The Rusty Bucket will be CLOSED while we rip the shop apart and bring out of new holiday decor.   We apologize for the inconvenience and invite you to join us when we reopen Friday, November 1 at 10:00 AM.

Join us Thursday evening, September 5 when we reopen the doors at 6:00pm with a shop filled with our new seasonal decor.  (The Rusty Bucket will be CLOSED starting Monday until 6:00pm on Thursday to set up)

Bring your friends for refreshments and drawings for prizes.   This is always a fun shopping night and is an annual tradition for many of our customers.

The Open House will continue throughout the weekend.

Join us in Historic Downtown Apex as we celebrate America's Birthday! Kids 12 & under may participate in Uncle Sam's Parade of Wheels down Salem Street. Decorate your bike, wagon, tricycle, or other non-motorized vehicle in patriotic colors to celebrate our nation's independence. The Parade starts at the corner of Salem & Chatham Streets at noon, so be sure to line up early to save your place. Festivities will end with the Apex Fire Department's Splash Down!  Please note:  Helmets are required for the Parade of Wheels.

July 4    9am - 1pm        Historic Downtown Apex
 

Schedule of Events

The Rusty Bucket will be open from 9 am - 12 pm.

Downtown streets will be closed from 7am - 2pm.  Events are as follows:

• 9:00 am: Flag Raising

• 9:15 am: Activities begin (inflatables, giant slide, ice cream, karaoke contest, carnival games, climbing wall and more!)

• 11:45 am: Parade of Wheels line-up

• 11:50 am: Activities end

• 12:00 pm: Uncle Sam's Parade of Wheels

• 12:30 pm: Fire Department Splash Down

The Bone Suckin’ Sauce Peak City Pig Fest is a BBQ competition and street festival in downtown Apex, NC and includes a number of activities and events.  Hang out at the beer garden for a drink, listen to music, or watch various contests.  Visit the cook team area behind the Halle Center to watch the masters at work or eat competition BBQ.  Walk the streets of downtown to see the various vendors, watch pig races, or bounce around in the kids area.

Competition BBQ Sales

• Saturday, 9am - 3pm, or while supplies last (Cook Team area) .  The Apex Sunrise Rotary Foundation will be selling BBQ cooked by various competition cook teams as a fundraiser

• For $10, you will get a small plate of BBQ with a few side

• MUSIC
   

  Saturday (Main Stage)

• 10am – 11am: Thursday’s Flight

• 11:15am – 12:45pm: Mountain Blue

• 1pm – 2:45pm: RPM

• 3pm – 5pm: Rolling Smoke

• 6pm – 7:30pm: Friday’s Veil

The Bone Suckin’ Sauce Peak City Pig Fest is a BBQ competition and street festival in downtown Apex, NC and includes a number of activities and events.  Hang out at the beer garden for a drink, listen to music, or watch various contests.  Visit the cook team area behind the Halle Center to watch the masters at work or eat competition BBQ.  Walk the streets of downtown to see the various vendors, watch pig races, or bounce around in the kids area.

Beer Garden

• Friday 5pm – 11pm, Saturday 11am – 8pm (Apex Chamber)

• Enjoy live music, food, and drinks.  Featuring a full lineup of domestic beers, wine, and craft beers from Bombshell Beer Company, Brueprint Brewing Company, and Southern Peak Brewery

• Beer must be purchased with a ticket - $5 each

• MUSIC
  5pm - 7:30pm: Butch Halpin & the Carolina Sounds

• 7:30pm – 10:30pm: Peak City Sound

• Rib Eating Contest 8:00pm between Apex Firefighters and Police

Celebrate the Peak of Good Living at PeakFest, each year on the first Saturday in May. Historical downtown Apex is transformed into a spectacular street fair, featuring the following:

• Delicious festival food

• Over 200 vendors with a wide variety of arts and crafts

• Plenty of entertainment with stages with music and dance acts

• Rides

• Roving street performers

The festival is from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Salem Street in historic downtown Apex. It is free and open to the public.

Think about how proud you will be to tell your guests at Thanksgiving that YOU created the beautiful fresh flower centerpiece gracing your table.

On Tuesday evening, Annette with Alice’s Table, will be at The Rusty Bucket and she will walk you thru, step by step, in creating your centerpiece. You must pre-register for this event at www.alicestable.com. Space is limited.

This year's trick or treat is MOVING TO SUNDAY BEFORE HALLOWEEN.

Dress uno the kiddo's and bring them downtown for safe and fun trick-or-treating.

8th annual music festival will be bigger and better than ever.  Come enjoy live music, street vendors, food trucks, beer and wine and an eclectic mix of shops and restaurants.  Three outdoor stages and one indoor theater will host a variety of acts from local, regional and national performers from many musical genres.  

Tickets can be purchased online at www.apexmusicfestival.com.  General admission tickets are $12.50 to gain access to the festival (across from Apex Police Department this year) to hear 19 bands and 8 hours of music and fun.

Grab your bestie and see what's new at The Rusty Bucket while you create something beautiful.  Live florals will be provided and you will make a beautiful centerpiece to take home and, best of all, you'll know how to make them the future for yourself and friends.

To register, go to www.alicestable.com and search by state.

Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Apex Chamber of Commerce or the Rusty Bucket starting mid November,    Price is $10 per person.

Start the day off from 8-11 AM with the annual Apex Rotary Club Pancake Breakfast at the Apex Downtown Fire House.

From 9AM - 2PM, Santa will be at the Apex Depot (Chamber of Commerce) for Pictures with Santa.  Tickets will be available starting at 8:30 AM. These tickets will be for one of the hourly time slots to help give people time to roam downtown and have a closer approximate time when to be in the actual picture line. It does help keep the line waiting time shorter.

The cost for the “Pictures with Santa” is $25.00 for a CD of about 12 to 15 pictures. 

Children are also able to sit & visit Santa for no cost, but pictures are not allowed to be taken.

The GRAND CHRISTMAS PARADE starts down Salem Street at 5:00 PM.   There's something pretty special about a night time parade.

The Annual “Christmas on Salem Street” events begin at 5:00 PM on Friday December 1st with Christmas Carols at the Depot, followed by the Lighting of the Apex Christmas Tree. Then Santa & Mrs. Claus arrive on one of the Horse Drawn Carriages at the front of the Downtown Fire House between 5:45 and 6:00 PM.

The fairies will be at The Rusty Bucket on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving to add holiday sparkle with Fairy Hair.

Call The Rusty Bucket to make an appointment  919-290-2575

Find them on Facebook:   Fairy Hair Flare

Join us Thursday evening, November 2, when we reopen the doors at 6:00pm with a shop filled with our new seasonal decor.

 (The Rusty Bucket will be CLOSED on Wednesday, November 1 until 6:00 pm Thursday evening to decorate and stock the store with new holiday inventory)

Bring your friends for refreshments and drawings for prizes.   This is always a fun shopping night and is an annual tradition for many of our customers.

The Open House will continue throughout the weekend.

The last Friday of the month is just a good excuse to celebrate and head to historic downtown Apex.

Shops will be open late and there is usually some sort of live music on the street.

The Rusty Bucket always has a tasting or evening special going on from 6-9 pm.

The 2017 Apex Music Festival (Formerly the Apex Jazz Music Festival) will continue its tradition of playing host to great musicians in and around the Triangle. The Beer & Wine Garden / Main Stage will operate again on the Apex Chamber of Commerce property, and feature phenomenal musical acts Performances will again be featured in a wide variety of outdoor and indoor venues along Salem St. in Downtown Apex.

For more information, go to www.apexmusicfest.com

Join us Thursday evening, September 7 when we reopen the doors at 6:00pm with a shop filled with our new seasonal decor.  (The Rusty Bucket will be CLOSED on Wednesday, September 6 until 6:00 pm Thursday evening to decorate and stock the store with new fall inventory)

Bring your friends for refreshments and drawings for prizes.   This is always a fun shopping night and is an annual tradition for many of our customers.

The Open House will continue throughout the weekend.