• FRIDAY

  • Durham Bulls FestiBull of Lights, Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham

  • Guilty Pleasure, Shadowbox Studio, Durham

  • An Evening with Laurelyn Dossett, The Wake Forest Listening Room, Wake Forest

  • Buzzard Company with Buck Swope, Dreadnight, The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop, Raleigh

  • First Friday Live Music: Michael Parker, The Davie, Raleigh

  • Hobolectuals Live, Slim's Dive Bar, Raleigh

  • January's First Friday, 108 Raleigh St., Fuquay-Varina

  • The Last Sin X Dirty Remnantz, Cannonball Music Hall, Raleigh

• SATURDAY

  • Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes, Lenovo Center, Raleigh

  • The Music of Harry Potter with the North Carolina Symphony, Meymandi Concert Hall at Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh

  • Virginia vs. NC State, Lenovo Center, Raleigh

  • Teachers Gone Bad, Goodnights Comedy Club, Raleigh

  • Isaa Truuue Tour with Michael Yo, Raleigh Improv, Cary

  • Emancipation Day Trolley: Oberlin Village Tour, Pope House Museum, Raleigh

  • Fighting for Freedom: Black Civil War Reenactors, Pope House Museum, Raleigh

  • Cars and Coffee: Jeeps and Trucks Day, 5425 Page Road, Durham

  • 2026 Emancipation Day Breakfast, COR Museum, Raleigh

  • Durham Bulls FestiBull of Lights, Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham

  • 10th Annual N.C. Chinese Lantern Festival, Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary

  • Skate The Square, Fenton, Cary

  • Bilingual Storytime, Wendell Community Library, Wendell

  • Brother Kent, Slim's Dive Bar, Raleigh

  • Cary Farmers Market 2026, East Park Street, Cary

  • Edgewood Heavy with The Annelle Staal Trio, Cam Cokas, The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop, Raleigh

  • Goddamn Wolves // Its Snakes // Medium Heat, Neptunes Parlour, Raleigh

  • Hike with a Naturalist, Historic Yates Mill County Park, Raleigh

  • Puppy Patio Party at Morgan Street Food Hall, Morgan Street Food Hall, Raleigh

  • Swan Lake, Garner Performing Arts Center, Garner

  • Guilty Pleasure, Shadowbox Studio, Durham

  • Pajama Party at The Can Opener, The Can Opener, Durham

  • Soup Sampler + Double Bucks Fundraiser, Eno River Farmers' Market, Hillsborough

  • Glitter Hour - Glitter Winners!, Chapel of Bones, Raleigh

• SUNDAY

  • NC State Women's Basketball v. California, Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh

  • UNC vs Stanford | Women's Basketball (ACC), Carmichael Arena, Chapel Hill

  • Durham Bulls FestiBull of Lights, Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham

  • Omar & Friends: Fiddles, Strings & Stories | Jonathan Byrd | Live Music, ArtsCenter, Carrboro

  • Public Tour of Duke Chapel, Duke Chapel, Durham

  • 10th Annual N.C. Chinese Lantern Festival, Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary

  • Skate The Square, Fenton, Cary

  • Isaa Truuue Tour with Michael Yo, Raleigh Improv, Cary

  • Monthly Pop Shop ARTernative Market, Chapel of Bones, Raleigh

  • Mechanical Canine x Gavin Kelly, Cannonball Music Hall, Raleigh

  • Saturn Is Changing // Bundt Cakes // Charlie Paso // Big Mistake, Neptunes Parlour, Raleigh

  • Guilty Pleasure, Shadowbox Studio, Durham

  • Bourbon Sensory Training, Mystic Farm & Distillery, Durham