Need another triathlon before the season ends? We’ve got one? Another century ride? Got one of those, too, in the mountains, no less. And if you’re just into a good time with food, music and water, water everywhere, we’ve got that covered as well.
Category Archives: Festivals
This weekend: GetHiking! with us
Start your weekend Friday evening with a Friday the 13th evening wander around Lake Waccamaw, then spend what promises to be a glorious Saturday high in the mountains at the Elk Knob Headwaters Community Day, or join us in Raleigh at Umstead State Park and get hiking — with our new GetHiking! Triangle program.
This weekend: Paddling at the coast, getting spanked in the mountains
The three-day Crystal Coast Paddle Festival opens in Swansboro Friday while the inaugural Green River Games promises to offer some of the most challenging competition the state has seen. Meanwhile, in the Piedmont, it’s the Big Muddy Challenge, big muddy fun for parents and kids.
This weekend: a Labor of Fun
Water is the theme this Labor Day weekend, with a 5K you can jump into a lake after finishing, a festival that lets you take your chances on Class III water in a boat you build, and a triathlon that kicks off with a swim in a 72-degree mountain lake.
Storyteller amid thrillseekers
Radical Reels 2013 returns to the Piedmont with shows Thursday, Sept. 5 in Chapel Hill and Friday, Sept. 6 in Winston-Salem. Learn more about both showings, including quick reviews and clips of all 11 short films to be shown, here. Following is an interview with Skip Armstrong, whose film The Shapeshifter is one of the shorts to be shown.