Free & Cheap Things to Do in Cary, NC

  • The list below includes 143 free or cheap things to do in or near Cary, North Carolina, including 61 different types of inexpensive activities like Parks, Bowling, Movie Theaters and Music Venue.
  • From Fred G. Bond Metro Park to Marla Dorrel Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Cary and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Raleigh, Durham, Wake Forest and Chapel Hill.
  • The list below includes 143 free or cheap things to do in or near Cary, North Carolina, including 61 different types of inexpensive activities like Parks, Bowling, Movie Theaters and Music Venue.
  • From Fred G. Bond Metro Park to Marla Dorrel Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Cary and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Raleigh, Durham, Wake Forest and Chapel Hill.
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Guasaca 9918 Chapel Hill Road, Cary, NC MoreLess Info
Food that is delicious, affordable, fresh, and healthy, all at the same time
17.8 Miles
94% 49 votes
Food Tours 501 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 MoreLess Info
Foodies love to indulge with Taste Carolina Gourmet Food Tours. Each tour includes visits to several carefully-selected restaurants and small portions of their best dishes. Guests often have the opportunity to speak with the head chef about what lies on the table before them.
18.0 Miles
67% 6 votes
Skating Rinks 1839 S Main St, Ste 200, Wake Forest, NC 27587 MoreLess Info
Wake Forest's Polar Ice House features two ice rinks that meet NHL regulations for size. The rinks host open skating with lights and music as well as hockey tournaments and league play.
18.0 Miles
100% 3 votes
Recreation Centers 1839 S Main St, Ste 400, Wake Forest, NC 27587 MoreLess Info
The Factory is an outdoor recreational facility that features a polar icehouse, educational robotics facilities, a serendipity sweet shoppe, and a YMCA. The facility also has a dance institute and a tumble gym.
18.0 Miles
100% 1 votes
Family Fun Center 1839 S Main St, Ste 600, Wake Forest, NC 27587 MoreLess Info
Zoosa's Family Fun center is an indoor recreational facility that features a miniature golf course, go-karts, a video game arcade, and a bungee trampoline. The facility is also available to rent for birthday parties.
18.6 Miles
100% 3 votes
Arts & Crafts Classes 3325 Rogers Rd, Ste 115, Wake Forest, NC 27587 MoreLess Info
Wine & Design Wake Forest offers customers the chance to spend two hours harnessing their talents and exploring their creativity by learning to paint. Wine and Design caters to all ages and talents and provides step-by-step instructions while painting.
19.1 Miles
100% 9 votes
Parks 100 Northern Park Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 MoreLess Info
Featuring a .2-acre dog park, Homestead Park is a recreational complex that includes a basketball court, batting cages, and a meeting room. The park also has a picnic shelter, a skate park, and an indoor swimming pool.
19.3 Miles
44% 27 votes
Movie Theaters 1129 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 MoreLess Info
The Chelsea Theater is a local cinema that specializes in showing independent films to its visitors. The theater uses fully digital projection and boasts of its intimate and unique hometown theater feeling.
19.3 Miles
100% 1 votes
Parks 4600 Winslet Drive, Wake Forest, NC 27587 MoreLess Info
Featuring an open grass field, Mill Bridge Nature Park has several walking trails that lead into the wilderness. The park hosts community events like bluegrass concerts, family movie nights, and classic car shows.
19.5 Miles
95% 132 votes
Nature & Wildlife Areas 1940 Hanks Chapel Rd, Pittsboro, NC 27312 MoreLess Info
The Carolina Tiger Rescue helps to rehabilitate animals that have often been removed by court order. Visitors can take a tour; help feed the animals including tigers, lions, leopards, cougars, caracals, servals, ocelots, bobcats, bintuwurangs, and kinkojos; or attend a behavior training demonstration.
19.6 Miles
86% 133 votes
Historic Sites 4409 Bennett Memorial Road, Durham, NC MoreLess Info
Important to the Civil War, Bennett Place Historic Site offers guided tours and educational programs for schools and youth groups. Along with the museum, there are walking trails, outdoor exhibits and a picnic area for visitors to enjoy.
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