I was very excited to go to the Freedom Balloon Festival for the first time this year! We wanted…read morethe tethered balloon experience so we woke up at 5:30 and drove 40 minutes to get to Fuquay by 6:30! We parked about a mile away to avoid paying for parking. People were charging $10!! (Come on, this isn't the state fair) When we almost got to the park, directions were a bit unclear. We decided to just follow the crowd and we somehow ended up inside. When we got inside, again, things were unclear. We went early for the tethered experience and we couldn't find any balloons. Finally, we found one and we walked over there. It seemed like they were having issues with getting just one up. After waiting around 20+ minutes, we asked someone and was told that due to the weather, no balloons are flying. But she saw there were people in line to get the tickets for tethered balloon ride. We walked to the direction she told us but no one and no balloons were there. No one at that early of an hour were able to help us. We ended up just walking around. Since it was early in the morning, 90% of the vendors were unavailable. We waited 1.5 hours for the Disc Connected K-9 Frisbee Dogs. We enjoyed the dogs catching frisbees and hearing about their stories. All dogs with them were rescued, adopted, or fostered. Great show and great dogs. I think I would've had more fun had went in the evening with more vendors open. The only reason why we went early was for the tethered balloon ride since they only scheduled to do it either at 6:30am or 6:40pm. It would've been nice for them to post something on their website or Facebook page. I was quite disappointed. To Be fair, it did state on the website, weather pending but they didn't say what the appropriate weather would be. Other than the frisbee dogs, there were absolutely no activity available for people who came early. Maybe next year, I'll have better luck.

Awesome! Put this small town patriotic festival on your bucket list. It's FREE! Thanks to the…read morededicated group of volunteers running the event all weekend. The balloons were an awesome sight, especially the night time glow. The pilots and crew were friendly and informative. Great selection of food trucks at decent prices without ridiculous long lines. Two local breweries were selling cold beers for $5 each. The Fainting Goat (who we met) and Bombshell Brewery. Bring your bag chairs and hang out by the stage and enjoy the bands. Visit the vendors and if you bring the kiddos, there are plenty of activities for them too. We paid to park in a person's front yard for $10 and we were right by the park. My advice is arrive early on Friday--we got there about 4pm and plenty to do staying through the evening glow. Just be warned--balloons in flight depend on the weather and not just what's happening on the ground, but higher up. So be prepared that there's no guarantee on times and activities of the balloons. We lucked out--hope you do too!

If you're in the market for an antique check out this place. They have beautiful pieces. I saw many…read moredish sets that my grandparents had. This brought back good memories.

Not much to write home about. Disappointed to say the least. We were not even greeted when we…read moreentered the store.

It was alright. Not very scary. Is a single "chicken house" thing on a farm that they converted in…read morea scare thing. It starts out promising, with an airline-themed line and then an "elevator" to hell, and a lobby that looks really cool. Immediately after that, it gets kinda mundane. Just kinda shuffling through, but is definitely better than nothing. There was no need for the VIP fast pass thing when we went, because there was no line anyway. We paid $160 for 3 people, and drove 3 hours. Probably wouldn't have done that. If it was like 30 mins away, I'd probably have done it happily, if we didn't buy the VIP passes and stuff it would have been like $75.

Great place the extra 5 dollars was definately worth it id say they pinned me up against a post and…read morewould not let me move even when i tried to walk away trying to be slick....staff is very well trained not to break character i tried my absolute best to make them break and they Didn't.....as well if you get the upgrade experience you will definitely get a great amount of fake blood on your face.

My brother in law and I were looking for a place to have a cigar on Black Friday. We found this…read moreonline and drove over to Dunn. Only about 20 min away from where he lives. This place is a gem for cigar smokers and I hope the people in and around Dunn support it. There are plenty of comfortable chairs, 4 TVs, a full bar, beer in the ca/bottle and cool accessories. The girl working there was the owners daughter and she was as nice as she could be. She told us all about the brands they sold and what deals were going on for Black Friday. If you live in the area, there is a 20$ annual membership fee and it looked like they had lockers/cabinets that could be rented. Parking was super easy. I will definitely go back here when we are back visiting in that area!

Best cigar lounge and bar in all of the triangle. My buddy stumbled across this place a couple…read moreweeks ago and has already been three times. I've been once and will be going back again this week. It's fairly new and opened up in October 2024. Everything inside is pristine and luxurious compared to some other local lounges. Soon as I walked in the owner and his daughter welcomed us in and showed us around. They don't have a walk in humidor but they have several lined up against the wall on both sides of the room. Great selection and great prices. What I was really blown away by was the bourbon selection. I immediately spotted some Blanton's and then a freaking bottle of Pappy VanWinkle!! Holy crap! I got a double shot of Wellers for $20/total with my Rocky Patel Decade cigar which was $10. I went ahead and became a member, it's $15 for the year and you get a free cigar when you sign up which was a maduro Cohiba. The outside patio is covered and has rockers built out of old bourbon barrels. Inside there is a huge couch area with a bunch of swanky leather chairs that are so deep you could fall asleep. They have two TV's they keep on but they don't turn on the volume as the owner prefers to play jazz and blues all the time which fits the vibe. Bonus they have lots of street parking and a sign setting aside a couple spots for motorcycles only. Can't wait to ride down and enjoy the nice easy ride from Raleigh through the country.

I have only been there once but it seems very welcoming. I am not sure if there is food but I did…read morenot see a kitchen but they had about 4 picnic tables outside. It's small but the area it is at is also small.

This is a great thrift store! Stuff moves quickly here, and their prices are good. The woman who…read moreworks the register is super friendly and helpful. Great spot for furniture and knick knacks!

If you don't mind smoke it is fine. I enjoyed playing there but won't go back because of the smoke.read more

Erica was such a lovely tender to have - greeted us with nothing but smiles and set us up with…read moredarts, a pool table, and was even kind enough to adjust a tv to play our desired game. If you're looking for a lively karaoke night out- come to the brick on a late weekend night. If playing pool, darts, with some good music and friendly company is your speed, it's a wonderful place to spend a weeknight evening. I tend to prefer to have the space to play darts with ample "wiggle room" (it's truly for everyone else's safety), so i came on an evening I could expect an open bar. As an old local who recently moved back- Becca was more than willing to chat with me about the area and give me further recommendations for the area, which is truly appreciated. Jalapeño mozzarella sticks came out quick and hot, exactly as expected.

"Bouncers" were absolutely a*sholes. I was looking for a lost phone and they told me I couldn't go…read moreback into the public bar!! Turns out the major a*shole ended up walking my phone to me in the parking lot bc it magically appeared. Totally unprofessional and beyond petty.