Culture

Raleigh Culture

Raleigh and the surrounding Triangle area offers something for everyone…comedy, movies, live music, art, science, theatre. Venues can be intimate, immersing the audience in the action, or spectacle events with more than 20,000 screaming fans.

Museums

  • City of Raleigh Museum
    As part of its mission to “Preserve Raleigh’s Past for the Future,” the museum collects and cares for artifacts, curates exhibits, and provides educational programming that all highlight and interpret Raleigh’s history and heritage.
  • North Carolina Museum of History
    The past of the North Carolina Museum of History and the past of all North Carolinians are linked together, and this is a people museum—built by people, operated by people, filled with objects that represent and tell the stories of people.
  • North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
    North Carolina’s most visited museum with one of the State’s most iconic landmarks — the SECU Daily Planet — the NC Museum of Natural Sciences is the largest institution of its kind in the Southeast and one of the nation’s most amazing museums about the natural world. This Museum asks four basic questions about the natural sciences — what do we know?, how do we know?, what’s happening now?, how can you participate? — with an integrated suite of onsite, offsite, online and outdoor experiences.
  • Marbles Kids Museum
    Why Marbles? A wall that wraps around the museum is filled with more than one million marbles that light up at night. And Marbles is a nickname for brains. At Marbles Kids Museum, kids are encouraged to use their marbles — learning new things through imagination, discovery and play.

Art

  • Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh
    CAM Raleigh is a multimedia contemporary art gallery, with no permanent collection but offers exhibitions of works by artists with regional, national, and international recognition.
  • North Carolina Museum of Art
    The North Carolina Museum of Art serves the people of North Carolina and all visitors as a premier destination for compelling encounters with art. In 2000 the state legislature granted the Museum an adjacent site for the development of a Museum Park and trail system. In less than a decade, over a dozen works of art and two miles of trails have made the North Carolina Museum of Art one of a handful of museums in the world with both a renowned traditional art collection and a large outdoor art park. Its 164 acres make it the largest museum art park in the country.

Performances

  • Alamo Drafthouse Cinema – Raleigh
    Stylish theater chain for new & classic films features cocktails & creative bites served seat-side.
  • Burning Coal Theatre Company
    Literate, visceral, affecting. Theatre that is experienced, not simply seen.
  • Carolina Ballet
    Carolina Ballet is one of America’s premier arts organizations, programming traditional ballets by legendary masters and new works by contemporary choreographers.
  • Carolina Performing Arts
    Carolina Performing Arts curates and presents exceptional arts experiences that inspire and provoke the UNC community and beyond and celebrate the intrinsic value of the creative process.
  • Cary Arts Center
    The Cary Arts Center is the downtown hub of arts activity for Cary.
  • Cat’s Cradle
    Located less than a mile from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill campus in downtown Carrboro, the Cat’s Cradle has been the Triangle’s premier live music venue for over 40 years.
  • Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
    Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek is a beautiful outdoor music venue in Raleigh, playing host to some of the biggest bands and artists in the world. The amphitheatre has a capacity of 20,000 making it an ideal venue for large summer events.
  • Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts
    Raleigh’s premier arts venue. From the intimate Kennedy Theater where innovative theatrical productions take place, to the grandeur of the performances in Raleigh’s Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh’s artists captivate and entertain audiences from both near and far.
  • Durham Performing Arts Center
    Since its opening in 2008, DPAC has become the center for live entertainment in North Carolina. Recognized for its contemporary design, DPAC features 2,700 seats, intimate sightlines and state-of-the-art sound and video. Listed five times in the top 5 in Pollstar magazine’s annual worldwide theater attendance rankings, DPAC is currently the #4 ranked theater in the U.S.
  • Goodnights Comedy Club
    Venue for stand-up comedians since 1983, with dinner and drink specials from its bar and grill.
  • Haw River Ballroom
    The Haw River Ballroom is a beautiful music venue set in the former Dye House of Saxapahaw’s Historic Cotton Mill. With three levels, a riverside deck, a concessions bar, a full-service stage and sound system, gorgeous historic detail, solar and geothermal power and an idyllic rural setting just minutes from Chapel Hill there is just no other place quite like it.
  • Koka Booth Ampitheatre
    Located among 14 acres of stately hardwoods and pines and beautifully situated next to Symphony Lake, the Amphitheatre blends with its natural setting. Booth Amphitheatre boasts the capacity for 7,000 people, so patrons can enjoy a seat on the spacious lawn or specially designed Crescent deck.
  • Lincoln Theatre
    Lincoln Theatre is one of Raleigh’s most established music venues featuring top acts from around the world.
  • PNC Arena
    PNC Arena is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is home to the 2006 Stanley Cup Champions Carolina Hurricanes and NC State University Men’s Basketball. On an annual basis, PNC Arena welcomes over 1.5 million guests and plays host to more than 150 events including major concert tours, and family shows.
  • Red Hat Ampitheater
    Red Hat Amphitheater, situated in the heart of Downtown Raleigh, offers an immersive entertainment experience with stunning views of the Raleigh skyline.
  • The Ritz
    The revitalized Ritz is one of most exciting event venues in Raleigh, featuring a design that is the perfect blend of rock and roll and elegance.
  • Theatre Raleigh
    Theatre Raleigh produces work with an artistic scope that includes musical theatre, drama, comedy, concerts, theatre for young audiences, as well as the development of new theatrical projects.

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