Welcome to the Durham Convention & Arts Complex
A combination of the Durham Convention Center, Carolina Theatre, Durham Arts Council and the Durham Armory, and expanding outdoor and flexible spaces, the DPlex offers a variety of meeting options for elaborate exhibits and intimate experiences.
Unlock your event's X factor at the DPlex
The Durham Convention & Arts Complex (DPlex) is an exciting offering in downtown Durham for conventions, meetings and events. Make your upcoming meeting or event a citywide for your attendees to experience the venue and enjoy a warm welcome at the DPlex.
Durham Convention & Arts Complex
301 W Morgan St | Durham, NC 27701
(919) 956-9404
A combination of the Durham Convention Center, Carolina Theatre, Durham Arts Council and the Durham Armory, and expanding outdoor and flexible spaces, the DPlex offers a variety of meeting options for elaborate exhibits and intimate experiences. The Carolina Theatre, Durham Arts Council and Durham Armory each have their own rich histories, enhanced by museum and mural activations to tell their stories to event attendees. Unlock your event’s X factor at the DPlex – contact us to book this exciting new offering today.
Expanded Capacity for Bold Experiences — All in Durham's City Center
DPlex’s compilation of the four diverse venues’ space allows for 30% more attendees than the 35,000 square feet of the recently renovated Durham Convention Center alone. Keynote speakers take center stage at Carolina Theatre's Fletcher Hall, while the Durham Arts Council's reception areas featuring rotating art exhibits wow private and corporate eventgoers, and the Durham Armory adds flexibility as the perfect backdrop for breakout sessions, entertainment, banquets, or seminars. Steps away from the very heart of downtown, nestled around a dynamic plaza, with available state-of-the-art convention amenities at venues, you’ll find a variety of activating meeting options.
X Marks the Spot — Meet the DPlex Facilities
The DPlex is composed of four diverse venues – each with its own history and character that will delight your event attendees.
Durham Convention Center
The Durham Convention Center houses a number of meeting spaces, including three grand ball rooms, four junior ball rooms, two boardrooms, and four meeting rooms, providing guests with a number of different options. The ballrooms can also be set up in banquet-, theater-, classroom-, reception-, and exhibit booth-style. The center also includes the Durham Marriott City Center hotel, complete with 190 rooms. Learn more about this venue.
Durham Arts Council
The Durham Arts Council is a private nonprofit dedicated to supporting the arts in Durham and the entire Triangle region. Its building includes four galleries, as well as a 200-seat theater and a number of different studios, providing attendees with the chance to experience Durham's impressive arts scene during your event. Learn more about this venue.
Durham Armory
An alternative meeting venue, the Durham Armory is made up of an auditorium, two meeting rooms, and three balconies. It can host theater-, reception-, classroom-, banquet-, and exhibit-style events, and was renovated in 2014 with refinished hardwood floors, an exposed brick wall, and a redesigned lobby. Learn more about this venue.
Carolina Theatre
This Beaux Arts-style building includes Fletcher Hall, restored to its original 1926 décor, as well as two adjacent cinemas that screen newly released films and classic works. There are also two ballrooms, and the lobbies are available to host receptions. Learn more about this venue.
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When these four spaces are combined, the total square footage of usable and unique meeting space is 74,698 square feet - enough space to accommodate 2,220 meeting attendees (theater-style).
The Durham Convention Center Complex is located in the City Center District of Downtown Durham, four miles from Research Triangle Park, one mile from NC Central University, and nearby to the three campuses of Duke University.
Downtown is a compact and walkable four-square-mile area, with four million square feet of historic tobacco warehouses and cotton mills, all painstakingly restored into unique shops, bustling restaurants, loft-style apartments, trendy artist studios, and thriving businesses. There are also several attractions downtown, including DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center, as well as the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Durham Convention Center
The Durham Convention Center is located in the heart of downtown and anchors the DPlex, just steps away from Durham’s newest hotspots, restaurants, hotels, shops, and art galleries. With 35,000 square feet of versatile meeting and event space, a team of planning professionals, exceptional cuisine prepared by culinary experts, and on-site audio visual and exhibitor services, it is the perfect fit for any occasion.
Carolina Theatre
Host your keynote in Fletcher Hall, a performance hall graced by musicians, comics, speakers, and theater companies through the ages that has been restored to its original 1926 decor. The historic Beaux Arts-style building also includes two adjacent cinemas and a ballroom. All of the public spaces in the Carolina Theatre of Durham are available for rent, serving as stunning backdrops for cocktail hours and intimate receptions.
Durham Arts Council
The Durham Arts Council is a historic building center in Durham’s city center, today serving as a community hub for arts and culture. The facility includes a 200-seat theatre for performances and presentations, and meeting and reception spaces for private and corporate events. Reception areas are enhanced by rotating art exhibits. A catering center is available to support off-site caterers.
Durham Armory
The Durham Armory strikes a balance of flexibility and functionality, whether it serve as event space for a breakout session, concert, reception, exhibit or seminar. Pop culture enthusiasts will recognize it as the backdrop of an Ernie Barnes painting, "The Sugar Shack," featured in the 70s TV show "Good Times" and Marvin Gaye's 1976 "I Want You" album artwork.
