🛻 Pickups, Pop-Ups, & Hopscotch - September 3rd

Happy Wednesday Raleigh! Lot’s to talk about today, so I’ve made a nice bulleted list below for your reading pleasure:

• It’s the soft launch of our fall theme! I’ve got a few more designs cooking and the store isn’t quite ready yet but the first signs of a Raleighwood Fall are here, hope you enjoy.

• The charity we have in mind for a portion of all store sales (through November) will be Beloved Asheville, more details on this with the launch of the fall store soon.

• Our music selection is expanding! Raleigh has a lot of great stuff going on but frankly, local bands tour locally too. We will start including nearby cities as well if it makes sense.

• We sent out a special email to a few select readers earlier today, want to be included on the next one? Keep opening and engaging with the newsletter and you’ll be added too!

Upcoming & Ongoing!

Wednesday - 3rd

• It’s Oak City Salsa Night! Open to all ages, free dance lessons at 7:30PM, music and free dance at 8PM, all happening at Transfer Co. Food Hall — salsa moves here.

• Join Slim’s Downtown for the “Almost Hopscotch Hang”, as day parties start for the long awaited downtown music festival this weekend — details.

• Speaking of Hopscotch, Neptune’s is hosting a FREE Punk Nite with a few bands as well to kick off in their own style — starts at 7PM.

• Check out a low-key Real Estate Happy Hour over at Tobacco Road Sports Cafe, be mindful if using the private parking lots behind it, pricey tickets if you’re late — info.

Thursday - 4th

• The Hartwell has new Thursday & Sunday hours and are bringing back The Office Trivia to boot — stop by for some beer specials from 4-8PM.

• Hopscotch Music Festival begins! Check out the full lineup for Thursday below, check out the list of local venue day parties here, and grab their official app to keep up to date on the entire festival as it rolls through the weekend — info here.

• As part of Hopscotch, check out Skate Raleigh on Martin Street with a mix of extreme sports and live music (plus, show them some support as they had some equipment stolen earlier this year, PLUS seeing this part of the event is FREE) — more info.

• Starting at 4PM, NCSU Campus hosts their annual community event, POP Back 2025. This event features games, food, music, and even internships options (apparently you can dunk your professors too) — official countdown page here at NCSU.

• Because I enjoyed this exhibit so much, I’ll keep sharing info on the Blue Whales Lecture series at NCMNS. Join Dr. Andrew Read at 5PM (Duke Marine Lab) as he talks about endangered species & the challenges behind conservation of whales — whale talk.

Friday - 5th

• The Icepack are back! Watch NCSU Hockey take on the UGA Bulldogs at 8:30PM over at Invisalign Arena in Morrisville or watch on ESPN — more info below:

• It’s First Friday! Combined with the Hopscotch Festivities, this will be a wild night downtown. Event happening all over but the core of the action tends to be around the Moore Square District up towards Fayetteville St — details here.

• Walter Magazine’s WINnovation event, celebrating women and innovation in the Triangle has a networking and workshop event this Friday, starting at 4PM — info.

• NASCAR Regionals under Friday Night Lights, only a few races left — tickets here.

• Running all weekend, the Tar Heel Fall Classic Horse Show is showcasing two clubs at the JB Hunt Horse Complex (over by the fairgrounds) — see their site for more info.

Saturday - 6th

• It’s First Saturday as well! Raleigh City Farm has hands on activities (free signup required), an open garden stroll, and their farmstand setup — details below:

• House of Hops in Midtown has a Day Market taking place, starts at 2PM! Check out the official post about it over on their Instagram — linked here.

• Speaking of markets, NCMA is back with their regular one as well! — Starts at 11AM.

• MONSTER TRUCKS (you gotta say it in all caps) come to the fairgrounds this weekend on the 6th and 7th — check out the Facebook event here.

• State fans, let’s see if we can make it two in a row. NCSU v Virginia, Carter Finley Stadium at 12PM — football tickets (no duke or unc, sorry them’s the rules).

• Looking to meet Jordan Martinook of the Hurricanes? Well this Saturday at 5PM is your chance! Check out Bowstring Brewyard with their “Marty Party” — lets go canes.

• Speaking of sports, the NC Courage (local women’s NWSL soccer team) plays at home at 7:30PM, this time against Utah Royals FC — game calendar here.

Sunday - 7th

• Pop Up ARTernative Market returns to Chapel of Bones this weekend, seems to start at 11AM but the Facebook event does say 10AM, so watch out there! — event page.

• It’s Dirndl time! Crank Arm Raleigh hosts their Oktoberfest from 1-4PM, join them and the Little German Band for a guaranteed great time — event info.

• It’s (also) lederhosen time! Raleigh Brewing hosts their official Oktoberfest event from 1-6PM, official flyer below — details here.

Monday - 8th

• Cosmic Chuckles. Every wee 7PM, free, in the back of Flying Saucer — limited seats.

Tuesday - 9th

• Take a stroll through the JC Raulston Arboretum, running from 4-7PM with guided tours at 5:30PM — more info on the event here.

Local Job Openings

• Gringo A Go Go is hiring servers, runners, and hosts — see details on applying here.

• Quail Ridge Books is hiring a seasonal bookseller with need through January — details.

Openings & Builds

• Bar Marigold! That’s the name of the newest concept by local coffee chain Jubala Coffee and it is set to open in Fall 2025 — see the official location and announcement.

• The long empty City Market Royale space (across Moore Square and 42 & Lawrence) is getting a new Ramen & Izakaya Restaurant. My understanding is that an Izakaya is a casual Japanese style pub, but correct me if I’m wrong — see more here.

Like I said at the top, I have a few more designs brewing that I may update the newsletter with once I am happy with them. The store is going to follow shortly too, looking forward to getting some time in this week and next to finalize those.

Also, a tad short on the community comments section this week too. Was writing this into the late night and frankly was getting a bit cross eyed trying to find local civic documentation (go figure), so more on that next week.

Thanks for reading and hope you enjoyed!

— Mason @ The Raleighwood Inbox