Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh. © John Suddath
The Triangle of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill contains a wide range of venues and types of entertainment. It doesn’t matter if you prefer classical music or blue-grass, theater, dance, street fairs & shows, touring groups, concerts or intimate cabarets, the Triangle has an option for you.
The larger venues such as the Performing Arts Centers in downtown Raleigh and downtown Durham and the PNC Arena in Raleigh carry the national touring companies as well as local productions. The annual blue-grass festival draws thousands of people as well as the music festival in the big field in Dorothea Dix Park.
The smaller venues also have something every weekend. Raleigh has street fairs on Fayetteville St. every weekend from April to October. The NC Symphony not only performs in season but also for 6 weeks at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary in the summer. The Convention and Visitors Bureau site (VisitRaleigh.com) has the most complete listing of annual events. The N&O publishes a listing of spring and fall events. The Independent Weekly has a daily calendar of smaller venues and museum events.
The following listing does not include athletics, which are big events here, primarily involving the three universities, but it does include our professional sports team, the Hurricanes hockey team at the PNC arena. Prices generally are cheaper than in the major metropolitan areas but vary depending upon the venue. The two large outdoor arenas are not included because they are only seasonal.
- live.arts.NSCU.edu
- DukeArts.org
- CarolinaPerformingArts.org
- RaleighLittleTheatre.org
- TheatreInThePark.com
- TheatreRaleigh.com
- North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre nract.org
- MartinMariettaCenter.com
- DPACnc.com
- CarolinaTheatre.org
- TriangleSings.org
- PNCarena.com
- VisitRaleigh.com
- BoothAmphitheatre.com
- IndyWeek.com
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