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America’s most exciting urban park project. 308-acre site blends historic architecture & rich landscapes into a unique destination in the heart of Raleigh, NC.

Raleigh, NC
Joined August 2009
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Dorothea Dix Park
7 years
Snow day #dixpark !
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6 years
Congratulations to Holly and GusGus for winning a @SluiceGear Hammock for the #DixPark Sunflower Field Photo Contest. We received so many beautiful, hilarious, and amazing images and are thankful to everyone who participated!
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Dorothea Dix Park
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The secret is out! We are excited about our field of sunflowers and hope you will check them out next week when they are in full bloom! Come to SunFest on July 14th to celebrate and enjoy the summer. More details coming soon.
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
Who will be joining us? 🙌
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J. Cole
6 years
Dreamville Festival. @Dreamvillefest . September 15th. Raleigh, NC. Get pre sale access at
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Dorothea Dix Park
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Hanging out in #DixPark for our first #MovieByMoonlight with over a thousand of our friends! @DixConservancy @raleighparks @RaleighGov
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
It's official! Raleigh City Council unanimously adopted the Dorothea Dix Park Master Plan! Thank you to all of the people who made it happen. ❤️
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Dorothea Dix Park
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Y'all brought the best vibes to #DixPark for @Dreamvillefest ! 🌻🎤💚
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Dorothea Dix Park
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Reminder: Dix Park is closed Sat & Sun to all visitors except #DreamvilleFest ticket holders. 🌦️ Event is rain-or-shine. Attendees should monitor @dreamvillefest website & social for weather-related updates. 📲 Fans can text ‘Dreamville’ to 888777 to sign-up for festival alerts.
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
Congratulations to Kate Pearce, Planning Supervisor for Dorothea Dix Park, on being named one of the 2019 40 Under 40 community leaders presented by Triangle Business Journal. #40U40Awards
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
Sunflower Update, 7/16/19! Middle of field in full bloom. Colorful variety and mammoths starting bloom on edges of field. Visit for information on visiting the Sunflowers .
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Dorothea Dix Park
4 years
Happy 5th Birthday #DixPark ! 🎉 On this day in 2015, the 308-acre Dix Hospital property was purchased by the City of Raleigh from the State of North Carolina to create an extraordinary public space for and with our community. 🌳 🏙️ 🌳 Share your #DixParkTop5 to help celebrate!
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
Our @raleighparks staff has installed new landscaping around the Flower Cottage at #DixPark and it is beautiful! Thank you!
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
Did you know Raleigh planted more than 2,100 🌳🌲 in 2019! Learn more at #ConnectRaleigh : Trees in the City of Oaks on February 27 with @RaleighGov and @raleighparks . Event Information:
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
We are ready for SunFest this Saturday! Come out to #DixPark between 2pm and 7pm for lots of food, crafts, local beer, live music, and of course - sunflowers! Many of our vendors created special sunflower themed items for this event!
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
The final fence posts along Lake Wheeler Road are coming down! #dixpark #openuptheedges
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
Three years ago today, @RaleighGov and @NCdotGov signed the purchase agreement for the Dix campus that is now being transformed into Dorothea Dix Park. We are so thankful to everyone along the way who helped make this possible! #parkforeveryone
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
Mark your calendar for the 1st Annual Fallfest event on 10/27/18! The event will include live music, food/beer , Kids Zone, a pumpkin patch and pumpkin decorating and much more! The event is free! Find more information about Fallfest and register-
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Dorothea Dix Park
4 years
#DixPark will be the magical backdrop for this dazzling drive-thru light show! 🌳🚗🎄🚗🌳🚗 Brighten your holiday season with the Nights of Lights, brought to you by @WRAL in partnership with @RaleighGov and support from @artsplosure / @FNRaleigh .
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
Sunflower Update 7/31: Yes, ma'am! Our mammoth sunflowers are putting on quite the show right now. Looks like we'll have another week of blooms at #DixPark by the looks of it! 🌻🌻🌻 See you out there!
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Dorothea Dix Park
3 years
🌻 Sunflower Update 6/9: Here they come! Based on the initial growth, our sunflower specialists predict a mid-to-late July bloom for #DixParkSunflowers . 🌱🌱🌱🌻🌻🌻 Follow along as our sunflowers grow with updates every Wednesday. @raleighparks | @Raleigh_Water | @RaleighGov
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Dorothea Dix Park
3 years
Birdseye view of the stunning #DixParkSunflowers 🌻 🌻 🌻 🦅 🌻 Blooming now! Our 5-acre field is free to visit 7 days-a-week, sunrise-sunset. Find all the info you need to know before you go: . Please note: @raleighparks captured drone footage by permit.
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
WEEKDAY SUNFLOWER PARKING is located at the soccer fields off Hunt Drive. 2,000+ @ncdhhs employees work on the #DixPark campus. Please be respectful. Avoid all buildings & adjacent parking areas during business hours. Thanks! 🌻 Know Before You Go Info 🌻
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Dorothea Dix Park
3 years
Sunflower Update 7/14: These buds are ready to burst! Our sunflower specialists predict we'll see a big bloom within the week. Stay tuned! 🌻 🌻 🌻 Get all the info you need to know at 🌻 🌻 🌻 @raleighparks | @Raleigh_Water | @raleighgov #CityOfSunflowers
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
How do you plant 50,000 daffodils in a day? Watch how our @raleighpark crew created a hidden trail of spring flowers at #dixpark ! Get the full story here:
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
Spending just 20 minutes in a park makes you happier: “Some people may go to the park and just enjoy nature. It’s not that they have to be rigorous in terms of exercise...You relax and reduce stress, and then you feel more happy.” 🌳 🌻 😊 via @TIME
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Dorothea Dix Park
3 years
Sunflower Update 7/7: We're starting to see lots of buds - but no blooms yet. Still looking like we'll have a mid-July bloom. (That's next week y'all! 😁) 🌻 Know Before You Go: 🌻 @raleighparks | @Raleigh_Water | @RaleighGov #DixParkSunflowers
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Dorothea Dix Park
3 years
It's happening!!! 👀🌻🌻🌻 We are seeing blooms in the field today. 🌻 We'll keep sharing the status of the #DixParkSunflowers so make sure you're following @dixpark 🌻 Get all the info you need to know: 🌻 @raleighparks | @Raleigh_Water | @RaleighGov
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
On this day in 2015, @RaleighGov purchased the 308-acre #DixPark site from the State. In the four years since, our community has enlivened this special place while creating a bold vision for the future. Thank you for being part of the extraordinary journey, we've only just begun!
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Dorothea Dix Park
4 years
Have you seen these fabulous picnic tables at #DixPark created by graphic designer, Okirah Harris & artisan, Grayson Howell of OG Designs and Creations!? 🤩🎨 The artists "continuously strive to create works of art that encourage inclusivity and spark community engagement." ❤️
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
The fence along Lake Wheeler Road continues to come down! Our park maintenance crew continued to remove sections of fencing today to open the edge of the park! #openupandconnect
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
🌻 Sunflower Update 🌻 We are starting to see some buds out in the field! 😍 The #DixPark sunflowers still need more time - and rain - but this is a good sign! Our @raleighparks & @RaleighGov Public Utilities crews will be watering the field leading up to Destination SunFest.
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Dorothea Dix Park
3 years
Sunflower Update 6/23: The #DixParkSunflowers are growing strong 🌱 Our sunflower specialists think we are on track for a mid-July bloom. 🌻 Follow along with weekly updates on Wednesdays & at @raleighparks | @Raleigh_Water | @RaleighGov #CityOfSunflowers
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
The draft Master Plan is ready for review! Learn all about the exciting plans for the future of #DixPark ! Available online to download & comment. Link below. Community centers will also have one copy for public review.
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Dorothea Dix Park
1 year
“Bringing all these diverse people together in one place for the love of music and the city… It’s a great thing for North Carolina.” - Greensboro resident & festival attendee
@WNCN
CBS 17
1 year
Fans call Raleigh's Dreamville Festival a success
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
Sunflower Update: Autumn Beauties are in full swing and the Mammoth sunflowers are at about 30-40% bloom. 🌻🌻🌻 If you can't get out to #DixPark this weekend, it looks like we will have another week for blooms ahead! 🌻🌻🌻
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
Still need a pumpkin? We have pumpkins left over on the Big Field at Dix Park from Saturday’s FallFest event. Come take as many as you want!
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Dorothea Dix Park
1 year
Sunflower Update 7/19: Full bloom is here! 🌻🌻🌻👀 Plan your visit within the next week. Typically, #DixParkSunflowers are in bloom for 2 weeks. 🚚 Food Trucks Fri 7/21 | 5-9pm Sat 7/22 | 11am-3pm & 5-9pm 🎶 Music 🥤 Trophy Brewing Sat 7/22 | 5-8pm 🌻
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
@raleighparks is evaluating the condition of the Big Field & creating a post-festival repair plan. @Dreamvillefest organizers are working with @RaleighGov to cover all necessary costs needed to restore the park. Park visitors, please be mindful & refrain using areas under repair.
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Dorothea Dix Park
2 years
This is not an April Fool's joke 😉 Dix Park is CLOSED tonight, Friday 4/1 through Monday morning 4/4 for @Dreamvillefest ! Check out our Park Visitors and Neighbors 'Need to Know' info for details:
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
We're very excited for @Dreamvillefest ! Please know @RaleighGov & the festival team are working together to make this an excellent experience for all - keeping people safety & protection of our park, top of mind. Find out more about Dreamville at #DixPark :
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
We were really looking forward to this weekend but safety first! More info at
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Dreamville Fest
6 years
We were looking forward to sharing this moment with you. Be safe everyone. ❤️ more information can be found at
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Dorothea Dix Park
7 years
Just another day in the office! #wralsnow
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Dorothea Dix Park
2 years
Sunflower Update 7/6: The first blooms are peeking out! 🌻 Less than 10% of the #DixParkSunflowers have started blooming - next week is going to be good folks! 🗺️ Directions 🚗 Parking 🌻 Hours & Rules 👉 @raleighparks | @Raleigh_Water | @RaleighGov
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Dorothea Dix Park
4 years
🌻 Sunflower Update: With the health & safety of the community as top priority, the City of Raleigh has decided not to plant the Dix Park Sunflower Field this year. We are disappointed too, the sunflowers brings so much joy. 🌻 Read the full update here:
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
Thank you to the thousands of people that came out to visit #DixPark for sunflowers and SunFest yesterday!
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
🍂 Happy First Day of Fall Y'all! 🍂 #DixPark #raleighparks #raleighgreenway
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Dorothea Dix Park
2 years
🌳 🌳 🌳 Sharing a little City of Oaks splendor for #LoveATreeDay 🌳 🌳 🌳
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
Harvest Time! 🌻 @raleighgov Public Utilities begin operations at #DixPark TOMORROW 9/3. Harvested sunflowers are used to produce biofuel 🌻 ⛽ Park visitors: Please stay out of the sunflower field until the harvest is complete & do not pick the flowers/seeds. #raleighparks
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
Check out this article on @livability featuring Raleigh as an increasingly inclusive Southern city with tons to offer LGBTQ residents & visitors - including #DixPark . “Y’all means all” & that sentiment is what defines us here.
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
This dewy #TuesdayMorning has us reminiscing... What an incredible day at #DixPark . 🌻 What a beautiful community we have. Thank you all for being a part of making this special place a park for everyone.❤️
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Dorothea Dix Park
3 years
Say hello to your new favorite hang out spot at #DixPark 🌲〰️🌲〰️🌲 An inviting hammock grove has sprung up in the pine trees at the Big Field. 👀 What other new amenities have you seen springing up parkwide?
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
What an incredible weekend hosting @Dreamvillefest , it’s amazing artists and thousands of festival goers from across the state, country and around the world! We hope you had a great time in #Raleigh NC – it was an honor to host y’all!
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
We're starting to see some blooms this week! 🌻🙌 Make sure to join us for Destination SunFest this Saturday, July 13 to experience summer, #DixPark style! 🌻😎🌻🌻 Get festival details: Visit the sunflowers:
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
“It’s being described as the Central Park of North Carolina—and it’s not hard to see why.” Read the latest article on @DixPark & how @RaleighGov is creating a space that serves everyone in the community. via @Curbed
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Dorothea Dix Park
1 year
Dix Park is planting NC Piedmont Prairies to create a more sustainable & resilient Raleigh. Join @dixconservancy & Extra Terrestrial Projects on Sat 4/29 for a screening of @MyPBSNC State of Change: Planting Piedmont Grasslands Helps Fight Climate Change
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
What a night! Thank you for coming out to experience and celebrate the future of #DixPark ...this is just the beginning!
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Dorothea Dix Park
4 years
Feb 2019: Dorothea Dix Park Master Plan unanimously approved by Raleigh City Council. 🙌🏽 🙌 🙌🏾 The master plan represents the community’s bold vision & guides us as we realize the park's greatest potential. 🌳🏙️🌳 Celebrating #DixPark 's 5th Birthday all week with #DixParkTop5
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Dorothea Dix Park
3 years
🌻 Update 6/30: Look how tall they are getting! No sunflower heads visible yet, so we're still on track for a mid-July bloom. 🌻 🌻 🌻 Follow along with updates every Wednesday and info at . @raleighparks | @Raleigh_Water | @RaleighGov #CityOfSunflowers
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Dorothea Dix Park
1 year
The Dog Park is Open - Welcome Back! 🐕 During the spring closure, our crews worked on improvements to decrease wet, muddy conditions and fortify the grass. Plans for additional shade, seating, and enrichment features are in progress.
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Dorothea Dix Park
4 years
Join us for Public Meeting #1 on Oct. 7 🙌🏿 🙌🏽 🙌 🙌🏾 After years of planning, our city's extraordinary opportunity to create one of the most spectacular public spaces in the country begins with our first project, the Dix Park Plaza & Play! Learn More:
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Dorothea Dix Park
2 years
Special Update 7/8: The #DixParkSunflowers are loving all the rain 🌦️ 🌻 🌻 🌻 Flowers are opening quickly with about 50-75% of the field now in bloom! Visit our website to plan your visit: 👉 @raleighparks | @Raleigh_Water | @RaleighGov
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Dorothea Dix Park
1 year
Sunflower Update 7/6: Look at the buds on the #DixParkSunflowers ! 🌻 We'll likely see blooms next week. Follow along with weekly updates & get all the info you need to know about visiting at @raleighparks | @Raleigh_Water | @RaleighGov | @dixconservancy
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Dorothea Dix Park
2 years
Sunflower Planting Day! 🚜---🌱--- 🌻 Thanks to @Raleigh_Water the #DixParkSunflowers seeds are in the ground this morning. 🌻 Estimated bloom is mid-July 🌻 Sunflower visitor information & updates: @raleighparks | @raleighgov
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Dorothea Dix Park
3 years
🍂 Falling For Local this Saturday! 🍂 🎪 145+ local vendors 🚚 20+ food trucks 🍺 17 NC craft breweries 🎶 Live music & entertainment 🎃 Pumpkin patch 📅 Sat. Oct. 16 🕚 11am-6pm 📍 Big Field 🎃 Free admission & activities 🍺 🎟️ Pre-purchase Beer Tickets:
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
Thanks for participating in the Master Plan process over the past 18 months. 65,000+ residents shared ideas & feedback! Experience the future of Dix Park through an interactive multi-media celebration of the Master Plan at our Final Community Meeting 2/6!
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Dorothea Dix Park
2 years
Happy Summer Everyone! ☀️ What a way to start the season. Thanks to all who joined us for Summer Solstice Sunrise Yoga today!
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Dorothea Dix Park
3 years
Explore our #CityOfSunflowers with @dixpark and @ncartmuseum ! 🌻 We are teaming up to connect Raleigh through our fields of flowers that you can get to via our incredible greenway system. 🌻---🚶🏽---👨‍🦽---🏃🏾---🚴🏾---🌻 Learn more at
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
An anonymous donor has issued a generous $200,000 fundraising challenge to inspire community members to support making the vision of #DixPark a reality! To learn more and make a donation to the Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy, visit .
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Dorothea Dix Park
3 years
Something spectacular is coming to Dix Park! Next month, Raleigh welcomes Wings of the City, an exhibit by world-renowned Mexican artist @JorgeMarinMX . The sculptures will be installed October-March as the 1st international art exhibition for #DixPark .
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Dorothea Dix Park
1 year
The #DixParkSunflowers are a stunning garden feature for the community and a massive pollinator habitat for bees, butterflies, birds and other wildlife. 🌻 🦋 Thanks to our partners in pollination: @RaleighGov @raleighparks @Raleigh_Water @dixconservancy @PNCBank
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
Happy #nationaldogday from the #dogsofdixpark ! Sunflower selfies and dog park action shots - we love to see the #dogsofraleigh enjoying #dixpark ! 🌳🐾❤ 📸: @abbiethehound
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Dorothea Dix Park
1 year
Folks, the #DixParkSunflowers have come to the end of their bloom. While the flowers are no longer a sunny backdrop for your photos, it is a great time to watch local birds enjoying the seeds. 🌻 🐦This year, the sunflowers will be left for wildlife to eat through the fall.
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Dorothea Dix Park
3 years
Sunflower Update July 21: We're nearing full bloom! 🌻 🌻 🌻 Now's the time to plan your visit! 🗺️ 🌻 Get all the information you need to know before you go: @RaleighGov | @Raleigh_Water | @raleighparks
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Dorothea Dix Park
4 years
Come play the 9-Hole Temporary Disc Golf Course at Dix Park, open for play now through the month of September! 💿 ⛳ Course map, rules and more information:
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
Have you heard? The big Ferris wheel 🎡 is back on June 1st for Destination Dix 2.0! Mark your calendars and join us for this spectacular event...including fireworks 🎆at the end of the night!
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
"Dorothea Dix Park is one of the most exciting urban park projects in America today." Thank you to @publicmediaNC and @PBS for featuring #DixPark on NC Weekend
@MyPBSNC
PBS North Carolina
5 years
Explore Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, learn its rich history, and see what Raleigh has in store for this hidden gem. Watch here:
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Dorothea Dix Park
3 years
ICYMI: We have a new location for the Dog Park! 🐕 The 3+ acre facility will feature spaces for large & small dogs, shade structures, a water station & plenty of grass. 📅 Construction begins this winter to open in spring 2022. For updates:
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
Free pumpkins on the Big Field! Bring the family to FallFest @DixPark and enjoy free hayrides, inflatables, games, pony rides and more!
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
BREAKING: The Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy "offered $7 million to help the city council get started on the first phase of Dix Park master plan."
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
Weather conditions have caused our #DixPark sunflowers 🌻 to grow slower than we expected. Fingers crossed🤞 they are blooming in time for Destination SunFest on July 13. Stay tuned for updates on their progress. 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌻 🌻 🌻
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
So, there's this park, about 300 acres, on the edge of downtown Raleigh. Have you heard of it? 😊 TELL US, what are you interested in doing there? Take 5 minutes and take our short survey. Your insight really does make a difference!
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Dorothea Dix Park
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
The Dorothea Dix Park bike share station is now open! Thanks to @citrixcycle and @raleighgov Transportation for helping us create new connections between #DixPark and our community. 🚲 🧡 #bikeyourpark #bikeraleigh
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Dorothea Dix Park
4 years
“I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson ❤️ This year, we are indeed thankful for our friends, the old, and the new. Your fellowship is the heartbeat of Dix Park.
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Dorothea Dix Park
2 years
🎉 It starts here! 🎉 Thank you to all who joined in the celebration for the groundbreaking of Gipson Play Plaza! @dixconservancy | @raleighparks @RaleighGov | @MVVA_INC | #DixPark
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Dorothea Dix Park
4 years
🌸🌸🌸Happy First Day of Spring! 🌸🌸🌸 #DixPark green spaces are open. Get outside and enjoy some fresh air and nature today! (Just remember social distancing recommendations and keep a 6-foot distance from other park visitors not in your household.)
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Dorothea Dix Park
1 year
Sunflower Update 7/26: The sunflowers are past peak bloom, with some flowers starting to wilt. The next few days are your last chance to come see the #DixParkSunflowers . @raleighparks | @Raleigh_Water | @RaleighGov | @dixconservancy | @PNCBank
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
The Dorothea Dix Park site has a deep & complex legacy around mental health. Dorothea Dix, was a pioneer of her time, believing in nature's healing power & tirelessly working to reform mental health care in our country. #WorldMentalHealthDay
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” – Amelia Earhart #WorldKindnessDay
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
Are you surprised? Cause we're surprised! The #DixParkSunflowers are still putting on quite a show! 🌻 A month after Destination SunFest and these late blooming lovelies are earning their moniker: Autumn Beauties. That's right, you can still visit the sunflowers at #DixPark ! 🌻
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
This beautiful structure crafted by @clarknexsen and @TactileWorkshop was a finalist for the @RaleighGov iDEA RALEIGH competition and will be installed at #DixPark this month!
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
October 27th will be a fun and exciting day at Dix Park! Plan to join us for FallFest and the Halloween Double Feature movie! Find more information and register to attend here-
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Dorothea Dix Park
4 years
📀 Come play a round at our new Pop-up Disc Golf Course in partnership w/ @raleighparks & @ncstate . 📀 Designed for players intermediate+, it blends long open & wooded holes through Flowers Field & NC State Centennial Campus East. ➡️ Course Map + Info:
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
Have you seen?!🌹
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Raleigh Parks
5 years
We're loving the new look at #DixPark ! Raleigh Parks, @RaleighArts , and @DixPark are happy to announce a collaboration on a new public art project - painting the daffodils red! See more details here:
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Dorothea Dix Park
4 years
Let's take a look inside the future Plaza & Play! Imagine entering #DixPark from Lake Wheeler on paths lined with native flowers & trees that connect pedestrians, cyclists, & folks travelling by bus into the central plaza. See More + Share Your Feedback:
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Dorothea Dix Park
4 years
Are you getting excited?! ❄️ 🌳 ❄️ @WRAL Nights of Lights tickets on sale Sat. Nov. 21 at 11AM. Safely celebrate the holidays w/ a spectacular drive-thru lightshow at #DixPark ! 📅 Dates: Wed. Dec. 16 - Thurs. Dec. 31 🎟️ Details: @RaleighGov | @artsplosure
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
So many people have said that water in #DixPark is at the top of their wish lists. We heard you! Introducing, THE CREEK: Revitalization of the Rocky Branch.
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Dorothea Dix Park
5 years
The time has come... The #DixParkSunflowers have finished blooming😔We're so grateful for the extra weeks of flowers and for all of you who came to visit and enjoy ❤🌻❤ #ThursdayThoughts #dixpark #raleighparks
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Dorothea Dix Park
6 years
Hot off the press! We're giving away 1,000 of these sweet tees by @DapperInk at our Final Community Meeting tomorrow evening! Who's excited?
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Dorothea Dix Park
3 years
The Daffodils are back at #DixPark . 🌱 🌞 This ribbon of sunny blooming bulbs was planted in fall 2018 and has been a welcomed sign that spring is on the way ever since! 📍 Flowers Field
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