History Events in Durham

Check out happening history events all around Durham, NC

Hamilton (Touring)

 Sun, 07 Jun at 01:00 pm DPAC

Hamilton (Touring)

 Sun, 31 May at 01:00 pm DPAC

Hamilton (Touring)

 Sat, 23 May at 07:30 pm DPAC

Hamilton (Touring)

 Sun, 14 Jun at 01:00 pm DPAC

Hamilton (Touring)

 Sat, 06 Jun at 07:30 pm DPAC

Hamilton (Touring)

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:30 pm DPAC

Hamilton (Touring)

 Fri, 22 May at 07:30 pm DPAC

Hamilton (Touring)

 Thu, 28 May at 07:30 pm DPAC

Hamilton (Touring)

 Wed, 03 Jun at 07:30 pm DPAC

Melanated Creatives Market

Sat, 21 Feb at 02:00 pm Durham Central Park

The 2026 Black History Month Conference & Black Business Gala

 Sat, 14 Feb at 06:00 pm Durham Convention Center USD 0 to 10,673

Cirque Kalabante

 Mon, 02 Mar at 07:00 pm Carolina Theatre - Durham

Retro Epics Film Series

 Sun, 25 Jan at 02:00 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

Black Laughs Matter Comedy Show

 Sat, 28 Feb at 08:00 pm 103 W Main St USD 13 to 18

RetroClassics Film Series

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:00 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

DurhamNcolor Festival

 Sat, 28 Mar at 12:00 pm 1811 Palmer St Free

2026 Biennial CADD Conference

 Fri, 20 Feb at 08:00 am Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University

Nostalgia for the Light (Patricio Guzmán, 2010)

 Tue, 27 Jan at 07:00 pm Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University

Alfred Hitchcock's FRENZY (1972)

 Sun, 08 Mar at 02:00 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

Guided History Hike - Pump Station Trail

 Sun, 01 Feb at 02:00 pm Eno River State Park, Pump Station Access USD 4

WOQ Crafted By Queens

 Sat, 28 Feb at 02:00 pm 300 N Roxboro St Free

God's Not Dead at Duke University

 Thu, 29 Jan at 07:30 pm Westbrook Divinity Building (Goodson Chapel) Free

Jennie Livingston’s PARIS IS BURNING (1990)

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

Famous Last Drinks Series - Mocktail Edition

 Thu, 29 Jan at 07:00 pm Ment Beverage Co. Free

Retro Silents Film Series

 Wed, 04 Feb at 07:00 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

Home Movie Day Durham 2026

 Sat, 24 Jan at 12:00 pm Durham Public Library- Main

Field Trip: Museum of Life and Science

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

Hamilton (Touring)

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:30 pm DPAC

CBC's 10th Annual Black History Show "The Rhythm of Our Roots"

 Sat, 28 Feb at 05:30 pm C C Spaulding Elementary School USD 18

Cult Your Nights and Garden of Delights Presents: Church Of Betty

 Sat, 24 Jan at 09:00 am Congress Social Bar USD 25 to 71

Sir Walter Raleigh Costume Ball 2026

 Sat, 07 Feb at 05:00 pm Duke Memorial United Methodist Church

CB: Power to the Player Screening in Durham

 Wed, 11 Feb at 06:00 pm Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University USD 0 to 322

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

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

Old Hillsborough Road Market

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

The Durham Ghost Walk

 Sat, 24 Jan 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