Raleigh, N.C. is a booming city that combines it’s big city feel with Southern charm. There’s a fantastic culinary scene, lots of outdoor activities such as walking trails, mountains to hike and lots of parks, and it’s managed to capture a modern-meets-historic energy – so it’s got lots to offer for everyone!
Thinking of celebrating someone’s birthday party in Raleigh this year? Here’s our pick of the top 5 places to have the most fantastic celebration you won’t forget.
1. Pinspiration
If you’re the sort of person who has a flourishing creative side within, then Pinspiration might well be the perfect choice to come and celebrate with family and friends in Raleigh, NC. We’ve got lots of amazing craft experiences for you to choose from such as candle making, charcuterie board decor, string art, and lots more. And best of all we change them all the time so they’re fitting with the season.
Want to take things a little further? Then you can try our famous Splatter Room! All you need to do is turn up ready to create your messy masterpiece – we’ll provide all the protective gear such as goggles, shower caps and overalls.
For more information, check out our website.
2. The Crazy Axe
Looking for a fun group outing idea? Then why not head on down to Raleigh’s first premier axe throwing club, The Crazy Axe! Don’t worry, you don’t just walk on site and get handed a bunch of axes to start chucking around. Every event kicks off with a safety talk and covers the basics of axe throwing so you can get the most out of your experience. After that, it’s over to you! Axe throwing is great fun – and something very different! – for having a birthday party blast. It’s also a popular site for date nights and team building activities.
Check out their website if you’d like to get into the axe-tion at Crazy Axe.
3. Craft Beer Tasting Tour
Craft beer is taking the world by storm. City Brew Tours get it – which is why they’ve set up a craft beer journey through the City of Oaks that lets you taste and experience some of the best craft beer around! You’ll discover Raleigh’s highlight breweries, and enjoy a generous array of tastings, during this small-group, half-day tour. Meet your guide in the late morning in central Raleigh, hop aboard your climate-controlled minibus, and set off. You’ll go behind-the-scenes at a number of breweries (many of which don’t offer their own tours), will enjoy a generous array of tastings, and will even indulge in a beer-pairing lunch at a local brewpub.
As City Brew Tours say on their website: “you drink, we drive!” Check out their website for more information.
4. Dine at some of Raleigh’s best restaurants
Before COVID-19 hit, the food scene at Raleigh was thriving. That’s because the community at Raleigh are passionate about food. While the restaurant scene in Raleigh and across the country have all faced challenges since then, we’re happy to say that Raleigh have battled back! Check out some of our favorite restaurant picks below:
- Jolie on N. Person St., a small but spirited French bistro
- Mulino Italian Kitchen + Bar if you like Italian and unique dining venues
- Oakwood Pizza Box on the edge of the Historic Oakwood neighborhood for some of the best pizza in town
- Whiskey Kitchen, always filled with happy guests drinking, dining and socializing and is renowned for its great service and Southern food and drink options – including more than 200 whiskeys to choose from!
- Or check out Vidrio for a colorful window into the flavors of the Mediterraean, set in a stunning, two-story gathering place in Glenwood South entertainment district.
5. Try an escape room!
Ever considered trying an escape room? Then Room 5280 could be the perfect birthday experience for you and your friends – a real-life adventure game where you have to figure out clues, solve the puzzles, and find hidden objects in order to escape.
They’ve got a selection of different escape rooms including:
- The Dark Room, where you’ll need to discover what happened there in order to escape
- The Experiment, where you’ll uncover the mysterious disappearance of Professor Chladni
- The Heist, where you have exactly one hour to conduct the perfect robbery while an eccentric millionaire is off out on his daily walk
- and Sherlock, where you have to stop Moriarty from bombing the London Underground!
If you’re ready to challenge yourself and work together as a team with your friends, then check out Room 5280’s website for more information.