Events across North Carolina arts
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Back to the listMusic events
Music page →- Thu, Oct 29Crys MatthewsThe Purple Onion · Saluda
- Thu, Oct 29Thursday Jazz at YonderYonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew · Hillsborough
- Fri, Oct 30Scary Cary | The Downtown Cary Halloween Bar CrawlHearsay at The Matthews House · Cary
- Fri, Oct 30James Giles, pianoUNCG Music Building (Tew Recital Hall & Organ Hall) · Greensboro
- Fri, Oct 30Siana Wong, violinUNCG Music Building (Tew Recital Hall & Organ Hall) · Greensboro
- Fri, Oct 30BONEYARD HALLOWEEN ft. DJ SeinfeldThe Music Yard · Charlotte
Theater & Performance events
Theater page →- Thu, Oct 29Dracula: A Comedy of TerrorsDe Ann S. Jones Theatre at Theatre Raleigh Arts Center · Raleigh
- Thu, Oct 29La Maison Des Horreurs: An Evening at the Grand Guignol (Post Mortem Players)Old Courthouse Theatre · Concord
- Thu, Oct 29Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are DeadRaleigh Little Theatre · Raleigh
- Fri, Oct 30The Haunting HourHillsborough Visitors Center · Hillsborough
- Fri, Oct 30HamletI.G. Greer Hall (Appalachian State University) · Boone
- Fri, Oct 30Dracula: A Comedy of TerrorsDe Ann S. Jones Theatre at Theatre Raleigh Arts Center · Raleigh
Dance events
Dance page →- Sun, Nov 1Lotus DanceIndian Trail Town Hall > Large Community Room - 315 Matthews Indian Trail Indian Trail NC 28079 · Indian Trail
- Sun, Nov 1Hazy SundayPetra’s · Charlotte
- Mon, Nov 2Beginning Jazz WorkshopArts Together · Raleigh
- Tue, Nov 3FREE LINE DANCINGSnow Approach Foundation · Hillsborough
- Thu, Nov 5Line DanceAlbert Weaver Room · Weaverville
- Fri, Nov 6Dance ChanceDance Project · Greensboro
Visual Arts events
Visual Arts page →- Thu, Oct 29Spiers Gallery presents Juried BC Student ExhibitionBrevard
- Thu, Oct 29The End of the World Party Art ExhibitionGreensboro Project Space · Greensboro
- Fri, Oct 30Rotating Art ShowDuck
- Fri, Oct 30Lewis Family GalleryMint Museum Uptown · Charlotte
- Fri, Oct 30Drop-In ArtmakingMoskowitz Gallery · Boone
- Fri, Oct 30Last Fridays & the Art WalkHistoric County Courthouse Lawn · Hillsborough
Craft & Traditional Arts events
Craft page →- Fri, Oct 30ClayCabarrus Arts Council · Concord
- Fri, Oct 30Craft Your Garden: Lanterns (KAN)Kannapolis Library
- Sat, Oct 31Paint Your Own Barn Quilt or Ladder QuiltThe Small Shop on Main · Williamston
- Sat, Oct 31Clay Opening Reception!Cabarrus Arts Council · Concord
- Mon, Nov 2Coffee and Crafting (CON)Concord Library
- Tue, Nov 3Beginner Needlepoint ClassThe Small Shop on Main · Williamston
Literary Arts events
Literary page →- 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
- Thu, Dec 3Book Club: WalkawayCentral Library | 660 W Fifth St. 27101 · Winston-Salem
- Wed, Dec 30Wake Forest Writers’ GroupWake Forest Community Library
- Wed, Jan 27Wake Forest Writers’ GroupWake Forest Community Library
- Wed, Feb 24Wake Forest Writers’ GroupWake Forest Community Library
Film & Media events
Film & Media page →- 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
- Wed, Nov 18Wednesday Morning MovieHalle Cultural Arts Center · Apex
- Sat, Nov 21Jazz Goes to the MoviesMann Center for the Arts · Sanford
Museums & Heritage events
Museums page →- Sat, Oct 31Historic Hillsborough Guided Tours 2026Hillsborough Visitors Center · Hillsborough
- Mon, Nov 2K-12 Teacher WorkshopNasher Museum of Art · Durham
- Wed, Nov 4Drop In Art at Mint Museum RandolphMint Museum Randolph · Charlotte
- Thu, Nov 5Artist Tour with Leah SmithNCMA Winston-Salem (formerly SECCA) · Winston-Salem
- Sat, Nov 7Bank of America Museums on UsMint Museum Uptown & Randolph · Charlotte
- Sat, Nov 7Bank of America Museums on Us® WeekendNC · Asheville
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| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 2929 October, Thursday: 5 events | 3030 October, Friday: 19 events | 3131 October, Saturday: 16 events |
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