Durham Spring/Summer 2015 Official Visitor & Relocation Guide

Fun Festivals & Exciting Events
Make plans to come to Durham during the following annual events and festivals this spring & summer:
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March
May
photos, top-bottom: Bimbe Cultural Arts Festival - Mel Brown/DCVB; Bennett Place - DCVB
• Bull City Food & Beer Experience
A showcase of 30 Durham restaurants and
50 premier craft and import breweries
(www.bullcityexperience.com).
April
• The Art of Cool Festival
Celebrate jazz with two days of more
than 20 performances on multiple stages
(theartofcoolproject.com).
• Durham Art Walk
Walking tour of downtown studios
and galleries held in the spring and fall
(www.durhamartwalk.org).
• Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
An international film festival celebrating
documentary cinema with more than 100
screenings, filmmaker panels, and more
(www.fullframefest.org).
Bennett Place 150th Anniversary of the
Largest Surrender of the Civil War
Week long commemoration of the end of
the Civil War. Includes reenactments, living
history, artisans, music, presentations, and
more (www.nchistoricsites.org/bennett)
Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival
A family-oriented event celebrating African
and African-American history, culture, and
art (bit.ly/bimbefest).
• The Doughman Quadrathon:
Eat, Bike, Run, Swim
A team relay quadrathlon combining
eating with a traditional triathlon that
raises money for community organizations
(www.doughman.org).
• Old Durham Home Tour
Sponsored by Preservation Durham, the
event features tours of historic homes and
buildings (preservationdurham.org).
June
• Beaver Queen Pageant
Annual benefit pageant where “beauty
queens” dress like beavers in drag
(beaverlodgelocal1504.org).
• Duke Homestead Herb, Garden,
and Craft Festival
A historical outdoor herb festival that
includes music, tours, and food (www.
nchistoricsites.org/duke).
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