The Fourth Annual Cooke Street Carnival returns to Raleigh this Saturday. This is not your typical carnival, it is more like a large family friendly street party featuring food trucks, live bands, street performers, eating contests, and over 40 art vendors. To get an idea what the carnival is like, check out this slide show of last years festivities. The carnival is a non profit event that benefits the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.
Food Trucks:
Chirba Chirba Dumplings
Bulkogi BBQ
Sympathy for the Deli
American Meltdown
Captain Poncho’s Tacos
Performers:
Bombadil
Gray Young
Professor Toon
The Spacemen
One Tribe Drum Circle
Local Beers:
Lone Rider Beer
Aviator Brewing
Carolina Brewing Company
Local Coffee:
Slingshot Coffee
Counter Culture Coffee
The weather forecast looks absolutely perfect for the carnival this year and I look forward to checking it out. For more information about the Cooke Street Carnival visit their website or check out this great post by NewRaleigh.com for additional details.
The Triangle Explorer 