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Every day of the year, there’s a festival, show, concert, book reading, sporting event, or something incredible happening in the Bull City.
Durham is where self-made synth beats are created alongside home-grown and international talent.
Where renowned hip hop artists come home to spit with our next generation of performers.
Where there’s never a need to wait for Friday night; both large and small festivals and cultural events win the hearts of wandering souls from near and far — all week long.
Each year, 5,000 classes, tours, markets, competitions and performances await you here. The key to your next adventure lies in your own curiosity. Come taste, see, hear and discover.
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We know many people are looking for things to do and ways to stay engaged with the Durham community. Check out the events below or head to the blog for safe and creative ways to remain connected to Durhamites, our local partners, and other Durham-based groups.
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Art Exhibit — Of Soil and Sky
111 N Corcoran St
Durham, North Carolina 27701
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"Of Soil and Sky is a collection of passed-down memories that share the wandering reflections of my existence as a Diaspora child on... Details
Photography Exhibit — "The Pretend Villages"
2020 Campus Dr
Durham, North Carolina 27705
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Photography Exhibit — "The Pretend Villages"
Photographs by Christopher Sims. In this exhibit, The Pretend Villages documents the inhabitants and structures of imagined, fabricated... Details
Art Exhibit — "Patterns of the Passing Wall"
1106 1/2 Broad St
Durham, North Carolina 27705
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Art Exhibit — "Patterns of the Passing Wall"
John Beerman’s iconic landscapes are found in major museums and collections across the country; his Three Trees, Two Clouds is one of the... Details
Art Exhibit — "Jean Charlot: Visions of Mexico, 1933"
2001 Campus Dr
Durham, NC 27705
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Art Exhibit — "Jean Charlot: Visions of Mexico, 1933"
This exhibition investigates artist Jean Charlot's relationship with Mexico's Indigenous past and colonial legacy. On view for the first... Details
TORN: The Problem of Human Behavior by Margaret Sartor
1116 Broad St
Durham, North Carolina 27705
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TORN: The Problem of Human Behavior by Margaret Sartor
TORN is an ongoing exploration into storytelling using the combined languages of words and images, beginning with found book pages and... Details
Jim McKeon: Five Points Featured Artist - Exhibition
109 E. Chapel Hill St.
Durham, North Carolina 27701
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Jim McKeon: Five Points Featured Artist - Exhibition
A new series of figurative paintings and 3D work by Durham artist Jim McKeon are on view at 5 Points Gallery. His art encourages viewers to... Details
Art Exhibit — "Reckoning and Resilience: North Carolina Art Now"
2001 Campus Dr
Durham, NC 27705
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Art Exhibit — "Reckoning and Resilience: North Carolina Art Now"
Reckoning and Resilience: North Carolina Art Now brings together 30 emerging and established artists working across the state. This group... Details
Every Day Beauty: Paintings by Anthony Ulinski / Pottery by Doug Dotson
118 W Parrish St
Durham, North Carolina TORN: A Year That Changed Everything 1TORN is actually a two venue exhibition as an installation of 24 works from ‘TORN: The Problem of Human Behavior"‘ is on view at our Broad Street gallery.in Margaret’s own words . . “I long ago abandoned television news in favor of the satisfyingly tactile experience of reading the newspaper at my kitchen table, a ritual I have held to despite the cost and impracticality. Yet there were days during the previous year when I let those daily papers pile up in my gravel drive, days that included hard rainfall and the heavy tires of delivery trucks. Rescuing the flattened (and sometimes soggy) wads, I invariably felt pangs of guilt. Opening the newspaper became an experience I more often dreaded than savored, a predictable fall down a rabbit hole of tumultuous events, heroic struggles, and historic failures. And when I did read them, which I almost always did, I could not help but give voice to my interior battles. Eventually, I began to write my rage, my puzzlement, my
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Every Day Beauty: Paintings by Anthony Ulinski / Pottery by Doug Dotson
This new exhibit brings together a painter with a potter to show similar approaches in recognizing quiet beauty in every day moments, and... Details
Triangle Restaurant Week
Durham, NC
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Triangle Restaurant Week is a week-long celebration of culinary excellence designed to incorporate the premier Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill... Details
Art Exhibit — "NCCU Department of Art Student Works"
Durham Arts Council Building
120 Morris St
Durham, NC 27701
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Art Exhibit — "NCCU Department of Art Student Works"
This exhibit marks DAC’s first collaboration with the NCCU Department of Art. Details
Women on the Wall
1010 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Suite 400
Durham, North Carolina 27713
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This 1-hour meetup will explore the adventure of climbing in a close and supportive atmosphere. Learn to focus your attention on your... Details
Stop and Smell the Flowers - Herbal Tea Workshop
408 W Geer St
Durham, North Carolina 27701
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Stop and Smell the Flowers - Herbal Tea Workshop
Learn to create your own unique herbal tea blend from an artist of taste and smell! Then take a moment to breathe, and discuss the... Details
