North Carolina Debutante Ball | |
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Genre | debutante ball |
Date(s) | Labor Day weekend |
Frequency | annually |
Location(s) | Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts Raleigh, North Carolina United States |
Inaugurated | 1927 |
Patron(s) | The Terpsichorean Club |
The North Carolina Debutante Ball, also known as the Terpsichorean Society Debutante Ball, is an annual debutante ball held in Raleigh, North Carolina. The ball, hosted by the Terpsichorean Club of Raleigh, is the oldest and most prestigious debutante ball in North Carolina. Originally organized in 1923 as the Raleigh Fall Festival, the formal debutante ball formed in 1927 with the founding of the Terpsichorean Club. The ball is held every year over Labor Day weekend in downtown Raleigh.