The new year is bringing exciting and new events to the Raleigh area! Presenting… Fun things to do around Raleigh in January 2014! Organized by holiday happenings, sporting events, running events, music festivals and concerts, cultural happenings, annual parades, festivals, park activities and more.
Looking for fun things to do in Raleigh and the Wake County area next month? Here you have it!
Raleigh Area Events: January 2014
Things to do in Raleigh, in order by activity type and date…
Music Lovers – Blues, Salsa, Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rap, Country, Reggae and Between 
Booth Amphitheatre: Visit Website
Sertoma Amphitheatre at Bond Park: Visit Website
Red Hat Amphitheater: Visit Website
Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek: Visit Website
Duke Energy Center Raleigh: Visit Website
Jan. 4th: Carnival of the Animals
Jan. 10th – 11th: Shen Yun Performing Arts
Jan. 10th – 11th: Beethoven’s 5th
Jan. 10th: Mandolin Orange
Jan. 12th: Shatners World: We Just Live In It
Jan. 17th – 18th: Here to Stay – A Gershwin Tribute
Jan. 18th: Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott
Jan. 19th: Hilary Hahn
Jan. 22nd – Feb. 2nd: Pinkalicious – Broadway Series South
Jan. 24th – 25th: La Boheme – North Carolina Opera
Jan. 30th: Queens of the Stone Age
Jan. 31th: Top Shelf Comedy Tour
NC Museum of Art: Visit Website
Jan. 12th: Quercus Quartet – Playlist for a Porsche: Midcentury European Masters
North Carolina Symphony: Visit Website
Jan. 4th: Carnival of the Animals: NC Symphony Kids
Jan. 10th – 11th: Beethoven’s 5th
Jan. 17th – 18th: Here to Stay: The Gershwin Experience
Jan. 19th: Hilary Hahn
Festivals and Annual Events – January 2014
Now – Feb. 1st: Raleigh Winterfest – Downtown Raleigh Visit Website
Jan. 4th: Three Kings Day Parade – Bond Park Visit Website
Other Fun Things to Do Around the Triangle
Now – Jan. 13th: Exhibit Opening: State Fair Quilt – NC Museum of History Visit Website
Now – Jan. 27th: Exhibit Reopening: Freedom Coming, Freedom for All – NC Museum of History Visit Website
Now – Jan. 31st 2014 (every Friday): Art in the Evening – NC Museum of Art Visit Website
Year Round (1st & 2nd Sat./mo.): Center Open Mic – LGBT Center Raleigh Visit Website
Year Round (every Saturday): A Downtown Cary Walking Food Tour Visit Website
Year Round (every Sat. & Sun): Raleigh Flea Market – NC State Fairgrounds Visit Website
Year Round (every Saturday): Gourmet Food Tour – Raleigh City Museum Visit Website
Year Round (every Saturday): Carolina Brewing Company Tour Visit Website
Year Round (every Sun. & Mon.): Karaoke – Flex Visit Website
Year Round (every Fri. & Sat.): Raleigh Haunted Ghost Tours Visit Website
Outdoor Movies
Koka Booth Amphitheatre Visit Website
Wake County January Park Activities
Calendar for ALL Wake County Park locations (dozens of activities for kids and adults). Scroll down the page for the calendar of events: Visit Website
January 2014 Triangle Sporting Events
Carolina Railhawks NASL Soccer Games – WakeMed Soccer Park: Visit Website
*Season ended
Durham Bulls Minor League Baseball – DBAP Visit Website
* Season starts April 2014
Carolina Mudcats Minor League Baseball – Five County Stadium Visit Website
* Season starts April 2014
NC State Wolfpack Football – Carter-Finley Stadium Visit Website
* Season starts August/September 2014
NC State Wolfpack Basketball – PNC Arena & Reynolds Coliseum Visit Website
Jan. 4th: 12 PM – Wolfpack vs Pittsburgh
Jan. 11th: 5 PM – Wolfpack vs Virginia
Jan. 15th: 9 PM – Wolfpack vs Wake Forest (location: Winston-Salem, NC)
Jan. 19th: 2 PM – Wolfpack vs Duke – (location: Durham, NC)
Jan. 20th: 9 PM – Wolfpack vs Maryland
Jan. 26th: 1 PM – Wolfpack vs Georgia Tech
Jan. 29th: 9 PM – Wolfpack vs Florida State
Hurricanes NHL Hockey Games – PNC Arena Visit Website
Jan. 5th: 7 PM – Hurricanes vs. Predators
Jan. 9th: 7 PM – Hurricanes vs. Maple Leafs
Jan. 13th: 7 PM – Hurricanes vs. Flames
Jan. 18th: 7 PM – Hurricanes vs. Panthers
Jan. 19th: 5 PM – Hurricanes vs Lightning
Jan. 24th: 7 PM – Hurricanes vs. Senators
Jan. 27th: 7 PM – Hurricanes vs. Blue Jackets
Jan. 31st: 7 PM – Hurricanes vs. Blues
Races, Fun Runs, Marathons and Triathlons around Raleigh
Jan. 1st: Run Raleigh’s Day 1 – Resolve to Run Visit Website
Jan. 4th: Stubborn Warrior New Year 5K Visit Website
Jan. 12th: Run for Young 5K Visit Website
January Holidays
The January 2014 major (and some not so major) holidays include (please forgive us if we missed some):
Jan. 1st: New Year’s Day!
Jan. 4th: Trivia Day
Jan. 5th: National Bird Day
Jan. 6th: Feast of the Epiphany – Three Kings Day
Jan. 10th: Houseplant Appreciation Day
Jan. 20th: Martin Luther King’s Birthday
Jan. 25th: Opposite Day
Jan. 26th: Australia Day
Jan. 31st: Chinese New Years
Where to go in Wake County for Additional Fun
Included is a great list of locations with ongoing events for additional ideas for things to do in Wake County
Links for arts, museums, area sports, shopping, kids stuff and more
Links for the Raleigh area’s 12 farmers markets
Be sure to check out the web link for your events before showing up… sometimes pre-registration or tickets are required.
Reading this and it’s not quite January yet? Check out our list of things to do in Wake County in December.
We know we didn’t catch everything. Can you think of a Wake County event that will be taking place in January, 2014 that we missed? Please leave us a comment below and let us know!
We hope to see you out and about in Wake County!