Happening in North Carolina
Ranger programs, guided walks, races and volunteer days, plus what just changed outside.
64 events
Featured · Tomorrow · 8:30 AM
2026 Track Attack 5k
7819 Galway Ln, Denver · Race
See detailsTomorrow
10:00 AM
Guided tour
A Wooded Walk: Guided, Low-Elevation Hike (Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center - Milepost 384)
Blue Ridge Parkway
11:00 AM
Walk or hike
Built Then, Enjoyed Now: The CCC's Lasting Legacy
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
11:00 AM
Guided tour
Agriculture in Appalachia (Humpback Rocks Visitor Center - Milepost 6)
Blue Ridge Parkway
12:00 PM
Ranger program
Wildlife Wonders at Sugarlands
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
1:00 PM
Guided tour
Guided Tour of the Mabry Mill Grounds (Mabry Mill - Milepost 176.2)
Blue Ridge Parkway
1:00 PM
Guided tour
The Lost Colony- Walking Tour
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
2:00 PM
Walk or hike
Find Your Zen: Forest Bathing Walk (Peaks of Otter Visitor Center - Milepost 86)
Blue Ridge Parkway
6:30 PM
Ranger program
Starlight Cruise to Cape Lookout Lighthouse
Cape Lookout National Seashore
Saturday, Oct 10
All day
Race
Trooper Kevin Conner Memorial Run
Downtown Whiteville, Whiteville
12:01 AM
Race
Bit of Hope Ranch 5K Trail Run, 2K Walk, & Half-Pint Run
5001 CR Wood Road, Gastonia
8:00 AM
Race
Cape Fear 24 Hour Endurance Run
100 E. Edgar St, Lillington
8:00 AM
Race
Halloween Hustle 5K
302 S Wilmington Street, Richlands
8:00 AM
Race
Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation Donna Peele Memorial 5k
41838 North Carolina Hwy 12, Avon
8:00 AM
Race
Haunted 5K, 10K, 13.1M & 26.2M at Winston-Salem, NC (41)
285 Meadowlark Dr, Winston-Salem
8:00 AM
Race
Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk - Outer Banks, NC
1000 N. Croatan Hwy., Kill Devil Hills
8:00 AM
Race
World Mental Health Day 5K - Carrboro, NC
310 E Main St, Carrboro
8:30 AM
Race
LLCA Raptor 5K
1058 Island Creek Rd, Lake Lure
8:30 AM
Race
The Run Cabarrus Invitational
Frank Liske Park, Concord
8:50 AM
Race
The Spooky 5K
101 Mitchell St, Bryson City
9:00 AM
Race
Back Creek Presbyterian Church Harvest Run 5K
2145 Back Creek Church Road, Mount Ulla
9:00 AM
Race
Burke Day For Life 5K and Fun Run
4668 Burkemont Road, Morganton
9:00 AM
Race
DART Abersham Free 5k
18520 Abersham Dr, Davidson
9:00 AM
Race
Haunted 5K & 10K at Raleigh, NC (41)
9300 Deponie Dr, Raleigh
9:00 AM
Race
Mount Olive Wag, Walk, and Run!
210 Westbrook St, Mount Olive
9:00 AM
Race
St. Paul 5K, 1 Mile Color Run, & Family Fun Day
201 Soccer Park Drive, Cary
9:00 AM
Race
Three Little Pigs 5K Trail Run
7236 NC Hwy 87 N, Pittsboro
9:30 AM
Race
Haunted 5K, 10K & 13.1M at Concord, NC (41)
760 Orphanage Rd, Concord
10:00 AM
Race
5K Zombie Run & One Mile Spooky Family Fun Run
102 East Union Street, Morganton
10:00 AM
Race
CRH Run for Recovery 5K
Long Leaf Park - Shelter 6, Wilmington
10:00 AM
Race
Pink Platoon 5k
1100 Tunnel Rd,, Asheville
10:00 AM
Race
2026 NCCX Race #1 Gibsonville (Double Series Points)
Gibsonville, NC
10:30 AM
Guided tour
Ecology In and Outside the Homestead Guided Hike (Humpback Rocks Visitor Center - Milepost 6)
Blue Ridge Parkway
10:45 AM
Guided tour
Friends of the Forests: Guided Hikes near Mt Pisgah and Buck Spring (Buck Spring Gap Overlook-MP 407.6)
Blue Ridge Parkway
11:00 AM
Walk or hike
History of Daisy Town - A Walk through the Past
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
12:00 PM
Ranger program
Junior Ranger Ramble at Sugarlands
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
1:00 PM
Race
Mooresville Weenie Race 2026
215 S Broad St, Mooresville
1:30 PM
Ranger program
The View from Here: Ranger-Led Talks and Activities (Buck Spring Gap Overlook-MP 407.6)
Blue Ridge Parkway
4:00 PM
Race
ALL THINGS BICYCLE SLOW BIKE RACE
110 Middle Lane, Beaufort
6:00 PM
Race
10th Annual Wicked Fast 5K
137 S. Main St, Troutman
6:00 PM
Race
Feel the Burn 5K & 10K
501 Dr. Donnie Jones Jr. Blvd West, Princeton
6:30 PM
Ranger program
Blue Ridge Parkway Jeopardy! (Peaks of Otter - Milepost 86)
Blue Ridge Parkway
Sunday, Oct 11
All day
Race
She Tris Sprint Triathlon - Chapel Hill (NC)
UNC Wellness Center - Meadowmont, Chapel Hill
7:30 AM
Race
Mumfest MUMosa 5k & Fun Run
210 E Front Street, New Bern
8:00 AM
Race
Bright Futures Fun Run
Miracle League of the Triangle - Durham field, Durham
8:30 AM
Race
Cane Creek Mtn Trail Run
5075 Bass Mountain Road, Snow Camp
9:00 AM
Race
HowlOWeen 5K
101 Soccer Park Drive, Cary
10:00 AM
Race
2026 NCCX Race #2 Raeford
Raeford, NC
10:00 AM
Guided tour
A Wooded Walk: Guided, Low-Elevation Hike (Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center - Milepost 384)
Blue Ridge Parkway
10:45 AM
Guided tour
Friends of the Forests: Guided Hikes near Mt Pisgah and Buck Spring (Buck Spring Gap Overlook-MP 407.6)
Blue Ridge Parkway
12:00 PM
Ranger program
Bear with Us!
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
1:00 PM
Guided tour
The Lost Colony- Walking Tour
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
1:30 PM
Ranger program
The View from Here: Ranger-Led Talks and Activities (Buck Spring Gap Overlook-MP 407.6)
Blue Ridge Parkway
3:00 PM
Race
Healthy Kids Running Series Fall 2026 - Lake Norman, NC
Grand Oak Elementary School, Huntersville
3:00 PM
Race
Healthy Kids Running Series Fall 2026 - Wilmington, NC
Hoggard High School Soccer Field #1 & #2, Wilmington
Every day this weekend
On every day of the weekend. Check times before you go.
Every day
9:00 AM
Guided tour
Bodie Island Lighthouse Climb
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Every day
11:00 AM
Ranger program
Bodie Island Lighthouse: Lighting the Way for over 150 Years
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Every day
10:00 AM · 2:45 PM
Ranger program
History, Naturally: Ranger-Led Talks and Activities (Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center - Milepost 384)
Blue Ridge Parkway
Every day
2:30 PM
Ranger program
Life on a Barrier Island (Hatteras Island)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Every day
11:00 AM
Ranger program
More than Mountains: Ranger-Led Talks and Activities (Craggy Gardens Visitor Center - Milepost 364)
Blue Ridge Parkway
Every day
10:45 AM · 1:45 PM
Guided tour
The Ramblin’ Bald: Guided High Elevation Hike (Craggy Gardens Visitor Center - Milepost 364)
Blue Ridge Parkway
Every day
1:30 PM
Ranger program
The Wild, the Weird, and the Wonderful: Ranger-Led Talks and Activities (Waterrock Knob Visitor Center - Milepost 451)
Blue Ridge Parkway
Every day
10:45 AM
Guided tour
Trail Treks at Waterrock: Guided High Elevation Hike (Waterrock Knob Visitor Center - Milepost 451)
Blue Ridge Parkway
Every day
11:00 AM
Walk or hike
Wind and Sand
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Schedules come from the National Park Service and race sites (RunSignUp, BikeReg, ACTIVE). Times are local to each event, and events can change, so check the details page before you go.
