History Events in Durham

Check out happening history events all around Durham, NC

Hamilton (Touring)

Wed, 20 May at 07:30 pm DPAC

Friends of Durham Library present: Sarah Vowell at Library Fest 2026

Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm Durham County Main Library Free

Daniel Haller’s THE DUNWICH HORROR (1970)

Fri, 24 Apr at 05:00 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

Celebrating Grant Street: A Community Documentary Preview

Sat, 18 Apr at 03:00 pm Hayti Heritage Center Free

Jennie Livingston’s PARIS IS BURNING (1990)

Fri, 26 Jun at 05:20 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

Terence Fisher’s DRACULA: PRINCE OF DARKNESS: 60th Anniversary!

Sat, 25 Apr at 02:10 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

Michael Reeves’s WITCHFINDER GENERAL (1968)

Fri, 24 Apr at 03:10 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

Half a Loaf: Reform and the Whites-Only Immigration Régime, 1965 to 2025

Thu, 16 Apr at 05:30 pm Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University Free

History of Gardening - Hattie Meadows Gardening School

Sat, 23 May at 10:00 am Durham County Library - Stanford L. Warren Branch Library Free

Field Trip: Museum of Life and Science

Wed, 03 Jun at 10:00 am Museum of Life and Science

BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions

Thu, 18 Jun at 06:00 pm Nasher Museum of Art Free

Dance Blues Friday - 4/3/2026

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

The Purple Party - 4/17/2026

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

PBS North Carolina Screening of THE LIBRARIANS

Sat, 25 Apr at 12:00 pm Durham County Main Library Free

Stumbling Stones: The John Rosenberg Story

Mon, 13 Apr at 07:00 pm 1937 W Cornwallis Rd, Durham, NC 27705-5707, United States

Dance Blues Friday - 5/01/2026

Fri, 01 May at 08:00 pm Triangle Dance Studios

Old Hillsborough Road Market

Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am 4409 Bennett Memorial Rd, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27705

Finding the Jasmine Again and Again

Sat, 18 Apr at 09:00 am Avila Center for Community Leadership

In the Bennett House: Sherman & Johnston's Surrender Meeting

Sat, 25 Apr at 11:30 am 4409 Bennett Memorial Rd Free

Founder's Day: A Celebration of the Stories that Shaped Our Community

Tue, 31 Mar at 02:00 pm Durham Center For Senior Life Free

The Durham Ghost Walk

Sat, 20 Sep Fate & Folklore USD 15

Downtown Durham True Crime Tour

Sat, 10 May Lucky Strike Tower USD 14

Durham African American History Tour

Sat, 10 May CCB Plaza / Main Plaza / Main Square / Downtown USD 14

Downtown Durham African American Historian-Guided Tour

Sat, 03 May at 04:00 pm CCB Plaza USD 18

Downtown Durham Historian-Guided Walking Tour

Sat, 03 May at 02:00 pm Lucky Strike Tower USD 18

Downtown Durham Historian-Guided Tour

Sat, 10 May Lucky Strike Tower USD 14