Performances & Activities
Below is a list of featured Performances and Activities at First Night Raleigh 2012. Click on any performer's name to learn more.
For complete information about the Children's Celebration, click the "Children's Celebration" link in the navigation bar, above.
View the Festival Event Map for locations of venues across downtown Raleigh.
The People’s Procession
Lineup on Edenton Street, North of the State Capitol (Site 5) - 6:00
Ballroom Dancing
First Baptist Church (Salisbury Street), Fellowship Hall (Site 7) - 7:30 to 11:00
Caricatures by Bruce Stevenson
Outside on the 100 Block of Fayetteville Street (Site 18) - 7:30 to 10:30
Chuck Davis & The African American Dance Ensemble
Sir Walter Apartments Ballroom (Site 27) - 7:30, 8:30 & 10:00
Christopher Terrell & The New Journey Project
First Baptist Church (Wilmington Street), Sanctuary (Site 13) - 7:30 & 8:30
French Film Festival: “FUNNY FACE”
NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Auditorium (Site 4) - 7:15
French Film Festival: “THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE”
NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Auditorium (Site 4) - 9:15
Giant Lite Brite
Outside on the 200 Block of Fayetteville Street (Site 22) - 7:00 to 11:00
Gold Leaf Sleigh Rides
South side of the State Capitol Grounds at Morgan Street (Site 10) - 8:00 to 11:00
Josh Lozoff’s Deep Magic
First Baptist Church (Salisbury Street), Sanctuary (Site 8) - 10:00
Lenny Marcus Trio
Christ Church, Parish Hall (Site 11) - 7:30 to 8:30 (Concert) & 9:00 to 11:00 (Jazz Jam)
North Carolina Opera
Edenton Street United Methodist Church, Sanctuary (Site 6) - 8:00 & 10:00
Transactors Improv Company
Fletcher Theater at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts (Site 29) - 7:30, 9:30 & 10:30
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