Homecoming, Halloween, and a marathon: Raleigh braces for a mega-weekend

It’s one of the busiest weekends of the year in Raleigh.

N.C. State’s Homecoming football game against California will kick off at noon on Saturday. Later that night, people will flock to the downtown area to celebrate Halloween.

And if you thought the crowds were big for those two events, just wait until Sunday. The City of Oaks Marathon — and half marathon, and 10K, and 5K — will be held in the city as well. It will start and finish on Glenwood South, merely hours after the chaos of Halloween wraps up on those very streets…

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