Route 1 details - 8:45 to 12:15pm. 5 shop visits. Route distance is 12 miles.
Route 2 details - 9:00 to 12:40pm. 4 shop visits. Route distance is 16.5 miles. Starts with an extended Session stop.
Route 3 details - 9:00 to 1:40pm. 5 shop visits. Route distance is 14 miles. Starts with an extended Session stop.
Route 4 details - 10:30 to 2:30pm. 6 shop visits. Route distance is 3.5 miles, and is bike-friendly, also.
If you have questions please feel free to contact us. New to Caffeine Crawl? Here's a fun FAQ for you to learn more.
Saturday, April 25
wet or shine
NC 2026 - Route 1This Raleigh route 1 takes place on Saturday, April 25th and visits 5 different shops. Route runs from 8:45am - 11:40am.
• It starts at The Bike Library Cafe (600 W Cabarrus St., Suite 113, Raleigh, NC 27603) at 8:45am, sharp! Allow time to park. Other stops include Rebus Works Gallery & Coffee Shop, 321 Coffee, Beow's Coffee & Café, and ends at NORA Cafe. Total distance of this route will be 12 miles and is self-driving. Route map link here. Ticket purchase includes handling and service fees. |
NC 2026 - Route 2This Chapel Hill to Cary route 2 takes place on Saturday, April 25th and visits 4 different shops. Route runs from 9:00am - 12:40pm. • It starts at Carrboro Coffee Roasters (1215, E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514) at 9:00am, sharp! Starts with a Session stop (these are longer stops covering more of the coffee experience). Allow time to park. Other stops include Caffe Driade, Epilogue Books Chocolate Brews, and ends at SImmer Coffee House. Total distance of this route will be 16.5 miles and is self-driving. Route map link here. Ticket purchase includes handling and service fees. |
NC 2026 - Route 3This Chapel Hill - Cary route 3 takes place on Saturday, April 25th and visits 5 different shops. Route runs from 9:00am - 1:40pm. • It starts at Carrboro Coffee Roasters (1215, E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514) at 9:00am, sharp! Starts with a Session stop (these are longer stops covering more of the coffee experience). Allow time to park. Other stops include Caffe Driade, Gray Squirrel Coffee Co., People's Coffee, and ends at SImmer Coffee House. Total distance of this route will be 14 miles and is self-driving. Route map link here. Ticket purchase includes handling and service fees. |
NC 2026 - Route 4This Durham to Carrboro route 4 takes place on Saturday, April 25th and visits 6 different shops. Route runs from 10:30am - 2:30pm. • It starts at The Oak House Durham (126 W Main St, Durham, NC 27701) at 10:30am, sharp! Allow time to park. Other stops include The Bean Flower, Perennial, Gray Squirrel Coffee Co., Open Eye Cafe, and ends at Carrboro Coffee Roasters. Total distance of this route will be 13 miles and is self-driving. Route map link here. Ticket purchase includes handling and service fees. |
- New to Caffeine Crawl? Here's a fun FAQ for you to learn more.
- You will receive a confirmation receipt email within 36 hours after your ticket purchase. Be sure to check the email you bought the tickets from. All event communications will be sent to that email. Please check your spam folders, especially GMAIL accounts. Your physical ticket(s) will be mailed to you unless within 7 days of the event, in which case they will be emailed as a PDF and held for you at will call with your route guide at the start of the event.
- Tickets include admittance to all stops on your selected route during the designated times (includes a drink and/or chocolate sample, and talk / presentation at each stop). All drink, and even edible, samples are at the discretion of participating shops, and planned ahead of time by their team and staff.
- You will receive an online program of your route emailed to you the week of the event. Be sure to check the email you bought the tickets from.
- Children are welcome. If you plan to bring a child please contact us first, in reference to ticket need, etc., so we are aware for spacing. Please and thank you! There are sometimes caffeine-free options. There are occasionally alcohol-based coffee drinks. All drinks are at the discretion of participating shops.
- Each stop along the route has a set start and end time that was confirmed with that business. This is to keep the event organized, and give each ticket holder the best experience possible. Please be prepared to stay on schedule and follow cues from your guide, as there will be multiple routes in operation at once.
- Tickets are non-refundable. Same situation as a concert, sporting event, or any other event. You are welcome to pass them along.
- It doesn't happen often, but there have been shops on Caffeine Crawls that have adjusted their location, closed down, or had a business emergency in between route planning and the actual Caffeine Crawl. We do the best we can to rearrange and fill that void, or reimburse that portion.
- Caffeine Crawl and The LAB will not be held responsible for any travel-related incidents while attending Caffeine Crawl. By purchasing a ticket, you agree to the Terms & Conditions, maintaining full responsibility for your personal and vehicular safety, and your own items, while traveling between shops by foot, car, bus, city transportation, or bicycle.
LINK TO DIGITAL ROUTE PROGRAMS EMAILED TO YOU THE WEEK OF THE EVENT