Raleigh Wide Open/City Plaza Grand Opening

On Saturday, October 24 the City of Raleigh, the Downtown Raleigh Alliance, and Artsplosure will celebrate the grand opening of City Plaza with Raleigh Wide Open. The event will kick-off with a parade at 10 am and will feature 20 bands with headliner Delbert McClinton. Other activities include food and art vendors, a kids zone, street performers, beer and wine tents, and fireworks.

In City Plaza, look for downtown businesses such as Stitch & Holly Aiken Bags, The Barkery, Escazu Chocolates, Ornamentea, and the Collectors Gallery. You can also find local artisans and crafters such as the Handmaidens, Annelore's, Sweet T Cakery, La Farm Bakery, Elizabeth Galecke Photography, and Ahpeele. There will also be a mini book sale coordinated by the Wake County Public Library and adoptable dogs from the SPCA. These vendors will be open from 10 am-5 pm and then the area will be cleared to make way for the main stage headliner performance.

Adjacent to City Plaza, at the future location of the Charter Square project, you will find Art Raleigh showcasing over 20 North Carolinian artists and craftsmen. The Art Raleigh art market will be open from 10 am-6 pm.

Come out and celebrate this momentous grand opening.

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