History Events in Raleigh

Check out happening history events all around Raleigh, NC

Stand By Me: The Film and Its Stars 40 Years Later

Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm Raleigh Memorial Auditorium At Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts

1776 - The Musical

Thu, 26 Mar Cantey V. Sutton Theatre - Raleigh Little Theatre

BSGNCC Celebrates 30th Year Anniversary

Fri, 23 Jan at 05:00 pm Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley, Raleigh North Carolina

2026 SHE EVOLVED - Womens’ Career and Leadership Development Conference

Sat, 07 Mar at 09:00 am The Woman’s Club of Raleigh USD 135 to 10,000

Griot and Grits presents: The Art of the Possible

Fri, 06 Feb at 05:00 pm Red Hat USD 55 to 535

Documentary Film Screening - Origin of the Dream

Thu, 22 Jan at 06:30 pm James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Auditorium Free

Black Out Loud: A Celebration of Black History

Sat, 28 Feb at 02:00 pm Southeast Raleigh YMCA Free

The Gilded Gathering

Sun, 08 Feb at 01:00 pm 8100 Old Baucom Rd Free

American Revolution Lecture Series: Rick Atkinson

Thu, 19 Feb at 07:00 pm North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources USD 13 to 18

Downtown Raleigh Coffee Culture Walking Tour - EAST (January 2026)

Sat, 24 Jan at 10:00 am 201 S Blount St USD 29

Jewish Film Series: "Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire"

Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm 2110 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27607

Author Conversation with Amy Rossi, The Cover Girl

Mon, 09 Mar at 06:30 pm D. H. Hill Jr. Library, Fishbowl Forum Free

Read Smart Author Event - The Legend of Wyatt Outlaw

Wed, 15 Apr at 06:30 pm Oberlin Regional Library Free

Meet the General Contractor Balfour Beatty Construction

Wed, 28 Jan at 05:00 pm 5800 Faringdon Pl Free

Jewish Film Series: Shttl

Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm 2110 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27607

The Original Raleigh Murals Tour

Sat, 13 Jul at 10:30 am 300 S Salisbury St Free

Weinberg Lecture, “Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches”

Sun, 01 Mar at 02:00 pm 2110 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27607

North Carolina Museum of History Pop-Up! Southeast Raleigh YMCA

Tue, 20 Jan at 04:00 pm Southeast Raleigh YMCA

Wake County at War: Wake County Veterans in Twentieth-Century Conflicts

Mon, 26 Jan at 07:00 pm Mordecai Historic Park Classroom in the Visitors Center USD 0 to 13

Book Reading: Southern News, Southern Politics, by Rob Christenson

Mon, 16 Feb at 07:00 pm Mordecai Historic Park Classroom in the Visitors Center USD 0 to 13

True Crime & Curious Tales Raleigh Walking Tour

Sat, 13 Nov at 01:45 pm 1 W. Morgan St. Free

Monsignor Thomas Paul Hadden, history of a pastor by Alex Bass

Mon, 30 Mar at 07:00 pm 2811 Poole Rd Free

Raleigh True Crime Tour

Fri, 09 May Norwood House USD 14

Raleigh True Crime Tour

Fri, 23 Jan Norwood House USD 15

The Original Raleigh Ghost Walk

Fri, 23 Jan North Carolina State Capitol USD 15

Raleigh Iron Works History & Art Tour

Sat, 31 May at 10:30 am Raleigh Iron Works Free

Spring Historic Oakwood Neighborhood Walking Tour

Sat, 08 May at 10:30 am Outside the NC Medical Society Building Free

Raleigh Women's History Tour

Sat, 02 Mar at 01:30 pm Exchange Place Free

Valentine's & Galentine's Day Love Stories & Broken Hearts Walking Tour

Fri, 14 Feb at 05:30 pm 200 N. Blount St. Free

Dorothea Dix Asylum - Dark History Tour

Fri, 14 Jun at 06:30 pm Greg Poole, Jr. All Faiths Chapel USD 14

Raleigh True Crime Tour

Fri, 02 May at 08:00 pm Moore Square USD 18

Downtown Raleigh Historian-Guided Tour

Fri, 09 May 420 Fayetteville St USD 14

The Raleigh Ghost Walk

Fri, 02 May at 10:00 pm North Carolina State Capitol USD 18

Winter 2025 Historic Oakwood Tour

Tue, 23 Dec at 02:00 pm Oakwood Commons Park Free

Raleigh Historian-Guided Downtown Walking Tour

Sun, 24 Sep at 02:00 pm Raleigh Sheraton Downtown USD 18