Weekend best bets: Diwali celebration, fall festivals and more

There's a lot happening this weekend in the Triangle!

Festivals and food

Oct. 10: Hum Sub Diwali: A celebration of Diwali, including delicious food, performances, film, and a vendor market at Koka Booth Amphitheater.  

Oct. 10: Oak and Smoke: Beer, BBQ, Rodeo and Bluegrass Festival. The festival returns for the 10th year. Try BBQ from five different vendors and enjoy live music.

Oct. 10: Apex Oktoberfest: Enjoy a celebration of German culture and cuisine. There’s a bounce house, face painting, karate, and crafts for the kids.

Oct. 10: Fall for Five Points Festival: A fall festival with live music, vendor booths, food trucks and live performances. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Oct. 10: Smithfield Oktoberfest and Harvest Market: Enjoy an afternoon full of authentic German-inspired food, local craft beer, live music, and local vendors.

Oct. 10: Triangle Barkitecture: Pet architecture comes to the Downtown Cary Park. Check out a designer home show for your four-legged friends. Animal rescues will be on-site with adoptable pets.

Oct. 10: Moorefields Bluegrass Festival: A homegrown music festival hosted on a 70-acre Hillsborough farm. Enjoy food trucks, a bluegrass workshop, and five bluegrass bands.

Oct. 10-11: A Taste of Greece: Enjoy traditional Greek food, like gyro pita wraps and baklava. Enjoy dining in tents with Greek music or take it with you.

Oct. 11: Thad & Alice Eure Walk for Hope & Festival: 38th Annual 5K Walk to raise money for mental illness awareness and treatment at Angus Barn.

Markets 

Oct. 10: Durham Craft Market: Handmade artisan market every Saturday in Durham Central Park.

Oct. 10: Apex Underground Market: Monthly market and concert series, featuring local vendors, food trucks, and more.

Oct. 11: Raleigh’s Really Really Free Market: A monthly event where people can find things they need and give to others for free.

Music and movies

Oct. 9: Farner Family Flick: Watch Toy Story 5 outside on the Garner Recreation Center lawn. Bring your own blankets and chairs. Before the movie starts, play games, get a temporary tattoo, play rec games, and enjoy a sweet treat. The event starts at 6 p.m.; the movie starts at 7 p.m. 

Oct. 9-11: FlushFest: A day of music, fun, silent film, and community. Admission to the festival is by donation. Events will take place at Eno River Brewing and at the Eno House in Hillsborough.     

Oct. 10: Moorefields Bluegrass Festival: A homegrown music festival hosted on a 70-acre Hillsborough farm. Enjoy food trucks, a bluegrass workshop, and five bluegrass bands.  

Oct. 11: Beababdoobee: The Powerlines Tour with special guest Wisp.

Spooky fun

Looking for more events? WRAL has a guide to pumpkin patches, corn mazes, haunted houses and other seasonal events for all ages.