The fifth annual Great Grapes! Wine, Arts & Food Festival will be held Saturday, April 19, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Regency Park. The outdoor festival will feature more than 150 wines from 15 North Carolina wineries, live music, cooking demonstrations and gourmet foods, as well as more than 50 unique exhibits featuring wine accessories, arts and crafts.

There will be local music on the main stage from bands such as Bull City Syndicate and Gypsy Drug Store.

Also this year, the first annual “Great Grapes! Stomp-Off” will take place. Media personalities will face off against festival attendees as they dip their toes into barrels full of grapes. The stomp-off will be held from 3:45 to 4:15 p.m.

A portion of the proceeds of the event will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure Triangle Chapter.

Tickets are $20 at the door or $18 in advance and include all performances, cooking demonstrations, a souvenir wine glass and wine tastings. Designated Driver tickets are $10. Kids 12 and under are free.

For information visit UncorkTheFun.com or call (800) 830-3976.

Turkish festival at fairgrounds in Raleigh Divan Cultural Center in Cary presents the third annual North Carolina Turkish Festival. It will be held in the Exposition Center on the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh on Saturday, April 19, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

About 5,000 guests are expected to attend.

The aim is to promote Turkish-American friendship through Turkish culture, hospitality, music and folklore.

The Turkish Festival is a diverse multicultural and educational event.

It attracts people of different ages and traditions, celebrating one of the world’s most ancient and colorful civilizations. It is a unique opportunity for people from different backgrounds and cultures to come together and celebrate.

The festival will feature world-renowned Silk Road Dance Group of Washington, D.C., Blue Star Dance Troupe from Raleigh, Whirling Dervishes of Rumi, Meskhetian (Ahiska) Turkish music, water marbling (Ebru) world famous Turkish coffee and delicious Turkish cuisine.