Destination Dix, a free summer festival at Dorothea Dix Park is Saturday, July 23rd from 10am to 7pm. The event celebrates the one year anniversary of the city purchasing the 308 acres from the state with its purpose to develop a new open-air oasis for the city.

Come enjoy the live music on three different stages, food trucks, a beer garden, vendors, rides and more. If all else fails, you may encounter a wild Pok�mon roaming around Dix.

Performance Schedules - Chatham Co. Line  will perform on the Oak stage at 5:45pm to 7:00pm, and Bombadil will be 4:00pm to 5:00pm. For additional acts and times on the Oak, Acorn and Pine stages, Click Here.

Festival Activities - Including a Ferris wheel, tethered hot air balloon rides, kids crafts and inflatables, a vision wall, lawn games and a Touch-a-Truck area. There will also be shade areas to escape the summer sun as well as a misting tent for cooling off.

There will be plenty of food and beverage options for purchase: The PIT Pig Pickin', 25 food  trucks and vendors, Beer & Wine Garden and a Picnic area with tables and chairs.

What to Bring - Bring your kids, your friends and ideas for the future of Dix Park using "think BIG, think BOLD". Bring a picnic blanket or lawn chairs if you wish. Umbrellas are okay, but they have to be weighted, not pushed into the ground or staked. You can bring a small cooler or picnic basket of food and non-alcoholic drinks, but they'll have lots of food trucks selling delicious food, wine and a beer garden.
 
Park and Ride! Park for free and ride a shuttle to Destination Dix. Forty shuttles will run continuously from a variety of pick-up locations downtown and on NCSU campus. Park your car at one of the free decks, hop on the shuttle and enjoy a quick air-conditioned ride to the fun at Destination Dix. Please remember there will be no public parking on the festival grounds. Click Here to use the interactive map to find the parking deck and shuttle stop most convenient for you.

History 101 - Massachusetts reformer Dorothea Dix persuaded the North Carolina legislature to authorize a hospital for patients with mental illnesses where they would be treated for their illnesses rather than simply locked up. The resulting 1848 legislation required a site with a cheerful view, copious sunshine, and good drainage, providing fresh air and enabling therapeutic farming and gardening. Miss Dix helped select the location, a hilltop southwest of Raleigh that had been Spring Hill, the home of Theophilus Hunter.

Destination Dix Festival - Saturday, July 23. 10am-7pm. Website.

Bailey's Fine Jewelry we show their appreciation through our 2nd annual Hero Awards! The awards will recognize nine heroes, one from each of the three main types of first responders - fire, law enforcement and emergency personnel - in Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Greenville and the surrounding areas.

Winners will be selected through a combination of the public voting process and the selection panel at Bailey's. The winners will receive a medal and a $200 gift card in a presentation with the store manager!

Nominations start June 21st and last until July 31st.

Voting begins August 1st and goes through the 19th.

The winner is announced September 1st!

To learn more, Click Here.