Things to Do in Durham this Week

Weekly Events in Durham

(October 27 - November 1)

Welcome to a comprehensive guide of weekly events in Durham – from Broadway shows to intimate performances, serene river paddles to art exhibits, dance parties, food tours and more. Start here to plan your perfect week.

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Halloween Week in Durham

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Noteworthy Events in Durham this Week

Steve Hackett: Genesis Greats, Lamb Highlights & Solo North American Tour 2025 at The Carolina Theatre

• Over the course of crafting a 29-album catalog and architecting 40 Billboard #1 singles as a keyboardist, songwriter and producer, Brian Culbertson has charted his own unique course in music. Label him jazz and he makes a funk record. Call him an R&B artist and he drops an acoustic jazz trio collection. Brand him pop and he creates a 32-minute New Age opus. And you’d be hard pressed to name another instrumentalist of his ilk who can mount an elaborately designed concert production that will keep him on the road for three consecutive months.
• Culbertson burst onto the scene in 1994 with a chart-topping album that he recorded in his college apartment featuring keyboard-led contemporary jazz tracks. “Long Night Out” landed him a lengthy record deal and signaled that a star was born. Flash forward to present day, Culbertson has been going back and listening more and more to music that inspired him as a young musician such as David Sanborn, The Brecker Bros, Chick Corea, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny, and others in the jazz fusion world.
• Tuesday, October 28
• 8 pm
• Admission: $70+

Magick Makers Pop-Up at The Durham Hotel

• Calling All Witches, Mystics & Magical Souls 🔮✨ Whether you practice year-round or get a little extra magical around Halloween — this one’s for you.
• Join the Magick Makers Pop-Up The Durham Hotel’s first floor Coffee Bar, where 15 bewitching makers and readers are gathering to celebrate the season with immaculate vibes, spiritual community, and just the right amount of enchantment.
• Get your cards read by gifted tarot readers and mediums, discover the ancient art of Turkish coffee grounds divination, or treat yourself to mystical treasures like handcrafted ritual supplies, botanically-dyed textiles, spiritual jewelry, and artful home goods that speak to your soul. The Coffee Bar at The Durham is rolling out special Halloween-themed cocktails and bites, and the Roof will be open too for anyone wanting to steal a moment under the stars.
• Go for the readings, stay for the cocktails, and leave with new friends who just get it. This is your spiritual community’s Halloween celebration.
• No tickets required. Just bring your beautiful witchy self.
• Thursday, October 30
• 6 pm

Deep Creeps Halloween Party at Queenys and Kingfisher

• Our Annual Halloween Party: Deep Creeps is BACK! Everything is EVEN SPOOKIER this year, starting now.
• They’re creeping, crawling, haunting, and spooking their way through this month at Kingfisher with a spooky cocktail menu and decor, all sliming up to this annual DEEP CREEPS HALLOWEEN PARTTTTTTY.
• JOIN in, 8pm-midnight (and really til 2am) for The Deep Creeps: a joint Kingfisher and Queeny’s Halloween throw down complete with 4+ DJs, a costume contest with a $400 cash prize, special Halloween drinks (read: spooky shots) & MORE.
• DJ Lolo @lolo.ohno at Queeny’s until midnight
• DJ Zac Lor @zaclor77 with guest DJs at @kingfisherdurham and @roadrunnerdurham until 2am
• Costume contest with $400 cash prize for the best ORIGINAL (handmade) costume
• PLUS this year they’ve added advance VIP tickets! (Just 75 spots open online)
• TICKETS: $20 Advance VIP Ticket (guaranteed entry before 9pm, expedited entry line after 9pm, VIP-only Halloween drink at ticketing check-in that can be enjoyed in line) $10 at the door, FREE for service industry folks!
• Friday, October 31
• 8 pm

Halloween Weekend Costume Party at Unscripted Durham

• Get ready to dress up in your most creative costumes and join in for a scary fun time. Enjoy an evening packed with thrilling music featuring DJ Sanjay X from 9pm-1am, spooky cocktails, and an awesome costume contests. Don't miss out on the chance to show off your costume and win an exciting prizes. Grab your friends and family for a frightfully fun night that you won't forget in The Studio.
• Friday, October 31
• 9 pm
• Free

A Festival of Fabulous Mums at Sarah P. Duke Gardens

• Enjoy an explosion of color this fall during A Festival of Fabulous Mums at Duke Gardens. Exhibition mums will create a dazzling floral display outdoors at the Ruth Mary Meyer Japanese Garden in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum. Central Carolina Chrysanthemum Society members will be on hand to highlight the 13 classes of mums and answer questions.
• Free drop-in exhibit for all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Parking fees apply. Suggested parking location is in the H lot near the 2000 Lewis St. entrance.
• Location: Outside in the Ruth Mary Meyer Japanese Garden.
• Saturday, November 1
• 10 am
• Free

Durham Twilight Market at Golden Belt Campus

• The MAKRS Society presents: Durham Twilight: a night market series.
• Featuring local vendors, a live DJ, performances by Dakota Fox Entertainment and beer and wine.
• Saturday, November 1
• 5:30 pm

Multi-Day Events

SIX at DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center

• From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st century girl power. This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over.
• The New York Times says SIX “TOTALLY RULES!” (Critic's Pick) and The Washington Post hails SIX as “Exactly the kind of energizing, inspirational illumination this town aches for!"
  The SIX: LIVE ON OPENING NIGHT Broadway album debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard cast album charts and surpassed one billion streams worldwide.
• Tuesday, October 28 from 7:30 PM-9:30 PM
• Wednesday, October 29 from 7:30 PM-9:30 PM
• Thursday, October 30 from 7:30 PM-9:30 PM
• Friday, October 31 from 7:30 PM-9:30 PM
• Saturday, November 1 from 2:00 PM-4:00 PM
• Saturday, November 1 from 7:30 PM-9:30 PM
• Sunday, November 2 from 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
• Sunday, November 2 from 6:30 PM-8:30 PM

Sip and Scare: Halloween Drinks Week at Glass Jug Downtown

• Desiring something different to drink? Get spooky with Halloween Drinks Week! Go for the cocktails and stay for the Halloween vibes.
• Featuring: Brain Juice, Pumpkin Spice Espresso Martini, Spiced Apple Islander, Candy Corn Jell-O Shots
• And of course they'll still be offering our Jug brews, wine, THC bevs, and NA options so there's something festive for everyone!
• October 26- November 2

Candy & Mead/Cider Pairing Event at Ment Beverage Co.

• Adults love candy too and what goes best with candy but locally-made dellicious mead & cider? No tricks, only treats, our week of this pairing offering is sure to please!
• Gluten-Free & allergies alternatives provided.
• October 27-31

Halloween Weekend Beer Brat Grill Out at Ponysaurus Brewing Co.

• They're firing up the grill for a special Halloween weekend! 🎃🌭 Friday, October 31, and Saturday, November 1, starting at noon, get your beer-braised bratwursts while they're hot, and before they sell out!
• October 31- November 1

Scrap Paper Shakespeare presents: Titus Andronicus at Shadowbox Studio

• The earliest tragedy and the earliest Roman play attributed to Shakespeare.
• October 31- November 9
• Admission: $30+, $20+ for seniors, students, & artists

Triangle Vegfest Durham at Durham Armory

• Saturday, 11/1 - Education Day (limited vendors) - 11am - 5pm
• Sunday 11/2 - Festival Day (no education) - 12pm - 5pm
• Everything you love and more over two days indoors at the Armory. Food trucks outside on Foster Street both days.
• Free Street Parking (Sunday)
• Cooking Demos - Saturday
• DJ Spinning the Tunes - Sunday
• Free Face Painting - Sunday
• Food Trucks - Both Days
• Food Vendors - Both Days
• Shop Small - Both days, but fewer on Saturday
• Educational speakers
• November 1-2
• Admission: $10 suggested donation

BooFest at Museum of Life and Science

• Feeling brave? Celebrate BooFest at the Museum of Life and Science, if you dare! Monstrous science explorations, creepy crafts, themed enrichment, and encounters abound. Don your costumes and visit for this spooky celebration of the season!
• October 25-30
• Free with museum admission or membership

The 8th Annual Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween Ball at The Carolina Theatre of Durham

• A Retro annual tradition! More than just a movie screening, Retro presents a full-theatrical, FX-driven, light show-blazing, fog-blowing, call-backing, motion picture extravaganza!  Fasten your garter belt and come up to the Carolina Theatre’s historic 1000-seat lab and see what’s on the slab! This madcap musical begins when rain-soaked Brad and Janet take refuge in the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite mad scientist from outer space who is about to unveil his greatest creation! This exclusive “Rocky Horror Picture Show” experience is guaranteed to thrill you, chill you, and fulfill you!
• October 30-31
• Admission: $15+

Pumpkin Patch Express at Museum of Life and Science

• All aboard the Pumpkin Patch Express!
• Join in Saturdays and Sundays through October 26 to celebrate the arrival of autumn at one of the Museum's most popular family-friendly events. Pick the perfect pumpkin to decorate, race through the hay maze, and enjoy a variety of games, photo-ops, and activities inspired by the season. Then climb aboard the train for a relaxing ride back to the station on the Ellerbe Creek Railway!
• October 4-26
• 10:30am-5pm
• Tickets required

Día de los Muertos Ofrenda at Duke Chapel

• Honor the dead with Día de los Muertos Ofrenda, a Day of the Dead altar piece, at Duke Chapel. Visitors are invited to contribute to this sacred Mexican tradition by adding an offering in the form of photographs or objects that represent a departed loved one, or by adding a link to a paper chain that drapes over the Ofrenda.
• Now in its third year, the Ofrenda returns to the Chapel as part of their mission to bridge faith and learning, in collaboration with Say the Thing, fostering cultural understanding and togetherness. This Ofrenda was first exhibited at the Rubenstein Arts Center in 2023 and features large colorfully painted calaveras (skulls), one of the most prominent symbols of Día de los Muertos. In addition to the calaveras, which were created by artists from the Inter-Latin American Artist Collective (ILAAC), you will find cempaxochitl (marigolds), papel picado (cut paper), and alebrijes (mythical creatures) painted on rocks. These elements of the ofrenda will be made in Duke Arts Create workshops this October.
• In relocating to Duke Chapel, the Ofrenda deepens its ties to the holiday’s religious roots and invites participants to explore how different cultures and religions honor the dead. Visit the Ofrenda on your own or join us for special events leading up to Día de los Muertos on November 1st and 2nd. Your participation will help weave a tapestry of memories and stories that transcend time and honor the enduring significance of this cherished tradition.
• October 3-November 2
• Free

Holder Hill Farm Pumpkin Patch at Holder Hill Farm

• Pick your own pumpkin straight from the vine, see and feel other crops, take a hay ride around the farm, visit with farm animals, take a stroll through the nature trail, enjoy some time in the different play areas! Pack a lunch and enjoy the picnic area before getting lost in the corn maze!
• M-Sa 9 a.m - Dusk
  Su 10 a.m. - Dusk
• September 19-November 2
• Admission: $16 per person for all activities and a pumpkin

Pick Your Own Muscadine Grapes at Herndon Hills Farm

• Pick Your Own Muscadine Grapes at 200-year-old Herndon Farm in Durham. Muscadines are native to North Carolina and a true Southern treat! They have 10 varieties, all certified organic, all sweet and delicious. Highlight of the fall for anyone interested in Southern food.
• $3.50 per pound
• Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays through Feb. 25, 2026

Lutra Brunch Pop-up at Cheeni

• Lutra Cafe and Bakery, the popular Durham-based bakery known for its sweet and savory buns, will host a weekly Sunday brunch at Durham's Cheeni restaurant. The brunch pop-up at Cheeni will give diners a chance to taste Lutra's expanded cafe menu months before chef-owner Chris McLaurin opens Lutra's counter-service restaurant at American Tobacco Campus by the end of 2025. Sunday brunch will be offered from 8-11 a.m. The brunch menu includes the sweet and savory buns, breakfast sandwich, biscuits and gravy, bread pudding, granola bowl, 100-layer hash browns and more.
• Sunday Brunch | June 8-September 28
• 8am-11am

Guided Spirits Tasting Tour at Liberty & Plenty Distillery

• Join a brand ambassador from Liberty & Plenty Distillery for a guided tour of the production facility and Rickhouse in Downtown Durham to learn the basics of how spirits are made. Every tour includes a tasting of Liberty & Plenty Distillery's rums, vodkas, gins and whiskies.
• Every Friday at 5:00 PM and 6:30 PM and every Saturday at 2:00 PM and 3:30 PM
• Admission: $20

$1.50 Oysters at Alley Twenty Six

• Durham’s Alley Twenty Six is now offering $1.50 raw oyster special from 4-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays. A selection of oysters are sourced from North Carolina and often Canada, Virginia or elsewhere along the East Coast and served with cocktail sauce, Mignonette sauce and lemon. Bar seats are available first come, first serve or make a reservation at alleytwentysix.com.
• July 26-Sept 30

Pre-Theatre Menu at Alley Twenty Six

• Durham’s Alley Twenty Six offers a Pre-Theatre Menu from 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. The three-course menu includes appetizer, entree, and dessert. An example menu includes a mandatory green salad or chicken-fried cauliflower for the first course; farro risotto or steamed mussels for the second course; and for dessert, Mexican chocolate pot de crème or St. Angel Triple Crème Cheese. The menu and prices change based on season and ingredient availability.
• July 26-Sept 30

Studio Ghibli Film Series at Carolina Theatre

• For decades, Studio Ghibli has created breathtakingly beautiful movies that have captivated and inspired audiences for generations through masterful storytelling and stunning visuals. Experience the wonder of these groundbreaking, beloved animated films.
• July 30 -Dec 13

Monday, October 27

5 p.m.

Arts & Drafts at Beer Study Durham

6 p.m.

Disc Golf Putting League at The Glass Jug Beer Lab - RTP

6:30 p.m.

Trivia Night at Ponysaurus Brewing Co.

Crunk Club DRM presents: Crank Arm Durham RUN at Crank Arm Brewing Durham

7 p.m.

Mallarme Music: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - silent film with live chamber music accompaniment at Carolina Theatre - Cinema One

Not Rocket Science Trivia at Fizzwerks

Board Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery

7:30 p.m.

The MOST Open Mic (Monday Moans) at West End Wine Bar

The Devines Intervention Comedy Open Mic at Devine's Restaurant and Bar

8 p.m.

Andmoreagain Presents: Treasure Pains at Rubies on Five Points

Tuesday, October 28

5 p.m.

The Loop hosts Spirit Night to support Chapel Hill rebuild following flooding at The Loop

Yaki Tuesday at Dashi

Free Wine Tasting at Wine Authorities

Whiskey Omakase at Dashi

5:30 p.m.

Duke Football Radio Show and Tailgate Dinner at Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club

6 p.m.

Sip & Stitch with Snuggly Monkey at The Durham Hotel

Vinyl Night with DJ Deckades at Gizmo Brew Works

Adult Coloring Night at Hi-Wire Brewing

Gentle Yoga Flow at ReCity Network

Music Bingo Night at Glass Jug Downtown

Glass Jog Run Club - Spring Series at The Glass Jug Beer Lab

Women on the Wall at Triangle Rock Club - Durham

BYOV w/ Jaffar (Bring Your Own Vinyl Night) at Rubies on Five Points

7 p.m.

Karaoke Night at the bar @DBCo

Trivia at Beer Study Durham (back room)

Not Rocket Science Trivia at DSSOLVR Durham

Video Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery

7:30 a.m.

North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra at Sharp Nine Gallery

8 p.m.

Steve Hackett: Genesis Greats, Lamb Highlights & Solo North American Tour 2025 at The Carolina Theatre

Terror Tuesdays: Halloween Movie Nights at Ponysaurus Brewing Co.

Cole Pulice, with Nathan Bowles at The Pinhook

Wednesday, October 29

10 a.m.

Durham Community Day at Museum of Life and Science

10:30 a.m.

Halloween Storytime on the Roof at The Durham

11 a.m.

Guided Tour of Pauli Murray's Childhood Home at Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice

3 p.m.

Durham Farmers’ Market at Pavilion at Durham Central Park

4 p.m.

Whiskey Wednesday at Alley Twenty Six

5 p.m.

Wine Wednesday! Free Wine Tasting at Beer Study Durham

6 p.m.

Take a walk on The Broadside: A Durham Walking Tour at WUNC Studios

Free South Durham Rockstar Connect Networking Event at Carolina Hemp Hut - Durham

6:30 p.m.

Crank Arm DURHAM Wednesday Night Ride at Crank Arm Brewing Durham

Trivia Night at The Glass Jug Beer Lab - RTP

7 p.m.

Hammered Trivia at Hi Wire brewing

Signature Wine Tasting at Zinc House Winery & Brewery

Trivia Night at Mystic Farm & Distillery

Music Bingo at Ponysaurus Brewing Co.

Music Bingo at the bar @DBCo

Brett Chambers Open Mic at The Blue Note Grill

Old School Bingo Night – Every Wednesday Night at DSSOLVR

Music Mashup Trivia at Fizzwerks

Pinball Tournament at Boxcar Arcade

7:30 p.m.

English Country Dance at Reality Center

8 p.m.

Andmoreagain Presents: Pretty Jane at Rubies on Five Points

Air Hockey Tournament at Boxcar Arcade

Karaoke at Moon Dog Meadery

9 p.m.

Last Wednesdays: Velvet Disco DJ Sets with Lex Nell at The Velvet Hippo

Thursday, October 30

5:30 p.m.

Walking Club with Bull City Strollers at Glass Jug Downtown

6 p.m.

Magick Makers Pop-Up at The Durham Hotel

Barks & Boo-ze: Halloween Dog Costume Contest at Liberty & Plenty Distillery

Boos, Books, and Cigars at Lula and Sadie’s

Durham Arts & Culture Candidates Forum at NorthStar Church of the Arts

Vinyl Night with DJ Deckades at Gizmo Brew Works

Dungeons n' Drafts at DSSOLVR Durham

6:30 p.m.

AfterHours: Science of Fear at Museum of Life and Science

Decolonizing Yoga at Duke Park

Sapphic Happy Hour at Zeitgeist Gallery & Bar

Boulders & Brews Meetup at Triangle Rock Club - Durham

7 p.m.

Duke Women's Soccer v. Clemson at Freeman Field

Thursday Trivia at Baryo

Crank Arm Durham Presents: Level up and Sip at Crank Arm Brewing Durham

Trivia Night at Beer Tooth Taproom

Board Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery

Eagles Nest Jam featuring NCCU Jazz at Missy Lanes

Hammered Trivia at Durty Bull Brewing

7:30 p.m.

TJ Maiani Quintet at Sharp Nine Gallery

Rachel Blau Duplessis Poetry Reading at Pink Parlor - Duke University East Campus

Weakened Friends / Rodeo Boys / em gee at The Pinhook

Trivia Night w/Big Slow Tom at Clouds Brewing Brightleaf Square

8 p.m.

Music Trivia Bingo with Stormie Daie! at The Velvet Hippo

Queer-Eoke at Club ERA

Friday, October 31

Events at Club Era

• 7-10 p.m. - Pregame Fridays!
  
  
• 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. - Freaky Fridays

10 a.m.

Tasting at Counter Culture Coffee

11 a.m.

Artist Talk: Peter Schmid at Hamilton Hill Jewelry in Brightleaf Square

12 p.m.

Friday Co-Working Social at The Glass Jug Downtown

3 p.m.

Book or Treat with Book Harvest at Book Harvest Family Space

4 p.m.

Boxcar Halloween Party at Boxcar Bar + Arcade

5 p.m.

ZincHouse Halloween Party at ZincHouse Winery & Brewery

Delta Zeta Sigma - Trunk or Treat at W.G. Pearson Magnet Elementary School

Halloween Pet Costume Party at Ment Beverage Co.

5:30 p.m.

Fall-o-ween at Cross Culture at Leesville Road

6 p.m.

NCCU Volleyball v. Morgan State at NCCU

Halloween Party at Durham Beer Garden

The Duke Street Dogs at The Blue Note Grill

Friday Night Live Music on the Lawn at Bull McCabe's Irish Pub

6:30 p.m.

Duke Volleyball v. Pitt at Cameron Indoor Stadium

7 p.m.

The Get Down: Halloween Edition at The Durham

Tobacco Road Presents: Soul Cypher at Missy Lane’s Assembly Room

8 p.m.

Clack & Groove: A Halloween Paint, Sip, And Soul Line Dance Party at Wine & Design Durham

Deep Creeps Halloween Party at Queenys and Kingfisher

TV Show Lip Sync Competition at Glass Jug Downtown

9 p.m.

Bull Moon Rising Beer Release and Scaryaoke Party at Flying Bull Restaurant and Brewery

Howl At The Moon: A Blacklight Halloween Party! at The Velvet Hippo

The Wizard of Ozzy Dance Party at Rubies on Five Points

Halloween Weekend Costume Party at Unscripted Durham

Hush Hush Improv Comedy at Mettlesome Theatre

Well Seasoned - comedy at Mettlesome Theatre

Karaoke at Flying Bull Beer Company Taproom

10 p.m.

GAG to Death! Pt. IV at Durham Fruit

Halloween Party: Dancing with the Phantoms at The Pinhook

Saturday, November 1

Guided Walking Tours with Triangle Adventures

• 2 p.m. - Historic Downtown Durham Walking Tour
• 4 p.m. - Durham African American History Tour
• 6 p.m. - Downtown Durham True Crime Tour

8 a.m.

South Durham Farmer's Market at Hub RTP

Durham Farmers’ Market at Pavilion at Durham Central Park

parkrun Durham at Southern Boundaries Park

10 a.m.

A Festival of Fabulous Mums at Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Sensory-Friendly Trunk or Treat at Kind Behavioral Health - RTP

Jazz Brunch at Lula & Sadie's

11 a.m.

Duke Wrestling v. Sacred Heart at Cameron Indoor Stadium

Storytime at Barnes and Noble New Hope Commons: Kids Stage

Drop-In Make Your Own Body Fragrance at Bright Black.

11:30 a.m.

Barrels of Fun Brewery Tasting w/ Seth at Bull City Solera and Taproom

12 p.m.

ZincHouse 3 year Anniversary Party at ZincHouse Winery & Brewery

North Durham Farmers' Market at Soul Sanctuary

Crafternoons at Gizmo Brew Works

Free Wine Tasting at Wine Authorities

1 p.m.

Kids Build It! at Nailed It DIY Studio Durham

The Art of Us: Cultivating and Celebrating Inner Resilience at Durham Bottling Company

2 p.m.

Fall Native plant Swap at Durham County Main Library

3 p.m.

Shaw Women's Soccer v. Bluefield State at Durham County Memorial Stadium

Casual Chaos 4 Person Silly Smash Bros. Ultimate Casual Video Game Competition at Gizmo Brew Works - Durham Taproom

4 p.m.

Tobacco Road Presents: Screen & Craft at Durham Arts Council

5 p.m.

Ms. Full-Figured North Carolina Pageant at Durham Convention Center

5:30 p.m.

Lobster Night with Cousins Maine Lobster Food Truck at The Glass Jug Beer Lab - RTP

Durham Twilight Market at Golden Belt Campus

6 p.m.

Mystic & Magic presents Distilled Deceptions at Mystic Farm & Distillery Company

7 p.m.

Remey Williams at Missy Lane's Assembly Room

Huzzah! Hot Swing & Jazz at Succotash Southern & Creole Kitchen

Sean Nicholas Savage at The Pinhook

8 p.m.

Outdoor Movie Screening — Drumline at Durham Central Park
Durham Ghost Walk at Fate & Folklore

9 p.m.

Bardo Bloom at Arcana (entrance on Ramseur)

Blind Tigers Live Band Karaoke at Rubies on Five Points

9:30 p.m.

Saturday Night Dance Party at The Velvet Hippo

10 p.m.

Folloween at The Fruit

Drink, Drag, Dance, Repeat! at Club ERA

Sunday, November 2

7 a.m.

RDC Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k, and 5k at The Streets at Southpoint Mall

10 a.m.

BREATHE- An Introductory Breath Work Class at American Underground

Jazz Brunch at Lula & Sadie's

11 a.m.

Durham Underground Market at Durham Central Park

11:30 a.m.

Yoga @ The Winery at Zinc House Winery & Brewer

12 p.m.

Dungeons & Drafts at Glass Jug Downtown

Sunday Dollar Bin Sale for Charity at Rumors Durham

12:15 p.m.

Public Tour of Duke Chapel at Duke University Chapel

12:30 p.m.

The Rock & Roll Playhouse: Plays Music of Taylor Swift & MORE (For kids!) with Halloween Bash! at Motorco Music Hall

1 p.m
Duke Volleyball v. SMU at Cameron Indoor Stadium

NCCU Volleyball v. Coppin State at NCCU

Savory Sunday - Bloody Marys with ALL the Fixins at Liberty & Plenty Distillery

2 p.m.

Jumpin' Mullet Supper at Saltbox Seafood Joint

Hot Wax on Tap at Bright Black.

Hammered Trivia at Durty Bull Brewing Company

3 p.m.

Shaw Women's Soccer v. Allen University at Durham County Memorial Stadium

Earlie E. Thorpe Lecture: Dr. Torren Gatson at Historic Stagville

4 p.m.

Candy & Mead/Cider Pairing Event at Ment Beverage Co.

4:30 p.m.

Dancefulness for Kids! at Durham Arts Council

8 p.m.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at The Carolina Theatre

Running Art Exhibits

Art Exhibition - Sam van Strien: Traces of Displacement at Golden Belt Gallery

• Durham Art Guild presents Traces of Displacement, an exhibition of works by Sam van Strien, developed during his 2024–25 residency at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts in East Tennessee.
• Through rubbings, drawings, laser-cut engravings, and archival texts, van Strien examines the architectural and historical legacy of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). His work reflects on how displacement—of buildings, landscapes, and communities—became a precondition for the accumulation of capital and the reshaping of regional identity.
• A New Deal program that transformed the Tennessee Valley through dams and electrification, the TVA brought both progress and profound loss. Entire towns were submerged, thousands displaced, and vernacular structures uprooted in the name of modernization. Van Strien’s works trace these tensions between infrastructural power and local resilience. Rubbings and engravings of cabins from the Museum of Appalachia, many themselves displaced by flooding, become tactile witnesses to layered histories.
• Screen-printed maps and testimonies appear alongside drawings inspired by Arrowmont’s historic weaving collection, opening dialogues between grids, textures, and material culture in Appalachia. The resulting works interlace architectural impressions, archival fragments, and woven patterns, reflecting on how histories of place are remembered and reimagined.
• Sam van Strien is a visual artist exploring how architecture and capitalism shape urban space. He holds an MFA from Ohio State University and a BA from Central Saint Martins, London. His work has been exhibited internationally, and he will join Indiana University in 2026 as Assistant Professor of Architecture.
• October 26- November 13
• Free

Art Exhibition — Southern Grammar at Ella West Gallery

• A compelling new group exhibition curated by Raleigh-based painter Clarence Heyward featuring work by Jō Baskerville, Jeremy Biggers, and Sam Lao, Southern Grammar explores the legacy, evolution, and unapologetic spirit of the Black South through powerful visual storytelling.
• From Baskerville’s cinematic black-and-white silhouettes, to Biggers’ hyperreal portraits of defiance and dignity, to Lao’s joy-filled tufted works bursting with color and texture—each artist brings a distinct voice to the conversation. Together, their work offers a multifaceted look at identity, memory, and the cultural truths of the American South.
• The exhibition marks Heyward’s curatorial debut and reflects both his eye for emerging excellence and his deep roots in Southern artistic practice.
• Gallery Hours: Thursday–Saturday, 12PM–5PM and by appointment
• August 17-November 15
• Free

Art Exhibition — Beverly McIver’s “Notes to Self: Personal Work 1994-2025” at Craven Allen Gallery

• Notes to Self features a selection of new work, as well as seminal paintings, prints and collages on view for the first time. These works were created as part of Beverly Mclver’s personal practice, exploring themes and techniques that would later appear in some of her most recognizable paintings.
• Beverly McIver lives and works in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Known for her expressive self-portraits and intimate family narratives, her work is held in major collections including the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, the North Carolina Museum of Art, and the Baltimore Museum of Art. She has received numerous honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Rome Prize, and, most recently, election as a National Academician by the National Academy of Design. McIver was the subject of the Emmy®-nominated HBO documentary Raising Renee and in 2022 was celebrated with Full Circle, a traveling retrospective organized by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. She is currently developing an artist residency program, Renny’s Place, in honor of her sister.
• Monday–Friday 9:30 – 6, Saturday 10 – 4
• Reception 9/3, 5-8 p.m.
• Sept. 3-Nov. 15

Jenny Blazing: Beyond at 5 Points Gallery

• 5 Points Gallery is pleased to present "Jenny Blazing: Beyond" an exhibition of abstract landscapes where edges become places of change, where light shifts, colors collide, and new possibilities open. These works push past the familiar, expanding horizons both outward and inward, and invite viewers to see transition not as an ending but as momentum. Rooted in her Carolina surroundings, Blazing’s paintings carry us into spaces of exploration and discovery beyond the known.
• Enjoy the varied works of ten Triangle-based artists in a range of media including painting, sculpture, fused glass, mixed media, and finely crafted furniture.
• Visit 5 Points Gallery in person or online. All work from the exhibition is available for shipping or pickup. Gallery hours: Thursdays & Fridays 5–9pm, Saturdays 1–9pm. Artists are available to talk about the works. For a private viewing, contact us at info@5pointsgallery.com.
• October 16-November 15
• Free

Miler Lagos: The Merx Tree at Rubenstein Arts Center Gallery

• This site-specific installation by Colombian artist and engineer Miler Lagos is made of cardboard boxes collected on Duke’s campus, stacked and carved to resemble the base of a Ceiba tree—an ancient and sacred symbol in Mesoamerican and Amazonian cultures. By reshaping discarded cardboard to its pre-processed arboreal form, Lagos confronts viewers with the hidden cost of commerce.
• With the title, Merx, Latin for “merchandise” and derived from the Roman god Mercury (patron of commerce and communication/divination), Lagos imbues his work with a multi-leveled significance. The reclaimed cardboard evokes global systems of trade and transformation. And the Cieba tree connects the shamanic practice of bridging realms by inserting tobacco leaves into its bark to Duke’s historical entanglement with tobacco as a commodity. In this context, The Merx Tree becomes both a reflection of the global impact of distribution, and a monument to the invisible, often spiritual, networks embedded within it.
• Sept 7- Nov 25
• Free

Art Exhibit — The Disobedient Ones at Frederic Jameson Gallery, Friedl Bldg

• Cornelio Campos and Rodrigo Dorfman, two consolidated visual Latino artists living in North Carolina, come together for their first collaborative exhibit. The exhibit will also feature a forum about art and mobility, guided tours, and a film screening as part of the 2025 North Carolina Latin American Film Festival.
• Campos and Dorfman will be exhibiting new paintings created at the intersection of emerging AI technologies and the ongoing challenges of bearing witness to the (im)migrant Latino experience in the Nuevo South. The Disobedient Ones/Los Desobedientes is an attempt to break the rules, challenge assumptions, and search for new definitions of our humanity in a world whose axis and paradigms appear to be disintegrating before our eyes.
• On view Weekdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Cornelio Campos is a self-trained painter and muralist from Mexico who has resided in Durham, North Carolina, since 1990. His paintings and murals reflect on his indigenous Purépecha roots and his immigrant experience in the United States. Campos has exhibited throughout North Carolina, Colombia, Italy, and Mexico, and his work is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Museum. He is the first Latino to receive a North Carolina Heritage Award.
• Opening: September 20, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  Film Screening: October 4, 6:00 PM
  Forum: October 11 and 12 (TBA)
  Guided Tour: November 7th (TBA)
  Closing Party: December 12. 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
• September 29- December 12

Art Exhibit — Sherman Fleming: Unsettled at Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University

• Known for his provocative performances, Sherman Fleming (b. 1953), is an influential multimedia artist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This focused survey gathers works spanning forty years of Fleming’s career, presenting paintings, drawings, ephemera, and documentation of his performances made between 1978–2019.
• Fleming’s works are demonstrations of perseverance, self-control, and conviction. The artist’s main medium is his body, which he uses in myriad ways. His endurance performances span hours and even months and include walking through Philadelphia for a day while carrying an eight-foot-tall wooden phallus along with spending a year wearing a noose—objects purposely chosen as material reminders of racial and sexual stereotypes of Black masculinity as well as the ongoing trauma of racialized terrorism in the United States.
• The unsettling nature of his work pushes the boundaries of discomfort as the imagery features both difficult subjects and unresolved compositions. Overall, Fleming’s complex practice is connected through his relentless processes that consistently expand the horizons of what art can be and how it may be experienced on paper, canvas, in a gallery, in a theatre, or even live on the street. Through his innovative explorations of identity, the artist’s messaging continues to resonate in profound ways, many years after its making.
• Tu-Sa 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Su 12-5 p.m.
  
• September 29- January 18

Art Exhibition — Human Landscapes, the Mystery of the Mark at NCCU Art Museum

• North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and the Eric Kelly Museum are proud to announce a major exhibition celebrating the extraordinary work of NCCU alumnus Dr. Eric A.W. Kelly III, founder of the Kelly Worldwide advertising and marketing Agency and Director of Eric Kelly III Museum, and one of the most transformative abstract expressive artists of our time. Running from October 23, 2025, through January 4, 2026, the exhibition, Human Landscapes: The Mystery of the mark, presents a groundbreaking fusion of color, sound, and emotional storytelling through more than 50 paintings spanning seven decades of artistic mastery. In this groundbreaking exhibit, Dr. Kelly will be showing some of his early masterpieces from his days at NCCU, leading up to his present style called neo-abstract expressive.
• Dr. Eric Kelly III’s visionary style—marked by bold black lines, synesthetic color experiences, and deeply expressive portraiture—has shaped a new visual language that bridges abstraction and identity. A 1982 graduate of NCCU’s Visual Communications program and the university’s first Art Scholarship recipient, Dr. Kelly returns to his alma mater to debut a multisensory journey that explores the human condition through dynamic compositions, vivid colors, original music scores, and shares his new movie documentary “Human Landscapes” during the exhibition.
• Opening Reception: Join in on Wednesday, October 23, 2025, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the NCCU Art Museum for an immersive opening celebration. Guests will have the rare opportunity to meet Dr. Kelly, view interactive light and sound installations, and experience a live screening of his new documentary, Human Landscapes.
• This event is free and open to the public. RSVP FOR ART TOURS 919-308-9090
• October 22- January 4

Coming into Focus: A Snapshot of Photography at Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University

• Recently the Nasher has added over 2,000 photographs to its collection, including works by the best-known practitioners from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, such as Edouard Baldus, Ilse Bing, Henri Cartier-Bresson, André Kertész, Arthur Rothstein, Nadar, and Edward Weston. Coming into Focus: A Snapshot of Photography at the Nasher celebrates these gifts and other acquisitions, highlighting a sampling of gems and
  illuminating a bright future of continued collecting and presenting of photography in innovative and ambitious ways.
• July 28- January 1
• Free

Art Exhibition — Labor&Materials and The Intuitionist at 21c Museum Hotel Durham

• 21c Durham is unveiling two new exhibitions with Labor & Materials and The Intuitionist. The exhibitions feature a thematic group exhibition of 67 multi-media artworks by 40 artists from across the globe exploring the evolution of industry and labor in the 21st century and a two-person exhibition of paintings by Atlanta-based artist Xavier Daniels and Toronto-based artist Natia Lemay.
  
• June 12- May 31
• Free