Greater Raleigh
Convention and Visitors Bureau
421 Fayetteville St., Ste. 1505
Raleigh, NC 27601-2995
919.834.5900 | 800.849.8499
919.831.2887 fax
www.visi t Ral e i gh .c o m
Has Greater Raleigh Got a Story for You!
North Carolina’s Live Music Destination • Creative & Visual Arts Capital • Culinary Superstars •
13 Craft Breweries • World-Class Museums • Hundreds of Miles of Greenway Trails
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big city with a bright and vibrant energy to match, Greater Raleigh continues to emerge as a premier place to live,
visit and play with a spirit that sets it apart from any other destination. With hidden treasures, big city entertainment,
world-renowned venues and Carolina charm, come discover why this award-winning city is one of the most enticing places
the South has to offer.
Attractions
Getting around downtown
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• Take the R-LINE, Downtown’s free, eco-friendly hybrid electric buses
• Raleigh rickshaws are fun and easy
• Taxis are plentiful
23 free attractions
N.C. Museum of History
N.C. Museum of Art
N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences
North Carolina State Capitol
Contemporary Art Museum
Historic sites
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Mordecai Historic Park
Joel Lane Museum House
Oakwood Victorian Neighborhood
Historic Oakwood Cemetery
Haywood Hall House and Gardens
Historic Yates Mill County Park
North Carolina Executive Mansion
Festivals & Events
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First Night
Artsplosure
BugFest!
Krispy Kreme Challenge
North Carolina Beer Month
Civil War Sesquicentennial Events
Lazy Days
OutRaleigh!
News &
Greater Raleigh–Marching
to the Beat of Its Own Drum
Who knew Greater Raleigh would have
you dancing in the streets? Discover for
yourself why North Carolina’s capital
city is the state’s hottest live music
destination. From big-budget touring
productions to free, weekly music
festivals, Greater Raleigh’s got the most live music of any destination in N.C.
Story idea: September is the month to be in Raleigh for live music with two major festivals
For details and information about
Greater Raleigh attractions and
events, use these free resources:
• Go to www.visitRaleigh.com
• Request a copy of the Official
Visitors Guide or view online:
raleighvisitorsguide.com
• Like us on Facebook:
Facebook.com/greaterraleighnc
• Follow us on Twitter:
@visitRaleigh
• Read the official visitRaleigh blog:
blog.visitRaleigh.com
For more information,
contact
Ryan Smith
Director of
Communications
filling the streets of downtown Raleigh back-to-back. Hopscotch Music Festival is a
[email protected]
919.645.2676
Bluegrass Music Association returns to Raleigh for a second year with its World of
Greater Raleigh Convention
and Visitors Bureau
diverse music festival bringing more than 170 bands to 30+ venues and The International
Bluegrass events to bringing the best powerful, live bluegrass music on the planet.
Sandy Freeman
Taste Bud Treats
It isn’t just the food that is hitting the radar of
foodies with 13 craft breweries, and more on
the way, as well as an impressive grouping of
wineries, the capital of North Carolina is quickly
fermenting itself as a major player in the world of
craft breweries and wineries. Who said Willy Wonka
was the only person that could have a chocolate
factory? Places such as Escazu Artisinal Chocolates and Videri Chocolate Factory
offer incomparable bean-to-bar artisan delicacies that can be enjoyed all year-round.
World-class dining,
Greater Raleigh Style
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Story idea: Raleigh Brewing Company, which opened its doors in 2013, is the only female-owned
lready known for
topping the lists of
Best Places to Live,
Most Wired City and Best
Places to Raise a Family, just
to name a few, the Raleigh
area can add an award
winning culinary scene to
the list. While traditional
Southern cooking may
come to mind as Raleigh’s
favored cuisine, the area’s
restaurants and signature
chefs are creating quite a
non-traditional reputation
for North Carolina’s Capital
City. The Raleigh area can
claim “One of the Top
10 Airport Restaurants”
(42nd St. Oyster Bar), two
of “America’s 100 Best
Beer Bars” (Busy Bee and
Raleigh Times Bar), one of
the “51 Best Burger Joints”
(CharGrill) and having one
of “The South’s Best Pies”
(Angus Barn), to name a few.
brewery in North Carolina. Chatham Hill Winery was started by a former electrochemist and is the
Holly Aiken/Stitch
only urban winery in the state.
Fashion Scene: Attention to Detail
The Raleigh area is on every “Best of” list
imaginable and with an influx of young, hip
designers we can add best of design and creativity.
Holly Aiken, a graduate from the School of Design
at North Carolina State University, is putting the
city on the map in the fashion industry through her
designer bags made with distinctive, indestructible
materials. Raleigh, a token jewel in downtown
Raleigh, has brought back the notion of North Carolina being the mainstay of great
American denim by using local materials and artisanal methods to create an ideal pair
of jeans. Other boutiques such as Lumina Clothing, Moon and Lola and Kindred
make superior quality clothes and accessories that are trend savvy and inspiring.
Story idea: Art 2 Wear, an annual show produced by the N.C. State University College of Textiles
& Design challenges designers to imagine, create, and inspire by expressing their point of view
through wearable art.
Event Scene: Wacky Festivals
N.C. State University
The Raleigh area is all about liveliness and a
celebratory spirit–zest, a simple word with big
meaning. Greater Raleigh offers historic charm
combined with unique festivals and events that set
the area apart. Explore events such as BugFest!
the nation’s largest single-day bug event;
SparkCon, a celebration of diversity in the creative
arts community; Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival,
a huge street market with local artisans; and the
Krispy Kreme Challenge, where runners race from N.C. State University to Krispy
Kreme, eat a dozen doughnuts and run back.
Challenge epitomizes the test of physical fitness and gastrointestinal fortitude. What started as
a challenge among ten friends has transformed into a nationally-publicized charity race and the
number one tradition to complete before graduating from North Carolina State University.
Chris Adamczyk
Story idea: 2400 calories, 12 doughnuts, five miles, one hour. The mantra of the Krispy Kreme
It’s clear Raleigh is a
gastronomical paradise for
any food lover.