Spring Programs + Events
Get your Spring Program + Event Guide today! A season of fun awaits with indoor and outdoor classes and community events like Raleigh Earth Day and the Dix Park Inter-Tribal Pow Wow. For more details and registration information got to Find Events above.
Raleigh Earth Day
Join us on Friday, April 19 from 5:00 - 8:00 pm to learn from earth-conscious vendors and organizations while enjoying entertainment, games, and activities for all ages. During the event, take in garden demos and a tree planting from We Plant It Forward, the Raleigh Environmental Awards and our Movie on the Lawn, The Lorax, begins at 8:00 pm.
Dix Park Project Summit
On Wednesday, February 28 over 250 people came out to Dix Park to learn about more than a dozen projects, plans and studies happening in and around the park. Learn more and get the latest updates on the projects presented at the link below.
You're invited to Raleigh Earth Day in partnership with We Plant it Forward’s Arbor Day!
Join us to grow our collective community purpose toward the preservation and restoration of the natural environment.
Getting to Dix Park
There are multiple entrances to Dorothea Dix Park. The most widely used entrances are Hunt Drive at Western Boulevard, South Boylan Avenue at Western Boulevard, Umstead Drive at Lake Wheeler Road, and Goode Street at Lake Wheeler Road. Because this is an active staff campus for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for the next few years, parking at Dorothea Dix Park is limited during business hours. On weekends, visitors may park in any of the parking areas striped green.
Hours
At the Dog Park dogs can run and play off-leash. Dogs must be on-leash in all other areas of Dix Park.
Find directions and parking info at the link below.