Events across North Carolina arts
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Back to the listMusic events
Music page →- Fri, Oct 23BLUEGRASS JAM: Belmont @ Primal BreweryPrimal Brewery · Belmont
- Fri, Oct 23Girls Room HalloweenThe Music Yard · Charlotte
- Fri, Oct 23Mason Cole BandGreen River Eddy’s · Saluda
- Fri, Oct 23Charles Ellis TrioAshe County Arts Council / Ashe Arts Center · West Jefferson
- Fri, Oct 23Prime Movers ConcertColeman Theatre · Greensboro
- Fri, Oct 23A Diamond In A Rhinestone World: A Tribute to Dolly PartonPetra’s · Charlotte
Theater & Performance events
Theater page →- Fri, Oct 23Dracula: A Comedy of TerrorsDe Ann S. Jones Theatre at Theatre Raleigh Arts Center · Raleigh
- Fri, Oct 23Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are DeadRaleigh Little Theatre · Raleigh
- Fri, Oct 23La Maison Des Horreurs: An Evening at the Grand Guignol (Post Mortem Players)Old Courthouse Theatre · Concord
- Sat, Oct 24Dracula: A Comedy of TerrorsDe Ann S. Jones Theatre at Theatre Raleigh Arts Center · Raleigh
- Sat, Oct 24Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are DeadRaleigh Little Theatre · Raleigh
- Sun, Oct 25Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are DeadRaleigh Little Theatre · Raleigh
Dance events
Dance page →- Fri, Oct 23Apex Community DanceHalle Cultural Arts Center · Apex
- Fri, Oct 23Yam Dance & Fall BashLake Tabor Field & Park · Tabor City
- Sat, Oct 24Parent/Child Dance (2 – 3 years)Ninth Street Dance · Durham
- Sat, Oct 24Pre-Ballet IBCary Ballet Conservatory · Cary
- Sat, Oct 24Pre-Ballet IIBCary Ballet Conservatory · Cary
- Sat, Oct 24Goblin’s Groove Family DanceHalle Cultural Arts Center · Apex
Visual Arts events
Visual Arts page →- Fri, Oct 23Art/Photography/Sweet Potato Crafts ShowTabor City
- Fri, Oct 23Nevermore/Everafter ART ExhibitionGreensboro Project Space · Greensboro
- Fri, Oct 23Spiers Gallery presents Juried BC Student ExhibitionBrevard
- Fri, Oct 23Yam Festival Student Art ShowThe Todd House Wedding & Event Center · Tabor City
- Sat, Oct 24Through the Lens at Nature’s Alphabet: Smartphone Photography in the Parks (and Along the Trails!)NC · Graham
- Sat, Oct 24Lewis Family GalleryMint Museum Uptown · Charlotte
Craft & Traditional Arts events
Craft page →- Fri, Oct 23Art/Photography/Sweet Potato Crafts ShowTabor City
- Sat, Oct 24Introduction to WoodworkingHarvey W. Smith Watercraft Center · Beaufort
- Sat, Oct 24Vendors (Arts, Crafts, Food and more)Tabor City
- Sat, Oct 24Adult Studio: Introduction to PapermakingNC · Asheville
- Sat, Oct 24ChalkWalk and Artisan FairDepot Park · Sanford
- Sat, Oct 24Fall Is In The Air, Needle Felting Workshop For Youth With Connie SwindollMargaret Lane Gallery Annex/ F-Stop 2 · Hillsborough
Literary Arts events
Literary page →- Fri, Oct 23True Story: Live Storytelling ShowcaseThe Eno House · Hillsborough
- Sun, Oct 25Author Event: The Art of Hospitality with Molly Irani, cofounder of Chai PaniWest Building · Raleigh
- Wed, Oct 28Wake Forest Writers’ GroupWake Forest Community Library · Wake Forest
- Thu, Oct 29Book Club: Monk and RobotCoffee Park | 1206 Reynolda Rd. 27104 · Winston-Salem
- Thu, Nov 5Delving Deeper into the Declaration of Independence: A Guided Reading with Thavolia Glymph and Exploring the Use of Iron Gall InkNasher Museum of Art · Durham
- Thu, Nov 5Veteran Storytelling EventAlbert Weaver Room · Weaverville
Film & Media events
Film & Media page →- Sun, Oct 25Exhibition on Screen | The Curious World of Hieronymus BoschAsheville Art Museum Association · Asheville
- Sun, Oct 257 Nights of Fright – NIGHT 1: Halloween Movie Night in the ParkGraham Regional Park · Haw River
- Sat, Oct 31BC Music presents Silent Movie SuitePorter Center for Performing Arts (Scott Concert Hall) · Brevard
- Sun, Nov 1South Arts: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers | They DreamAsheville Art Museum Association · Asheville
- Wed, Nov 4Wednesday Night MovieHalle Cultural Arts Center · Apex
- Sun, Nov 8Exhibition on Screen | The Danish Collector: Delacroix to GauguinAsheville Art Museum Association · Asheville
Museums & Heritage events
Museums page →- Sat, Oct 24Opening of Brilliant by Design: The Handbags of Judith LeiberMint Museum Randolph · Charlotte
- Sat, Oct 24Historic Hillsborough Guided Tours 2026Hillsborough Visitors Center · Hillsborough
- Sat, Oct 24Mint on the Dot! TalkMint Museum Uptown · Charlotte
- Sat, Oct 24Ghoul Moon FestivalWest Salem Art Hotel | 910 Albert St. SW 27101 · Winston-Salem
- Sun, Oct 25Party in the Park: Celebrating 90 years of The Mint MuseumMint Museum Randolph · Charlotte
- Wed, Oct 28Drop In Art at Mint Museum RandolphMint Museum Randolph · Charlotte
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| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 2323 October, Friday: 15 events | 2424 October, Saturday: 29 events |
| 2525 October, Sunday: 14 events | 2626 October, Monday: 9 events | 2727 October, Tuesday: 12 events | 2828 October, Wednesday: 11 events | 2929 October, Thursday: 15 events | 3030 October, Friday: 19 events | 3131 October, Saturday: 16 events |
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