An inclusive performance, art and live music venue for artists by artists in Durham, NC. Formerly known as the Durham Fruit and Produce Company, a century ago this 22,000-sqft warehouse complex housed giant coolers for fruits and veggies arriving by train. Today, The Fruit is a social enterprise dedicated to making and experiencing visual and performing arts that include dance, painting, photography and performance arts.
The Fruit is always a good time. Great people work there. Met some awesome people.
Bethany Evans
Apr 12, 2025
4
Your experience will vary depending on the event. Sometimes they have venue-wide events that include every room, so you can listen to a DJ in one room, then move to another, then another. Sometimes they're not very clear and you'll find out the event only includes one room and you're stuck with a bar that takes an hour to serve you.
Amelia
Feb 15, 2025
5
THE place. great space to dance with lots of little nooks & crannies to take a break from the music if you need a breather. drinks are good & moderately priced. free coatroom, earplugs, and water fountains in the back next to the restrooms. can you ask for more
Phil Bates
Feb 5, 2025
5
Incredible energy! The lights and sound were on point and management was a pleasure to work with! Definitely recommend! -Dr.Bacon
jrc forge
Dec 28, 2024
5
Came here for the bass bunker event, Amazing place, absolutely love the staff, they were super nice and helpful, love the dj’s especially nx cxntxst!
Kevin Proulx
Dec 28, 2024
5
Love the fruit! It has such a good space and the owner and employees are all very kind! They have an upstairs and downstairs, and some parking but not much. Lots of fun stickers and graffiti in the bathrooms! I do really love that they are all gender bathrooms! As a trans man this takes so much stress away when coming here plus they even have a water fountain so you can get a sip of water for free!!! Lynx has been lovely to interact with here, knowledgeable, helpful, and kind employee. Sable was friendly and very helpful with setting up logistics with having an event here. 🤗✨
Jacob childres
Dec 19, 2024
5
Truly an amazing place, I’ve been here a dozen times and each event has absolutely rocked, the staff are super nice and friendly, the bar has bartenders that actually know how to make good drinks, 10/10 best spot in Durham I’ve seen in a long time!
Melanie Busbee
Oct 26, 2024
5
Unique and brilliant gem in Durham. Such an eclectic place with a fabulous DJ and energy.
Kali Fuchis
Sep 17, 2024
5
I produced Brat2Brat at The Fruit and the constant communication prior to the event was great! The work they did behind the scenes day of show was top notch service! They moved many things around in order to make the space totally BRAT for the the party haha. Thank you all for being a great collaborative partner.
