# NCMA Loves Anime Winter Bazaar

> Event for families in the Raleigh–Cary area (NC). Times are Eastern Time.

- When: Sat, Dec 19 · 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Where: North Carolina Museum of Art — East Building, 2110 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607
- Ages: All ages; best for tweens and teens
- Price: General Admission Free
- Organizer: North Carolina Museum of Art
- Official page: https://ncartmuseum.org/
- Last checked: Tue, Oct 27

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## About

The North Carolina Museum of Art's NCMA Loves Anime Bazaar returns for a winter edition that fills the East Building with vendors selling anime-inspired art and goods, plus festive activities, from 10 am to 8 pm on the Saturday before Christmas. It is a good outing for tweens and teens who are into anime, manga and Japanese street fashion: they can browse independent artists' work, shop for holiday gifts and meet the Triangle's anime community. Related free programs the same day include a designer talk on Ghost Bunny's Japanese street-fashion collection with a runway showing, a talk by Cottonbook's Lucy Kagan on fandom and self-expression through fashion, and an evening performance by the Triangle Choir Club followed by a PG-13 anime film (The Last Blossom) at 8 pm. General admission to the marketplace is free; families with younger children may prefer the daytime marketplace hours.

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