Art Exhibit — "Beyond the Surface: Collage, Mixed Media and Textile Works from the Collection"

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

Art Exhibit — "Roy Lichtenstein: History in the Making, 1948 – 1960"

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

Art Exhibit — The Power of Portraiture: Recent Acquisitions

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

$5 Local Brew Thursdays

Location: The Auctioneer Bar at Durham Food Hall
Time: all day

Art Exhibit — “Sacred & Profane Love Machines”

Location: Power Plant Gallery
Time: all day

Elders of the West End Exhibit

Location: Community Family Life and Recreation Center at Lyon Park
Time: all day

Holiday Crafting at Crafts & Drafts

Location: Crafts & Drafts NC
Time: all day

King Nobuyoshi Godwin - 5 Points Gallery Featured Artist - Exhibition

Location: 5 Points Gallery
Time: all day

Art Exhibit — Beverly McIver’s PASSAGE: Paintings 1983-2022

Location: Craven Allen Gallery
Time: all day

Beverly McIver: Passage/Paintings 1983-2022

Location: Craven Allen Gallery
Time: all day

Elf the Musical

Location: DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center
Time: all day

Handel’s Messiah

Location: Duke University Chapel
Time: all day

Visit Black Santa

Location: Hayti Cultural Arts Center
Time: all day

The Nutcracker Presented by Devils en Pointe

Location: von der Heyden Theater Rubenstein Arts Center
Time: all day

NY Cat Film Festival

Location: The Carolina Theatre
Time: all day

Tour of Triangle Residential Architecture

Location: Various locations
Time: all day

Jay Renee

Location: Beyu Caffe
Time: all day

Wonderbop

Location: Boxyard RTP
Time: all day

The Black Healers Holiday Market

Location: The Peoples Solidarity Hub
Time: all day

Race 13.1 Half, 10K, 5K

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

Jingle Bell LEAP 5K

Location: Mile 0 of the American Tobacco Trail
Time: 9:00 AM

Writing with Pen or Brush in Ink

Location: Durham Arts Council
Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Holiday Greenery: Build Your Own Wreath

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

Flart Market

Location: Artpost Supplies & Studios
Time: 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Downtown Holiday

Location: Downtown
Time: 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM

The Holly Jolly Joshua Show

Location: The Carolina Theatre of Durham
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Therapeutic Goat Yoga

Location: Avery Family Farm
Time: 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Healing Sessions on the Farm

Location: Avery Family Farm
Time: 12:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Art-n-Soul Market at Mystic Farm & Distillery

Location: Mystic Farm & Distillery
Time: 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

PHK Craft Party

Location: The Pinhook
Time: 12:00 PM

Triangle Blues Society

Location: The Blue Note Grill
Time: 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Santa Visits the Brewery

Location: The Glass Jug Beer Lab - RTP
Time: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Photos with Santa Paws!

Location: Durty Bull Brewing Company
Time: 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM

DIY: Acrylic Pour Ornaments

Location: Wine & Design Durham
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM

Downtown Durham Holiday Treasure Hunt

Location: CCB Plaza
Time: 2:00 PM

Darrien Rutherford at The Oak House

Location: The Oak House Durham
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Durham Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops Concert

Location: Millennium Hotel
Time: 3:00 PM

Taxicab Preacher LIVE at Durty Bull

Location: Durty Bull Brewing Company
Time: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

The Bullpen: Social District Kickoff Party

Location: The Glass Jug Beer Lab
Time: 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Holidays in the Park

Location: Museum of Life + Science
Time: 5:15 PM to 9:00 PM

Date Night Winter Sunset | 1 Ticket Covers 2 People

Location: Wine & Design Durham
Time: 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

That Motown Band: Holiday Concert

Location: Carolina Theatre
Time: 7:00 PM

Tree Lighting

Location: CCB Plaza
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM

Durham Ballet Theatre Winter Showcase

Location: Durham School for Ballet and the Performing Arts
Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

The Gravy Boys

Location: The Blue Note Grill
Time: 7:30 PM

Isidore String Quartet

Location: Baldwin Auditorium
Time: 8:00 PM

Kate McGarry/Keith Ganz Quartet

Location: The Durham Jazz Workshop/Sharp 9 Gallery
Time: 8:00 PM

The Defacto Experience: Come Dance With Me, Vol. 3

Location: Durty Bull Brewing Company
Time: 9:00 PM

Metal Pole Mayhem - We're Back - Back in Black

Location: The Fruit
Time: 9:00 PM

ESotarot & Down Deep Productions Presents: TErnion Sound

Location: The Fruit
Time: 9:00 PM

Bull City Reels on Wheels — "Elf"

Location: Durham County Stadium
Time: 9:00 PM

Queer Agenda Dance Party

Location: The Pinhook
Time: 10:00 PM

Durham City of Medicine Walking Tour

Location: Major the Bull statue next to 21C Museum Hotel
Time: all day

NY Cat Film Festival

Location: The Carolina Theatre
Time: all day

Woodlake Handmade Holiday Craft Show

Time: all day

Al Strong Presents Jazz Brunch Sundays at Alley Twenty Six

Location: Alley Twenty Six
Time: 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM

Goat and Horse Snuggles "101"

Location: Avery Family Farm
Time: 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM

Happy Pawlidays at HiWire

Location: HiWire Brewing
Time: 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Public Tour of Duke Chapel

Location: Duke University Chapel
Time: 12:15 PM to 12:45 PM

Hammered Trivia w/ Thor

Location: Durty Bull Brewing Company
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Auditions for Durham Savoyards' The Yeomen of the Guard

Location: Durham Arts Council
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

​​​​​​​​​​Triangle Jewish Chorale

Location: Levin JCC
Time: 3:00 PM

Duke Chamber Music Program Concert

Location: Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University
Time: 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Durham Ballet Theatre Winter Showcase

Location: Durham School for Ballet and the Performing Arts
Time: 3:00 PM

Hollywood Holiday at Corpse Reviver Lounge

Location: Corpse Reviver Bar
Time: 4:00 PM

Holidays in the Park

Location: Museum of Life + Science
Time: 5:15 PM to 9:00 PM

Roast of Bo Ma

Location: Durty Bull Brewing Company
Time: 6:00 PM

Relax, Release & Allow, Holiday Yin Yoga & Sound Healing 

Location: Serenity Farm
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Paint & Sip: Sultry Xmas

Location: Wine & Design Durham
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Comedy and Music Open Mic

Location: Moon Dog Meadery
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

the Holland Bros.

Location: Durham Armory
Time: 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Triangle Rock Club X Fleet Feet Running Meetup

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

Trivia Night at Ponysaurus Brewing Co.

Location: Ponysaurus Brewing Co.
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Durham City of Medicine Walking Tour

Location: Major the Bull statue next to 21C Museum Hotel
Time: all day

Ignite Talk — Reaching New Customers

Location: Fullsteam Boxyard, RTP
Time: 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

Women on the Wall

Location: Triangle Rock Club - Durham
Time: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

THE HOLLY documentary screening and talkback

Location: Hayti Heritage Center
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Tallis Scholars

Location: Duke Chapel
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Tuesday Blues Jam

Location: The Blue Note Grill
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Open Stage

Location: The Pinhook
Time: 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM