m. Friday; N.C. Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh; $5 (free for members); ncartmuseum.org

This “Monster Drawing Rally” has 72 artists taking shifts to draw in front of a live audience. Watch as sketches morph into works of art made from collage, watercolor, ink and graphite. Finished drawings will sell for $50. DJ Forge spins tunes.

Food trucks in Holly Springs

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday; corner of Center and Main streets, Holly Springs; hollyspringsnc.us

The Holly Springs Farmers Market adds a Food Truck Rodeo, plus there’s live music and a Little Sprouts Activity Center.

Lazy Daze

9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; 12:30-5 p.m. Sunday; Cary Town Hall Campus, 316 N. Academy St., Cary; free; townofcary.org

Cary’s 40th annual arts festival expands to two days this year, which means even more arts, crafts and food. There’s also a Kids World and live entertainment on two stages all day.

Pop-up in Garner

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; Garner Recreational Park, 221 E. Garner Road, Garner; free; nando.com/3zj

A pop-up market that’s part farmers market, part craft fair – with food trucks. This happens the last Saturday of the month, August through November.

CaribMask Carnival

Noon-8 p.m. Saturday; City Plaza, 400 Fayetteville St., Raleigh; free; caribmask.com

This annual festival brings a taste of the Caribbean to our backdoor, with a costumed parade, a Kids Corner and plenty of Caribbean cuisine, music, arts and culture.

This story was originally published August 25, 2016 at 9:00 AM with the headline "5 events for your Triangle weekend: Lazy Daze, CaribMask and more."

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