- Our list of the best things to do in Raleigh, North Carolina, features the top 166 nearby activities — including 84 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Raleigh, NC has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Entertainment & Shows, Sports & Fitness, and Amusement.
- The results below include the top 36 things to do within the city of Raleigh, NC , followed by 131 popular activities in nearby cities, including Durham, Cary, Wake Forest, Chapel Hill, Apex, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Pittsboro and Sanford
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Wine tasting classes designed for the enjoyment for amateurs and connoisseurs alike
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Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Burning Coal Theatre Company features classes in acting, playwriting and screenwriting. Besides hosting theatrical performances, the company gives theater tours as well. The Murphy School Auditorium at the theatre is available to rent.
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Premium films for a totally immersive experience are offered at the Wells Fargo Imax Theatre. Most of the movie offerings are inspiring educational documentaries, but the theater also features Hollywood Imax blockbusters when available.
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Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts
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The Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts features touring productions of plays, Broadway shows, dance and musical performances, and other events. The center also offers a selection of dining opportunities.
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Featuring Dolby Digital audio in all five auditoriums, Mission Valley Cinemas is a local movie theater specializing in showing the latest major Hollywood films. The theater is popular among students from the nearby NC State University campus.
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Carter-Finley Stadium is the home of the NC State Wolfpack football team. This location, which has a maximum capacity of 57,583, has also hosted concerts from bands like Pink Floyd and Muse and a soccer exhibition matches.
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Dead Broke Farms offers guided trail rides, western style riding lessons, summer camps, and pony rides. Many of the horses used in the program are rescue horses that came from bad situations.
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A single-screen movie theater, IMAX Theatre At Marbles displays first-run Hollywood movies along with educational documentary films. The theater offers a large IMAX screen, an IMAX 3D projector and a lobby snack bar with food and drinks.
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Raleigh's Rialto Theatre is a charming, historic theater that dates back to 1942. The theater shows a variety of classic films, as well as art house and foreign films, and screens the Rocky Horror Picture Show every Friday.
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Lincoln Theatre is a small music venue that is standing room only on the lower level and features seating on the balcony. There are bars on both levels and they have a selection of beers and wine.