Capital City Juneteenth Celebration
Join us for the vibrant family reunion-like atmosphere of the Capital City Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 15 from 12:00 -6:00 pm on Harvey Hill. Enjoy live music spanning gospel, ceremonial, jazz and R&B, compelling speakers sharing stories of resilience and progress, retail vendors, local organizations, kids' zone, and of course, delicious food!
Summer Programs + Events
Your guide to summer programs and events at Dix Park is here! A season of fun awaits with indoor and outdoor classes and community events like Capital City Juneteenth Celebration and Raleigh 4th of July Fireworks and Kirby Derby. For more details and registration information got to Find Events above.
Cultural Interpretation Plan
Read the draft plan and share your feedback. After 18 months of researching, listening, and strategizing about how history, community, recreation, and reflection could come together at Dix Park, we're finalizing the Cultural Interpretation Plan — and we want to know what you think!
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.