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

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

SatchVai Band - Joe Satriani and Steve Vai at Durham Performing Arts Center

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:30 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

David Byrne Tickets

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

Alison Krauss at Durham Performing Arts Center

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 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

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

Alice Cooper

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

Santana: Oneness Tour 2026

 Fri, 03 Apr at 08:00 pm DPAC

David Byrne

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

Bill Burr Live

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:30 pm DPAC

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

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

Hamilton (Touring)

 Wed, 20 May at 07:30 pm DPAC

Chelsea Handler at Durham Performing Arts Center

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

Jill Scott at Durham Performing Arts Center

 Thu, 18 Jun Durham Performing Arts Center

Jill Scott

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Tori Amos at Durham Performing Arts Center

 Mon, 20 Jul Durham Performing Arts Center

Bill Burr Live

 Wed, 08 Apr at 10:30 pm DPAC

Harry Connick Jr.

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

Harry Connick Jr at Durham Performing Arts Center

 Sun, 05 Jul Durham Performing Arts Center

Tori Amos

 Mon, 20 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

An Evening With David Byrne - Who is the Sky Tour

 Tue, 12 May at 08:00 pm DPAC

Harry Connick Jr.

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

Biscuits & Banjos presents: Rhiannon Giddens' Beloved Community

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm DPAC

The Notebook - The Musical at Durham Performing Arts Center

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

The Great Gatsby Musical at Durham Performing Arts Center

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

The Notebook - The Musical

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

Pat Metheny

 Tue, 15 Sep Carolina Theatre - Durham

Hannah Berner (Rescheduled from 1/31/26)

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

Blackberry Smoke at Durham Performing Arts Center

 Fri, 10 Jul Durham Performing Arts Center

The Great Gatsby (Touring)

 Thu, 07 May at 07:30 pm DPAC

The Notebook (Touring)

 Sat, 18 Jul at 02:00 pm DPAC

Tori Amos: In Times of Dragons Tour

 Mon, 20 Jul at 07:30 pm DPAC

David and Tamela Mann: The Love & Relationship Tour

 Sun, 19 Apr at 07:00 pm DPAC

Ray LaMontagne with The Weather Station

 Tue, 15 Sep at 11:00 pm DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center

Marsha Ambrosius in Durham

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

Sacred Places; Decoding the Spiritual

 Sat, 11 Apr at 07:00 pm Durham Arts Council Free

Shakespeare in the Parks - As You Like It (Durham)

 Sat, 09 May at 06:00 pm Durham Central Park

Chamber Orchestra of The Triangle: Music Beyond Borders

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

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

Parking The Notebook - The Musical - Durham

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

Tommy Castro in Durham

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

Bear Grease: The Musical

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

RetroGothic Film Series

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

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

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm Durham Performing Arts Center

Wendell Tabb’s The Third Day

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

An evening with STEVE FORBERT at Stanczyks

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm Stanczyks Music Bar

Next to Normal - Paradox Opera (Saturday)

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

Joey Calderazzo Solo Piano & Live Recording Concert

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

Awen Family Band's "Instant Boogie" Album Release Party @ Stanczyks w/ Bug Puncher

 Sun, 29 Mar at 07:00 pm Stanczyks Music Bar

Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:30 pm Sharp 9 Gallery

Duke University Powwow

 Sat, 18 Apr at 12:00 pm Penn Pavilion

Next to Normal - Paradox Opera (Friday)

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 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

EMPIRE: Musical Improv from NY

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:30 pm Mettlesome at Golden Belt USD 24

The Lecture: Poetry Reading and Craft Talk

 Sat, 18 Apr at 01:30 pm Hayti Heritage Center/St. Joseph's Historic Foundation, Inc. Free

Shaun Jay: The Magic of Sound | Rhythmic Illusions

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm ZincHouse Winery & Brewery USD 32

Lizzy Sunshine

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

30th Anniversary Concert

 Sun, 14 Jun at 04:00 pm Duke University Chapel

Hit The Lights & Major League

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

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

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

Raheleh Filsoofi Artist Talk

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

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

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

Cirque du Sol-Rave

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

Floetry

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

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

 Sun, 03 May at 04:00 pm Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall

Michael Reeves’s WITCHFINDER GENERAL (1968)

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

Ring In the Thousand Years of Peace

 Sun, 19 Apr at 03:00 pm First Presbyterian Church USD 7

Next Up! Teen Talent Night

 Sat, 11 Apr at 06:00 pm ReCity Network USD 25 to 81

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

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

Film Screening and Q&A: A Weaverly Path, 2010

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:00 pm Nasher Museum of Art Free

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

BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions

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

8-Track Minds at The Blue Note Grill!

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

ATO @ ZincHouse

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

Workshop: Intro to Musical Improv

 Sat, 11 Apr at 10:30 am Mettlesome at Golden Belt USD 48

Paradox Opera: Next to Normal

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm The Fruit - Durham

Willy Wonka Jr

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

Grace Givertz

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

Next Up! Teen Talent Night Auditions - Last Chance

 Sat, 04 Apr at 02:00 pm Community School of Digital and Visual Arts Free

The Price by Arthur Miller

 Sun, 26 Apr at 03:30 pm Shadowbox Studio

Sweet Mama Stringbean: The Life & Times of Ethel Waters-Durham

 Sat, 20 Jun at 04:00 pm North Carolina Central University USD 24

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

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

Workshop: POWER UP! Advanced Musical Improv

 Sat, 11 Apr at 03:30 pm Mettlesome at Golden Belt USD 48

Dark Comedy Show- Ryan Cunningham

 Sat, 25 Apr at 08:00 pm 103 W Main St USD 13 to 18

Biscuits and Banjos Festival - Durham

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

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

Cuban Dance Workshops w/DC Casineros!

 Sat, 11 Apr at 01:15 pm 2603 S Miami Blvd, Durham, NC 27703-5717, United States

Vaat- An Immersive Musical Dialogue by Hardik Chauhan

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

Clowning: Play, Presence, and the Poetry of the Ridiculous

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Mettlesome at Golden Belt USD 174 to 231

The Price by Arthur Miller

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:30 pm Shadowbox Studio

Duke University Chapel Organs and Workshop Crawl

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

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

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

Workshop: Genre in Musical Improv

 Sat, 11 Apr at 01:00 pm Mettlesome at Golden Belt USD 48

Workshop: Solo Character Workshop with Liz Coin

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm American Underground USD 38

Oskar Med K at Durham Fruit Company

 Wed, 16 Sep at 09:00 pm Durham Fruit Company

The Underscore

 Sat, 04 Apr at 10:00 am Shared Visions Retreat Center - Murphey School