• FRIDAY

  Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Lenovo Center, Raleigh

  Revolution: The Music of the Beatles, North Carolina Symphony, Raleigh

  New Year, New Laughs: Kiki’s Comedy Club Showcase, DCP Academy Pavilion, Cary

  Third Friday, Downtown, Durham

  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dreamfest 2026, Cary Arts Center, Cary

  Candlelight: Best of Bridgerton on Strings, The Historic Wakefield Barn, Wake Forest

  Film Screening — It Was Just an Accident, Rubenstein Arts Center, Film Theater, Durham

  Nothing More with Catch Your Breath, Archers and Doobie, The Ritz, Raleigh

  .andmoreagain presents: Club XCX, Motorco Music Hall, Durham

  The Rocky Horror Picture Show, THe Rialto Theatre, Raleigh

  An Evening with Anya Hinkle, The Wake Forest Listening Room, Wake Forest

  ​Professor X Presents Hey Professor Birthday Bash, Rubies on Five Points, Durham

  Femme Friday DJ Dance Party with DJ Bre, The Velvet Hippo, Durham

  Mojo Brookzz, Raleigh Improv, Cary

  Shaun Jones, Goodnights Comedy Club, Raleigh

  Big Jay Oakerson, Goodnights Comedy Club, Raleigh

  Dan Davis Group & Aaron Van Nynatten, Slim's Dive Bar, Raleigh

  Danny Byrd, KINGS, Raleigh

  Mettlesome Theater - Best of MettleSketch, Mettlesome Theater, Durham

  Closing Reception: "Disobedient Subjects", Duke Center for Documentary Studies, Durham

  Lavern & Alex Lemirage, Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh

  Make Yourself (Incubus tribute) w/ Applied Science, The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop, Raleigh

  Owe You Nothing / 80 Bagg / Survival Tactics / Broken Bonds / Selfish Means / Get Wis, The Pinhook, Durham

  Boxcar Birthday Bash, Boxcar Bar + Arcade, Durham

  Baron Tymas Quartet, Sharp Nine Gallery, Durham

  There is a Ladder, Live at Bay 7, Durham

  The Ballad of Johnny Whitmore | Play by Mark Cornell, ArtsCenter, Carrboro

  UNC vs NC State | Swimming & Diving, Koury Natatorium, Chapel Hill

  The Fabulousness Of Beaux Mondes Speakeasy Vintage Jazz | Live Music, The Bar(n) at Sonark Farms, Hillsborough

  Dick Taylor Challenge | Track & Field, Eddie Smith Field House, Chapel Hill

  Black Author Exhibit and Creative Contest Presentation, Apex Senior Center, Apex

  Game Night, Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh

  Skate The Square, Fenton, Cary

  Teen Night Morrisville 2026, Cedar Fork Community Center, Morrisville

• SATURDAY

  NC State Men's Basketball vs. Georgia Tech, Lenovo Center, Raleigh

  NC Vintage Bazaar 2026, Expo Center at NC Fairgrounds, Raleigh

  Revolution: The Music of the Beatles, North Carolina Symphony, Raleigh

  2026 Down Home Concert Series: Loudon Wainwright III, A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater at Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh

  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dreamfest 2026, Cary Arts Center, Cary

  The Revival: It Is Our Duty, Duke Chapel, Durham

  Skate The Square, Fenton, Cary

  Mojo Brookzz, Raleigh Improv, Cary

  Big Jay Oakerson, Goodnights Comedy Club, Raleigh

  .andmoreagain presents: Goodies: 2000’s Hip Hop Nite, Motorco Music Hall, Durham

  Ellie K x Mean Habit x Hex Files x Cherry Vanilla, Cannonball Music Hall, Raleigh

  GrungeFest: Tribute to Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Tool & Pearl Jam, The Ritz, Raleigh

  Shaun Jones, Goodnights Comedy Club, Raleigh

  The Breakfast Club (80’s Party Band), Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh

  The Weird Book Club Reads: Mrs. Caliban, Chapel of Bones, Raleigh

  DMVU, The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop, Raleigh

  Ignition: Durham, an Ignite Fundraiser, The Fruit, Durham

  Apes of the State / The Official Bard of Baldwin County / Pat Van Buren, The Pinhook, Durham

  The Ballad of Johnny Whitmore | Play by Mark Cornell, ArtsCenter, Carrboro

  Moonfest! | UNC Journey into Asia 2026, Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill

  Artist Ummah’s Islamic Art Education Series, The Loading Dock - Beryl, Raleigh

  Bandway and the Bandway Band / The Trousers / Medium Heat, KINGS, Raleigh

  Candlelight: 90s Unplugged, The Historic Wakefield Barn, Wake Forest

  Film Screening — Dìdi, Rubenstein Arts Center, Film Theater, Durham

  Mitch Gerads Comics Signing, Ultimate Comics, Durham

  Sherri Shepherd: Make It Make Sense Tour, Carolina Theatre of Durham, Durham

  Killers of Kill Tony, DPAC, Durham

  Mingle@Slim's, Slim's Dive Bar, Raleigh

  Plant Swap!, City of Raleigh Museum (COR Museum), Raleigh

  Ready, Set, School Community Playdates, Duraleigh Road Community Library, Raleigh

  Dreamfest Children's Program 2026, Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary

  Wolfpack Polka Party, Slim's Dive Bar, Raleigh

  National Day of Racial Healing Community Dialogue, St. Joseph’s A.M.E., Duham

  Durham Grown: The Durham County Library Garden Club, Durham County Main Library Auditorium, Durham

  Carter Minor--Blues, R&B, Jazz Vocals, Succotash Southern & Creole Kitchen, Durham

  Unifier w/ Frontside, Treasure Pains, Long Relief, Stanczyks Music Bar, Durham

  Dick Taylor Challenge | Track & Field, Eddie Smith Field House, Chapel Hill

• SUNDAY

  NC Vintage Bazaar 2026, Expo Center at NC Fairgrounds, Raleigh

  Gabby's Dollhouse Live! Presented by Walmart, Memorial Auditorium at Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh

  Swar, Motorco Music Hall, Durham

  Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration, Duke Chapel, Durham

  Duke Women's Basketball vs. Georgia Tech in partnership with Special Olympics, Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham

  Poetry Fox Visits the Library, Cary Regional Library, Cary

  Skate The Square, Fenton, Cary

  Beach Floyd - The Pink Floyd Experience Band, Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh

  Shaun Jones, Goodnights Comedy Club, Raleigh

  Mojo Brookzz, Raleigh Improv, Cary

  Four Seasons Signature Series: Discovery, Hayes Barton United Methodist Church, Raleigh

  The Classical Concerts: Ardora Trio, Saint Francis United Methodist Church, Cary

  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dreamfest 2026, Cary Arts Center, Cary

  Artist Ummah’s Islamic Art Education Series, The Loading Dock - Beryl, Raleigh

  Triangle African American Theater Preview ’26, Raleigh Little Theatre's Cantey V. Sutton Theatre, Raleigh

  Garner MLK Celebration/Unity Walk, Garner Performing Arts Center, Garner

  Mike Mattison & Trash Magic, The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop, Raleigh

  NFL Playoffs Chef Throwdown: Southern Breeze Seafood x The Davie, The Davie, Raleigh

  STEAM LAB: Building Bridges!, Southeast Regional Library, Garner

  Scaredcrow, Slim's Dive Bar, Raleigh

  Unity Weekend Memorial Walk, Holly Springs Cultural Center, Holly Springs

  Blacklight Pottery Painting, Oak City Brewing Co, Knightdale

  EMM, KINGS, Raleigh