This week, the folks behind the Raleigh Convention Center celebrated the topping out of the Red Hat Amphitheater. They put in place a red steel beam, shown above, with a ceremonial Christmas tree, guitar, and American flag. A new Raleigh flag would have looked nice up there as well but maybe that can be used for the official grand opening. They are really making progress on the amphitheater and if you haven’t been by it recently, it’s more impressive in-person.

As the Summer 2026 concert series continues in the original location, the new amphitheater should be ready to host the Summer 2027 season. That means that Red Hat 1.0 will be demolished to make way for the Raleigh Convention Center expansion either late this year or next. Here’s one more take on the amphitheater from the press release about the topping out ceremony.

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