Performing-arts Events in Durham

Check out happening performing-arts events all around Durham, NC

Boney M. in Durham

Fri, 24 Oct at 08:15 pm Durham Cathedral

Neko Case, Des Demonas in Durham

Sun, 05 Oct at 07:30 pm DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center

Mary Chapin Carpenter, Brandy Clark in Durham

Wed, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center

Josey Scott SALIVA- Rock for a Reason Benefit Concert

Sat, 11 Oct at 07:30 pm Motorco Music Hall

Diana Ross in Durham

Tue, 21 Oct at 08:00 pm DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center

Black Violin: Full Circle Tour

Sat, 08 Nov at 07:30 pm DPAC

Jo Koy: Just Being Koy Tour

Sat, 25 Oct at 08:00 pm DPAC

Michael Gornick’s CREEPSHOW 2 (1987)

Sat, 11 Oct at 04:50 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

Jo Koy at Durham Performing Arts Center

Sat, 25 Oct Durham Performing Arts Center

Día de los Muertos Ofrenda

Fri, 03 Oct at 10:00 am Duke Chapel

The Pink Triangle presents SnoozeFest

Sat, 11 Oct at 09:30 pm Club Era USD 13 to 109

Chad Lawson Cooper’s Justice on Trial Reloaded Off-Broadway Play

Sat, 18 Oct at 06:00 pm World Overcomers Christian Church USD 109

Boz Scaggs in Durham

Thu, 20 Nov at 07:30 pm DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center

Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy: Chapter Two - Durham

Thu, 09 Oct at 06:00 pm Missy Lane's Assembly Room USD 59

Steve Hackett in Durham

Tue, 28 Oct at 08:00 pm Carolina Theatre

ODDVILLE!! Art for The Strangest Timeline.

Sat, 06 Dec at 06:00 pm The Fruit - Durham Fruit & Produce Co

Dance Blues Friday - 10/17/2025

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

The Bridge City Sinners at Durham Fruit Company

Sat, 04 Oct Durham Fruit Company

George Garzone Masterclass

Sat, 04 Oct at 12:00 pm Sharp 9 Gallery

The Sound of Music (Touring)

Wed, 08 Oct at 07:30 pm DPAC

Ritmo Dance Social 2nd Year Anniversary

Sat, 04 Oct at 09:30 pm 4015 University Dr K, Durham, NC 27707

saturdays at your place in Durham

Tue, 11 Nov at 07:30 pm Motorco Music Hall

George Garzone Qt

Sat, 04 Oct at 07:30 pm Sharp 9 Gallery

Neko Case

Sat, 04 Oct at 07:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Brandy Clark, Mary Chapin Carpenter in Durham

Wed, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

SLOW CRUSH w/ Faetooth / NVM at The Fruit

Fri, 03 Oct at 06:30 pm The Fruit - Durham Fruit & Produce Co

Sonic Chambers Quartetc

Sat, 11 Oct at 07:30 pm Sharp 9 Gallery

Nitelife Boogie--Swingin' Sounds of the 40s-60s

Sat, 04 Oct at 07:00 pm 3219 Old Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27707

Kate McGarry, Keith Ganz & Special Guest Gary Versace

Sat, 29 Nov at 07:30 pm 4608 Industry Ln, Ste L, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27713

Dance Blues Friday - 11/07/2025

Fri, 21 Nov at 08:00 pm Triangle Dance Studios

Elvis Costello in Durham

Tue, 30 Sep at 07:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

SIX (Touring)

Sat, 01 Nov at 07:30 pm DPAC

3rd Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Gala

Sat, 18 Oct at 07:00 pm Millennium Hotel Durham USD 0 to 157

Dear Darryl - A Letter to My Father | Durham NC

Sat, 11 Oct at 06:30 pm Durham Arts Council

Milonga Utopia October

Sat, 11 Oct at 08:00 pm Triangle Dance Studios

John Mulaney: Mister Whatever

Sat, 04 Oct at 07:00 pm DPAC

Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience

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

Boney James at Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall

Sat, 01 Nov at 08:00 pm Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall

The Sound of Music (Touring)

Fri, 10 Oct at 07:30 pm DPAC

The Sound of Music (Touring)

Sat, 11 Oct at 02:00 pm DPAC

Vince Gill

Sat, 06 Dec at 07:30 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

HOCUS POCUS & MATILDA

Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

Peter Lamb & the Wolves

Fri, 10 Oct at 07:30 pm Sharp 9 Gallery

Jamie McLean Band at The Blue Note Grill

Fri, 17 Oct at 07:30 pm The Blue Note Grill

PIXEL GRIP w/ Coatie Pop at Motorco Music Hall

Tue, 30 Sep at 07:00 pm Motorco

Dario Argento’s SUSPIRIA (1977)

Sat, 11 Oct at 07:10 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

Black Violin at Durham Performing Arts Center

Sat, 08 Nov Durham Performing Arts Center

TWO DYKES AND A MIC at Motorco Music Hall

Fri, 17 Oct at 06:00 pm Motorco

Clive Carroll in Durham

Thu, 06 Nov at 07:30 pm The Blue Note Grill

Durham Bulls

Tue, 07 Oct at 06:35 pm Durham Bulls Athletic Park

Steve Martin & Martin Short

Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

John Mulaney: Mister Whatever

Sat, 04 Oct at 09:30 pm DPAC

Noah Reid at Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall

Sun, 19 Oct at 07:30 pm Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall

The Sound of Music (Touring)

Thu, 09 Oct at 07:30 pm DPAC

Slim & the Pickups at Yonder

Sat, 18 Oct at 08:00 pm Hillsborough, NC

ZincHouse Presents: Shaun Jay | The Magic Of Innovation

Wed, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm 6225 Wake Forest Hwy., Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27703

Jesus "Aguaje" Ramos & the Buena Vista Orchestra

Thu, 09 Oct at 08:00 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

Ally J--R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk

Fri, 10 Oct at 07:00 pm 3219 Old Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27707

SARIYAH IDAN at Arcana Durham

Sun, 19 Oct at 07:30 pm Arcana

SIX (Touring)

Sat, 01 Nov at 02:00 pm DPAC

The Sound of Music (Touring)

Sun, 12 Oct at 06:30 pm DPAC

Javier & Peiwei Salsa On2 Workshops: World Debut Oct 4th

Sat, 04 Oct at 01:00 pm 4015 University Dr K, Durham, NC 27707

The Ethics of Now with Diane Wilson

Fri, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm Durham Arts Council

Jesus Aguaje Ramos at Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall

Thu, 09 Oct at 08:00 pm Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall

Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet

Sat, 22 Nov at 07:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Wanjiru Kamuyu: Fragmented Shadows

Thu, 09 Oct at 07:30 pm von der Heyden Studio Theater: 2020 Campus Drive Durham, NC 27708

World Ballet Company: Cinderella

Wed, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm Carolina Theatre - Durham

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall

Sun, 26 Oct at 08:00 pm Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall

Dance Blues Friday - 11/07/2025

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

An Evening with The Wailin' Jennys

Thu, 06 Nov at 07:30 pm DPAC

Bass Drum of Death

Thu, 09 Oct at 07:00 pm Motorco Music Hall

Gregory Santa Croce and Science Fiction

Thu, 16 Oct at 07:30 pm Sharp 9 Gallery

Phil Hanley at Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall

Fri, 21 Nov at 08:00 pm Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall

Steven Wilson at Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall

Wed, 08 Oct at 08:00 pm Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall

Jo Koy

Fri, 24 Oct at 07:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

John Carpenter’s IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS: 30th Anniversary

Fri, 10 Oct at 05:00 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

SIX (Touring)

Thu, 30 Oct at 07:30 pm DPAC

Halloween with Dr Captain and the Fleet!!! ☠️👻🎃

Fri, 31 Oct at 07:00 pm Growler Grlz Durham

Mary Chapin Carpenter & Brandy Clark

Tue, 30 Sep at 07:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Joe Robinson LIVE in Durham, NC

Wed, 08 Oct at 07:30 pm Raleigh-Durham, NC, USA

Ernest Turner Trio

Tue, 07 Oct at 07:00 pm Sharp 9 Gallery

PLAYlist Concert Series 2025: Magnolias

Fri, 03 Oct at 06:00 pm Durham Central Park USD 0 to 109

The Sound of Music (Touring)

Sat, 11 Oct at 07:30 pm DPAC

George Garzone Qt

Fri, 03 Oct at 07:30 pm Sharp 9 Gallery

ANGEL DU$T / OVLOV at Motorco Music Hall

Fri, 07 Nov at 07:00 pm Motorco

Steve Martin and Martin Short at Durham Performing Arts Center

Sat, 18 Oct at 04:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Tina - The Tina Turner Musical at Durham Performing Arts Center

Fri, 14 Nov Durham Performing Arts Center

The Sound of Music (Touring)

Sun, 12 Oct at 01:00 pm DPAC

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

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

The Outsiders (Touring)

Sat, 06 Dec at 07:30 pm DPAC

Brian Culbertson in Durham

Sat, 25 Oct at 08:00 pm Carolina Theatre

Tops

Sun, 05 Oct at 07:00 pm Motorco Music Hall

SIX (Touring)

Tue, 28 Oct at 07:30 pm DPAC