Art Exhibition — Labor&Materials and The Intuitionist

Location: 21c Museum Hotel Durham
Time: all day

Coming into Focus: A Snapshot of Photography at the Nasher

Location: Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
Time: all day

Studio Ghibli Film Series

Location: Carolina Theatre
Time: all day

Art Exhibit — Sherman Fleming: Unsettled

Location: Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
Time: all day

Art Exhibit — The Disobedient Ones

Location: Frederic Jameson Gallery, Friedl Bldg
Time: all day

Half Price Oysters at Alley Twenty Six

Location: Alley Twenty Six
Time: all day

Pre-Theatre Menu at Alley Twenty Six

Location: Alley Twenty Six
Time: all day

Art Exhibition — Human Landscapes, the Mystery of the Mark

Location: NCCU Art Museum
Time: all day

Mangum Family Christmas Lights

Time: all day

Holiday Cocktails & Treats at The Durham

Location: The Durham
Time: all day

LIFE Skills Foundation Jingle Jam 2025: Shine Bright

Location: Durham Arts Council
Time: all day

Free Durham Rockstar Connect Networking Event

Location: Namu Korean Eats, Beer Hall & Coffee Bar
Time: all day

Holiday Tea @ Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club

Location: Washington Duke Inn & Golf Course
Time: 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM

Lights of Love Community Celebration

Location: Streetside at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Time: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Walking Club with Bull City Strollers

Location: Glass Jug Downtown
Time: 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Durham Bulls FestiBull of Lights

Location: Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Time: 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Vinyl Night with DJ Deckades

Location: Gizmo Brew Works
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Boulders & Brews Meetup

Location: Triangle Rock Club - Durham
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Decolonizing Yoga

Time: 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Sapphic Happy Hour

Location: Zeitgeist Gallery & Bar
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Jingle & Jazz Dinner

Location: Lula and Sadie's- a Fine Southern Eatery
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Hammered Trivia at Durty Bull

Location: Durty Bull Brewing
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Doodle & Drink

Location: Ment Beverage Co.
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Crank Arm Durham Presents:Level up and Sip

Location: Crank Arm Brewing Durham
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Thursday Trivia at Baryo

Location: Baryo
Time: 7:00 PM

Board Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery

Location: Moon Dog Meadery
Time: 7:00 PM

Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce

Location: Reynolds Industries Theater
Time: 7:30 PM

The Outsiders

Location: DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Solfish / Weekend Therapy / Dialtone / Roman Spring

Location: Motorco Music Hall
Time: 7:30 PM

Trivia Night w/Big Slow Tom

Location: Clouds Brewing Brightleaf Square
Time: 7:30 PM

Music Trivia Bingo with Stormie Daie!

Location: The Velvet Hippo
Time: 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Queer-Eoke

Location: Club ERA
Time: 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM

QueerEoke (Karaoke)

Location: Club ERA
Time: 9:00 PM

Karaoke Night

Location: The Tavern
Time: 9:30 PM to 11:50 PM

Handel’s Messiah

Location: Duke University Chapel
Time: all day

Freaky Friday Dance Party!

Location: Club ERA
Time: all day

Guided Spirits Tasting Tour

Location: Liberty & Plenty Distillery
Time: all day

BOOM Club: The Rail Residency

Location: American Tobacco Campus: The Rail Car
Time: all day

Misstakenid Gives Back Foundation Day of Service 2025

Location: Urban Ministries of Duram
Time: 6:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Tasting at Ten

Location: Counter Culture Coffee
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Friday Co-Working Social

Location: The Glass Jug Downtown
Time: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Holiday Greenery: Build Your Own Wreath

Location: Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Holiday Tea @ Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club

Location: Washington Duke Inn & Golf Course
Time: 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM

Santa Paws

Location: Durham Armory
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Durham Bulls FestiBull of Lights

Location: Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Time: 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Christmas by Candlelight at Duke Homestead

Location: Duke Homestead State Historic Site
Time: 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Date Night-- make a ring together!

Location: Liberty Arts Studio
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

The Duke Street Dogs

Location: The Blue Note Grill
Time: 6:00 PM

Hoppy Hour Cinema movie series

Location: Glass Jug Downtown
Time: 7:00 PM

Bourbon & Belly Laughs

Location: Mystic Farm & Distillery
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Live Vinyl Spinning by PhDJ Every 1st & 3rd Friday!

Location: Beer Study Durham
Time: 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Pregame Fridays!

Location: Club ERA
Time: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

The Outsiders

Location: DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Unwrapped: A 2025 Holiday Sketch Show

Location: Mettlesome Theater
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce

Location: Reynolds Industries Theater
Time: 7:30 PM

Shawn Purcell Group featuring Walt Weiskopf

Location: Sharp Nine Gallery
Time: 7:30 PM

Palmyra / Dissimilar South / Dogwood Tales

Location: The Pinhook
Time: 8:00 PM

Open Mic Comedy Night at Durty Bull

Location: Durty Bull Brewing Company
Time: 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Naughty & Nice: A Holiday Cabaret

Location: Weldon Mills Durham
Time: 9:00 PM

Hush Hush Improv Comedy

Location: Mettlesome Theatre
Time: 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Karaoke at Flying Bull Beer Company

Location: Flying Bull Beer Company Taproom
Time: 9:00 PM

First Friday Latin Nights!

Location: The Velvet Hippo
Time: 9:30 PM

Freaky Fridays

Location: Club ERA
Time: 10:00 PM

Durham Beer Garden Noda Hop Drop Light Release!

Location: Durham Beer Garden
Time: all day

BOOM Club: The Rail Residency

Location: American Tobacco Campus: The Rail Car
Time: all day

Downtown Durham Food Tour with Taste Carolina

Location: VIsitor Info Center
Time: all day

Storytime at Barnes and Noble

Location: Barnes and Noble New Hope Commons: Kids Stage
Time: all day

Patchwork Market — Holiday Market

Location: Durham Armory
Time: all day

Guided Spirits Tasting Tour

Location: Liberty & Plenty Distillery
Time: all day

Race 13.1 Durham

Location: Johnson Volvo Cars Durham
Time: 8:00 AM

parkrun Durham

Location: Southern Boundaries Park
Time: 8:00 AM

Cars and Coffee

Time: 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Free Workshop — Setting Meaningful Boundaries (Durham)

Location: Mathews Counseling
Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

South Durham Farmer's Market

Location: Hub RTP
Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Bahama Christmas Parade

Time: 10:00 AM

Durham Grown: The Durham County Library Garden Club

Location: Durham County Main Library Auditorium
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Holiday Cookie & Cocktail Pairing Class

Location: Mystic Farm and Distillery
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Holiday Greenery: Build Your Own Wreath

Location: Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Roots of Freedom: Geer Cemetery Celebration of Ratification and Preservation

Location: Geer Cemetery
Time: 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Box Turtle Bruisers vs. Dogwood Destroyers

Location: Wheels
Time: 11:00 AM