HOPSCOTCH DAY PARTIES
Pregame the festival with the legendary day parties! FREE to the public & no Hopscotch Wristband required.
Check out some of Raleigh’s best bars and breweries, all before hitting the outdoor stages and clubs at night for Hopscotch.
Wednesday, September 4
7:30pm | 14 W Martin St | 21+
WTF PUNK NITE
Lineup: Doors 7pm
7:30 – 7:50 PM: PSYCHIC SCREAM
8:05 – 8:25 PM: MILITIA2SIX
8:40 – 9:00 PM: DOLTZ
9:15 – 9:35 PM: SNIDE
Free // $5 suggested donation
Early pre-Hopscotch kickoff punk show followed by Neptunes Karaoke
8:00pm | 224 S Blount St | 21+
The Pre-Party
Lineup:
Taylor Aaron Parker Williams
Donnie Deneil
nothing good.
Doors: 7:00pm // Show: 8:00pm
A free Hopscotch week rager presented by NoDa Brewing, SeeTickets, and Fireball
Thursday, September 5
1:00pm | 14 W Martin St
LFG Presents National Cheese Pizza Day Party
Lineup: Doors 12pm
1:00pm: KHX05
1:30pm: Clear Channel
2:30pm: Optic Sink
3:30pm: Future Fix
4:30pm: Wailin Storms
Community Partners & Sponsors: Burial Beer Co, Cooks Mill Whiskey, New Belgium’s Mountain Time Lager and Hope Renovations, and pizza courtesy of Trophy Brewing Co.
12:00pm – 5:30pm | 500 E Davie St Suite 160
Oak City Music Collective Presents “The Tropical Kick Off” Day Party
Lineup:
12:30 – 1:15pm: Likkle Slave
1:30 – 2:30pm: Hourglass Kids
3:00 – 4:00pm: Triangle Afrobeat Orchestra
4:30 – 5:30pm: Crucial Fiya
Kick off Thursday festivities with Reggae, Afrobeat, and more!
Community partners & sponsors: Oak City Music Collective, Jack Daniels, Woodford Reserve, New Belgium Brewing and Stone Brewing
1:30pm | 14 W Martin St | 21+
Soup Du Jour Vol. 2
Lineup: Doors 1PM
1:30 – 1:45pm: Covenant Eye
2:00 – 2:30pm: Natural Velvet
2:45 – 3:15pm: Art Star
3:30 – 4:00pm: Real Companion
4:15 – 4:45pm: My Sister Maura
Presented by Cold Soup and So & So Books, featuring a pop-up zine and bookshop
12:30 – 5:30 pm | 415 S Salisbury St | 21+
Potluck Presents: 10th Annual Hopscotch Rock & Roll Pizza Party
12:30pm – 1:00pm: Judy Woodall
1:15pm – 1:45pm: Dylan Gilbert
2:00pm – 2:30pm: Analog Mountains
2:45pm – 3:15pm: Tacoma Park
3:30pm – 4:00pm: Uglow
4:15pm – 4:45pm: Joshua Carpenter
5:00pm – 5:30pm: Tre. Charles
Free pizza from Pie Pushers. Sponsored by Slingshot Coffee and Father & Son Vintage
1:00pm | 227 S Wilmington St | 21+
Day Party!
Lineup:
1:00pm: Stump
2:00pm: Lazaris Pit
3:00pm: Honeychild Coleman
4:00pm: The Veldt
12:30pm | 224 S Blount St
Terrorbird x Tiger Bomb x Winspear Hopscotch Kickoff Party
Lineup:
12:30pm: Blood
1:20pm: youbet
2:10pm: Teethe
3:00pm: Ducks Ltd.
3:50pm: Wishy
4:40pm: Pillow Queens
8pm | 233 S Wilmington St
A Crowmeat Bob basement session featuring a gathering of improvisers
Friday, September 6
12:00pm – 5:30pm | 330 W Davie St | 21+
Sore Thumb ’24
12:00pm: Phil Venable
12:45pm: DJ DingleDaddy
1:30pm: John Vogel
2:30pm: Laura Bradley
3:30pm: Idol Talk
4:30pm: Lost in Time
Children only allowed with a parent before 8pm on weekdays and 7pm on weekends
A valid ID is required from guests for entry.
Community partners: Mountain Time, MusicNC, Broken Sound Tapes
12:00pm – 5:30pm | 201 E Davie St, Upstairs
Oak City Music Collective Presents “Popscotch” Day Party
Lineup:
12:00-12:45pm: Lavae Hylton
1:15-2:15pm: Josee Molavi
2:45-3:45pm: Dylan Innes & The Business
4:15-5:15pm: AZUL
12:00pm – 5:30pm | 201 E Davie St, Downstairs
Oak City Music Collective Presents “The International Jazz” Day Party
Lineup:
12:45 – 1:45pm: Factual Jazz
2:15 – 3:15pm: TBA
3:45 – 4:45pm: Marvin J and the Blāk Shēp
4:45 – 5:30pm: Open Jam
From the folks that brought you the International Jazz Open Jam!
12:00pm – 6:00pm | 2411 Crabtree Blvd
Hopscotch x Ramp Local Official Day Party
Lineup: Doors 12pm
1:00 PM – Jamison Field Murphy
2:00 PM – Kolb
3:00 PM – Sarah Morrison
4:00 PM – Blood
5:00 PM – Godcaster
Outdoor stage, rain or shine event.
The Official Hopscotch Day Party with Food & Drink from Mala Pata, Natural Science, Fiction Kitchen, and Union Special and a clothing drive for Layers of Dignity. Sponsored by Levitate and LODEN Development and a partnership with Raleigh Durham USBG.
12:00pm – 5:00pm | 14 W Martin St
Three Lobed Recordings / Smashed Plastic / WXDU Annual Ritual of Summoning
12:00pm – 12:40pm: Powers/Rolin Duo
1:00pm – 1:40pm: Object Hours
2:00pm – 2:40pm: Silver Scrolls
3:00pm – 3:40pm: Full Size
4:00pm – 4:40pm: Pipe
In partnership with WXDU-FM (Duke University)
Will be simulcast live on WXDU-FM (on air and online).
12:00pm – 5:30pm | 14 W Martin St | 21+
Dear Life Records Hopscotch Day Party
Lineup:
12:30pm: Anne Malin
1:15pm: Weirs
2:00pm: Hour
2:45pm: Wendy Eisenberg
3:30pm: Merce Lemon
4:15pm: Fust
Free coffee provided by Black and White Coffee
12:00pm | 415 S Salisbury St | 21+
¡Que Viva! Presented by Churchkey Records and The Layabout
Lineup:
12:00pm (Outside): Future Fix
1:00pm (Inside): Tall Juan
1:45pm (Outside): Outer World
2:30pm (Inside): Verity Den
3:15pm (Inside): Hex Files
4:00pm (Outside): Ducks Ltd.
5:00pm (Outside): Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band
6:00pm (Outside): Spider Bags
Free Bojangles biscuits at noon!
1:00pm – 5:00pm | 2237 Avent Ferry Rd #101
Schoolkids Records Presents “Off The Beaten Path, Day Parties in the Record Shop”
Lineup:
2:00pm: Pipelayer
3:00pm: Teens in Trouble
4:00pm: Old Suns
12:30pm | 227 S Wilmington St | 21+
Wake Forest Listening Room Presents
Lineup:
12:30pm: Bat People
2:00pm: Cage Bird Fancier
3:30pm: George Huntley
1:00pm – 5:00pm | 300 E Edenton St
Longleaf Swine Presents: Rock & Roast
Lineup:
1:00pm: Stephen’s Pharmacy
2:30pm: The Feeds
4:00pm: The Trousers
Plus specialty hot dogs and more!
12:30pm | 224 S Blount St
A Petrichor Day Party
Lineup: Doors 12pm
12:30pm – 1:10pm: ¿Watches?
1:30pm – 2:10pm: Vacant Company
2:30pm – 3:30pm: Pie Face Girls
3:50pm – 4:30pm: Wailin Storms
4:45pm – 5:30pm: Earthling
Community Partners & Sponsors: Stokes Surveying & Mapping, Longleaf Swine, Cook’s Mill Whiskey, New Belgium Brewing, SeeTickets
Free food provided from Longleaf Swine. First come, first served, it goes fast!
12:00pm – 5:30pm | 500 E Davie St Suite 160
Oak City Music Collective Presents “Let’s Get Funky” Day Party
Lineup:
12:15 – 1:15pm: Gracie Jay
1:30 – 2:30pm: Zones
2:45 – 3:45pm: Mellow Swells
4:00 – 5:30pm: Nappy Head Funk Army
Community partners & sponsors: Oak City Music Collective, Jack Daniels, Woodford Reserve, New Belgium Brewing and Stone Brewing
2:00pm – 6:00pm | 319 W Davie St
Crank Arm Hopscotch Day Party
Lineup:
2:00pm: Moon Womb
3:00pm: Stray Owls
4:00pm: Matt Southern & Lost Gold
5:00pm: The BQs
8pm | 233 S Wilmington St
Crowmeat Bob’s Fear Polluters
Saturday, September 7
1:00pm – 5:30pm | 428 S Dawson St
Berkeley Cafe Day Party
Lineup:
1:00pm: Orlando Parker, Jr
2:15pm: Stephen’s Pharmacy
3:30pm: Wayleaves
4:15pm: Ghost Rattle
Community partners & sponsors: Quail Ridge Books and New Belgium Brewing
12:00pm – 5:30pm | 330 W Davie St | 21+
Sore Thumb ’24
Lineup:
12:00pm: Poorpie
12:45pm: Skyl4rk
1:30pm: Grant Nesmith
2:30pm: Ryan Johnson
3:30pm: Jaguardini
4:30pm: Anna La Mare
Children only allowed with a parent before 8pm on weekdays and 7pm on weekends
A valid ID is required from guests for entry.
Community partners: Mountain Time, MusicNC, Broken Sound Tapes
2:00pm – 6:00pm | 319 W Davie St
Crank Arm Brewing Company Hopscotch Day Parties
Lineup:
2:00pm: Jphono1
3:00pm: Tre. Charles
4:00pm: Tercel
5:00pm: Booster Club
12:00pm | 14 W Martin St | 18+
Good Moon Presents A Hopscotch Day Party Curated by Wednesday & MJ Lenderman
Kings Lineup: Doors 11am
12:00pm: Walkhome
1:00pm: Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band
2:00pm: Sluice
3:00pm: Truth Club
4:20pm: Karly Hartzman & MJ Lenderman
Neptunes Lineup: Doors 11am
12:30pm: Colin Miller
1:30pm: Landon George
2:30pm: Lily Seabird
3:30pm: Teethe
$10 to $20 suggested donation; cash, card, & Venmo accepted
A double floor stacked lineup also featuring Trophy pizza to fuel your day partying!
12:00pm | 1620 Glenwood Ave
Little Raleigh Radio Jazz Showcase
Lineup:
12:00pm: Community Music School Jazz Fusion Ensemble
1:00pm: Butler Knowles Trio
2:30pm: Russell Favret
3:45pm: The Arachnids featuring Vizwas Chitnas
Community Partners: Five Points Entertainment
12:45pm – 6:45pm | 415 S Salisbury St | 21+
Scarlet Saturday
Lineup:
12:45pm: Waking April
1:30pm: Thee Old Night
2:15pm: Moon Womb
3:00pm: Saphron
3:45pm: Thirsty Curses
4:30pm: Matt Southern & Lost Gold
5:15pm: Persimmon
6:00pm: Wabi-Sabi
7th annual RUBYMANIA – will feature wrestling between each act
1:00pm – 5:00pm | 2237 Avent Ferry Rd #101
Schoolkids Records Presents “Off the Beaten Path, Day Parties in the Record Shop”
Lineup:
1:00pm: Moving Boxes
2:00pm: Matty Frank
3:00pm: George Huntley (formerly of The Connells)
4:00pm: Great Dying
12:30pm | 227 S Wilmington St | 21+
Jack The Radio Day Parties
Lineup: Doors 12pm
12:30pm: AZUL
1:10pm: Lord Nelson
1:50pm: Old Heavy Hands
2:30pm: Brian K & The Parkway
3:10pm: The Gone Ghost
3:50pm: Crenshaw Pentecostal
4:30pm: Jack The Radio
12:00pm | 905 W Morgan St | 21+
andmoreagain presents: Free Outdoor Hopscotch Day Party at Wolfe & Porter
Lineup:
1:00pm: Sour Widows
2:00pm: Wishy
3:00pm: Cor De Lux
4:00pm: Pylon Reenactment Society
5:00pm: Ducks Ltd.
11:30am – 5:00pm | 300 N Dawson St
TBH x LLH PARTY II
Lineup:
11:30am: Exploding The Moments
12:30pm: Verity Den
1:30pm: No One Mind
2:30pm: Winfield
3:30pm: Slow Teeth
Presented by To Be Heard Booking x Longleaf Hotel & Lounge
Food for sale onsite from Saltie Pepper Hospitality
12:00pm – 5:30pm | 224 S Blount St
Oak City Music Collective Presents “Punks to the Front” Day Party
featuring Femme led punk, indie, and rock
Lineup:
12:30-1:10pm: Khallori
1:25-2:05pm: Alexa Jenson
2:25-3:15pm: Basically Nancy
3:30-4:20pm: Whoop
4:35-5:25pm: Slow Funeral
12:00pm – 5:30pm | 500 E Davie St
Oak City Music Collective Presents “Sabor: Salsa” Day Party
Lineup:
12:15-1:30pm: DJ Cokie
1:45-3:00pm: Sabrosura
3:15-3:45pm: DJ Cokie
4:00-5:30pm: Ivan Y Su Orquesta
From the folks that brought you the Oak City Salsa Social, come dance!
Community partners & sponsors: Oak City Music Collective, Jack Daniels, Woodford Reserve, New Belgium Brewing and Stone Brewing
1:00pm – 4:00pm | 212 E Franklin St
Tarot & Toast Day Party
Tarot readings by Carolina Mystic and a Witchy DJ set by Human Dance Project and a free wine tasting
1:00pm – 5:00pm | 126 E Cabarrus St
DAY PARTY
Presented by A New Locale
Lineup:
Madisinn
High June
Satellite Dog
& Surprise Guest!
Doors: 12pm // Show: 1pm
Outside Food Welcome but No Outside Drinks Allowed
Sponsored by Cornerstone Tavern, Carolina Coffee Shop, Latitude Tailored Travel
12:00pm – 5:00pm | 707 N Person St
DAY PARTY
Lineup:
Gibson & Toutant
Emma Geiger
Kit McKay
Fake Jr.
Dirty Flowers
8pm | 233 S Wilmington St
A Crowmeat Bob basement session featuring
Judge Schreber’s Avian Choir
Sunday, September 8
1:30pm – 7:00pm | 117 E Hargett St | 21+
Day Hangs 2
Lineup:
1:30pm: Sinai Vessel
2:30pm: Long Relief
3:30pm: Dollar Signs
4:30pm Charlie Paso
5:30pm: Rubber Band Gun
6:30pm: RIBS
An outdoor market curated by yArt Sale and a food truck will be available.
Community partners & sponsors: yArt Sale, Cooks Mill, New Belgium Brewing
2:00pm | 14 W Martin St | 21+
Neptunes’ LAST CALL!
Lineup:
2:00pm: Good Deal
2:45pm: Qwilt
3:30pm: Zephyranthes
4:15pm: Vacant Company
5:00pm: Militia2Six
1:00pm | 227 S Wilmington St | 21+
Hopscotch Hangover
Lineup:
1:00pm: Chris Smith
2:00pm: Dallas Tetnus
3:00pm: Los Picaros
4:00pm: Ken Mujo
5:00pm: The BQs
6:00pm: Dan Davis Group
7:00pm Adam Weiner (of Low Cut Connie)
12:45pm – 4:00pm | 415 S Salisbury St | 21+
A Deluxe Sendoff
Lineup:
12:45pm: cardigan
1:30pm: With Love
2:15pm: Gio Mesto
3:00pm: The Monologue Bombs
12:00pm – 6:00pm | 224 S Blount St
All Y’all Records Presents a Benefit for Reese McHenry
Lineup:
12:00pm: The Yardarm (Hillsborough)
12:45pm: Rebecca Porter (Harrisonburg, VA)
1:30pm: Lord Nelson (Charlottesville, VA)
2:15pm: Charles Latham (Durham)
3:00pm: The Gone Ghosts
3:45pm: Rotoglow (DC / Charleston)
4:30pm: Old Heavy Hands (Greensboro)
Benefit show to raise money for beloved Raleigh musician Reese McHenry in her battle against a malignant metastatic sarcoma. Online GoFundMe and cash donations accepted at venue.
Sponsors: The Baxter, Belltree Cocktail Club
1:30pm | 14 W Martin St
Kings Katzenjammer
Lineup: Doors 1PM
1:30 PM Thee Old Night
2:15 PM Moon Womb
3:00 PM Treasure Pains
3:45 PM Idol Talk
4:30 PM Basically Nancy
5:15 PM Scott McMicken (of Dr. Dog) and the Ever-Expanding
Community Partners & Sponsors: Burial Beer Co, Cooks Mill Whiskey, New Belgium’s Mountain Time Lager and Hope Renovations, Trophy Brewing Co.
12:00pm | 209 Bickett Blvd
Ajja (Sun)Day Party
Lineup:
12:15pm: Matt Southern and Lost Gold
1:15pm: Tre. Charles
2:15pm: Entrez Vous
3:15pm: The Dynamite Brothers
4:15pm: Fancy Gap
Free, but donations will be appreciated. Enjoy along with the second summer Ajja Market featuring local Artists & Vendors on the lawn.
Sponsored by Harry’s Guitar Shop
Day Party FAQ's
Day Parties are an exciting addition to the Hopscotch experience! Curated and hosted by local bars, breweries, and clubs, these events showcase a vibrant mix of local and regional talent, with some even featuring Hopscotch performers.
Day parties are open to everyone – no Hopscotch wristband required. However, some may have an entry fee or age restrictions, so be sure to check the event details above for specifics.
All day party schedules and lineups are subject to change without notice.
Some Day Parties are restricted to 18+ or 21+ only. Be sure to check the event details above for specifics.
A Hopscotch wristband is not required to attend Day Parties. However, some parties may have a cover charge – check the party details above for specifics.
If you have a question about a specific Day Party, please reach out to the venue hosting the party.
