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$90Wed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
Goodnights Presents: Juston McKinney
Juston McKinney
Goodnights Comedy Club · Raleigh
Tue · Oct 27 · 8:30 PM
BACKYARD COMEDY NIGHT
Host: Ryan Minton
The Backyard Bar · Apex
FreeWed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
WEDNESDAY KARAOKE NIGHT with DJ NICK DRIVER
Host: DJ Cen City +1
The Backyard Bar · Apex
Free↻ RecurringThu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Julien Baker
Julien Baker
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
$90Sun · Nov 1 · 7:00 PM
Special Event: 404Blac: Back for Tha First Time
404Blac: Back for Tha First Time +1
Goodnights Comedy Club · Raleigh
Starts at…Fri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Lynne Koplitz
Lynne Koplitz
Raleigh Improv · Cary
$15 + tax/feeFri · Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
Elastic Medium w/ Nathan Taylor, Hardface
Elastic Medium +2
The ArtsCenter · Carrboro
$50Fri · Oct 30 · 7:30 PM
Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs Doubtfire
DPAC · Durham
FreeTue · Nov 3 · 8:00 PM
Built To Spill
Built To Spill
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
FreeSun · Nov 1 · 8:00 PM
The Arcadian Wild – Make It Out Alive Tour
The Arcadian Wild
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
$90↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
Special Event: Grace Helbig & Mamrie Hart
Grace Helbig & Mamrie Hart +2
Goodnights Comedy Club · Raleigh
$5Sat · Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
Sprucehaven B: A Horror Play by Mark Cornell
Author: Mark Cornell
The ArtsCenter · Carrboro
Tue · Oct 27 · 12:00 PM
Open Playful Pedagogy Workshop – Role Play Across Disciplines
Secondary Menu +4
Duke Coffeehouse · Durham
Sat · Oct 31 · 6:30 PM
Live Music from Maddis
Maddis
Sullivan's Steakhouse · Raleigh
FreeWed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
The Spider Labyrinth
Speaker: Dr Will Dodson
The Cary Theater · Cary
FreeSun · Nov 1 · 8:00 PM
Tabitha Meeks
Tabitha Meeks
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
Tue · Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
Tuesday Night Trivia!
Host: Kevin +1
Steel String Brewery · Carrboro
Sun · Nov 1 · 11:00 AM
University Worship: All Saints’ Day
University Worship: All Saints' Day
Duke Coffeehouse · Durham
Free↻ RecurringFri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Julien Baker
Julien Baker
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
Fri · Oct 30 · 6:30 PM
Live Music from The Steve Chall Duo
The Steve Chall Duo
Sullivan's Steakhouse · Raleigh
$90Sat · Oct 31 · 12:00 PM
Special Event: Rocky Horror Drag Brunch
Marsha Mellows
Goodnights Comedy Club · Raleigh
Fri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Screen/Society–“A Chinese Ghost Story” (Ching Siu-tung, 1987) | new 4K restoration
Secondary Menu +4
Duke Coffeehouse · Durham
Fri · Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
AWW: Woody Holton | America at the Margins
Speaker: Woody Holton +1
Duke Coffeehouse · Durham
Thu · Oct 29 · 4:30 PM
2026 Halloween Party
2026 Halloween Party
Duke Coffeehouse · Durham
FreeSat · Nov 7 · 7:30 PM
2026 Old North State Story Telling Festival: Showcase 3
Mo Reynolds +1
The Cary Theater · Cary
Free↻ RecurringSun · Nov 1 · 12:00 PM
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
The Cary Theater · Cary
Mon · Oct 26 · 8:00 PM
Armand & Bluesology with Carter Minor
Armand & Bluesology +1
Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew · Hillsborough
Free↻ RecurringFri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Cary Theater · Cary
FreeThu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Magoo
Magoo
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
Free↻ RecurringWed · Dec 2 · 2:00 PM
You Can See Everything
Elizabeth Holmes +2
The Cary Theater · Cary
Sat · Oct 31 · 11:30 AM
Special Guest DJ
Special Guest DJ
Level 7 · Raleigh
$90↻ RecurringWed · May 19 · 7:30 PM
Special Event: Grace Helbig & Mamrie Hart
Grace Helbig & Mamrie Hart +2
Goodnights Comedy Club · Raleigh
FreeFri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Dana and Alden
Dana and Alden
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
$11Sat · Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
Hocus Pocus
Rialto Theatre · Raleigh
Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Grrrlbands Halloween Showcase
Grrrlbands Halloween Showcase
Local 506 · Chapel Hill
$22Mon · Oct 26 · 8:00 PM
Dev Lemons – Eat The Pavement Tour
Dev Lemons
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
Sat · Nov 7 · 5:00 PM
Duke Chinese Music Ensemble: Themes from Chinese and Japanese Films
Duke Chinese Music Ensemble
Duke Coffeehouse · Durham
$90Wed · Nov 4 · 7:30 PM
Special Event: Shannon Ford Middleton
Shannon Ford Middleton
Goodnights Comedy Club · Raleigh
$16.50Thu · Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
Where do I vote again?
Dallas Woodhouse +2
Rialto Theatre · Raleigh
FreeTue · Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
The Hails – Duckpond Tour
The Hails
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
FreeWed · Nov 4 · 8:00 PM
Sam Shackleton – North American Headline Tour
Sam Shackleton
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
Free↻ RecurringSat · Oct 31 · 5:00 PM
Primetime
The Cary Theater · Cary
$15Mon · Nov 9 · 7:30 PM
Aaron Pond w/ Daniel Levin + Laurent Estoppey, Mike Geary
Aaron Pond +3
The ArtsCenter · Carrboro
$90Wed · Jan 27 · 7:30 PM
Special Event: Dave Neal
Dave Neal
Goodnights Comedy Club · Raleigh
Free↻ RecurringFri · Oct 30 · 2:00 PM
Primetime
The Cary Theater · Cary
FreeSat · Oct 31 · 10:00 PM
WXYC Presents: Dismembered on the Dance Floor
WXYC Presents: Dismembered on the Dance Floor +1
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
Free↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Julien Baker
Julien Baker
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
Sat · Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
Halloween Party with CRUSH — Triangle’s Premier Party Band
Crush
The Backyard Bar · Apex
Tue · Oct 27 · 7:30 PM
Beck
Beck
DPAC · Durham
FreeFri · Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
Aaron Lee Tasjan
Aaron Lee Tasjan
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
$30Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
King Trivia Night – Every Thursday @ 7 PM
The Backyard Bar · Apex
$50Fri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
The Art of Wine: A Tasting Experience
Speaker: Dave Fleming
ZincHouse Winery & Brewery · Durham
$33.75 to $137Sat · Oct 31 · 7:00 PM
Jackson Dean
Jackson Dean
Lincoln Theatre · Raleigh
Free↻ RecurringSun · Nov 1 · 6:00 PM
Primetime
The Cary Theater · Cary
Free↻ RecurringSun · Nov 22 · 12:00 PM
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
John Turturro +1
The Cary Theater · Cary
Mon · Nov 2 · 5:00 PM
Critical Classicality: Book Talk and Poetry Reading
Critical Classicality: Book Talk and Poetry Reading +1
Duke Coffeehouse · Durham
Wed · Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Roots Run Both Ways: A Filmmaker’s Return and the Music That Never Left
Speaker: Jacqueline L. Olive
Duke Coffeehouse · Durham
Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
White Reverie with Solar Illusion and Artists Anonymous
White Reverie +2
Slim's Dive Bar · Raleigh
Sun · Nov 8 · 4:00 PM
United in Praise Concert
United in Praise +1
Duke Coffeehouse · Durham
Wed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
Room 861 at Goodnights: Papp Johnson
Papp Johnson
Goodnights Comedy Club · Raleigh
Sat · Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
Duke Chorale: Chorale-O-Ween Celebration
Duke Chorale: Chorale-O-Ween Celebration +3
Duke Coffeehouse · Durham
Sun · Nov 8 · 2:00 PM
The Ciompi Quartet: Follow Me feat. Robert Sims, Baritone
The Ciompi Quartet +1
Duke Coffeehouse · Durham
Tue · Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
Beck: Ride Lonesome Tour
Beck: Ride Lonesome Tour +1
DPAC · Durham
Wed · Nov 4 · 8:00 PM
Room 861 at Goodnights: Eric Freedman
Eric Freedman
Goodnights Comedy Club · Raleigh
Free↻ RecurringSat · Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
The Cary Theater · Cary
Free↻ RecurringSat · Nov 21 · 8:00 PM
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
John Turturro +1
The Cary Theater · Cary
$30 adv $35…Sun · Nov 8 · 3:00 PM
Jennifer Curtis (solo)
Jennifer Curtis
The ArtsCenter · Carrboro
Free↻ RecurringFri · Oct 30 · 5:00 PM
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
The Cary Theater · Cary
Thu · Nov 5 · 7:30 PM
Waiting to Exhale in Concert
Waiting to Exhale in Concert +4
DPAC · Durham
Sun · Nov 8 · 7:30 PM
Room 861 at Goodnights: Hannah Jones
Hannah Jones
Goodnights Comedy Club · Raleigh
Free↻ RecurringFri · Nov 20 · 2:00 PM
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
John Turturro +1
The Cary Theater · Cary
12.31 USDWed · Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Book Club Bash: Spooktacular!
Quail Ridge Books · Raleigh
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 31 · 12:00 PM
Food Trucks
Poblanos Tacos +2
ZincHouse Winery & Brewery · Durham
Starts at…Sun · Nov 8 · 3:00 PM
The Teacher’s Lounge: A Comedy Show with Rigor with Gaspare Randazzo, Philip Lindsay and Andrea Forcum
Gaspare Randazzo +2
Raleigh Improv · Cary
FreeFri · Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
The Stews
The Stews
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
Starts at…Thu · Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
Liza Treyger
Liza Treyger
Raleigh Improv · Cary
Starts at…Sat · Nov 7 · 6:30 PM
DC Youngfly
DC Youngfly
Raleigh Improv · Cary
$20.90Tue · Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
The Harvard Five
Speaker: Devon Chivvis
Rialto Theatre · Raleigh
Wed · Jan 27 · 8:00 PM
Room 861 at Goodnights: Jamal Russell
Jamal Russell
Goodnights Comedy Club · Raleigh
Tue · Oct 27 · 6:00 PM
The Sunday Comedy Show
Jeremy Alder +3
Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew · Hillsborough
$90Sun · Nov 8 · 4:00 PM
Special Event: Jerry Wayne Longmire
Jerry Wayne Longmire
Goodnights Comedy Club · Raleigh
$90Sun · Nov 8 · 7:00 PM
Special Event: La'trez Anderson
La'trez Anderson
Goodnights Comedy Club · Raleigh
Free↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 2:00 PM
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
The Cary Theater · Cary
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
TAN AND SOBER UNPLUGGED
Tan And Sober Unplugged
Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew · Hillsborough
$11Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Halloween
Rialto Theatre · Raleigh
Thu · Oct 29 · 6:30 PM
Fly Tying with Triangle Fly Fishers
Steel String Brewery · Carrboro
Mon · Nov 2 · 7:00 PM
Charlie Probus Durham Theatre Workshop
Charlie Probus +2
The Pinhook · Durham
Fri · Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
JORDAN JAMES – NASHVILLE HITS THE ROOF!
Jordan James
Tin Roof · Raleigh
Fri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
UNDEAD FEST: Intervallum + Dumb Apologies + Fusebox
Intervallum +2
The Backyard Bar · Apex
Free↻ RecurringSun · Nov 1 · 3:00 PM
Hoosiers (4K, 40th Anniversary)
The Cary Theater · Cary
Fri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Live Music: Grace Lucia
Grace Lucia
White Street Brewing Company · Wake Forest
Free↻ RecurringFri · Nov 13 · 5:00 PM
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
John Turturro +1
The Cary Theater · Cary
Thu · Oct 29 · 12:00 PM
GROUNDING AMERICA: CORN MANDALA LUNCH TALK RECEPTION
Grounding America: Corn Mandala Lunch Talk Reception +3
Duke Coffeehouse · Durham
FreeThu · Oct 29 · 2:00 PM
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
The Cary Theater · Cary
Fri · Oct 30
Actors Improv
Parker Bach +5
The ArtsCenter · Carrboro
FreeFri · Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
2026 Old North State Story Telling Festival: Showcase 1
Mo Reynolds
The Cary Theater · Cary
Free↻ RecurringSun · Nov 15 · 3:00 PM
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
John Turturro +1
The Cary Theater · Cary
Wed · Oct 28 · 8:30 AM
Duke Dance’s “Open Class Day”
Secondary Menu +8
Duke Coffeehouse · Durham
$23.51Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
(18+) DOOM GONG w/ Psychic Scream
Doom Gong +1
The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop · Raleigh
Sat · Jan 23 · 8:00 PM
Deon Cole
Deon Cole
DPAC · Durham
Events in Raleigh, NC
Concerts, comedy, theater, author readings and community happenings, collected straight from local venue calendars and updated daily. Raleigh's calendar spans the Lincoln Theatre and Kings downtown, amphitheater tours at Coastal Credit Union Music Park, and Hopscotch Music Festival each September.