Talks & Lectures in the Triangle
Upcoming talks & lectures events across Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the towns around them.
Sunday, October 11
- Author Meet & Book Signing with Cassie Swindon Sunday, October 11 · 11 AM–2 PM
- Cary Downtown Historic Guided Walking Tour Sunday, October 11 · 12 PM–1 PM
- Public Tour Sunday, October 11 · 1 PM–2 PM
- Tour: A Closer Look at the Collection Sunday, October 11 · 1 PM–1:30 PM
- Downtown Raleigh Historian-Guided Tour Sunday, October 11 · 2 PM–3 PM
- Art on the Dot Sunday, October 11 · 2:30 PM–4:30 PM
- The Courtroom: A Reenactment of One Woman’s Deportation Proceedings Sunday, October 11 · 3:30 PM–9:30 PM
- Raleigh African-American History Walking Tour Sunday, October 11 · 4 PM–5 PM
Monday, October 12
- University Day in Wilson Library Monday, October 12 · 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
- Eudora Welty at Home: A Conversation with William Ferris, Kate Medley, and Michael Pickard Monday, October 12 · 5 PM–6:30 PM
- Building Bridges: Communication and Conflict Resolution Workshop Monday, October 12 · 5:30 PM–7:15 PM
- Medicare Basics Monday, October 12 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
- Genealogy Research from the Ground Up Monday, October 12 · 6 PM–7 PM
- Douglass Speaks Series: 175 years of Frederick Douglass Monday, October 12 · 6 PM–8 PM
- Climate Up Close Monday, October 12 · 6:30 PM–7:30 PM
Tuesday, October 13
- Close Up Foundation Next Gen - A DAY OF DELIBERATIVE DIALOGUE Tuesday, October 13 · 8 AM–2 PM
- Medicare 101 Tuesday, October 13 · 10 AM–11 AM
- Small Business Finance and Lending Tuesday, October 13 · 10 AM–11:30 AM
- Webinar: Values 101: Understanding What Matters Most Tuesday, October 13 · 12 PM–1 PM
- Open Office Hours: Small Business Assistance from SCORE Tuesday, October 13 · 1 PM–4 PM
- Why are Katmai's bears so fat? [VIRTUAL ONLY] Tuesday, October 13 · 4 PM–4:30 PM
- Climate Whiplash: Extreme Weather Explained Tuesday, October 13 · 6 PM–7:30 PM
- Reflections: Public Tour Tuesday, October 13
Wednesday, October 14
- AI Unfiltered Wednesday, October 14 · 9 AM–10:30 AM
- Botany Spotlight: Meet the Meat Eaters—Carnivorous Plants Wednesday, October 14 · 1 PM–3:30 PM
- Patient 101: Finding, Evaluating, and Using Health Information to Help Make Informed Decisions Wednesday, October 14 · 1 PM–2 PM
- Renée Fleming Music & Mind Wednesday, October 14 · 6 PM
- Picturebooks Reconsidered: Adults Talking About Picturebooks Wednesday, October 14 · 6:15 PM–7:45 PM
Thursday, October 15
- Pop Up Library @ The Seymour Senior Center Thursday, October 15 · 10 AM–12 PM
- Open Office Hours: Small Business Assistance from SCORE Thursday, October 15 · 12 PM–4 PM
- Public Tour Thursday, October 15 · 1 PM–2 PM
- THIRST4ARCHITECTURE HAPPY HOUR Thursday, October 15 · 6 PM–8 PM
- Oh Deer! Understanding White-tailed Deer in the Triangle Thursday, October 15 · 6:30 PM–8 PM
- The Ethics of Now with General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. Thursday, October 15 · 7 PM–8:30 PM
Friday, October 16
- Alzheimer's Association Dementia and Caregiving Education Programs Friday, October 16 · 12 PM–1 PM
- Excavating Ancient Nubia Opening Lecture, funded by the Docent Lecture Endowment Friday, October 16 · 12 PM–2 PM
- Tour: A Closer Look at "Care and Concern" Friday, October 16 · 1 PM–1:30 PM
- Historic Oakwood and North Blount: Architecture and History Tour Friday, October 16 · 1 PM–2 PM
- Downtown Raleigh Historian Guided Walking Tour Friday, October 16 · 3 PM–4 PM
- More Than a Muse: Who Gets to Define Women in Music? Friday, October 16 · 5 PM–7 PM
- Raleigh True Crime Tour Friday, October 16 · 8 PM–9 PM
- West End Poetry Festival - Black Southern Kinship Friday, October 16 · 8 PM–9:30 PM
- Raleigh Ghost Walk Friday, October 16 · 10 PM–11 PM
Saturday, October 17
- Nature Writing Workshop Saturday, October 17 · 10 AM–11:30 AM
- Resource Fair @ Stanford L. Warren Branch Library // Feria de Recursos @ Biblioteca sucursal Stanford L. Warren Saturday, October 17 · 10 AM–3 PM
- Downtown Raleigh Black History Tour Saturday, October 17 · 10 AM–11:30 AM
- Historic Hillsborough Guided Tours 2026 Saturday, October 17 · 10:30 AM–12:30 PM
- Write the Story Only You Can Tell Saturday, October 17 · 10:30 AM–11:30 AM
- Public Tour Saturday, October 17 · 1 PM–2 PM
- Peak Resilience: A Community Conversation on Suicide Prevention Saturday, October 17 · 2 PM–5 PM
- Downtown Durham Historian-Guided Tour Saturday, October 17 · 2 PM–3 PM
- Chapel Hill LGBT History Tour Saturday, October 17 · 2 PM–3 PM
- Artist Talk for “There and Back” Saturday, October 17 · 2 PM–3 PM
- Art on the Dot Saturday, October 17 · 2:30 PM–4:30 PM
- Downtown Durham African American Historian-Guided Tour Saturday, October 17 · 4 PM–5 PM
- Downtown Durham True Crime Walking Tour Saturday, October 17 · 6 PM–7 PM
- Chapel Hill True Crime Walking Tour Saturday, October 17 · 6 PM–7 PM
- Morbid Tales: A Night of Horror & Heavy Metal Saturday, October 17 · 7 PM–9 PM
- Aloreing Destinations: Tickets Please! Saturday, October 17 · 7 PM–9 PM
- Durham Ghost Walk Saturday, October 17 · 8 PM–9 PM
- Chapel Hill Ghost Walk Saturday, October 17 · 8 PM–9 PM
Sunday, October 18
- Cary Downtown Historic Guided Walking Tour Sunday, October 18 · 12 PM–1 PM
- Public Tour Sunday, October 18 · 1 PM–2 PM
- Downtown Raleigh Historian-Guided Tour Sunday, October 18 · 2 PM–3 PM
- Boo! The Park at Night Sunday, October 18 · 2 PM–2:45 PM
- Art on the Dot Sunday, October 18 · 2:30 PM–4:30 PM
- The Courtroom: A Reenactment of One Woman’s Deportation Proceedings Sunday, October 18 · 3:30 PM–5:30 PM
- Raleigh African-American History Walking Tour Sunday, October 18 · 4 PM–5 PM
Monday, October 19
- Poetry and Liberty Monday, October 19 · 3:40 PM–5 PM
- Fireside Chat with Jen Psaki Monday, October 19 · 5 PM–6:30 PM
- Skip the Small Talk at Atomic Clock Brewing Monday, October 19 · 7 PM–9 PM
- America 250 at Carolina Monday, October 19
Tuesday, October 20
- After 9/11: US National Security and Foreign Policy Tuesday, October 20 · 6:30 AM (through Wednesday, October 21)
- Great American Stories: Food, Music, and Folklore of the American South Tuesday, October 20 · 10 AM–12 PM
- On the Rocks: A Scree & Crevice Garden Tour Tuesday, October 20 · 10 AM–11:30 AM
- Open Office Hours: Small Business Assistance from SCORE Tuesday, October 20 · 1 PM–4 PM
- A Conversation with PBS North Carolina CEO David Crabtree Tuesday, October 20 · 2:30 PM–4 PM
- 2026 Three Minute Thesis Finals Tuesday, October 20 · 4 PM–5:30 PM
- On Teaching Thi Bui's The Best We Could Do Tuesday, October 20 · 6 PM–7 PM
- This Way Up: Identifying What Matters & Imagining Your Next Steps Tuesday, October 20 · 6 PM–7 PM
- Frankenphysics!: Science Meets Books Tuesday, October 20 · 6:30 PM–7:30 PM
- Conflict Navigation Skills Facilitated by Kyla Hartsfield Tuesday, October 20 · 7 PM–9 PM
- Curtain Call from Beyond: Theatre Haunts & History Tours Tuesday, October 20 · 7 PM–7:30 PM
- America 250 at Carolina Tuesday, October 20
Wednesday, October 21
- OLLI at Duke: Egypt and Nubia in Ancient Africa Wednesday, October 21 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
- Burnett Seminar for Academic Achievement Wednesday, October 21 · 1 PM–3:30 PM
- “All Men Would be Tyrants if They Could”: Women and Power in Revolutionary America Wednesday, October 21 · 2:30 PM–3:30 PM
- Home Fundamentals with Home Repair Lab Wednesday, October 21 · 6 PM–7:30 PM
- Real Talk!!! Community Conversation about Health Wednesday, October 21 · 6 PM–7:30 PM
- The Sewing Girl’s Tale Wednesday, October 21 · 6 PM–8:30 PM
- America 250 at Carolina Wednesday, October 21
Thursday, October 22
- Open Office Hours: Small Business Assistance from SCORE Thursday, October 22 · 12 PM–4 PM
- Lunchbox Talk: Great Wildlife Migrations Thursday, October 22 · 12 PM–1 PM
- Public Tour Thursday, October 22 · 1 PM–2 PM
- The Cutting-Off Way: Indigenous Warfare in the American Revolution Thursday, October 22 · 2:30 PM–3:30 PM
- Indigenous Perspectives on America 250 Memory and Commemoration Thursday, October 22 · 3:45 PM–4:45 PM
- Camino Wonders, 6:00-7:30PM, Hunt Center Thursday, October 22 · 6 PM–7:30 PM
- Conflict Navigation Skills Facilitated by Kyla Hartsfield Thursday, October 22 · 6:30 PM–8:30 PM
- An evening with historian Kathleen DuVal Thursday, October 22 · 6:30 PM–8:30 PM
- Curtain Call from Beyond: Theatre Haunts & History Tours Thursday, October 22 · 7 PM–7:30 PM
- America 250 at Carolina Thursday, October 22
- Father Figures: Nothing But a Man Thursday, October 22
Friday, October 23
- Southern Cultures: Black Freedom Narratives in Place, Publication, and Performance Friday, October 23 · 11 AM–12 PM
- Historic Oakwood and North Blount: Architecture and History Tour Friday, October 23 · 1 PM–2 PM
- SOHP & Community Memory: Danita Mason-Hogans Friday, October 23 · 1 PM–2 PM
- Carolina History Tour Friday, October 23 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
- SOHP and Civil Rights: Partnering with LDF Friday, October 23 · 2:15 PM–3:30 PM
- Downtown Raleigh Historian Guided Walking Tour Friday, October 23 · 3 PM–4 PM
- Spirits of Pittsboro’s Past Walking Tours Friday, October 23 · 5:30 PM–7:30 PM
- Adult Nights: Tales of Woe Friday, October 23 · 6:30 PM–10 PM
- Raleigh True Crime Tour Friday, October 23 · 8 PM–9 PM
- Raleigh Ghost Walk Friday, October 23 · 10 PM–11 PM
- America 250 at Carolina Friday, October 23
Saturday, October 24
- Black History Walking Tour: Coffee and Donuts Saturday, October 24 · 9:30 AM–11:30 AM
- Historic Hillsborough Guided Tours 2026 Saturday, October 24 · 10:30 AM–12:30 PM
- Public Tour Saturday, October 24 · 1 PM–2 PM
- Tour: A Closer Look at the Collection Saturday, October 24 · 1 PM–1:30 PM
- Conflict Navigation Skills Facilitated by Kyla Hartsfield Saturday, October 24 · 1 PM–3:30 PM
- West Hillsborough Seated Tour Saturday, October 24 · 1 PM–2 PM
- Downtown Durham Historian-Guided Tour Saturday, October 24 · 2 PM–3 PM
- Chapel Hill LGBT History Tour Saturday, October 24 · 2 PM–3 PM
- Art on the Dot Saturday, October 24 · 2:30 PM–4:30 PM
- Downtown Durham African American Historian-Guided Tour Saturday, October 24 · 4 PM–5 PM
- Spirits of Pittsboro’s Past Walking Tours Saturday, October 24 · 5:30 PM–7:30 PM
- Downtown Durham True Crime Walking Tour Saturday, October 24 · 6 PM–7 PM
- Chapel Hill True Crime Walking Tour Saturday, October 24 · 6 PM–7 PM
- Durham Ghost Walk Saturday, October 24 · 8 PM–9 PM
- Chapel Hill Ghost Walk Saturday, October 24 · 8 PM–9 PM
- Boo & Brew Ghost Tours Saturday, October 24 (through Sunday, October 25)
Sunday, October 25
- Cary Downtown Historic Guided Walking Tour Sunday, October 25 · 12 PM–1 PM
- Public Tour Sunday, October 25 · 1 PM–2 PM
- Tour: A Closer Look at the Collection Sunday, October 25 · 1 PM–1:30 PM
- Downtown Raleigh Historian-Guided Tour Sunday, October 25 · 2 PM–3 PM
- Art on the Dot Sunday, October 25 · 2:30 PM–4:30 PM
- Wise Woman Rising: Yoga, Energy & the Menopause Transition with Lexie Wolf Sunday, October 25 · 3 PM–5 PM
- Raleigh African-American History Walking Tour Sunday, October 25 · 4 PM–5 PM
- Spirits of Pittsboro’s Past Walking Tours Sunday, October 25 · 4:30 PM–7:30 PM
- Curtain Call from Beyond: Theatre Haunts & History Tours Sunday, October 25 · 7 PM–7:30 PM
Tuesday, October 27
- Building Partnerships for Innovation: A Fireside Chat with Vice Chancellor Tommy Sowers Tuesday, October 27 · 4 PM–5:30 PM
- Price Cone Liptzin Lecture with Guy Mossman Tuesday, October 27 · 7 PM–8:30 PM
Wednesday, October 28
- OLLI at Duke: Egypt and Nubia in Ancient Africa Wednesday, October 28 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
Thursday, October 29
- John and June Allcott Gallery Talk: taylor barnes, Weight of Light Thursday, October 29 · 5 PM–6:30 PM
- Kaplan Brauer Lecture: Rachel Gordan Thursday, October 29 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
- Power to the People, Y'all: Film Screening & Discussion Thursday, October 29 · 6 PM–8 PM
Friday, October 30
- IAH Fellows Forum: Antonia Randolph Friday, October 30 · 12:10 PM–1 PM
- Tour: A Closer Look at "Care and Concern" Friday, October 30 · 1 PM–1:30 PM
- Historic Oakwood and North Blount: Architecture and History Tour Friday, October 30 · 1 PM–2 PM
- Downtown Raleigh Historian Guided Walking Tour Friday, October 30 · 3 PM–4 PM
- Raleigh True Crime Tour Friday, October 30 · 8 PM–9 PM
- Raleigh Ghost Walk Friday, October 30 · 10 PM–11 PM
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