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Fun Things To Do In And Around The Triangle:
Playmakers offers young people the opportunity to experience professional theatre during school matinee performances of our Mainstage productions. School, youth groups, and homeschooled children can come to these 10:30am performances at significantly discounted rates. Visit them on the web for more 2012 show info.
Box Office Hours:
12pm – 6pm Monday – Friday
2 hours prior to curtain time.
PlayMakers Box Office
CB 3235
Center for Dramatic Art
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone: 919.962.PLAY (7529)
Visit the North Carolina Zoo for fun with family and friends, for face-to-face animal encounters, to enchant and educate children or perhaps to enjoy the glorious gardens.
Connect with wildlife from two different continents as you explore 500 acres of exhibits carefully constructed to resemble natural habitats. Walk from Africa’s grasslands to North America’s Arctic coast.
4401 Zoo Parkway
Asheboro, North Carolina
27205 1.800.488.0444 November – March 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
April – October 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Marbles Kids Museum offers exhibits and programs designed to teach children through play and imagination.
For general museum information, please call 919.834.4040
201 East Hargett Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
Hours:
Museum now open 9am-5pm every Sunday, starting March 11.
The museum will be open on Monday, April 2 from 9am-5pm.
Visit the NCMLS to view a variety of indoor/outdoor exhibits ranging from Dinosaur Trails to the Magic Wings Butterfly House!
433 West Murray Avenue
Durham, NC 27704
Phone: (919) 220-5429
Hours:
Monday through Saturday
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Admission:
$14 Adults
$11 Seniors (age 65 and older)
and active military with ID
$10 Children ages 3-12
Members and children under age 3 are admitted FREE
As the largest museum of its kind in the Southeast, the NCNS offers visitors an opportunity to have an up close and personal experience with nature and science!
Regular Hours:
Monday-Saturday: 9 am-5 pm
Sunday: Noon-5 pm
Special areas are closed on Mondays
Admissions
General Admission is free, although donations are cheerfully accepted. There is a cover charge for Special Exhibits and the 3D Theater. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
The NC Museum of History is alive with history and full of fun for all the family!
5 East Edenton St., Raleigh, N.C.
Open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m.
The Raleigh City Museum is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting the history of Raleigh, North Carolina’s capital city.
The museum is located in the historic Briggs Building at 220 Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, N.C. 27601
Admission is free and no tickets are required for entrance to the museum. For information, please call 919.832.3775
Kidzu Children’s Museum is a hands-on museum in the heart of downtown Chapel Hill geared to children 0-8 years of age. Our mission is to inspire children and the adults in their lives to learn through play.
123 (Suite B) W. Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Kidzu is on the back side of the University Square shopping center.
Hours
Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m.-5 p.m. (FREE admission)
Kidzu is closed on Mondays.
Admission
$5 per person for adults
$5 per child over 24 months of age.
$2 per child from 12-23 months.
Members and children 11 months and under are admitted free.
On Sundays, admission is free thanks to Durham Regional Hospital!
Located in the heart of Chapel Hill, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center has delighted more than seven million visitors since opening in 1949. Visit Morehead and learn why so many visitors smile when they think back on their Morehead memories even years later.
Planetarium Admission
Members – FREE
Members will be asked to present membership card.
Adults – $7.25
Children, students and senior citizens – $6.00
* If you see more than one planetarium show in a day, second and all subsequent planetarium shows are $3.
Hours:
| Monday | Closed | 9 a.m.–5 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m. | 9 a.m.–5 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m. | 9 a.m.–5 p.m. |
| Thursday | 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m. | 9 a.m.–5 p.m. |
| Friday | 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m. | 9 a.m.–5 p.m. |
| Saturday | 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m. | Closed |
| Sunday | 1–4:30 p.m. | Closed |
The Polar Ice House of Cary is a premier ice skating facility offering a full menu of entertainment options for children and adults. We welcome group outings and offer countless camps and programs.
1410 Buck Jones Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 460-2756
Durham Bulls Athletic Park is located in downtown Durham and can be accessed from the Durham Freeway. The ballpark reflects many characteristics of old-time parks and the historic downtown Durham architecture. A 32-foot-high wall stands in left field 305 feet from home plate, resembling Fenway Park’s Green Monster. The Blue Monster, as it’s called in Durham, contains a similar old-style manual scoreboard. The ballpark’s most distinctive feature is the Bull that stands tall above the Blue Monster. This Bull was modeled after the bull used in the 1988 film, Bull Durham. The actual Bull from the movie is hung in the concourse level of the DBAP.
409 Blackwell St
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 956-2855
Adventure Landing offers affordable family fun with several convenient locations. When looking for fun things to do or a place to host your next group outing or birthday party, choose Adventure Landing, entertaining millions of families for 15 years!
Hours:
| Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday |
10am – 10pm* 10am – 10pm* 10am – 10pm* 10am – 10pm* 10am – 12am* 10am – 12am* 10am – 10pm* |
Frankie’s is your one stop for good food and great times! Where else can you challenge your family to a mini golf wager, where the loser has to promise not to scream like a girl while they defy gravity being hurled through the air on the Sidewinder? Or where else are you not only encouraged but rewarded for playing video games? Speed limits? Not here. Whether you’re 5 or 75, Frankie’s Fun Park is the cure to an ordinary Saturday or any other day.
Hours:
Monday-Thursday 10am – 10pm
Friday and Saturday 10am – midnight
Sunday 11am – 10pm
11190 Fun Park Drive
Raleigh, NC
(919) 433-7888
Jelly Beans is a state of the art facility ensures the best in-line/roller skating and sound and light show around.
1120 Buck Jones Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27606
North Carolina’s Premiere NHL Team!
Schedule Information | Ticket Prices & Info
PNC Arena (Formerly RBC Center)
Since opening night (October 29, 1999) the PNC Arena has held over 1,500 events for audiences of all ages. NCAA Basketball Tournaments, NHL Stanley Cup Finals, Disney on Ice, Paul McCartney, Pavarotti, Patti LaBelle, Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus, USHRA Monster Jam, NHL Entry Draft, Jeopardy College Championship, just to name a few.
1400 Edwards Mill Road
Raleigh, NC
919-861-2300
Youth Sports & Activities in The Triangle
Check out Active Alex to find all of the youth sport activities in the Triangle.
Still North Carolina’s only 3D-capable giant screen, the Wells Fargo IMAX Theatre at Marbles offers a premium, totally immersive movie experience. At 70 feet wide, our screen is the biggest 3D screen in the state. The theatre is Giant Screen Certified by the Giant Screen Cinema Association.
The Triangle Aquatic Center (TAC) is conveniently located off Interstate 40 at Exit 291 and adjacent to Cary’s largest shopping mall, Cary Towne Center. The facility is 72,000 sq. ft. and is the largest public aquatic facility in North Carolina.
275 Convention Drive
Cary, NC 27511
919.459.4045
The Carolina Puppet Theatre is an enchanting puppet experience creatively entertaining audiences with high energy antics.
The many hand crafted puppets, from Bartlet the superstar to space ships and aliens, are only the beginning of the experience of getting to know a “real live puppet.”
In Holly Springs
The Carolina Puppet Theater performs the first and third Tuesday of each month at 11:00 at the beautiful Holly Springs Cultural Center. Tickets $5. Each month will be a different show. You may purchase tickets at the door or in advance at (919)567-4000 orwww.etix.com.
In Fuquay Varina
The Carolina Puppet Theater will perform at the Stars Theater and Arts Center in Fuquay Varina, NC. We are aiming for the 4th Tuesday in each month at 11:00. (June, only, will be the second Tuesday, not the 4th) You can buy tickets at the door or online through their website at starstheaterandart.com.
In Raleigh
Kazoom – The Carolina Puppet Theater will perform at Kazoom Children’s Theater in Raleigh at 10:00 and 11:10 on scheduled days. Tickets are $5 a person. For the schedule and more information, click on Kazoom in the left margin.
919-365-0555
Raleigh Little Theatre is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to enrich, educate, and entertain our community by providing a superior theatre experience.
Raleigh Little Theatre is a community theatre that produces 11 full productions annually and maintains a comprehensive youth and adult theatre education programs.
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At Planet Child you will find our floors packed with hands-on exhibits designed to be fun, engaging and memorable in a creative and stimulating environment.
Kids can climb up to the lighthouse, pretend to be on an adventure while playing on our pirate ship, be royalty for the day, conduct electric trains with the push of a button, experience the African bush and much, much more!
305A Ashville Ave
Cary, NC 27518
(919) 233-0090
Koka Booth Ampitheatre Upcoming Concerts & Events
Built in 2001, Booth Amphitheatre is unlike any other venue in the area. Designed by architect William Rawn Associates of Boston, the park has been described as truly magnificent. Located among 14 acres of stately hardwoods and pines and beautifully situated next to Symphony Lake, the Amphitheatre blends with its natural setting. Booth Amphitheatre boasts the capacity for 7,000 people, so patrons can enjoy a seat on our spacious lawn or specially designed Crescent deck.
8003 Regency Parkway
Cary, NC 27518
Phone: 919-462-2025
More Year Round Kid & Family Fun Links:
YMCA Triangle
Dan The Animal Man
Kidelity
Triangle Rock Club
NC Theatre Conservatory
NC Art Museum
*Please note that we strive to provide correct information to the best of our ability. Information is subject to change and please consult each website directly for the most current information.
