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Weekend Updates & Events in Fuquay-Varina, NC | Fuquay Today, Episode 002: March 15, 2019

Hello Everyone! and thanks for watching another episode of Fuquay Today.

This episode will feature some noteworthy events happening this weekend. 

There are way too many events happening in Southern Wake to mention, so if we leave your event out, we apologize. Send us a private message, at least a week or two before your event, and we'll do our best to include you in our Facebook posts and future weekend updates.

So what's happening in the Fuquay-Varina area this weekend?


Run the Quay is hosting three Training Runs, and the first opportunty is Saturday at 7:30am. Additional training runs will be held at 7:30am on April 13th, and May 11th.  All training runs will be hosted at the Fuquay-Varina GNC.




The Fuquay-Varina Kiwanis Club is hosting a Pancake Breakfast from 7 to 10am at Anna's Pizzeria, and the cost is $7 a plate.




The Raleigh St. Patricks Day Parade will be held at City Plaza starting at 10am, Saturday morning. A second stage will also be setup at the Courthouse.




The Fuquay Varina St. Patricks Day Walk will be hosted on Saturday at the Fuquay Mineral Spring Park at 2:30pm. Mayor Byrne will lead a walk through Downtown Fuquay and up to the Aviator Tap House, where participants 21 and up will have earned a complimentary beer.




Bald for a Cause, benefiting St. Baldricks, will be held saturday from 1 to 5pm at Fainting Goat. We expect the photos and videos to be AMAZING, so please share some on our page!




The Revenant Warriors are hosting their Spring Bash in Willow Springs from 6-9pm on Saturday. Come out and enjoy some fellowship with fellow motorcycle enthusiasts. Music provided by the 454 band. 




The Raleigh Comicon is happening this weekend at the Raleigh Convention Center. Visit their website for more information, and always, kids under 9 get in free!




Celebrating cultural diversity this Saturday is the Nuv Yug India Festival at the Jim Graham Building, located at the NC State Fairgrounds. Admission is FREE and the event starts at 11am.




On Sunday, the Mason Jar Lager Company will be hosting the St Patricks Day Pinewood Derby. The kids race starts at 1:30pm and the adults at 2:30pm.




On Sunday at 3pm, the newly opened Fuquay-Varina Arts Center will present: United Skates. When America's last standing roller rinks are threatened with closure, a community of thousands battle in a racially charged environment, to save an underground subculture- one that has remained undiscovered by the mainstream for generations, yet, has given rise to some of the world's greatest musical talent. Discussion with the director and producer will follow the screening. Admission is free.




We hope that this episode of weekend updates has been helpful in planning your weekend activities around town. If you have an upcoming event you'd like us to share, please post in the comments. And if you have any suggestions for future content and stories, please let us know!

Thanks for watching and have a great weekend!