Triangle Event Guide – Things to Do Wednesday January 7th Edition

Looking for things to do across Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Wake Forest, Apex, and Knightdale? The Triangle Event Guide highlights the best free and low-cost events happening across the Triangle on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. From board game nights and live jazz to festivals, open mics, and outdoor movement classes, there’s something for everyone tonight.

🎲 Games, Social & Community Events

Board Game Night

🕛 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm | FREE

📍 Gizmo Brew Works (Durham)

Board Game Night

🕓 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm | FREE

📍 PourWorks Beer and Wine Shop

Clue and Brew: Scavenger Hunt

🕡 6:30 pm | FREE

📍 Oak City Brewing Company

Weekly Skee Ball Tournament

🕗 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm | FREE

📍 Boxcar Bar + Arcade

Beer Pong Tournament

🕣 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm | FREE

📍 Boxcar Bar + Arcade

📚 Arts, Culture & Wellness

Book Club at Bird’s Nest

🕔 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm | FREE

📍 Blackbird Brewery

Raleigh Drum Circle and Hoop Jam

🕠 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm | FREE

📍 Pullen Park

Free Acro Yoga at Method Road Park (Indoors)

🕖 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm | FREE

📍 Method Road Park

🎶 Live Music, Open Mics & Nightlife

Live Jazz in the Study

🕕 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm | FREE

📍 Peck & Plume

City Soul Cafe Open Mic

🕗 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm | $10

📍 Terminal 8 Bar & Lounge

Karaoke Night at The Backyard Bar

🕗 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm | FREE

📍 The Backyard Bar

Karaoke at Moon Dog Meadery

🕗 8:00 pm – 11:45 pm | FREE

📍 Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop

Open Mic Week

🕗 8:00 pm | FREE

📍 Abbey Road

Featured Festival Event

North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

🕕 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm | $16.74–$30.64

📍 Koka Booth Amphitheatre

One of the Triangle’s most popular winter attractions, the Chinese Lantern Festival features massive illuminated lantern displays, cultural performances, and food vendors—perfect for a midweek night out.

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Went to my first "First Friday" drum circle on Friday. It was loud and the rhythm was hypnotizing. There were two junjun guys who were so good, and really got the beats started, with escalating tempos that really brought in the crowds for dancing. So many people jumped in and grabbed drums and bells, it was all such a great vibe. So many dancers! Highly recommended

https://in-the-moment.info/first-friday-drum-circle-so-much-fun/

#drumming, #blog, #music, #drumcircle, #firstFriday

Went to the Halloween drum circle in PV tonight. I skated for an hour beforehand at the PV skatepark.

So fun. Large turnout and lots of people in full costume. It was great. They had a potluck and someone brought Donuts too! So fun.

https://in-the-moment.bearblog.dev/tuesday-wonders-and-troubles/

#drumcircle #skateboarding #blog

Time capsule, #USA, 2025:

some people vibing in a #drumCircle on a beach in #Florida

under the psychotic, itchy trigger finger gaze, of some very fragile losers

you never know when some peaceful people enjoying life are a threat to your insecure egos

welcome to #America

"#TreasureIsland’s drum circle lives on after tense #police moment

The chief of police said the circle had become dangerous and full of crime"

https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/2025/08/26/treasure-islands-drum-circle-lives-after-tense-police-moment/

cambridge, massachusetts
october 1970

cambridge common

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/52070371117
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/235097321/

part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf

© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

#photography #film #blackandwhite #bw #blackandwhite #streetphotography #candid #cambridge #boston #massachusetts #common #people #youngpeople #crowd #drums #drummers #drumcircle #1970s

Something like that. Anyone has any info about such thing in #Barcelona or #Girona ? 🫣😅 #DrumCircle

💟 Happy #Valentine's Day from @KronoMoonPhotos & @KronoMoon! 💟

We are exactly 1 #Gregorian #month away from #March's #FullMoon — the #WormMoon, the #TotalLunarEclipse, and the #Night of the #KrononautMoon — when we attempt to make contact with #TimeTravelers.

There have been such attempts in the past, but this time will be the first ever #global #decentralized effort. We call this type of event version 2.0, or what one might call the #Fediversion!

#TimeTravelers are invited to visit or send a #quantum #signal to us on the night of the #Total #Lunar #Eclipse. #2025Mar14 will be the first of 3 #TLEs in the next year. Everyone, your friends, family, colleagues, #pets, and of course your #sweetheart are invited to participate however you like. Just venture out under the #Moon on Thursday &/or Friday night. #Fire up a #candle, a #bonfire, a #drumcircle or other greeting for #beings in the #beyond. Together we can become one with the #cosmos.

#Time #Timelessness #TimeTravel #KronoWatch

Drum Circle Activity in Hyderabad
Discover the magic of rhythm and unity with our Drum Circle Activity in Hyderabad. Perfect for corporate team-building sessions, social gatherings, or stress-relief workshops, this engaging activity is designed to foster connection, creativity, and relaxation.

https://www.sosparty.io/booster/activities/team-bonding-and-culture/corporate-drum-circle-team-building-activity

#drumcircle #corporateevent #teambuilding #hyderabad #drumcircleactivity

 
The DC Drum Circle

Every #Sunday 40+ year #tradition in #Meridian #Hill #MalcolmX #Park. The #drum #circle is an effective #portal to other #dimensions. Serious #TimeTravel #research should include a #DrumCircle.

2.5-min #movie by DCV - #Digital #Creative #Visionaries - DCViz.com - on Vimeo.com.

🔗 https://Vimeo.com/292773457 2018 Oct 01
🔗 https://Wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_circle

#We #Are #TimeTravellers #people #music #dance #jam #DC #DMV #documentary #video #Kronodon

2024 Montreal TamTam review: Top three for 2024.
She’s far away, swept out by the moment and sounds.
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#2024review #2024throwback #tamtam #tamtams #tamtammontroyal #tamtammontreal #montreal #quebec #canada #mountroyal #montroyal #montrealmoments #djembe #drummer #drumcircle #model #dancer #nofilter #urbanphotography #514mtl

2024 Montreal TamTam review: Top three for 2024.
@temperance_14 in the flow of the live sounds.
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#2024review #2024throwback #tamtam #tamtams #tamtammontroyal #tamtammontreal #montreal #quebec #canada #mountroyal #montroyal #montrealmoments #djembe #drummer #drumcircle #model #dancer #nofilter #urbanphotography #514mtl

2024 Montreal TamTam review:
@chloe.g_s moving to the rhythm.
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#2024review #2024throwback #tamtam #tamtams #tamtammontroyal #tamtammontreal #montreal #quebec #canada #mountroyal #montroyal #montrealmoments #djembe #drummer #drumcircle #model #dancer #nofilter #urbanphotography #514mtl

2024 Montreal TamTam review:
@chloe.g_s moving to the rhythm.
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#2024review #2024throwback #tamtam #tamtams #tamtammontroyal #tamtammontreal #montreal #quebec #canada #mountroyal #montroyal #montrealmoments #djembe #drummer #drumcircle #model #dancer #nofilter #urbanphotography #514mtl

2024 Montreal TamTam review: @yakimo50 framing the next great picture..
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#2024review #2024throwback #tamtam #tamtams #tamtammontroyal #tamtammontreal #montreal #quebec #canada #mountroyal #montroyal #montrealmoments #djembe #drummer #drumcircle #model #dancer #nofilter #urbanphotography #514mtl

This article in WESTWORD just dropped. Featuring Drums and Space, the Grateful Dead cover band that is performing on Saturday night (3/16/24) at the Drums and Space w/ Daft Phish & Djembe Orchestras of Colorado at Herman's Hideaway in Denver.

The article is about the band and features the leader, Eric West, and how it all came about.

We're mentioned as well as the drum circle facilitator's as well as our performance of the Grateful Dead pieces that Gregg put together, (Rhythms, timing, arrangement, teaching, practicing, perfecting and rehearsing the HIGHER GROUND segment of Djembe Orchestras of Colorado for the pat 8 weeks or so!).

If you would like to attend you can still get some tickets here:
$15 tickets here while supplies last. Vendors, food trucks, drum circle, face painting and more!

https://app.showslinger.com/e/DNS-hermans?act_id=14269

https://www.westword.com/music/denver-band-drums-and-space-delivers-the-grateful-dead-experience-19741268?fbclid=IwAR0sCTM-ikOGz_CN4ahDepSyivsCrxndCUr4qA-uK6A8USFUDFaDpM333Q4

#GRATEFULDEAD
#HermansHideaway
#illuminatedlighting
#djembe
#drumcircle
#facepainting
#Vendors
#merchandise
#foodtruck
#StPatricksDayEve

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!
St. Patrick's Day EVE - March 16th Drums and Space w/ Daft Phish at Herman's Hideaway PLUS Djembe Orchestras of Colorado.

What will you find there? FOOD, DRINKS, VENDORS, FACE PAINTER, Dancing, Singing, Mingling & EAR CANDY for hours!

DRUMS FOR SALE TOO!

7:00 - 8:00pm - “OPEN DRUM CIRCLE” Facilitated by the founder/creator of Djembe Orchestras of Colorado, Gregg Hansen (b.y.o.drum stool & glow sticks!)
8:00 - 9:00 “DAFT PHISH” (Phish Tribute Band)
9:00-9:30 “HIGHER GROUND”(Djembe Orchestra performing 4 Dead songs with drums, djuns, shakers & vocals)
9:30 - ???- “DRUMS & SPACE (Dead Tribute Band)

And ALL NIGHT LONG: EXCELLENT LIGHT SHOW provided by our friends at Illuminated lighting !
“Wake up to find out” that you need to buy your Tickets Here! Only $15!

https://app.showslinger.com/e/DNS-hermans?act_id=14269

What ARE you waiting for?

#GRATEFULDEAD
#HermansHideaway
#DaftPhish
#illuminatedlighting
#djembe
#drumcircle
#facepainting
#Vendors
#merchandise

HEY! What are YOU doing on March 16th-St. Patricks Day Eve? I'll tell you what I'm doing. I'm going to be at the St. Patrick's Day Eve Drums and Space w/ Daft Phish & Djembe Orchestras of Colorado show at Herman's Hideaway in Denver, CO

Djembe Orchestras Of Colorado will start the fun by facilitating an open-to-ticketholders drum circle that will start shortly after doors open at 7pm. At 8pm Daft Phish takes the stage followed by US -Djembe Orchestras of Colorado -at around 9pm when we'll unveil 3 iconic Dead songs newly arranged for Djembes, Djuns and Vocals by Gregg Hansen and performed by the Higher Ground ensemble portion of Djembe Orchestras.

The evening will be wrapped up from about 9:30 to closing by Drums and Space performing all your favorite Dead songs!

Herman's will be LIT. Feel free to be lit too by BRINGING GLOW STICKS if you have them.

Tickets or Tables here:

https://app.showslinger.com/e/DNS-hermans?act_id=14269

#GRATEFULDEAD
#drumcircle
#djembes
#merch
#food

That Time I Left Society (DnB)
https://on.soundcloud.com/Q3GP5

#drumandbass #DrumsRoar #DrumCircle #drum #dnb #LiquidVybes #JUMP_UP #housemusic #House #edm #deephouse #deephousechillout #unholy #MileyCyrus #edmproducer #edmlovers #edmlife #edmlove #edmdrops #edmvibes #edmfestival

We are busy busy busy...practicing for this event! And our friends, #illuminatedlighting will be making the magical lights at this show!

Nice Flyer @drumsandspaceband!

Drum Circle from 7pm to 8pm before the first performance set. Bring your drum and a stool to sit on and join us!

(come for the circle and stay for the performances with light shows - vendors and face painting, food truck (TBD) bar, dancing, DEAD MUSIC!)

Have you ever seen Grateful Dead music performed with ONLY Djembes, Duns and Vocals? We'll be doing our version of the GD COVER of Good Lovin' (i.e. Good DRUMMIN'), Ripple, and Eyes of the World. Come see/hear it to believe it!

#djembeorchestrasofcolorado #drumsandspace
#illuminatedlighting
#daftphish
#hermanshideaway
#StPatricksDay
#march162024
#drumcircle
#JerryGarcia
#GratefulDead
#DeadHeads
#Ripple
#EyesOfTheWorld
#GoodDrumming