

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

- **Subtitle**: All Poetry 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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## About

All Poetry 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**: Floetry: Say Yes Tour
  - **Description**: InformationAfter nearly ten years away from the touring stage, Floetry?the iconic duo of Marsha Ambrosius and Natalie ?The Floacist? Stewart?return for their highly anticipated 2026 U.S. tour, their first national run together since 201
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  - **Date**: Sun Apr 26 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sun Apr 26 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/floetry-say-yes-tour/210001037999368
  - **Venue**: DPAC
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  - **Categories**: Art, literary-art
- **Event Name**: Floetry with Raheem DeVaughn
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center
🏠 Address: 123 Vivian St., Durham, NC 27701
🌆 City: Durham
📍 Location: 35.9931, -78.9023🌟 Be part of history at Floetry with Raheem DeVaughn, an extraordinary gathering that will captivate yo
  - **Date**: Sun Apr 26 2026 (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/floetry-with-raheem-devaughn/3200029708006646
  - **Venue**: DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czcvYmFubmVycy81MjQwOTY5MC0xYmQzLTExZjEtOTJiYS1kNzVkY2FhMzYxNDgtcmltZy13MTIwMC1oODAwLWRjMDIwMTAyLWdtaXIuanBnP3Y9MTc3MzA3Mjk4Ng.avif
  - **Categories**: performances, Art, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: VIP Add-Ons: Floetry
  - **Description**: InformationVIP ADD-ON PACKAGES. VIP1: Ultimate Floetry M&amp;G Experience VIP2: Ultimate Raheem DeVaughn M&amp;G Experience VIP3: Ultimate Teedra Moses M&amp;G ExperienceNote: MUST HAVE EVENT TICKET Guests
  - **Date**: Sun Apr 26 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sun Apr 26 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/vip-add-ons-floetry/210001398447801
  - **Venue**: DPAC
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czkvYmFubmVycy9jN2U4ZmI2OTczZTNhM2RmODY1OWFmM2U0OTUzODEwMmFkMmNiNjM4YzgyMmVmZmFiNGFkNTExOWU5ZTA5ZTQ0LXJpbWctdzEwMjQtaDU3Ni1kY2JmOTA3OS1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3NzQ2MzY5NDQ.avif
- **Event Name**: Floetry at Durham Performing Arts Center
  - **Description**: 🌟 Journey into wonder at Floetry at Durham Performing Arts Center, where extraordinary experiences await around every corner! 🏛️ Set against the backdrop of Durham Performing Arts Center in dynamic Durham
  - **Date**: Sun Apr 26 2026 (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/floetry-at-durham-performing-arts-center/2400029674127800
  - **Venue**: Durham Performing Arts Center
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  - **Categories**: performances, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Third Friday – April 17
  - **Description**: Join us at CCB Plaza for a night with Carolina Theatre and get hype for May's Dancing with the Carolina Stars with tunes from Professor X! Learn moves and get your groove on with dance instructors and line dance lessons.

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  - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri Apr 17 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/third-friday-april-17/200029888930635
  - **Venue**: CCB Plaza
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  - **Categories**: Art, Theatre, literary-art
- **Event Name**: Jambalaya Soul Slam Spit Fest
  - **Description**: A Poetry Slam Team ScrimmageAbout this EventApril 18, 2026Hayti Heritage Center804 Old Fayetteville StDurham, NC 27701The Jambalaya Soul Slam is celebrating National Poetry Month by presenting
  - **Date**: Sat Apr 18 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sat Apr 18 2026 at 10:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/jambalaya-soul-slam-spit-fest/100001985771980449
  - **Venue**: Hayti Heritage Center/St. Joseph's Historic Foundation, Inc.
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  - **Price**: USD 13
  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, festivals, contests
- **Event Name**: The Lecture: Poetry Reading and Craft Talk
  - **Description**: Featuring Ebony StewartAbout this EventCome out for a distinct and engaging poetry experience! This event is dedicated to southern voices, lyricism, and poetics. Join our special guest as they share their works and put th
  - **Date**: Sat Apr 18 2026 at 01:30 pm – Sat Apr 18 2026 at 03:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/the-lecture-poetry-reading-and-craft-talk/100001985770714663
  - **Venue**: Hayti Heritage Center/St. Joseph's Historic Foundation, Inc.
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, contests, storytelling
- **Event Name**: Floetry
  - **Description**: 🌟 Journey into wonder at Floetry, where extraordinary experiences await around every corner! 🏛️ Set against the backdrop of Durham Performing Arts Center in dynamic Durham, NC, this event
  - **Date**: Sat Apr 25 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/floetry/2300029693823243
  - **Venue**: Durham Performing Arts Center
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  - **Categories**: performances, Art, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!
  - **Description**: Join us for great vibes &amp; a fun night of celebrating talented individuals through music, comedy, poetry, and more!About this Eventhttps://youtube.com/shorts/8RfTj0YqPLo?si=OkrDM4ZtJggAyOQeThe
  - **Date**: Thu May 14 2026 at 08:00 pm – Thu Oct 15 2026 at 09:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/powerful-voices-open-mic-show-live-music-comedy-poetry-more/100001984236316236
  - **Venue**: Durham
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, music, open-mic, entertainment, literary-art, comedy, live-music, performances
- **Event Name**: Come write with us!
  - **Description**: Write, connect, and be inspired! Join a creative writing session where prompts spark ideas and writers gather to create together.About this EventCome Write With Us is a welcoming creative writing experience designed for p
  - **Date**: Sat Apr 11 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat Apr 11 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/come-write-with-us/100001985337207030
  - **Venue**: 300 N Roxboro St
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: Art, literary-art
- **Event Name**: POETea: Tea ceremony, poetry reading, open mic
  - **Description**: POETea is a monthly tea ceremony, poetry reading, and open mic at Nomadas Coffee.About this EventJoin us for a monthly tea ceremony, poetry reading, and open mic at Nomadas Coffee. April's featured reader is Carlina Duan.
  - **Date**: Sat Apr 11 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat Apr 11 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/poetea-tea-ceremony-poetry-reading-open-mic/100001986821218749
  - **Venue**: Nomadas Coffee
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: Art, literary-art
- **Event Name**: Finding the Jasmine Again and Again
  - **Description**: “Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it toward others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will also be in our troubled world.”
– Etty Hillesum  

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  - **Date**: Sat Apr 18 2026 at 09:00 am – Sun Apr 19 2026 at 03:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/finding-the-jasmine-again-and-again/200029834889033
  - **Venue**: Avila Center for Community Leadership
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  - **Categories**: Sports

## Trending Events in Durham

- **Event Name**: The Durham Ghost Walk
  - **Description**: Explore the spooky side of Durham's history on this tour of the city's most haunted locations. From the disgraced sons of tobacco giants who continue to roam their old factories to tales of tragic accidents whose victims still haunt the site of their end
  - **Venue**: Fate & Folklore
  - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb68c78a19d7dfb.jpg
- **Event Name**: Downtown Durham True Crime Tour
  - **Description**: A vicious murder committed by a secretive cult a gangster drama to rival the Godfather and one of the most controversial murder trials in American history which still divides the people of North Carolina to this day. These chilling true stories and mor
  - **Venue**: Lucky Strike Tower
  - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb681702d94c7fb.jpg
- **Event Name**: Durham African American History Tour
  - **Description**: Durham is the home of a litany of African American historic sites. Once the site of America's largest black-owned business the community known as Black Wall Street was a refuge of hope and opportunity. Learn about architects artists activists or entrep
  - **Venue**: CCB Plaza / Main Plaza / Main Square / Downtown
  - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb681703da4dc6c.jpg
- **Event Name**: Downtown Durham Historian-Guided Tour
  - **Description**: Experience the history of downtown Durham strolling between the city's historic sites. Learn of Durham's pivotal role in the industrialization of the American South how a Durham banking magnate transformed the lives of millions of rural farmers the tob
  - **Venue**: Lucky Strike Tower
  - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6817035d348b4.jpg
- **Event Name**: Hamilton at Durham Performing Arts Center
  - **Description**: 🎉 Prepare to be amazed at Hamilton at Durham Performing Arts Center, the most anticipated gathering of the season! 🌟 Set against the stunning backdrop of Durham Performing Arts Center in vibrant Durham,
  - **Venue**: Durham Performing Arts Center
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- **Event Name**: SatchVai Band - Joe Satriani and Steve Vai at Durham Performing Arts Center
  - **Description**: 🌟 Journey into wonder at SatchVai Band - Joe Satriani and Steve Vai at Durham Performing Arts Center, where extraordinary experiences await around every corner! 🏛️ Set against the backdrop of Durham Performing Arts Center
  - **Venue**: Durham Performing Arts Center
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- **Event Name**: Bert Kreischer Durham
  - **Description**: Durham, Saturday night at DPAC is the perfect setup for a Bert Kreischer show—beautiful theater, big crowd energy, and a comedian who turns the whole room into a party. Bert live is nonstop momentum: wild stories that escalate fast, huge reactions, and th
  - **Venue**: Durham, NC
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- **Event Name**: David Byrne at Durham Performing Arts Center
  - **Description**: ✨ Discover the extraordinary at David Byrne at Durham Performing Arts Center, where magic meets reality in ways you've never imagined! 🏛️ Set in Durham Performing Arts Center nestled in bustling Durham,
  - **Venue**: Durham Performing Arts Center
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- **Event Name**: SatchVai Band: Joe Satriani & Steve Vai & Animals As Leaders
  - **Description**: ✨ Embark on an extraordinary journey at SatchVai Band: Joe Satriani &amp; Steve Vai &amp; Animals As Leaders, where every moment promises to be unforgettable! 🌟 Imagine of transforming Durham Performing Arts Center in the
  - **Venue**: Durham Performing Arts Center
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Durham?
  - **A:** Floetry: Say Yes Tour (Sun Apr 26 2026 at 07:00 pm at DPAC), Floetry with Raheem DeVaughn (Sun Apr 26 2026 at DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center), VIP Add-Ons: Floetry (Sun Apr 26 2026 at 07:00 pm at DPAC), Floetry at Durham Performing Arts Center (Sun Apr 26 2026 at Durham Performing Arts Center), Third Friday – April 17 (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 06:00 pm at CCB Plaza).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Durham?
  - **A:** The Lecture: Poetry Reading and Craft Talk (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 01:30 pm at Hayti Heritage Center/St. Joseph's Historic Foundation, Inc.), Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More! (Thu May 14 2026 at 08:00 pm at Durham), Come write with us! (Sat Apr 11 2026 at 02:00 pm at 300 N Roxboro St), POETea: Tea ceremony, poetry reading, open mic (Sat Apr 11 2026 at 11:00 am at Nomadas Coffee).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Durham today April 11, 2026?
  - **A:** Come write with us! (Sat Apr 11 2026 at 02:00 pm at 300 N Roxboro St), POETea: Tea ceremony, poetry reading, open mic (Sat Apr 11 2026 at 11:00 am at Nomadas Coffee).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Durham this weekend April 10–12, 2026?
  - **A:** Come write with us! (Sat Apr 11 2026 at 02:00 pm at 300 N Roxboro St), POETea: Tea ceremony, poetry reading, open mic (Sat Apr 11 2026 at 11:00 am at Nomadas Coffee).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Durham in April 2026?
  - **A:** Floetry: Say Yes Tour (Sun Apr 26 2026 at 07:00 pm at DPAC), Floetry with Raheem DeVaughn (Sun Apr 26 2026 at DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center), VIP Add-Ons: Floetry (Sun Apr 26 2026 at 07:00 pm at DPAC), Floetry at Durham Performing Arts Center (Sun Apr 26 2026 at Durham Performing Arts Center), Third Friday – April 17 (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 06:00 pm at CCB Plaza).
- **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 DPAC, DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham Performing Arts Center.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Durham?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Durham range from USD 13 to USD 13. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Durham?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Durham include PROMOTED BY VENUE, Seat Geek, Vivid Events.
- **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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