Falling for Local at Dorothea Dix Park!

Falling for Local Dix Park Raleigh

Falling for Local

October 4, 2025

The Big Field at Dix Park

Presented in partnership by
The City of Raleigh, Dix Park, and Shop Local Raleigh

Live Music - Local Makers & Vendors - NC Craft Beer - Food Trucks - Kids Activities - Inflatables - Hay Rides - Tons of Fall Fun

Plus a FREE Pumpkin Patch!

We are #FallingForLocal!

Celebrate Autumn in Raleigh with a Market & Festival at Dix Park!

This family-friendly event is open to the public and FREE TO ATTEND!

Enjoy live music from local talent and demos from local businesses all day long! We’ll have loads of FALL FUN including hay rides, inflatables, lawn games, kids activities, photo ops, and a pumpkin patch all FREE of charge!

#ShowSomeLocalLove and support the many independent businesses featured at Falling for Local!
  • Dine from dozens of local food trucks and food tents
  • Shop with over 150 local and independent businesses
  • Sample NC craft beer and ciders

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2025 Local Vendors

27 and Looming
3G Farms
621 Productions
Air Force Recruiting
All Dogs Allowed 
Anderson Painting and Powerwashing
AnnaBanana
Art by SRG
Arti Bar
Ashley Mullikin Art
Autumn & Oaks
Baily’s. A Rolling Boutique
Baked By Bowerman
Barb Case Photography
Be Like Missy
BEAUTY and GRACE
BeerWhere
Beneath the Surface Ceramics
Beth’s Christmas
Black Cap Ginger Brew 
Blakeley Lane Jewelry
Blazing Kettle
BodyLase Med Spa
Bracelets by Booget
Burning Coal Theatre
Casa Imperial Finery
CC Design & Gifts 
Chester & Pearl
Christina Britt Studio
Clover Lane Bakery
Counsel Carolina
Cozy Panda Event Co
Curly Maple Woodworks
Cute Loops by Lauren
Das Letterhaus 
Dirty Dog Spa & Boutique
Fany’s Facepaint
Fern & Hazel Permanent Jewelry
Finn & Ollie’s Book Trolley
Five Freedoms Photography
Flip Flop Blings
Fox Den Pottery
Foxhound Crochet
Freedom Ride Rescue
Full Bloom Crochet
Furever Amigos
Galatea Boutique
Garden & Gather
Gemthropology 
Genius Reading 
Gotta Be Penelopes
GRACE ELLIS
Hanstan Studio
HIS Radio
Holly Jean Jewelry 
Hollyrose & CO.
House of Hibiscus Teas
Ilumra Skin
Industrious
Janey Creates
Janie Rd. Candle Co. 
Jullz Jewelry
Kettu Woodworks
Kreaturez llc
Kulture Designed Co
Kybele Handmade
Lindsay’s Paperworks
Lindy Stark Designs
Lip Print Beauty Bar
Little Jewelry Co
Live Life Daily Designs
LizzyLu Flowers
Luna’s Little Boutique
MAGICMOON
Maps By Meredith

Meow City
Midnight Chapters Bookshop
Molly Mouse Makes
MomKind
Moxie Salon & Beauty Bar 
NC Country Roads Honey
Needle & Thread Co.
Nicohl Studios
Noir Candle Collection
Nons Salts
North Carolina Museum of History
Oak City Hot Sauce Co
Oak City Onewheel
Oak City Sunless
Oculus Research
Out The Door Plumbing
ParMar Media
Pet Wants East Raleigh
Perla Jewelry
Piipe Flowers
Pistol Penny’s Popcorn
Port and Starbird
Pup Pastry
Purposed Writings 
Purrsnickitty
Rainbow Brushes and Balloons 
Really Rad Resin
Reverie Moon 
Revolution Chiropractic
RJ’s  Sauce 
Rose May Jewelry
Ruckus Pizza
SarahLou Art + Design
Sarge’s Shrimp and Grits Sauce
SC Dance Company
Scarlet Street
Schrader Art
Selene Artworld
Shiplap+Sage
Sissy Art
Sister of Grace
SKP ink
Sleepy Chi
Slick’s BBQ Sauce
Snarky Snacks
So Sincere Soaps
Soul Sista Body Essentials
Squeaky Clean Luxurious Soaps
Stella Cake
Stitched by Tempa
Sugar Bites
Sugar Moon Designs 
Sugar Snap Treats
Sunny the Fun Fairy 
Swanky Stitches
Sweet Dandelion 
Swift Creek Giftworks
Tara Reed Art
Taylor 3D Prints
Teahouse Brewing Company 
The Bloom Boutique
The Clairvoyant Gardener
The Dabba Company
The Yarn Barn NC
TheWhiteSparrowNC
Toad Hollow Soapery
Treats by Arvia Gourmet Cheesecakes
Tutu School Raleigh
Underdog Solutions
Veronica’s Doggie Delights
WanderlustBee
Warfighter Books
WearEvers
Wicks for Wags
Zulia Bakery
Zzesty’s Creations Designer Wreaths 

2025 Food Trucks

A-Maize-ing Kettle Korn
Baltic Bites
BareBakedPizza
Beefy Buns Truck
Bobasaur
Bobastic
BOLT Drinks and Coffee
Bulkogi
Bundts By Brenèe
Buoy Bowls 
Captains Gastro 
Carolina Fish Fry and Grill
Carolina Moe’s BBQ
Cartel Tacos 
Charlie’s Kabob Grill On Wheels 
Che Empanadas
CocoCrissi Tropical Icees
Cookitos
Craft Public House
Crepe Crave
Dusty Donuts
Elect Coffee 
Empanadas RD 
Finca Burger
Fiori Pizza 
G’s Tacos
goldenKdog
GR Fil-Am Grill
Hollywood Taco Shop
Hot Chix Hotcakes and Chicken 
How ‘Bout Burger 
JAM Soft Serve ice Cream and Shaved Ice
Jay’s Italian Ice
Jolly’s Catering and Events
Jones Lemonade Slushy 
Kitoko Bites

Kono Pizza 
L.A.M.I. Filipino Food 
Lao Lao Food Truck 
Larger Than Lemons
Las Gringas Food Truck
Levys Jerkstand 
Lil’s Cheesesteaks
Loaded Eats
Magdalena’s Chimney Cakes
Magnificent Concessions
Mama Voula’s Greek Mediterranean 
Mesas Food Truck
Mike Nice Empanadas 
MoonRunners
Mr. Puebla Tacos
Nitro Cascade
Not Just a Fry Guy
Oink ‘N Moo
Peyton’s Place BBQ
Rolling Deep Food Truck
Royal Cheesecake & Varieties
SameODameO’s Shrimp Fish & Grits
Shawerma Bowl
Smash Masters
Smothered 
Sunshine Slushies
The Cheese Curd Shack & Bratwurst Too
The Corner Venezuelan
The Flat Drum
The Naked Empanada
The Shrimp Truck
The Tasty Turkey-Que
Tombachi Restaurants 
Trash Talk
Two Roosters Ice Cream
Vic’s Pizza Truck

2025 NC Craft Beer And Ciders

Appalachian Mountain Brewery
Brewery Bhavana
Birdsong Brewing
Bond Brothers Beer Co.
Bull City Ciderworks
Clouds Brewing
Compass Rose Brewery
Crank Arm Brewing Co.
East Bower Cider Co.
Edit Beer Co.
Heyday Brewing

Hugger Mugger Brewing Co.
Komana Brewing
Mad Mole Brewing
Mother Earth Brewing
NoDa Brewing
Steel String Brewery
Timber Waters Brewery
The Glass Jug Beer Lab
Toasty Kettlyst Brewery
Tobacco Road Brewing
Wye Hill Brewing

2024 Live Music Schedule

11:00 AM – Synth City – SUMITOMO Electric Stage 1
12:00 PM – Sons of Cephas – SUMITOMO Electric Stage 2
12:30 PM – 2Digh4 – SUMITOMO Electric Stage 1
1:30 PM – The Five Nines – SUMITOMO Electric Stage 2
2:00 PM – The Beautiful People Club – SUMITOMO Electric Stage 1
3:00 PM – Plum Street – SUMITOMO Electric Stage 2
4:30 PM – Michael Daughtry Music – SUMITOMO Electric Stage 1
4:30 PM – Cosmic Superheroes – SUMITOMO Electric Stage 2

Thank you to our 2024 and 2025 sponsors and community partners for your support!


Stay tuned for our full list of sponsors!

Additional Information & FAQs 

Food, Beverages + Restrooms
  • We encourage you to enjoy the amazing selection of food trucks, but you may bring in your own food. 
  • Bring a water bottle, refill stations will be available
  • Port-a-johns will be available with ADA accessible facilities included.
Dogs

Dogs are permitted, but please use your best judgment regarding whether your pooch will enjoy the event. All dogs must be leashed, and please clean up after them.

Weather

If we need to postpone due to inclement weather, we will post on social media @ShopLocRaleigh & @DixPark on Twitter, Shop Local Raleigh on Facebook, @ShopLocalRaleigh on Instagram.

Getting There + Parking

Scroll Down for Map. The most convenient park entrances to use are Hunt Drive off of Western Boulevard or Lake Wheeler Road onto Umstead Dr. or Good Street. Look for signs along Umstead Drive. Parking is available in the four parking lots off of Umstead Drive. Due to the high volume of people and limited parking, please carpool if possible. Do not drive on or park in the grass – driving on tree roots damages the trees and we want to keep the 150 year old oaks around for as long as possible! 

Shuttles

Scroll Down for Map. Free shuttles will be available! The shuttles will circulate picking-up attendees from three designated stops: 

  • Chapel Lot on Umstead Dr.
  • Biggs Drive at Ruggles Dr.
  • Biggs Drive at Whiteside Dr.

Shuttle drop-off and pick up at the Big Field is near Meals on Wheels along Biggs Drive. The shuttles are ADA Accessible. 

Accessibility

Dorothea Dix Park continues to strive to be accessible and welcoming for visitors, including those with disabilities. Currently, portions of Dorothea Dix Park, including some areas where programs and events occur, have uneven surfaces and are not fully accessible. Accessibility is a primary focus for early park improvements and all future planning and development. For more information, visit Dix Park Accessibility.

 
Restrooms

Indoor accessible restrooms are available in Stone Houses.  Accessible port-a-johns are located at the Big Field and Flowers Field.

 
Programs and Events

Raleigh Parks Inclusion Services works with community members to support participation. To request a program modification based on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please complete and submit the Accommodation Request Form or contact Inclusion Services staff at 919-996-2147 or ParksInclusion@raleighnc.gov.

Parking & Shuttle Map

2024 Falling for Local Parking Map