What’s going on at downtown Raleigh’s hockey Fan Fest? Here’s a schedule and details.

The Fan Fest event celebrating 25 years of pro hockey in Raleigh presents a full day of free music on Fayetteville Street downtown.

Here’s a list of music and other events on the schedule.

The event opens at 11 a.m., and Gov. Roy Cooper will sound the sirens at 11:45 a.m.

Capitol Stage

11 a.m. — Opening Ceremony

11:45 a.m. — Sounding of the Siren with Gov. Roy Cooper

12:15 p.m. — Ashley La Rue Band

1:45 p.m. — Jason Adamo

3:15 p.m. — Mega Colossus

4:45 p.m. — Kooley High

6:15 p.m. — Rosali

7:45 p.m. — Superchunk

City Plaza Stage

11 a.m. — DJ Mister Illz, Official DJ of the Carolina Hurricanes

Noon — Adam Lee Decker Band

1:30 p.m. — Into the Fog

3 p.m. — Paige King Johnson

4:30 p.m. — Mellow Swells

6 p.m. — James Dunn and Jack the Radio

7:30 p.m. — Toubab Krewe

Other scheduled events

1 p.m.-3 p.m. — Meet the Stampede of Love mini horses

2 p.m.-6 p.m. — Get your picture with the Stanley Cup

3 p.m.-5 p.m. — Autographs with Hurricanes alumni

5 p.m. — Street Hockey Challenge

5:30 p.m. — Buffalo Brothers Ludicrous Wing Challenge

6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. — Drone Light Show

9 p.m. — Fireworks and Drone Light Show

Food trucks

More than 30 Triangle food trucks will be downtown, including Belgian Waffle Crafters, Hollywood Taco Shop, Hotbox Pizza, Oink N Moo, Safari Eatz, Southern Fried Lumpia Co. and the Cheese Curd Shack & Brats.

Vendors

More than 50 vendors will be on site, including Drive Shack, Ella’s Popcorn, House of Swank, PBS North Carolina, Polar Ice NC and Roaring Riot.

This story was originally published February 13, 2023 at 11:20 AM with the headline "What’s going on at downtown Raleigh’s hockey Fan Fest? Here’s a schedule and details.."

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