Durham Events Calendar
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Every day in the Bull City, there’s a wide variety of events happening to help you connect with our vibrant community. In fact, our event calendar hosts more than 5,000 visitor-friendly, Durham-grown events per year. Event organizers, small businesses and other organizations put together events like concerts, social gatherings, fund raisers, fairs, festivals and more, all designed for connection and sharing of cultures. If you're already here or planning a trip, use our search function below to find events suited to all interests and ages, from festivals and holiday headliners to creative DIY events, trivia nights, art exhibits, makers' markets and more.
Plan a Trip Around Durham's Biggest Annual Events
Durham is home to many homegrown festivals and events that happen annually and are easy to plan a trip around. From beats to barbecue and everything in between, check out our seasonal events page to find the perfect time to visit the Bull City.
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If you're a Durham-based venue or organization and you'd like us to include your event on our calendar, follow the link below to find our submission guidelines and submit your information.
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Featured Events
Connor Wood Presents: Fibs & Friends
Connor Wood, known as @fibula across his socials, launched his comedy career online with relatable rants about life in quarantine as an unemployed person. Connor has since garnered tens of millions of likes across his videos, and co-hosts his podcast – “Brooke and Connor Make a Podcast” – with Brooke Averick. At the top of 2024, Connor announced his first ever “Fibs & Friends” tour, which has since sold-out more than 100 shows both nationwide...
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Tom Papa: Grateful Bread Tour
With more than 20 years as a stand-up comedian, Tom Papa is one of the top comedic voices in the country, finding success as an actor, host, and author, in film, TV, radio and podcasts as well as on the live stage.The comedian has had 5 highly rated stand-up specials over the years, and he has recently released his 6th stand-up special, “Tom Papa: Home Free” as a Netflix Original on October 29, 2024. Papa...
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Mrs. Pat
Following the success of The Ms. Pat Show, BET/Paramount Global signed Pat to a multi-genre overall deal under which she will produce, write and perform in new series and other projects—both scripted and unscripted— across all platforms. Under this deal, she debuted her weekly court show Ms. Pat Settles It on BET linear on October 18th, 2023. In the beloved tradition of Judge Judy, Judge Joe Brown, and Steve Harvey, Pat takes hold of the...
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Hannah Berner
Hannah Berner is a stand-up comedian and New York Times Best-Selling author known for her relatable humor and charismatic crowd work. She rose to prominence with her debut comedy special “We Ride at Dawn” which premiered at #2 on Netflix. Berner hosts two hit podcasts, Giggly Squad alongside Paige DeSorbo and Berner Phone with Des Bishop, which have garnered over 100 million combined downloads. After a sold-out national tour, Berner and DeSorbo recently released their...
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Cirque Immersif
A daringly delirious dinner—Cirque Immersif is a mystical immersive dinner show where you are on stage with the show, where acrobats caper inches from your plate and aerialists soar overhead, where waiters are jugglers and a lavish 5-course feast appears. The show is all around you, above you, and maybe even on your table, and you’re part of the chaos and the fun. Dress up, let loose, and immerse yourself in a night of unforgettable...
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Margaret Cho: Choligarchy
Comedian. Actor. Musician. Advocate. Entrepreneur. Five-time Grammy and Emmy nominee. When hasn’t Margaret Cho’s strong voice been part of our consciousness? It feels like she has always been here, like a friend you can always count on, lighting the path for other women, other members of underrepresented groups, other performers, to follow.Margaret staunchly supports the causes that are important to her: anti-racism, anti-bullying, gay rights, all while fulfilling her successful creative side with a legendary...
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Evening with Gregory Porter
With his rich baritone voice and his mastery of the deepest traditions of soul, jazz and gospel, Gregory Porter has established himself as one of America's most versatile and acclaimed vocalists. His artistry and sensitivity is plain to the ear whether he's putting his stamp on beloved standards by heroes like Nat ""King"" Cole or demonstrating his own writing talents with original songs strong enough to stand with the many classics in his repertoire. Produced...
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Winter Cocktail Class
Make some drinks that will warm your soul. This unique cocktail class will teach you how to make some of our favorite Winter cocktails. All participants will receive a tour of the distillery to see where and how they make their products. Free samples of all Mystic products will be offered at the end of your class.
Must be 21+
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BIG LOVE with Stormie Daie
Join Durham’s foremost phenom of fabulousness as she presents “Big Love” with Stormie Daie. Let’s have a lovely time while Stormie serves up fun times for the whole family. Not only will you be entertained, you will get a chance to join the action and get to experience the drag up close. Let’s hear stories, songs, dance. With Stormie and her big band of friends, we are gonna have a great big ole fashion good...
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NEEDTOBREATHE
Despite a 20-year history filled with accolades, GRAMMY-nominated, multi-platinum band NEEDTOBREATHE approached their latest studio album with a renewed mindset - a band still feeling they have something to prove. Over the years, they’ve carved out a distinctive space across multiple genres, blending modern rock, purpose-driven soul, and pop appeal into a rare and impressive track record. With five Number One albums spanning the Billboard Rock, Alternative, and other charts, over three billion career streams...
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Sensory Friendly Film Series
Sensory Friendly Film Series, which offers a welcoming and supportive environment for autistic individuals and others in need of sensory accommodations. The series presents films in a comfortable environment once a month.Tickets are free and can be reserved in advance of the film screening online, by phone at (919) 560-3030, at the Barnes Box Office, or the Cinema Box Office. If you have reserved tickets to see a Sensory Friendly film and are no longer...
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Freaky Friday Dance Party!
One thing about it, is you know you are the baddest “B around, so why not tip toe through Durham’s sexiest Queer nightclub with that killer...
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"Rhinoceros" - Play Live On Stage
Switch Theatre Company kicks off their four-show 2026 season with Eugene Ionesco’s classic allegory, Rhinoceros. The play follows reluctant...
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Guided Spirits Tasting Tour
Join a brand ambassador from Liberty & Plenty Distillery for a guided tour of the production facility and rickhouse in Downtown Durham to...
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Fatherland, presented by Bulldog Ensemble Theater
When a father gets swept up in political conspiracy theories and turns to violent insurrection, his son must make an impossible choice to...
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Line Dance class is open to the general public. It's a great body and mind workout and participants will learn beginner level choreographed...
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Tasting at Ten
Tasting at Ten is a free coffee tasting hosted by Counter Culture Coffee at the roastery, every Friday at 10am. A new coffee is featured...
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Discovering West Point: Historic Walking Tour
Have you ever wondered about the lives of the people who were here before you? At West Point on the Eno, explore the complex histories of...
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Food Truck Friday
Grab some grub every Friday night in the Beer Garden. They'll have some of your favorite food trucks returning as well as some new ones, so...
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The Duke Street Dogs
The Duke Street Dogs are a four-piece acoustic band out of Durham, NC. They play songs written by Dog Michael Borstelmann, as well as...
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This Line Dance SOCIAL is open to the general public. It's the first FUN and FESTIVE gathering for the 2026 NEW YEAR. Line Dance FANS,...
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Pregame Fridays!
Every Friday at Club Era they pick a spotlight artist playlist. All you need to do is show up on the dance floor with your moves and vibes!
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Johan Grimonprez, 2024, 150 min, Belgium / France / Netherlands, French, Dutch, and Russian with English subtitles, DCP
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