• 20+ hiking trails guide
• Eight nature preserves
• Explore 33 parks
• New biking trails coming soon at RDU
• Three accessible hikes to take

• New Graduate Nurse Hiring Events — UNC Health Rex | Thursday, Oct. 19 | Times vary | NC Heart and Vascular Hospital, 2800 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh | Free | Meet with recruiters and hiring managers, explore the facility at UNC Health Rex, and secure your spot at one of the top hospitals in the country at this hiring event.
• Raleigh Fashion Fest Fall ’23 | Thursday, Oct. 19 | 5-9 p.m. | Raleigh Iron Works, 1101 E. Whitaker Mill Rd., Raleigh | $0-$75 | Shop local boutiques and enjoy bites + bevs at this show which benefits local nonprofit The Women’s Center.

• Meet The Maker: Roots Divino X Umbrella Cocktail Night | Friday, Oct. 20 | 5:30-7 p.m. | Neptune’s Parlour, 14 W. Martin St., Raleigh | $49 | Enjoy a welcome cocktail while you mingle, taste, and make alcohol-free sips, and learn about the Roots Divino NA Collection — stick around for a DJ set starting at 10 p.m.
• Shop for a Cause - Ultimate Comics Crabtree | Friday, Oct. 20-Sunday, Oct. 22 | Times vary | Ultimate Comics Crabtree, 4325 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh | Free | A portion of proceeds from purchases made at Ultimate Comics at Crabtree from Friday, Oct. 20 to Sunday, Oct. 22 will go to the American Cancer Society.*

• Raleigh’s International Wine Festival | Saturday, Oct. 21 | 12-8 p.m. | City Plaza, 443 Fayetteville St., Raleigh | $0-$45 | In addition to local food vendors and sommeliers, there will be over 25 international wine suppliers to sip from.
• Speakeasy Saturday | Saturday, Oct. 21 | 9 p.m.-2 a.m. | Ruby Deluxe, 415 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh | Free | Dust off your flapper dress for this 1920s-themed costume party.
• Upside Down Flow: A “Stranger Things” Halloween Yoga Experience | Saturday, Oct. 21 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Rewind Retrobar, North First Ave., Knightdale | $18-$25 | Wear a functional “Stranger Things"-inspired costume and channel your inner Eleven with this spooktacular flow.

• Fall Festival at City Market Raleigh | Sunday, Oct. 22 | 1-5 p.m. | City Market, 306 Parham St., Raleigh | Free | Celebrate the season with bites from food trucks, local vendors, carriage rides, and a pumpkin patch.
• NWSL Quarterfinals: NC Courage vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC | Sunday, Oct. 22 | 7 p.m. | WakeMed Soccer Park, 101 Soccer Park Dr., Cary | $15-$150 | Watch the NC Courage compete in this single-elimination tournament to ultimately determine the winner of the 2023 Ally NWSL Championship.

• Adult Nights: Nocturnal by Nature | Friday, Oct. 27 | 7-10 p.m. | NC Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 W. Jones St., Raleigh | $15-$20 | Dance among dinosaurs, meet creepy-crawlies up close, face your fears with a ride on our mechanical shark, and more at downtown’s hottest Halloween party, exclusively for Raleighites 21+.*

• Chef Lon Bounsanga — Bida Manda and Brewery Bhavana’s longtime executive chef — plans to open a Laotian restaurant of his own overlooking Downtown Cary Park at 370 S. Walker St. With an expected Nov. 15 opening, SAAP’s shareable menu will feature a wide range of street and celebration food that Bounsanga enjoyed during his childhood.

• Soon, it will be easier to see what events are happening at Red Hat Amphitheater, Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts, and the Raleigh Convention Center. City Council approved a $3.1 million bid award to allow five digital signs to be installed and distributed between the three downtown sites. A timeline for the project has not yet been announced. (Triangle Business Journal)

• Get your ballots ready. In-person early voting for the November municipal election begins today, Oct. 19 through Saturday, Nov. 4 for Wake County residents. Find your voting site and make sure you’re registered to vote.

• Wake County’s third no-cost dental clinic is now open as part of the Regional Smiles program. Located inside the Southern Regional Center in Fuquay-Varina, the office will offer free dental exams, teeth cleanings, X-rays, and fluoride applications to those under 20-years-old without insurance.

• Be-leaf it or not, the City of Raleigh’s leaf collection services are scheduled to start Monday, Oct. 30. To get prepared for yard work days ahead, read up on the city’s dos and don’ts for leaf collection.

• Copperline Plant Company wants you to come join them — plant cuttings in hand — for its plant swap and meet up this Sunday, Oct. 22. Wear a silly plant-themed outfit, trade horror stories + propagations, and meet new friends in the Grove at City Market from 1 to 5 p.m.

• NC Native Plants Week runs through this Sunday, Oct. 22. The statewide campaign encourages homeowners and businesses to use native vegetation when planting. This week also celebrates newly adopted policies that require the use of native plants at state parks, historic sites, and along roadways. Get familiar with Raleigh’s native plants.

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