A new arts + music festival is coming to Raleigh this September to drive young people to vote. Put on by nonpartisan nonprofit Common Cause North Carolina, CAROLINADAZE has a packed lineup all in the name of Gen Z civic engagement.
Common Cause is pro-democracy, nonpartisan organization with over 50 years of history and 30,000 members in NC. According to an interview with INDY Week, this festival is intended to encourage young voters to go to the polls.
Rocking Red Hat Amphitheater on Saturday, Sept. 14, headliners include Janelle Monáe, Tierra Whack, Helado Negro, and NC-based artists Moses Sumney, Lute, and Elora Dash, making for a lineup of R&B, rap, neo-soul, and folk.
In addition to the stacked lineup, local community leaders + nonprofits from the 919 will be on Lenoir Street — which will be shut down for the fest — alongside You Can Vote providing voter registration services and arts vendors. Think: posters by local artists, candle makers, vintage finds, and more.
You can get tickets for any spot at the amphitheater for $15 with code NC15 when you click “Unlock” on Ticketmaster. Plus, look out for a subsequent fest in Asheville this October.
CAROLINADAZE is happening ahead of the city council’s vote Tuesday, Sept. 17 on whether to move Red Hat a block south + keep the amphitheater downtown. Raleighites can voice their thoughts on this issue at the Tuesday, Sept. 10 public comment session.
