A Park for Everyone Built by Everyone

Why Visit?
Cityscape sunset over the park

Come experience the most unique and wonderous urban park in North Carolina!

  • 308 acres of park to explore

  • Free to visit seven days a week

  • 2.5-acre grass dog park

  • Largest adventure playground in the Southeast

  • 5-acre field of summer sunflowers

  • Incredible works of art throughout the park

What’s Happening at the Park?

Gipson Play Plaza Grand Opening

Gipson Play Plaza opens to the community the weekend of June 6 - 8 with a Grand Opening community celebration presented by the Dix Park Conservancy!

Friday, June 6 | Ribbon Cutting
Saturday, June 7 | Grand Opening
Sunday, June 8 | Grand Opening

Gipson Play Plaza Grand Opening
Gipson Play Plaza Grand Opening

Experience Raleigh's largest urban park

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  • Native American's cultural dance

    Inter-Tribal Pow Wow

    An annual community event with competition dancing, music and vendors showcasing the incredible legacy and culture of Indigenous communities living in North Carolina today.

  • Adults participating in yoga

    Self-Care Sunday Yoga

    Folks enjoying our all-ages indoor yoga programs.

  • Sunflower field

    Sunflower Field

    The iconic Raleigh sunflowers bloom in July drawing thousands of people - and pollinators - to Dix Park.

  • Young adults at the TeenSpace Vendor Market

    TeenSpace Vendor Market

    Middle to high school teens participating in our exciting TeenSpace programs!

  • Big Field

    The Big Field

    Host to numerous large-scale community events, the wide-open Big Field is perfect for flying kites and pick-up games.

  • Woman performing sound bath

    Self-Care Sunday Sound Bath

    A serene journey of sound and tranquility at our Sound Bath programs.

  • Harvey Hill

    Harvey Hill

    Between Gipson Play Plaza and the Rocky Branch is a grassy hillside shaded by mature oak trees creating perfectly framed views of the Raleigh skyline.

  • Children enjoying story time

    Pop-up Library

    Family story time is an interactive program with books, music, rhymes and movement.

  • Group of women and dogs

    The Dog Park

    Raleigh's only grass covered off-leash dog park with separate areas for small and large dogs to run, romp, and relax.

  • Women enjoying birdwatching

    Birdwatching

    Birders from all over come to learn about the resident and migrant birds.