Durham North Carolina Entertainment & Events

Special Events

• Elegant Soul Food & Live Entertainment
  1058 West Club Road • Durham, NC 27701
  North Gate Shopping Center
  919-286-3938
  You are invited to a evening of fine dining of elegant soul food and live entertainment featuring Bobby Hinton and special guest. A cash bar will be available and the attire is either formal or semi formal.  more...

Cinema

• Wynnsong 15
  1807 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway • Durham, NC 27705
  919-489-9505
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Night Life

• Shooters II
  3300 Hillsborough Road • Durham, NC 27705
  Historic Brightleaf District
  919-383-4360
  This popular bar serves subs, pizza, and barbecue plus features a billiards table, a foosball table, karaoke, and an old country jukebox. Thursday nights are "Bike Nike" and includes free food and line dance lessons, while live entertainment is always provided on Friday and Saturday nights.

Plays & Productions

• Carolina Theatre, The
  309 West Morgan Street • Durham, NC 27701
  919-560-3040
  The best in live music, films, and plays are performed at this historic 1926 performance hall that is one of the last remaining 13 original theatres in Durham and is the only historic theatre in the country to have two fully operating state-of-the-art cinemas.  more...

• Manbites Dog Theater Company
  703 Foster Street • Durham, NC 27702
  919-682-3343
  Founded in 1987, this professional nonprofit theater company produces new and challenging theatrical events throughout the year that showcases developing playwrights, directors, and actors. more...

Festivals & Fairs

• CenterFest
  Downtown Durham
  919-560-2722
  One of the largest and oldest street-arts festivals in the area, this annual September, two day festival features over 130 juried artists, a variety of musical groups, live entertainment, food, and fun for the whole family. more...

• Festival for the Eno
  5101 North Roxboro Road • Durham, NC 27702
  West Point on the Eno City Park
  919-477-4549
  One of the premiere Independence Day celebrations in the region, this three day festival features arts and crafts, exhibits, displays, and live entertainment on the banks of the scenic Eno River. more...

• Independence Day Festival
  Wallace Wade Stadium, Duke West Campus
  919-560-4355
  Celebrate patriotism and civic pride during this festival that includes live entertainment and the most spectacular fireworks display in the area.

• World Beer Festival
  Durham Athletic Park, Corporation Street
  919-530-8150
  Over 300 beer vendors from all over the country, as well as from local restaurants, will be on hand during this unique festival that includes an array of family entertainment, vendors, and live music by local and regional artists. more...

• Tobacco Harvest and Hornworm Arts Festival
  2828 Duke Homestead Road • Durham, NC 27705
  919-477-5498
  In the morning, experience traditional tobacco farming and the Little River Cloggers. Enter the hornworm race or the MoonPie eating contest at mid-day. In the afternoon, enjoy Piedmont blues played by legendary musician John Dee Holeman, and witness the only tobacco auction left in Durham. Through the day, browse the booths of 23 local artists. Bring your instrument for the bluegrass jam session at 3 p.m. The festival will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 4 p.m.  more...

Sporting Events

• Durham Bulls Baseball Club
  409 Blackwell Street • Durham, NC 27701
  919-687-6500
  A baseball club made famous by the movie "Bull Durham," this Triple-A baseball team are the International League affiliates of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. more...

• Carolina Cobras
  4222 Emperor Boulevard, Suite 335 • Durham, NC 27703
  919-281-0400
  This Arena Football League provides exciting and entertaining arena league football games from January to May. more...