DURHAM, N.C. — September 24, 2026 — Comedian Aries Spears brings his signature stand-up comedy to the Carolina Theatre of Durham on March 5 at 8 p.m. Tickets are now on sale at the venue’s box office and online at www.carolinatheatre.org. Known for his quick wit, charisma, and energetic comedic style, Spears has been performing […]

More than 50 Durham-based artists will transform over 20 venues during the 10-day festival, October 30 – November 8 DURHAM, N.C. — September 15, 2026 — Durham FRINGE Festival is not a typical Fringe festival where art on the fringes finds its light predominantly on its own accord. This inaugural festival reimagines what a Fringe, […]

Free Centennial performances bring gravity-defying circus atop a food truck to Durham, Hillsborough, and Pittsboro  DURHAM, N.C. — September 9, 2026 — This October, a food truck from Montreal will roll into communities across the Triangle carrying something unexpected: acrobats.  As part of its Centennial programming, the Carolina Theatre of Durham will present Cirque Kikasse’s […]

DURHAM, N.C. — August 31, 2026 — Martin Herlihy, Ben Marshall and John Higgins of Please Don’t Destroy bring an hour of live sketch comedy to the Carolina Theatre of Durham on November 19 at 8 p.m. Tickets are now on sale at the venue’s box office and online at www.carolinatheatre.org. Best known for their […]

DURHAM, N.C. — August 10, 2026 — Acclaimed singer-songwriter Ben Rector brings his heartfelt songwriting and uplifting live performance to the Carolina Theatre of Durham on December 18 and 19. Tickets are now on sale at the venue’s box office and online at www.carolinatheatre.org. Fifteen years after beginning his career writing songs and touring in […]

DURHAM, N.C. — July 27, 2026 — Grammy Award-winning artist Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue bring their high-energy live performance to the Carolina Theatre of Durham on October 13. Tickets are now on sale at the venue’s box office and online at www.carolinatheatre.org. Born Troy Andrews, Trombone Shorty is a New Orleans musical icon whose […]

DURHAM, N.C. — July 27, 2026— OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival returns to the Carolina Theatre of Durham for its 31st year, running August 13–16, 2026. Tickets are now on sale at the venue’s box office and online at carolinatheatre.org.  OUTSOUTH offers a worldwide glimpse of today’s LGBTQ+ life through an extraordinary lineup of 145 films — 14 feature films and 20 […]

DURHAM, N.C. — July 28, 2026 — World-renowned ukulele virtuoso, Jake Shimabukuro, brings his extraordinary musicianship to the Carolina Theatre of Durham on November 7. Tickets are now on sale at the venue’s box office and online at www.carolinatheatre.org Hailed as the “Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele,” Shimabukuro has redefined the instrument with his masterful […]