Performing-arts Events in Durham

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

Santana

 Thu, 02 Apr at 07:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Joe Bonamassa at Durham Performing Arts Center

 Fri, 13 Mar Durham Performing Arts Center

Hamilton at Durham Performing Arts Center

 Wed, 20 May at 07:30 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Hamilton (Touring)

 Wed, 27 May at 07:30 pm DPAC

Hamilton

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

David Byrne Tickets

Tue, 12 May at 08:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Bill Burr Live

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:30 pm DPAC

Chelsea Handler at Durham Performing Arts Center

 Sat, 02 May at 08:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Joe Bonamassa

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Bert Kreischer "Permission To Party Tour" Tickets Durham Performing Arts Center NC DPAC

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm 123 Vivian St, Durham, NC 27701-3637, United States

Hamilton (Touring)

 Wed, 20 May at 07:30 pm DPAC

Alison Krauss at Durham Performing Arts Center

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

An Evening with Nick Offerman - Big Woodchuck at Durham Performing Arts Center

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Alice Cooper

 Tue, 28 Apr at 11:30 pm DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center

David Byrne

 Sun, 10 May at 07:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Harry Connick Jr at Durham Performing Arts Center

 Sun, 05 Jul at 07:30 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Dancing With The Stars - Live

 Sun, 15 Mar at 08:00 pm DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center

Santana: Oneness Tour 2026

 Fri, 03 Apr at 08:00 pm DPAC

The Simon and Garfunkel Story at Durham Performing Arts Center

 Thu, 12 Mar Durham Performing Arts Center

Tori Amos at Durham Performing Arts Center

 Mon, 20 Jul Durham Performing Arts Center

Harry Connick Jr.

 Sat, 04 Jul Durham Performing Arts Center

Dancing with the Stars - Live at Durham Performing Arts Center

 Sun, 15 Mar at 04:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Tori Amos

 Mon, 20 Jul at 11:30 pm DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center

David Spade: I Got A Feel For It

 Fri, 27 Mar at 08:00 pm DPAC

Bill Burr Live

 Wed, 08 Apr at 10:30 pm DPAC

Joe Bonamassa

 Sat, 14 Mar at 12:00 am DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center

An Evening With David Byrne - Who is the Sky Tour

 Tue, 12 May at 08:00 pm DPAC

The Great Gatsby Musical at Durham Performing Arts Center

 Tue, 05 May at 07:30 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Dancing With The Stars: Live! - 2026 Tour

 Sun, 15 Mar at 04:00 pm DPAC

Stereophonic (Touring)

 Tue, 17 Mar DPAC

Harry Connick Jr.

 Sun, 05 Jul at 11:30 pm DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center

Floetry, Raheem DeVaughn, Teedra Moses in Durham

 Sun, 26 Apr at 07:00 pm DPAC

The Notebook - The Musical

 Mon, 13 Jul at 07:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Biscuits & Banjos presents: Rhiannon Giddens' Beloved Community

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm DPAC

The Great Gatsby (Touring)

 Tue, 05 May DPAC

The Notebook - The Musical at Durham Performing Arts Center

 Tue, 14 Jul at 07:30 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Blackberry Smoke at Durham Performing Arts Center

 Fri, 10 Jul at 08:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Hannah Berner (Rescheduled from 1/31/26)

 Sat, 11 Apr at 11:30 pm DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center

Joe Bonamassa

 Fri, 13 Mar at 08:00 pm DPAC

David and Tamela Mann: The Love & Relationship Tour

 Sun, 19 Apr at 07:00 pm DPAC

International Championship of High School A Cappella Semifinals at Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall

Tori Amos: In Times of Dragons Tour

 Mon, 20 Jul at 07:30 pm DPAC

The Notebook (Touring)

 Tue, 14 Jul DPAC

Marsha Ambrosius in Durham

 Sun, 26 Apr at 07:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm Carolina Theatre - Durham

Parking The Notebook - The Musical - Durham

 Tue, 14 Jul at 11:30 pm DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center

Benny Feldman: Standup Comedy at Mettlesome

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:30 pm Mettlesome at Golden Belt USD 29

Turn the Page: A Day of Community

 Sat, 20 Jun at 10:00 am Durty Bull Brewing Company

The Simon & Garfunkel Story (Touring)

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm DPAC

Tommy Castro in Durham

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm The Blue Note Grill

RetroGothic Film Series

 Fri, 24 Apr at 12:00 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

Bear Grease: The Musical

 Thu, 02 Apr at 07:30 pm Reynolds Industries Theater at Duke University

Chamber Orchestra of The Triangle: Music Beyond Borders

 Sat, 02 May at 07:00 pm Carolina Theatre - Durham

Wendell Tabb’s The Third Day

Fri, 17 Apr at 07:30 pm Hillside High School Hornets

2026 Biscuits and Banjos Festival - Monday at Durham Performing Arts Center

 Mon, 27 Apr Durham Performing Arts Center

Third Friday – March 20

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm CCB Plaza

An evening with STEVE FORBERT at Stanczyks

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm stanczyks

Joey Calderazzo Solo Piano & Live Recording Concert

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:30 pm Sharp 9 Gallery

Next to Normal - Paradox Opera (Saturday)

 Sat, 18 Apr at 06:30 pm The Fruit - Durham Fruit & Produce Co

Next to Normal - Paradox Opera (Sunday)

 Sun, 19 Apr at 04:00 pm The Fruit - Durham Fruit & Produce Co

Rhythm and Roots: Shekere + Afro-Cuban Dance

 Sun, 15 Mar at 03:30 pm 410 W Geer Street, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27701

International Championship of High School A Capella Semifinals

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Carolina Theatre - Durham

Huron Stage Presents: Crystal Bright, Grace Lucia, & Liesl Miranda

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:00 pm 2329 Huron St, Durham, NC

Duke University Powwow

 Sat, 18 Apr at 12:00 pm Penn Pavilion

Keith Ganz Quartet

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:30 pm Sharp 9 Gallery

Next to Normal - Paradox Opera (Friday)

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm The Fruit - Durham Fruit & Produce Co

Cult Your Nights Presents: The Factory at Fizzwerks

 Sat, 28 Mar at 08:00 pm Fizzwerks USD 0 to 18

Lizzy Sunshine

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:30 pm Mettlesome at Golden Belt USD 20

Fijͯación Bachata Brunch

 Sun, 08 Mar at 01:00 pm Flying Bull Restaurant and Brewery

Alfred Hitchcock's FRENZY (1972)

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

Sun of Goldfinger w/ Tim Berne, Ches Smith, David Torn

 Thu, 07 May at 07:30 pm Sharp 9 Gallery

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

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

Floetry

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Cirque du Sol-Rave

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm The Fruit - Durham

Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle - Music Beyond Borders at Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall

 Sun, 03 May Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall

Hit The Lights & Major League

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm Motorco Music Hall

Raheleh Filsoofi Artist Talk

 Thu, 02 Apr at 07:00 pm Nasher Museum of Art Free

Twenty Twenties: A Short Film Showcase

 Sat, 28 Mar at 05:00 pm Motorco Music Hall Free

Singing the Song of Songs: 700 Years of a Biblical Love Song

 Sun, 08 Mar at 04:00 pm 401 Chapel Dr, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27708

Ret-Con 2026

 Fri, 06 Mar at 02:00 pm DoubleTree by Hilton Raleigh-Durham Airport at Research Triangle Park

PBS North Carolina Screening of THE INQUISITOR

 Tue, 10 Mar at 06:00 pm Durham County Main Library Free

Michael Reeves’s WITCHFINDER GENERAL (1968)

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

Il Trionfo Del Tempo E Del Disinganno

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm Carolina Theatre - Durham

Richard Brooks’s CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (1958)

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle - Il Trionfo Del Tempo E Del Disinganno at Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:30 pm Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall

ATO @ ZincHouse

 Sat, 27 Jun at 07:00 pm 6225 Wake Forest Hwy, Durham, NC 27703

8-Track Minds at The Blue Note Grill!

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:30 pm The Blue Note Grill

The Huron Stage Presents: Songs Of The Folk w/ Laura Jones & John Gillespie

 Sat, 18 Apr at 06:00 pm 2329 Huron St, Durham, NC

Willy Wonka Jr

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm 1914 South Miami Blvd, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27703

The Price by Arthur Miller

 Sun, 26 Apr at 03:30 pm Shadowbox Studio

Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor’s SAFETY LAST! (1923)

 Wed, 24 Jun at 07:00 pm The Carolina Theatre of Durham

Roland Burnot Quartet

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:30 pm Sharp 9 Gallery

Beaux Mondes--Speakeasy Vintage Swing Jazz

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

Grace Givertz

 Wed, 27 May at 07:00 pm Carolina Theatre - Durham

The DJam--Swinging Gypsy Jazz and More!

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm 3219 Old Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27707

Stereophonic - Durham

 Fri, 20 Mar DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center

Vaat- An Immersive Musical Dialogue by Hardik Chauhan

 Sat, 25 Apr at 04:30 pm Goodson Chapel Duke Divinity School

Biscuits and Banjos Festival - Durham

 Mon, 27 Apr at 11:00 pm DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center

Duke University Chapel Organs and Workshop Crawl

 Sat, 18 Apr at 09:00 am Duke University Chapel

Algorhythm Trio--Jazz

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm 3219 Old Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27707