# History events in Durham, NC, Today and Upcoming History events in Durham, NC

- **Subtitle**: All History events in Durham, North Carolina. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Durham like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance
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All History events in Durham, North Carolina. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Durham like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance

## Events in Durham

- **Event Name**: Genealogy, Genetics, and American History: 2026 Richard Payne Lecture
  - **Description**: Join us for an evening with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.—the Emmy- and Peabody-winning scholar behind PBS's "Finding Your Roots."About this EventThe Richard Payne Lecture and Award in Faith, Justice, and Health Care h
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 02 2026 at 04:00 pm – Fri Oct 02 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/genealogy-genetics-and-american-history-2026-richard-payne-lecture/100001993923865958
  - **Venue**: Goodson Chapel
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, sports, science-fair, workshops, health-wellness, fine-arts, entertainment
- **Event Name**: The Monti - A Century of Stories from the Carolina Theatre at Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall
  - **Date**: Thu Sep 17 2026 at 08:00 pm – Thu Sep 17 2026 at 10:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/the-monti-a-century-of-stories-from-the-carolina-theatre-at-carolina-theatre-fletcher-hall/2400030378073350
  - **Venue**: Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall
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  - **Categories**: art, theatre
- **Event Name**: Downtown Durham True Crime Walking Tour
  - **Description**: Explore the dark side of the Bull City with this guided true crime tourAbout this EventFrom mayoral candidates turned M**der suspects, to terrifying cult leaders, to dramatic gangster dramas. Join us on the guided Durham
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 05 2026 (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/downtown-durham-true-crime-walking-tour/100001349195563249
  - **Venue**: Lucky Strike Tower
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  - **Price**: USD 18
  - **Categories**: fitness, Art, Entertainment, Theatre, performances
- **Event Name**: Vintage Base Ball Day at the DAP
  - **Description**: A day of vintage base ball played at the Historic Durham Athletic Park !About this EventAny tickets purchased for our 2025 Vintage Base Ball event are valid for 2026!The iconic Durham Athleti
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 03 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Oct 03 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/vintage-base-ball-day-at-the-dap/100001990435069875
  - **Venue**: Historic Durham Athletic Park
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  - **Price**: USD 7 to 13
  - **Categories**: fitness, Nonprofit, Entertainment, Kids, Sports
- **Event Name**: Downtown Durham African American Historian-Guided Tour
  - **Description**: Guided tour from local historian covering the architects, businessmen, doctors, organizers, and activists from Durham's black communityAbout this EventDurham: the mecca of black capitalism and the center of North Carolina
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 05 2026 (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/downtown-durham-african-american-historian-guided-tour/100001349194289439
  - **Venue**: CCB Plaza
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  - **Price**: USD 18
  - **Categories**: fitness
- **Event Name**: Luminary & Freedom Stories
  - **Description**: During this special luminary program, Bennett Place invites you to reflect on the end of the Civil War as a momentous step towards freedom.About this EventDuring this special luminary program, Bennett Plac
  - **Date**: Fri Sep 18 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri Sep 18 2026 at 09:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/luminary-and-freedom-stories/100001992439159160
  - **Venue**: Bennett Place
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness
- **Event Name**: Harkrader Home Tour
  - **Description**: This year, in partnership with NC Modernist, Preservation Durham is delighted to bring you a fall home tour, the Harkrader Home Tour. From 1972-2000, Richard and Lonna Harkrader founded, owned, and operated New Morning Construction and New Morning Realty,
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 14
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 10 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat Oct 10 2026 at 03:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/harkrader-home-tour/200030596546836
  - **Venue**: 1000 S Duke St, Durham, NC 27707-1340, United States
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  - **Categories**: volunteering
- **Event Name**: One Night on Sugar Hill - Celebrating the Life of Barry Poss and the Legacy of Sugar Hill Records at Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall
  - **Date**: Thu Nov 05 2026 at 08:00 pm – Thu Nov 05 2026 at 10:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/one-night-on-sugar-hill-celebrating-the-life-of-barry-poss-and-the-legacy-of-sugar-hill-records-at-c/2400030374081056
  - **Venue**: Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall
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  - **Categories**: Art, Theatre
- **Event Name**: Bull City Brews: Central Park Edition
  - **Description**: Uncover Durham's history one pint at a time! 🍻

Join us for Bull City Brews, a guided walking tour through the Durham Central Park and Geer Street neighborhood. Discover how Durham evolved from a tobacco boomtown and the home of the nation's most successf
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 28
  - **Date**: Sat Nov 28 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat Nov 28 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/bull-city-brews-central-park-edition/200030520738821
  - **Venue**: 530 Foster St Ste G, Durham, NC 27701
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  - **Categories**: meetups
- **Event Name**: D-Day Landings in Durham, NC
  - **Description**: Atomic Empire and the United States Memoir '44 Corps are excited to announce a D-Day Landings event on Saturday, September 12. This is an epic version of Memoir '44 that covers the beaches of Normandy from the US Airborne Landings through Sword Beach. It
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 12 2026 at 12:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/d-day-landings-in-durham-nc/200030525516833
  - **Venue**: Atomic Empire
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- **Event Name**: Occaneechi Trading Path Trail Ride 2026
  - **Description**: Join us for the inaugural Great Trading Path Trail Ride, a community event that promotes healing, reconciliation, and awareness of the historic Occaneechi Path—one of North Carolina’s oldest Indigenous trade routes. Riders will journey on horseback along
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 24 2026 at 08:00 am – Sat Oct 24 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/occaneechi-trading-path-trail-ride-2026/200030203013357
  - **Venue**: Avila Center for Community Leadership
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  - **Categories**: business, trips-adventures, storytelling
- **Event Name**: Downtown Durham Historian-Guided Tour
  - **Description**: The history of Durham is hidden beneath your feet! Join us on a tour historic Downtown Durham: From the Tobacco District to Five Points.About this EventThe history of Durham is hidden beneath your feet! Join us on a tour
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 05 2026 (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/downtown-durham-historian-guided-tour/10000684460879917
  - **Venue**: Lucky Strike Tower
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  - **Price**: USD 18
  - **Categories**: fitness, Art, Theatre

## Trending Events in Durham

- **Event Name**: Smokers BlockParty “The Last Roll Up” (Durham, NC) *FINAL EVENT*
  - **Description**: The final Smokers Block Party. One last city. One last session. Everything left goes in this one.About this EventSmokersBlock Party “The Last Roll Up” (Durham, NC) *FINAL EVE
  - **Venue**: Nerra
  - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6a6a7dfd4af4f.jpg
- **Event Name**: North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils Football at Wallace Wade Stadium
  - **Venue**: Wallace Wade Stadium
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- **Event Name**: 2026 Duke Blue Devils Football Season Tickets (Includes Tickets To All Regular Season Home Games)
  - **Venue**: Brooks Field At Wallace Wade Stadium
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- **Event Name**: Clemson Tigers at Duke Blue Devils Football at Wallace Wade Stadium
  - **Venue**: Wallace Wade Stadium
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- **Event Name**: Stanford Cardinal at Duke Blue Devils Football at Wallace Wade Stadium
  - **Venue**: Wallace Wade Stadium
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- **Event Name**: Gary Clark Jr.
  - **Venue**: Durham Performing Arts Center
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- **Event Name**: Gary Clark Jr. at Durham Performing Arts Center
  - **Venue**: Durham Performing Arts Center
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- **Event Name**: North Carolina A&T Aggies at North Carolina Central Eagles Football
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium
🏠 Address: 1801 Fayetteville St, Durham, NC 27707
🌆 City: Durham
📍 Location: 35.9748, -78.8979🎉 Welcome to North Carolina A&T Aggies at North Carolina Central Eagles Football, where the impossible bec
  - **Venue**: O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium
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- **Event Name**: Duke Blue Devils vs. Tulane Green Wave
  - **Venue**: Brooks Field At Wallace Wade Stadium
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Durham?
  - **A:** Genealogy, Genetics, and American History: 2026 Richard Payne Lecture (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 04:00 pm at Goodson Chapel), The Monti - A Century of Stories from the Carolina Theatre at Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall (Thu Sep 17 2026 at 08:00 pm at Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall), Downtown Durham True Crime Walking Tour (Sat Sep 05 2026 at Lucky Strike Tower), Vintage Base Ball Day at the DAP (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 10:00 am at Historic Durham Athletic Park), Downtown Durham African American Historian-Guided Tour (Sat Sep 05 2026 at CCB Plaza).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Durham?
  - **A:** Genealogy, Genetics, and American History: 2026 Richard Payne Lecture (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 04:00 pm at Goodson Chapel), Luminary & Freedom Stories (Fri Sep 18 2026 at 07:00 pm at Bennett Place).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Durham this weekend September 4–6, 2026?
  - **A:** Downtown Durham True Crime Walking Tour (Sat Sep 05 2026 at Lucky Strike Tower), Downtown Durham African American Historian-Guided Tour (Sat Sep 05 2026 at CCB Plaza), Downtown Durham Historian-Guided Tour (Sat Sep 05 2026 at Lucky Strike Tower).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Durham in September 2026?
  - **A:** The Monti - A Century of Stories from the Carolina Theatre at Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall (Thu Sep 17 2026 at 08:00 pm at Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall), Downtown Durham True Crime Walking Tour (Sat Sep 05 2026 at Lucky Strike Tower), Downtown Durham African American Historian-Guided Tour (Sat Sep 05 2026 at CCB Plaza), Luminary & Freedom Stories (Fri Sep 18 2026 at 07:00 pm at Bennett Place), D-Day Landings in Durham, NC (Sat Sep 12 2026 at 12:30 pm at Atomic Empire).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Durham?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Durham on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Durham?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Durham?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Durham include Goodson Chapel, Carolina Theatre - Fletcher Hall, Lucky Strike Tower.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Durham?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Durham range from USD 7 to USD 18. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Durham?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Durham include Duke Divinity School Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative, Vivid Events, Organized by TriangleWalkingTours.com.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Durham?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Durham.

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