• gleamin’, a solo exhibition by Majesty Royale-Jackson

    NorthStar Church of the Arts 220 W Geer St, Durham, NC

    NorthStar Church of the Arts presents gleamin’: And none is barren among them, a solo exhibition by Majesty Royale-Jackson. This multimedia installation combines sculpture, sound and video projection to explore transformation as a technology of survival and self-determination. At the center of the exhibition, the artist alchemizes tobacco leaves into flamboyant mouth adornments known as […]

    Free
  • Spring Haven Farm Renaissance Festival

    Spring Haven Farm Renaissance Festival
    Spring Haven Farm 5306 Homer Ruffin Road, Chapel Hill

    Step back in time at the Spring Haven Farm Renaissance Festival Nov. 14-15! Enjoy a magical weekend filled with live entertainment, unique shopping, food, drinks and fun for the whole family. Explore more than 50 vendors throughout the farm featuring handcrafted goods, artisan products, costumes, jewelry, unique gifts and more. Enjoy live performances, musicians, interactive […]

  • RenFest After Party at Spring Haven Farm

    Spring Haven Farm 5306 Homer Ruffin Road, Chapel Hill

    When the Renaissance Festival gates close, the revelry continues. The RenFest After Party is a 21-and-older overnight celebration on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Spring Haven Farm in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Continue the medieval fun with live music, dancing, Renaissance games, tavern-style gambling, bonfires, mead, beer, food, a late-night movie and camping. Costumes are required, […]

    $38.95
  • Spring Haven Farm Renaissance Festival

    Spring Haven Farm Renaissance Festival
    Spring Haven Farm 5306 Homer Ruffin Road, Chapel Hill

    Step back in time at the Spring Haven Farm Renaissance Festival Nov. 14-15! Enjoy a magical weekend filled with live entertainment, unique shopping, food, drinks and fun for the whole family. Explore more than 50 vendors throughout the farm featuring handcrafted goods, artisan products, costumes, jewelry, unique gifts and more. Enjoy live performances, musicians, interactive […]

  • Ballet BC

    Memorial Hall 140 E. Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    Carolina Performing Arts presents a triple bill from this Vancouver, British Columbia-based contemporary dance company at Memorial Hall, with works that investigate the complexities of human relationships. Move through the wild and rebellious "Obsidian," choreographed by Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, to Artistic Director Medhi Walerski’s hopeful, poetic “Sway,” and finally Shahar Binyamini’s “Bolero […]

    $11 – $99
  • America’s Largest Nutcracker Tour Returns

    Durham Performing Arts Center

    Celebrate the season with NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet, the largest touring production of its kind in North America. Coming to Durham Performing Arts Center. DURHAM, NC on Nov. 19, 2026, this unforgettable performance features an international cast of dancers, dazzling acrobatics, elaborate costumes and larger-than-life puppetry. Set to the timeless music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, […]

  • Salsa in the Garden: Latin Vibes with DJ Synko

    Durham Beer Garden 812 N. Mangum St., Durham

    Salsa in the Garden: Latin Vibes with DJ Synko! 💃 Guests can bring their friends and dancing shoes to Durham Beer Garden every third Friday for an evening of Latin music with DJ Synko! The night features salsa, bachata, merengue and reggaeton, along with drink specials and a lively garden atmosphere. Whether guests are ready […]

    Free
  • Jupiter Ball: A Cosmic Playground

    Morehead Planetarium and Science Center 250 E Franklin St., Chapel Hill

    Morehead Planetarium and Science Center proudly presents Jupiter Ball, an evening of celebration and philanthropy as Morehead prepares to embark on a transformative new chapter. For more than 75 years, Morehead has inspired generations of North Carolinians to look up, ask questions and imagine what’s possible. Jupiter Ball brings the community together to celebrate that […]

  • Saturday Night DJ Dance Party

    Saturday Night DJ Dance Party
    The Velvet Hippo Bar & Lounge 119 Orange Street, 3rd Floor, Durham, NC

    Join the party in downtown Durham every weekend for a Saturday Night Dance Party with the best DJs in the Triangle! They alternate between resident DJs Gay Agenda and Jorden The DJ every week. Dance the night away under a ceiling of glittering disco balls while you sip on your favorite cocktails from the area’s […]

    Free
  • Emo Night Brooklyn

    Chapel of Bones Chapel of Bones, Chapel of Bones

    Emo Night Brooklyn brings a DJ dance party packed with the best emo and pop-punk jams. Guests may even be surprised by appearances from some of their favorite artists and bands. Get ready to sing at the top of your lungs, mosh and dance to favorite songs alongside fellow fans at Emo Night Brooklyn!

    $20.35
  • Chapel Hill-Carrboro Community Holiday Parade

    Downtown Chapel Hill & Carrboro

    Celebrate the magic of the community this holiday season! Join the community for a festive, entertaining, safe and inclusive holiday parade. Stake out a curbside spot and watch community groups and local businesses parade through Chapel Hill and Carrboro. This event is free and open to all. Learn more: https://www.chapelhillarts.org/calendar/holiday-parade/

    Free
  • ‘The Nutcracker’

    ‘The Nutcracker’
    Raleigh Memorial Auditorium 2 East South Street, Raleigh

    This familiar holiday classic is performed by Carolina Ballet’s cast of professional dancers with a unique twist thanks to magnificent sets, refreshed choreography and costumes, and a special live music performance from the North Carolina Symphony Dec. 19-21 at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium.

    $35 – $135