History Events in Durham

Check out happening history events all around Durham, NC

Akira Kurosawa’s SANJURO: New 4K DCP!

Sat, 30 Aug at 04:10 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

Dance Blues Friday - 8/29/2025 - 5th Friday!!!!!

 Fri, 29 Aug at 08:00 pm Triangle Dance Studios

Downtown Durham True Crime Tour

 Sat, 16 Aug Lucky Strike Tower USD 14

Akira Kurosawa’s THRONE OF BLOOD: New 4K DCP!

 Fri, 05 Sep at 07:10 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

Dance Blues Friday - 9/19/2025

 Fri, 19 Sep at 08:00 pm Triangle Dance Studios

Open Saturday

 Sat, 23 Aug at 10:00 am 906 Carroll Street, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27701

Dance Blues Friday - 10/03/2025

 Fri, 03 Oct at 08:00 pm Triangle Dance Studios

Downtown Durham Historian-Guided Tour

 Sat, 16 Aug Lucky Strike Tower USD 14

90TH ANNUAL DCABP FOUNDERS DAY BANQUET

 Sat, 16 Aug at 06:00 pm Sheraton Imperial Hotel Raleigh-Durham Airport at Research Triangle Park USD 85 to 15,000

Durham African American History Tour

 Sat, 16 Aug CCB Plaza / Main Plaza / Main Square / Downtown USD 14

Dance Blues Friday - 10/17/2025

 Fri, 17 Oct at 08:00 pm Triangle Dance Studios

RETROCLASSICS FILM SERIES July-Dec 2025

 Wed, 03 Sep at 07:00 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

SIX (Touring)

 Sat, 01 Nov at 02:00 pm DPAC

Akira Kurosawa’s IKIRU: New 4K DCP!

 Fri, 05 Sep at 04:00 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

ANCIENT FOREFATHERS DAY FOR ALI

 Sat, 30 Aug at 11:00 am Solite Park Free

Dance Blues Friday - 11/07/2025

 Fri, 07 Nov at 08:00 pm Triangle Dance Studios

Brightleaf Harvest Day

 Sat, 16 Aug at 10:00 am 2828 Duke Homestead Rd, Durham, NC 27705-2726, United States

RETRO EPICS FILM SERIES July-Dec 2025

 Sun, 31 Aug at 02:00 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

PBS NC Preview Screening—Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect

 Tue, 26 Aug at 06:00 pm NCCU School of Law Free

Our Sacred Stories: a Community Gathering

 Sat, 16 Aug at 01:00 pm 906 Carroll Street, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27701

Dance Blues Friday - 12/05/2025

 Fri, 05 Dec at 08:00 pm Triangle Dance Studios

Stagville Ephraim Hart Line Reunion

Sat, 23 Aug at 01:00 pm Solite Park

Not Dead Yet! - John Cleese and the Holy Grail at 50

 Wed, 01 Oct at 07:30 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

God Said Give 'Em Drum Machines (Director's Cut) @ the Durham Arts Council

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm Durham Arts Council USD 13

North Carolina Museum of History Pop-Up! Durham Farmers Market

 Sat, 13 Sep at 08:00 am Durham Farmers' Market

Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience

 Sat, 25 Oct at 07:30 pm Reynolds Industries Theater: 125 Science Drive Durham, NC 27708

Before the Boom: How the 60s and 70s Rewired the Future of Tattooing

 Sun, 31 Aug at 05:00 pm Welcome Tattoo USD 18

Geer Cemetery Pop-Up Event

 Sat, 23 Aug at 10:00 am 500 W. Main St, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27701

Vintage Base Ball Day at the DAP

 Sat, 27 Sep at 10:30 am Historic Durham Athletic Park USD 7 to 13

Family-led Guided Tour

 Sat, 06 Sep at 10:00 am 906 Carroll Street, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27701

Open Saturday

 Sat, 13 Sep at 10:00 am 906 Carroll Street, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27701

Geer Cemetery Timed Tours

 Sat, 27 Sep at 10:00 am Friends of Geer Cemetery - Durham, NC

God Said Give 'Em Drum Machines (Classroom Cut) @ the Durham Arts Council

 Sun, 14 Sep at 03:00 pm Durham Arts Council USD 13

SIX (Touring)

 Sun, 02 Nov at 01:00 pm DPAC

JAWS: 50th Anniversary

 Fri, 29 Aug at 04:00 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

Tennenhouse-Armstrong Lecture: “The Women on the Stairs: Gesture, Improvisation, Solidarity”

 Tue, 30 Sep at 03:30 pm 314 Allen Building, Duke University West Campus

Free Medieval Combat Training (Durham, NC) Broadsword - Armor - Rapier

 Thu, 03 Apr at 06:00 pm Piney Wood Park Free

Not Dead Yet! John Cleese and The Holy Grail at 50

 Tue, 30 Sep at 07:00 pm Carolina Theatre - Durham