Few events going on this weekend, here is your Weekend Update
Wake Forest Rodeo
Wake Forest will celebrate it’s first one for 2015 on Sunday, March 29th. They are located in the Over The Falls Shopping Center (Brooks and Elm Street, Wake Forest). Hours are 12-4pm.
Food Trucks scheduled: AmigoSan, Baton Rouge Cuisine, Chick-N-Que, Dusty Donuts, Fahsyrah’s Lemonade, Gussy’s Hibachi Xpress, The Humble Pig, Jam Ice Cream, Jay’s Italian Ice, Ladybugs Treats, Lumpy’s Ice Cream, Pie Pushers, Stuft, Sweet Traditions, and Virgil’s Jamaican
Flora & Food Trucks is back!
This week kicks off the popular food truck series at Fairview Garden Center, a local, family-owned garden center. The past years had a few events with a good amount trucks. This year more dates and less trucks. Leading off are two fan favorites Chirba Chirba and Sweet Traditions.
Mebane Tanger Outlets Food Truck Rodeo
Usually a combination of Triangle and Triad food trucks attend this rodeo at the Tanger Outlets in Mebane. So far I have seen Belgian Waffology and Thai Box Zing (new food truck in the Triangle) mention they will be there. The outlets are located on I-85/I-40 off Exit 154.
Tour De Brew
This two day event includes an 80’s theme Preview Party by Yelp (hurry, you must RSVP by Noon Thursday!) and Big Boss, Crank Arm, Natty Greene’s, Nickelpoint, Raleigh Brewing, and Trophy. Routes on Tour De Brew’s website includes routes for running and cycling between the locations. The event is to help promote awareness for clean water where others walk for unsanitary water. If you are interested, here are breweries with food trucks schedule. In case you wondered, Nickelpoint is 1.3 miles from Big Boss.
Nickelpoint: CockADoodle Moo
Big Boss: Taco Grande
Raleigh Brewing: Mac-UR-Roni
For more details on the cause and the event, check out Tour De Brew’s website.
Final Friday
Located in Downtown Cary this event highlights one of the beautiful parts of Cary. If you haven’t seen this part of Cary make your way to admire some of the revitalization going on. At Ashworth Village will be American Meltdown, serving up their award-winning grilled cheese and melts. For more information on the art events going on, check out Cary Art Loop’s website.
Also nearby at Chatham Hill Winery, 8245 Chapel Hill Rd, Cary will be Green Olive Deli.
Wake Forest Easter Egg Hunt
This Saturday, March 28th, Wake Forest will have its Easter Egg Hunt. The event starts at 10 am taking place at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Jay’s Italian Ice, Kona Ice of Raleigh, Lumpy’s Ice Cream, and Oscar Williams Cotton Candy will be there. More details and times for the hunts, see Wake Forest’s website.
Cardinal Directions Beer Fest
Lastly, if you are looking for a beer centric event, check out this event hosted by Beer Study and Steel String Brewery.
The following breweries are planned to be there: Twin Leaf(Asheville), Burial(Asheville), Pisgah(Black Mountain), Fonta Flora(Morganton), Haw River Farmhouse Ales(Saxapahaw), Mystery(Hillsborough), Ponysaurus(Durham), Crank Arm(Raleigh), Starpoint (Carrboro), Top Of The Hill(Chapel Hill), Double Barley(Smithfield). In addition, Belgian Waffology and Left Bank Butchery Sausage Cart. Tickets are $12 with $2 going to Farmer Foodshare. The event is at 106 Greensboro Street in Carrboro.
The Wandering Sheppard 