Live After 5 Hits City Plaza July 23 🎉
A free night of music, food trucks, and downtown summer energy.
Shannon
July 18, 2025
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Mark your calendar for July 23, because Live After 5 is throwing a full-on block party in City Plaza from 6–9pm. It’s free to attend and full of good stuff: live music from NC’s own Kooley High and Charly Lowry, local food trucks, and plenty of Sip N’ Stroll fun while you dance (or lounge) your way through Raleigh’s most iconic street.
Not sponsored—just hyped for downtown to feel like a party again. (Just so you know: Sponsored content in our newsletter is always marked with “*”).
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