Editing Cary, North Carolina (section)

===Events and festivals===
[[File:North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival by Sergey Galyonkin.jpg|thumb|North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival, 2019]]
The Cary community supports a wide variety of public events throughout the year. An annual tradition since 1959, [[Cary Band Day]] brings high school marching bands from across the southeast to compete in one of the oldest and best-known regional competitions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kairis |first=Ashley |date=October 26, 2021 |title=62nd Annual Cary Band Day this Saturday |url=https://carycitizen.news/2021/10/26/62nd-annual-cary-band-day-this-saturday/ |access-date=January 26, 2022 |website=CaryCitizen.news}}</ref> Cary supports artists with two festivals: Spring Daze Arts & Crafts Festival and Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival.<ref name="Cary Citizen-2010">{{Cite web |title=All About Lazy Daze |url=http://www.carycitizen.com/2010/08/17/all-about-lazy-daze/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823230445/http://www.carycitizen.com/2010/08/17/all-about-lazy-daze/ |archive-date=August 23, 2010 |publisher=Cary Citizen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Spring Daze and Earth Day Celebration |url=https://www.caryliving.com/new-events/2022/4/30/spring-daze-arts-amp-crafts-festival |access-date=August 7, 2022 |website=Cary Living |language=en-US}}</ref> For the latter, the town closes the main downtown roads for two days, a tradition since 1976.<ref name="Cary Citizen-2010" />

Numerous multicultural events showcase the diversity of Cary. The annual [[Diwali]] Celebration, the Indian Festival of Light, features an exhibition of Indian art and culture with music, dance, handicrafts, and food.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fredin |first=Jonathan |date=October 23, 2013 |title=Cary Diwali, in Photos {{!}} Cary Magazine |url=https://www.carymagazine.com/features/cary-diwali-in-photos/ |access-date=March 1, 2022 |website=Cary Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Presented by Asian Focus and the town, the [[Greater Triangle Area Dragon Boat Festival]] includes displays, food, performances, and [[dragon boat]] races between club and community teams.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fredin |first=Jonathan |date=September 22, 2015 |title=Dragon Boat Festival |url=https://www.carymagazine.com/features/photo-gallery-dragon-boat-festival/ |access-date=March 1, 2022 |website=Cary Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Founded in 2004, the Ritmo Latino Festival showcases music, art, dance, and food from the [[Hispanic]] world.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2019 |title=Ritmo Latino Festival in Cary |url=https://triangleonthecheap.com/ritmo-latino-festival-cary/ |access-date=January 26, 2022 |website=Triangle on the Cheap |language=en-US}}</ref> One of the newest annual events in Cary, the [[North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival]] is quickly becoming a town favorite with its illuminating nighttime celebration of the [[Chinese New Year]] with more than 2,500 handcrafted silk lanterns.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daw |first=Dena |date=November 29, 2021 |title=NC Chinese Lantern Festival Returns to Cary |url=https://www.carymagazine.com/features/nc-chinese-lantern-festival-returns-to-cary/ |access-date=March 1, 2022 |website=Cary Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 24, 2021 |title=N.C. Chinese Lantern Festival |pages=A8 |work=The News and Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96794302/nc-chinese-lantern-festival/ |access-date=March 2, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>