Go out in
Downtown Durham.
Concerts, games, comedy, theater and more.
This weekend
See everythingDurham Farmer' Market
Durham Central Park · 8:00 AM
Death Becomes Her
DPAC · Through Nov 15
Durham Farmer' Market
Durham Central Park · 8:00 AM
Multi-Sensory Environment Open House
Durham County Library - Main Library · 10:30 AM
This Week In the Lab: Breakerspace
Durham County Library - Main Library · 11:00 AM
Duke Ballet & Books
Durham County Library - Main Library · 12:00 PM
Acting Workshop
Durham County Library - Main Library · 2:00 PM
Moonchild: The Life and Music of Yusuf Salim
Durham County Library - Main Library · 3:00 PM
SINGamajig
Mettlesome · 4:00 PM
Liberty Arts Iron Pour
Durham Central Park · 4:00 PM
The Lottery
Mettlesome · 5:00 PM
Bull City Press Presents
Mettlesome · 5:45 PM
Parties for the Park: Iron Pour Viewing Party
Durham Central Park · 6:00 PM
Show And Tell & Pivot Point
Mettlesome · 7:00 PM
RED LEATHER
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
The Racket - Indie Comedy ft. Baton Pass & Dare to Art
Mettlesome · 8:00 PM
Girlhood
Mettlesome · 9:00 PM
The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle: Opera FM
Carolina Theatre of Durham · 3:30 PM
GIANT ROBOT FIGHT CLUB
Mettlesome · 7:00 PM
GREG FREEMAN
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Library Taskmaster!
Durham County Library - Main Library · 6:00 PM
Trivia Night Mondays
Ponysaurus Brewing · 6:30 PM
WE ARE SCIENTISTS : 20th Anniversary of 'With Love and Squalor'
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Fall Craft Adventures for Kids!
Durham County Library - Main Library · 3:30 PM
Reading Time with Ms. Chloe
Durham County Library - Main Library · 4:00 PM
Theory of Change Film Screening
Durham County Library - Main Library · 5:00 PM
Pints & Pups Adoption Event
Ponysaurus Brewing · 6:30 PM
BEAT
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Los Gaiteros De San Jacinto, Fruko, and Carmelo Torres Present MADRE CUMBIA
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Baby and Me Lapsit Time
Durham County Library - Main Library · 10:30 AM
GIS Day: learn about maps and geography
Durham County Library - Main Library · 5:00 PM
Evening Family Storytime
Durham County Library - Main Library · 5:30 PM
Velvet Rewind R&B Wednesdays with Jorden The DJ
The Velvet Hippo · 6:00 PM
COYOTES!
Durham County Library - Main Library · 6:00 PM
Daniel Sloss: BITTER
Carolina Theatre of Durham · 7:00 PM
Batala Drumming Practice
The Pavilion · 7:00 PM
Music Bingo Wednesdays
Ponysaurus Brewing · 7:00 PM
DONNY BENÉT
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Storytime with Ms. Chloe
Durham County Library - Main Library · 10:30 AM
Laser Cut Your Own Leather Bookmark
Durham County Library - Main Library · 4:00 PM
FestiBull of Lights
Durham Bulls Athletic Park · 5:30 PM
NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Harold Night
Mettlesome · 7:30 PM
Trivia with Arturo!
Fullsteam Brewery · 7:30 PM
Please Don't Destroy: LIVE
Carolina Theatre of Durham · 8:00 PM
THE BAD PLUS
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Free Improv Jam
Mettlesome · 8:30 PM
Caring for the Caregiver: Stress Management, Self-Care, and Mental Health
Durham County Library - Main Library · 1:30 PM
Main's Teen Gaming Area
Durham County Library - Main Library · 2:00 PM
Foodie Fare
Durham Central Park · 5:30 PM
Third Friday: Dr. Omar H. Ali on Black Voters in the South
Museum of Durham History · 6:00 PM
Mahalia Jackson, Moving On Up a Little Higher: A Social Justice Conversation
Durham County Library - Main Library · 6:30 PM
CHASE PETRA
Motorco Music Hall · 7:00 PM
A Drag Queen Christmas
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Newt Work Comedy Presents: Gobble Mia!
Mettlesome · 7:00 PM
The Monti: Dirty Little Secrets
Carolina Theatre of Durham · 8:00 PM
Broken Records: Musical Improv
Mettlesome · 8:00 PM
Hush Hush
Mettlesome · 9:00 PM
Femme Friday DJ Dance Party with DJ Most Wanted
The Velvet Hippo · 9:30 PM
Advanced Study: JTS Brown Class Showcase
Mettlesome · 10:00 PM
Nature Writing Workshop
Durham County Library - Main Library · 10:00 AM
Ponysaurus Wonderland Lighting & Fun Run
Ponysaurus Brewing · Through Nov 21
Dying on Our Terms: Medical Aid in Dying, Palliative Care, and the Right to Choose
Durham County Library - Main Library · 1:00 PM
Fantastic Mr. Fox & Feasting
Durham County Library - Main Library · 2:00 PM
Documentary Screening of "The Blinding of Isaac Woodard"
Durham County Library - Main Library · 3:30 PM
Holiday Tree Lighting
CCB Plaza · 4:00 PM
T.J. Mannix in LimboLand
Mettlesome · 5:00 PM
Secret Society Improv Show
Mettlesome · 6:00 PM
CAROLINE
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Bull For Initiative: A Live Play D&D Show
Mettlesome · 8:00 PM
Alex Edelman: What Are You Going To Do
Carolina Theatre of Durham · 8:00 PM
Saturday Night Dance Party with Jorden The DJ
The Velvet Hippo · 9:30 PM
heavens to betsy
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Kidney Smart Education Class
Durham County Library - Main Library · 1:00 PM
Annual Pre-Thanksgiving Dance Party with Jorden The DJ
The Velvet Hippo · 6:00 PM
'Twas the Night Before...
DPAC · Through Dec 6
Thanksgiving at The Durham
The Durham Hotel · 11:00 AM
Cirque du Soleil | 'Twas The Night Before
Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) · 1:00 PM
Will Backerman
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
The Racket - Indie Comedy ft. Chatty Yeti & Spaghetti Warehouse
Mettlesome · 8:00 PM
Friday Night SHIFT Dance Party with DJ Nar
The Velvet Hippo · 9:30 PM
Cirque du Soleil | 'Twas The Night Before
East of Texas · 1:00 PM
The Racket - Indie Comedy ft. All My Beautiful & Out to Lunch
Mettlesome · 5:00 PM
The Holiday PUN-CH Bowl Competition
Mettlesome · 6:00 PM
Show And Tell ft. Show Us Your Teeth
Mettlesome · 7:00 PM
Golden Age Presents: Home for the Holidays
Mettlesome · 9:00 PM
Durham Underground Market
Durham Central Park · 11:00 AM
MOTORCO HOLIDAY RECORD FAIR
Motorco Music Hall · 12:00 PM
Meet & Mingle Mixer
The Velvet Hippo · 2:00 PM
ATC Tower Lighting
American Tobacco Campus · 5:00 PM
Holiday Music Series: Bell Durham
The Durham Hotel · 6:00 PM
PRETTY SICK
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
KAIRA BA
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Family Saturday: Joshua Lozoff: Life is Magic
Carolina Theatre of Durham · 11:00 AM
Maria Bamford 2026
Carolina Theatre of Durham · 7:30 PM
CAN'T FEEL MY FACE : 2010s PARTY
Motorco Music Hall · 9:00 PM
Pony Ride Second Tuesdays of the Month
Ponysaurus Brewing · 6:30 PM
The Bodyguard
DPAC · Through Dec 13
The Holiday Market
The Durham Hotel · 6:00 PM
Santa on the Roof
The Durham Hotel · 10:00 AM
THE WUSSES
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Holiday Music Series: United Strings of Color
The Durham Hotel · 8:00 PM
Theatre in the Park's A Christmas Carol
DPAC · Through Dec 20
Tacky Christmas Sweater Party with Triangle Gay Men's Chorus on the Roof
The Durham Hotel · 7:30 PM
KING BUFFALO
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Miracle Road Author Talk and Book Signing
Museum of Durham History · 6:00 PM
Chessa Rich & Anne-Claire's Christmastacular
Motorco Music Hall · 7:00 PM
STRAIGHT NO CHASER
DPAC · 7:00 PM
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
DPAC · 7:00 PM
MAMMA MIA!
DPAC · Through Jan 3
NYE EDITION! Hot in Herre : 2000's Dance Party
Motorco Music Hall · 9:30 PM
Koo Koo
Motorco Music Hall · 1:00 PM
Tig Notaro
DPAC · 7:00 PM
DES ROCS
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
The String Cheese Incident
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Deon Cole
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert
DPAC · Through Jan 30
Crooked Fingers
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Jay Leno
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Chicago
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Waitress
DPAC · Through Feb 7
PITBULL RAVE
Motorco Music Hall · 10:00 PM
Twilight in Concert
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Ali Wong Live
DPAC · Through Feb 13
THE LEMONHEADS
Motorco Music Hall · 8:30 PM
RuPaul's Drag Race
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Joe Russo's Almost Dead
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Wild Kratts Live
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Bluey's Big Play
DPAC · Through Feb 28
CHRISTIAN KURIA : EAST TOUR
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Jeff Dunham
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Get the Led Out
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Ruby Waters : Suppre$$ions North America Tour
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Hadestown
DPAC · Through Mar 7
Martin Sexton : Live Wide Open Tour
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
NEEDTOBREATHE
DPAC · 7:00 PM
VNV NATION
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Bianca Del Rio
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Nashville Songwriters
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Matteo Lane
DPAC · 7:00 PM
WINONA FIGHTER
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Sonic Live In Concert
DPAC · 7:00 PM
DeathbyRomy : FEVER TOUR
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Fonseca
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Comehelpglo : Who's Whybie? Tour
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Durham Bulls vs. Nashville Sounds
Durham Bulls (home games) · 6:35 PM
Brit Floyd
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Iliza Shlesinger
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Durham Bulls vs. Rochester Red Wings
Durham Bulls (home games) · 11:05 AM
WICKED
DPAC · Through Apr 18
My New Band Believe
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Durham Bulls vs. Norfolk Tides
Durham Bulls (home games) · 11:05 AM
JOHN SPLITHOFF
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Vincent Lima
Motorco Music Hall · 7:30 PM
GYEDU-BLAY AMBOLLEY (RESCHEDULED FROM SEP. 25th!)
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Jeff Arcuri
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Eric Andre
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Durham Bulls vs. Columbus Clippers
Durham Bulls (home games) · 11:05 AM
THE SHEEPDOGS : OUT ALL NIGHT TOUR
Motorco Music Hall · 7:30 PM
Earth, Wind & Fire
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Lizzy McAlpine
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Hudson Freeman
Motorco Music Hall · 8:00 PM
Operation Mincemeat
DPAC · Through May 16
NEEBS GAMING : SPRING BREAK 2027 LIVE
Motorco Music Hall · 7:00 PM
Phantom of the Opera
DPAC · Through Jun 6
Durham Bulls vs. Memphis Redbirds
Durham Bulls (home games) · 6:35 PM
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Travis Tritt 2027
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Durham Bulls vs. Worcester Red Sox
Durham Bulls (home games) · 6:35 PM
Durham Bulls vs. Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Durham Bulls (home games) · 6:35 PM
Just In Time
DPAC · Through Jul 18
Durham Bulls vs. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
Durham Bulls (home games) · 6:35 PM
Durham Bulls vs. Gwinnett Stripers
Durham Bulls (home games) · 6:35 PM
Donny Osmond
DPAC · 7:00 PM
The Rocket Man Show
DPAC · 7:00 PM
Jimmy Carr
DPAC · 7:00 PM
On now: exhibits and runs
Coming up at DPAC
Death Becomes Her
From $55BEAT
NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet
A Drag Queen Christmas
'Twas the Night Before...
The Bodyguard
From $50Theatre in the Park's A Christmas Carol
From $35STRAIGHT NO CHASER
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
MAMMA MIA!
From $50Tig Notaro
The String Cheese Incident
Close by, in Durham, Carrboro
Um Lobo Entre os Cisnes (A Wolf Among Swans)
Duke Arts
Saturdaze: DJ Marrs
BeatBox Stage
unEarth Body Care: BLEND & GLOW: Mini DIY Nature-infused Body Oil Workshop
PopBox
Le Weekend 20th Anniversary Show + Late Model + The Wigg Report + DJ Matt Welborn
Shadowbox Studio
Woody Ethnobotany
Duke Gardens-Pelham-Cullen Classroom in the Barnes Welcome Center
Comparsa
Duke Arts
Duke University String School: Violin and Cello Choir Concert
Duke Arts
Adult Workshops: Botanical Still Life Drawing
Museum of Life and Science
Witch by Jen Silverman
Duke ArtsFaculty Recital: Gabriel Richard, The Three Bs
Duke Arts
Intro to Quietude: An Exploration of Meditation and the Inner Life
Duke Arts
Cat's Cradle Presents Greg Freeman
Motorco Music HallPlaces in Downtown Durham
- Durham Bulls (home games)Baseball stadium · 60 coming up
- DPACPerforming arts center · 46 coming up
- American Tobacco CampusMixed-use campus · 44 coming up
- Motorco Music HallMusic venue · 37 coming up
- Durham County Library - Main LibraryLibrary · 25 coming up
- MettlesomeComedy theater · 25 coming up
- Ponysaurus BrewingBrewery · 19 coming up
- Durham Central ParkPark · 8 coming up
- Carolina Theatre of DurhamHistoric theater and cinema · 7 coming up
- The Durham HotelHotel and rooftop bar · 7 coming up
- The Velvet HippoBar and dance club · 7 coming up
- Fullsteam BreweryBrewery · 3 coming up
- Museum of Durham HistoryHistory museum · 2 coming up
- Downtown Durham, Inc.Downtown organization · 1 coming up
- Full Frame Documentary Film FestivalFilm festival
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