Rock in Durham
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Right now, most of the action is around Durham Performing Arts Center, Rubies and Durham Beer Garden.
Events — rock in Durham
Sat31
Today
Later
Sun 8 · 8 PM
IndieRock
Deer Tick
Motorco Music Hall
Tue 10 · 7 PM$12
IndieRock
Claire Ozmun / glowr / Pelts
Rubies
Fri 20 · 8 PM$59–65
IndieRock
Chase Petra
Motorco Music Hall
Sun 22 · 8 PM
PopRock
Heavens to Betsy
Motorco Music Hall
Wed 16 Dec · 8 PM
RockConcert
King Buffalo
Motorco Music Hall
Tue 9 Mar
RockConcert
NEEDTOBREATHE: The Long Surrender Tour
Durham Performing Arts Center
See also in Durham
At 2 PMFree
Street party
American Horror Story Halloween Party @ DSSOLVR
DSSOLVR Durham
Thu 5 · 7 PM
ClubDJ set
Party Illegal presents: Ash Lauryn
Boom Club
Sat 14 · 6 PM$71.21
Street party
The Iron Pour Viewing Party
Foster on the Park, Durham
Fri 20 · 5:30 PMFree
Outdoors
2026 Durham Holiday Foodie Faire
Durham Central Park
At 2 PMFree
Street party
Boxcar After Dark Halloween Party
Boxcar Bar + Arcade, Durham
At 2 PM$15–40
Street partyDrag show
Cattyrompus
The Pinhook, Durham
At 12 PM$30.66–76.55
Drag show
21c Drag Brunch at Counting House: The Garden of Frights and Delights
21c Museum Hotel Durham
Today$10
ClubDJ set
The Mall Goth Horror Picture Show
Rubies, Durham
At 7 PMFree
Street partyDJ set
TSB Thrillah Block Party
CCB Plaza / Main Plaza / Main Square / Downtown, Durham
At 8 PM$15
ClubDJ set
Deep Creeps Halloween Party at Kingfisher and Queeny’s
Kingfisher, Durham
Tomorrow · 4 PMFree
DJ setOpen air
Sunday DRIFT Rooftop DJ Series at The Velvet Hippo!
The Velvet Hippo, Durham
At 9 PMFree
DJ set
Halloween Weekend Costume Party
unscripted durham
Tomorrow · 1 PMFree
DJ setHouse
DURHAM HOUSE MUSIC MEETUP -Halloween Weekend
Durham Beer Garden
Wed 4 · 7 PMFree
DJ set
OFF THE RECORD: An Evening Offline
Saint Mars, Durham
Fri 6 · 8:30 PM
ClubHip-Hop
LOVE IN THE CLUB | 2000s R&B and Hip Hop Dance Party at Motorco
Motorco Music Hall, Durham
Sun 8 · 2 PM$12.51–23.18
Street partyOutdoors
Brunswick Stew and Soulful Tunes
Bull McCabe's Irish Pub with the TanDurm Kitchen, Durham
Fri 13 · 10 PM$0–28.52
Club
VICTORY - UNC Homecoming All Black Affair @ Houston's Lounge
Houston's Bar & Lounge, Durham
Thu 19 · 3 PM
Tango
Utopia Encuentro 2026
Durham, North Carolina
Fri 13 · 7 PM$35–65
Stand-up
Kathleen Madigan: Flying Cats & Marching Armadillos Tour LIVE at Carolina Theatre – Durham
Carolina Theatre - Durham
At 11:30 AM$65
Drag showFood
Halloween Drag Brunch at Counting House: The Garden of Frights and Delights
Counting House at 21c Durham
Wed 28$20–29
Theatre
Switch Theatre Company Presents August Wilson's Radio Golf
Durham Arts Council
Fri 30
Stage
Durham FRINGE Festival
Venue to confirm
Tomorrow · 11:11 AM$7–21
Ecstatic danceOutdoors
Living Arts Dancewave
Living Arts Dancewave
Wed 4 · 7:30 PM$5
Stand-upComedy
Rubies Comedy Showcase
Rubies on Five Points, Durham
Thu 5 · 8 PM$20
BurlesqueCabaret
Durham Fringe Festival: Lucky Strip Burlesque Show
Zeitgeist Gallery & Bar, Durham
Thu 5 · 6 PM$20
TheatrePoetry
The Black Palimpsest
NorthStar Church of the Arts, Durham
Wed 11 · 7 PM$13.45
TheatreFeminism
2026 Vagina Monologues: REBIRTHED
Arcana Bar and Lounge, Durham
Thu 19$250
World musicConcert
Utopia Encuentro 2026
Utopia Encuentro 2026 — Durham
Mon 2 · 6 PMFree
Literature
Silent Reading Club
The Glass Jug Downtown, Durham
Tomorrow · 2 PM$92.55
Food
Shucks, Shrimp & Sips at Liberty & Plenty
Liberty and Plenty Distillery and Cocktail Bar, Durham
Wed 4 · 6 PMFree
Wellness
Soundmates
Durham Art Guild
Tue 10 · 6 PMFree
Literature
Silent Book Club
Letters Community Bookshop, Durham
Wed 11 · 6 PMFree
Outdoors
Genre of the Month Book Club
Offsite, Durham
Sat 14
Manga & ComicsExhibition
NC Comicon (Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina)
Durham Convention Center
Tue 3 · 7:30 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at Flying Bull Restaurant and Brewery
Flying Bull Restaurant and Brewery, Durham
Wed 4 · 5:45 PMFree
Chess
Durham Chess Club
Durham Food Hall
Tue 3 · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at DSSOLVR Durham
DSSOLVR Durham
Tue 3 · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night
The Glass Jug Downtown, Durham
Tue 3 · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night @ DSSOLVR (FREE & Dog Friendly!)
DSSOLVR Durham
Wed 4 · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Rigged Trivia at DFH
Durham Food Hall
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Venues — rock in Durham
Frequently asked questions
How many rock events are there in Durham?
9 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch rock in Durham?
Notably Durham Performing Arts Center, Rubies and Durham Beer Garden. See the full list of venues above.