Meet Our Venues

Exhibition Venues, Retailers, Services
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Alter EGO Hair and Nails
119 E Hargett St, Suite 200
(919) 832-6239
First Friday Hours: 6pm-9pm
First Friday Special: Monthly art exhibits and periodic music and dance performances
www.alteregoraleigh.com
 
Hair and nail salon and art venue in a beautiful loft
 
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Artcraft
406 Hillsborough St
First Friday Hours: 6 pm-10 pm
www.artcraftsignco.com
 
Commercial art, large scale works, paintings, sculptures, photography, and more by co-op artists
 
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Atomic Salon
905 W Morgan St
(919) 828-0064
First Friday Hours: 7 pm-10 pm
www.atomicsalon.com
 
The Triangle’s only rock-n-roll vintage hair salon featuring art exhibits on First Fridays
 
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Bottega Hair Studio
301 Glenwood Ave, Suite 130
(919) 836-0083
First Friday Hours: 6 pm-10 pm
First Friday Special: Complimentary light food and beverages
www.bottegahair.com
 
A hair salon with art openings every other month
 
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Cardinal Club
150 Fayetteville St, Suite 2800
(919) 834-8829
First Friday Hours: 5:30 pm-8 pm
First Friday Special: Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and cash bar for our guests to enjoy
www.cardinal-club.com
 
Enjoy the works of local juried artists and spectacular views of downtown
 
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CBHPW-Hudson Residential
300-36 W Hargett St
First Friday Hours: 4 pm-7 pm
First Friday Special: Drawing held each month for a gift certificate to various downtown restaurants
www.hudsonresidential.com
 
Real estate sales and management with guest artists featured each month
 
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City Market
200 E Martin St
First Friday Hours: 6pm-9pm
First Friday Special: Live outdoor music
www.citymarketraleigh.com
 
Home to multiple First Friday venues
 
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CityGate Real Estate, LLC
404 Glenwood Ave
(919) 828-7390
First Friday Hours: 6pm-9pm
www.citygaterealestate.com
 
Office space exhibiting art
 
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Dapper Style House
317 W Morgan St, Suite 113 (at the Dawson)
(919) 896-8025
First Friday Hours: 8 pm-11 pm
First Friday Special: Complimentary hor d'oeuvres from the Oxford and wine by the glass for $4
www.dapperstylehouse.com
 
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David Wade Salon
612 Glenwood Ave
(919) 834-1101
First Friday Hours: 6pm-9pm
First Friday Special: Complimentary food and beverages
www.davidwadesalon.com
 
An innovative salon hosting artist receptions
 
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The Gallery at Vintage21
117 S West St
(919) 829-7087
First Friday Hours: 7 pm-10 pm
www.v21firstfriday.wordpress.com
 
Art gallery featuring monthly exhibitions and live music
 
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HagerSmith Design
300 S Dawson St
(919) 821-5547
First Friday Hours: 6pm-9pm
www.hagersmith.com
 
Architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, historic preservation + gallery
 
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LGBT Center of Raleigh
411 Hillsborough St
(919) 828-4484
First Friday Hours: 6pm-9pm
www.lgbtcenterofraleigh.com
 
A safe and welcoming resource center for the LGBT community and friends featuring monthly art exhibits
 
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The Morning Times
10 E Hargett St
(919) 836-1204
First Friday Hours: 6 pm-11 pm
www.morningtimes-raleigh.com
 
Downtown coffee shop gallery in a restored turn-of-the-century Raleigh building
 
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Ornamentea
509 N West St
(919) 834-6260
First Friday Hours: 6pm-9pm
First Friday Special: First Friday Special: Free project (check website for details)
www.ornamentea.com
 
Your place to play with beads and metal every day!
 
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The Raleigh Wine Shop
126 Glenwood Ave
(919) 803-5473
First Friday Hours: 6pm-9pm
First Friday Special: 10% off bottle purchases from the WineStation to drink on-site or to go
www.theraleighwineshop.com
 
Fine wine and provisions
 
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Simkin
718 B W Lane St
(919) 438-2881
First Friday Hours: 6 pm-9 pm
First Friday Special: Complimentary food and drinks
www.simplysimkin.com
 
Studio and show space of local hairdresser/artist
 
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Stitch & Holly Aiken Bags
20 E Hargett St
(919) 833-8770
First Friday Hours: 6 pm-10 pm
First Friday Special: 10% off all bags
www.hollyaiken.com
 
Showroom of Raleigh handbag designer, Holly Aiken, as well as gallery of contemporary art
 
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Wells Fargo IMAX® Theatre at Marbles Kids Museum
201 E Hargett St
(919) 882-IMAX
First Friday Hours: Call or check website
www.imaxraleigh.com
 
NC's only 3D-capable giant screen IMAX® theatre featuring Hollywood and documentary films
 
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The Wine Feed
18 Glenwood Ave, Suite B
(919) 374-0036
First Friday Hours: 6:30 pm-9 pm
First Friday Special: Wine tastings of eight different wines
www.thewinefeed.com
 
An online wine store with a local touch
 
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