As football season gears up, the season is winding down for Raleigh-Durham's professional baseball and soccer teams. Labor Day weekend is one of the last opportunities that fans will have to see the Durham Bulls, Carolina Mudcats, or Carolina RailHawks in action this year.
Music, movie and theater lovers will enjoy Labor Day weekend's ample opportunities for enjoying culture in the great outdoors, and almost everyone will enjoy some late-summer fun at one of the Triangles gorgeous lakes or some delicious barbecue from one of Raleigh-Durham's legendary barbecue joints.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Silk Hope Old Fashioned Farmer's Day Silk Hope Farm Heritage Center 6:00 pmTractor Pull starts at 7:00 pm
Movies in the Park series, Moore Square Park . "Nim's Island " 8:30 p.m. Admission is free
Carolina Mudcats vs. Tennessee Smokies, Five County Stadium. 7:15 p.m.
AKC Dog Show, Jim Graham Building NC State Fairgrounds. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for kids.
Paperhand Puppet Intervention presents "I am Insect" 6:30 p.m. at UNC Chapel Hill's Forest Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults $7 for kids.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Silk Hope Old Fashioned Farmer's Day Silk Hope Farm Heritage Center 9:00 am - 10:30pm Duke University Football Opening Game vs. James Madison 7:00 pmUNC Chapel Hill Football Opening Game vs. McNeese State 6:15 pm
Carolina Mudcats vs. Tennessee Smokies, Five County Stadium. 6:15 p.m.
AKC Dog Show, Jim Graham Building NC State Fairgrounds. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for kids.
Paperhand Puppet Intervention presents "I am Insect" 6:30 p.m. at UNC Chapel Hill's Forest Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults $7 for kids.
RailHawks vs. Montreal Impact at 7:30 p.m. WakeMed Soccer Park . Tickets are $10-$20.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Silk Hope Old Fashioned Farmer's Day Silk Hope Farm Heritage Center noon - 7:30 pmNCCU "Labor Day Classic" Football Game vs Fayetteville State 4 p.m.
Carolina Mudcats vs. Tennessee Smokies, Five County Stadium. 6:15 p.m.
AKC Dog Show, Jim Graham Building NC State Fairgrounds. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for kids.
Paperhand Puppet Intervention presents "I am Insect" 6:30 p.m. at UNC Chapel Hill's Forest Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults $7 for kids.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Carolina Mudcats vs. Tennessee Smokies, Five County Stadium. 2:15 p.m.
Paperhand Puppet Intervention presents "I am Insect" 6:30 p.m. at UNC Chapel Hill's Forest Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults $7 for kids.